premises of the licensed handgun club where the handgun
will be kept.
‘‘§ 946. Voluntary delivery to law enforcement agen-
cy; reimbursement
‘‘(a) DELIVERY.—A person may at any time volun-
tarily deliver to any Federal, State, or local law enforce-
ment agency designated by the Secretary a handgun
owned or possessed by the person.
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION.—The Secretary shall arrange
with each agency designated to receive handguns for the
transfer, destruction, or other disposition of handguns de-
livered under subsection (a).
‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall pay to
a person who delivers a handgun under subsection (a) on
or prior to the date that is one hundred eighty days after
the date of enactment of this subchapter an amount equal
to the greater of—
‘‘(1) $25; or
‘‘(2) the fair market value of the handgun as
determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such
sums as are necessary to make such payments under sub-
section (c).
§ 947. Penalties
‘‘(a) VIOLATION OF SECTION 942.—(1) Except as
provided in paragraph (2), a person who violates section
942 shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not
more than five years, or both.
‘‘(2) A person who voluntarily delivers a handgun
under section 946(a) after the date that is one hundred
eighty days after the date of enactment of this subchapter
shall not be subject to criminal prosecution for possession
of the handgun under any Federal, State, or local law,
but shall pay to the Secretary a civil penalty in an amount
determined by the Secretary, not to exceed $500.
‘‘(b) FAILURE TO REPORT LOSS OR THEFT.—A li-
censed handgun club or registered security guard service
that fails to report a loss or theft of a handgun as required
by section 945(b)—
‘‘(1) in the case of a negligent failure to report
or a negligent failure to discover the loss or theft,
shall pay to the Secretary a civil penalty in an
amount determined by the Secretary, not to exceed
$1,000; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an intentional failure to re-
port, shall be fined not more than $5,000, its officer
designated 
under 
section 
943(a)(6)(C)(i) 
or
944(a)(1)(A) imprisoned not more than five years,
or both.
‘‘(c) FAILURE TO DELIVER TO PREMISES OF LI-
CENSED HANDGUN CLUB.—A person who sells or other-
wise transfers a handgun to a licensed handgun club or
member of a licensed handgun club and causes the hand-
gun to be shipped or otherwise delivered by any means
or to any place other than directly to the premises of the
licensed handgun club where the handgun will be kept, in
violation of section 945(c)—
‘‘(1) in the case of a negligent delivery to an
unauthorized place, shall pay to the Secretary a civil
penalty in an amount determined by the Secretary,
not to exceed $1,000; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an intentional delivery to an
unauthorized place, shall be fined not more than
$5,000, imprisoned not more than five years, or
both.
‘‘(d) FALSE STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION.—(1)
A person who—
‘‘(A) makes a false statement or representation
with respect to information required by this sub-
chapter to be kept in the records of an importer,
manufacturer, dealer, or handgun club licensed
under this subchapter or security guard service reg-
istered under this subchapter; or
‘‘(B) makes a false statement or representation
in applying for a handgun club license or security
guard service registration under this subchapter,
shall be subject to penalty under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a negligent making of a false
statement or representation described in paragraph (1),
the person shall pay to the Secretary a civil penalty in
an amount determined by the Secretary, not to exceed
$1,000; and
‘‘(B) in the case of an intentional making of a false
statement or representation described in paragraph (1),
the person shall be fined not more than $5,000, impris-
oned not more than five years, or both.
‘‘(e) FAILURE TO KEEP OR PERMIT INSPECTION OF
RECORDS.—A person who fails to keep or permit inspec-
tion of records in violation of section 945(a)—
‘‘(1) in the case of a negligent failure to main-
tain records, shall pay to the Secretary a civil pen-
alty in an amount determined by the Secretary, not
to exceed $1,000; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an intentional failure to
maintain records or any failure to permit inspection
of records, shall be fined not more than $5,000, and
its chief executive officer or other person responsible
for the failure shall be imprisoned not more than
five years, or both.
‘‘(f) FORFEITURE.—Any handgun or handgun am-
munition involved or used in, or intended to be used in,
a violation of this subchapter or any regulation issued
under this subchapter, or any violation of any other crimi-
nal law of the United States, shall be subject to seizure
and forfeiture, and all provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and dis-
position of firearms shall, so far as applicable, extend to
seizures and forfeitures under this subchapter.
‘‘§ 948. Regulations
‘‘The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as the
Secretary deems necessary to carry out this subchapter.
‘‘§ 949. Relation to other law
‘‘The regulation of handguns under this subchapter
is in addition to the regulation of handguns under sub-
chapter A and any other Federal, State, or local law.
‘‘§ 950. Severability
‘‘If any provision of this subchapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the subchapter and the application of that
provision to other persons not similarly situated or to
other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.’’.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as modifying
or affecting any provision of—
(1) the National Firearms Act (chapter 53 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1956);
(2) section 414 of the Mutual Security Act of
1954 (22 U.S.C. 1934), relating to munitions con-
trol; or
(3) section 1715 of title 18, United States
Code, relating to nonmailable firearms.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.—Sections 942 and
945 of title 18, United States Code, as added by section
3 of this Act, shall take effect on the date that is one
hundred and eighty days after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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