I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 661 
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2013 
Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. DELAURO, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FARR, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. FATTAH) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the 
firearms laws. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tiahrt Restrictions Re-
peal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the 
authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
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arms, and Explosives (BATFE) to disclose crime 
gun trace data to the public. 
(2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collec-
tion of valuable information, and the establishment 
of effective policies to prevent illegal guns. 
(3) Having effective policies to prevent illegal 
gun trafficking makes our families and communities 
safer. 
(4) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforce-
ment of the gun laws by requiring most background 
check records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and 
by barring the government from requiring annual in-
ventory audits by owners of gun shops 
(5) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would 
support law enforcement efforts and give the public 
vital information needed to craft the most effective 
policies against illegal guns. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF 
DATABASE INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU 
OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EX-
PLOSIVES. 
(a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 
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923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is 
amended by striking the 6th proviso. 
(b) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 
111–117; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended by striking 
‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 
(c) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appro-
priations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111– 
8; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking ‘‘beginning 
in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal 
year 2009’’. 
(d) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 
Expenses’’ in title II of division B of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 
110–161; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended by striking 
‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 
(e) The 6th proviso under the heading ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 
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Expenses’’ in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Com-
merce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 
2295–2296) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any 
fiscal year’’. 
(f) The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of 
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 
2859–2860) is amended by striking ‘‘with respect to any 
fiscal year’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON IMPOSITION OF RE-
QUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS DEALERS TO 
CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS 
INVENTORY. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ in title I of division B of the Consolidated and 
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 
923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is 
amended by striking the 7th proviso. 
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