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are required to conduct regular inspections and to ensure 
that this title and the amendments made by this title are 
enforced against noncompliant firearm dealers in a timely 
manner. 
SEC. 709. HEARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate shall hold a hearing on the report submitted 
by the Attorney General under section 708. 
(b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (a) is enacted— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate, and, as such, shall be considered as part 
of the rules of the Senate, and such rules shall su-
persede any other rule of the Senate only to the ex-
tent they are inconsistent with such other rule; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of the Senate to change such rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of the Senate) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of the Senate. 
SEC. 710. ENHANCED RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(8)(A) Each licensed dealer, manufacturer, and im-
porter shall maintain a record of each sale or other trans-
fer of a firearm or ammunition. 
‘‘(B) The record required to be maintained under 
subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the full name, gender, residence, and occu-
pation of the transferee; 
‘‘(ii) a complete description of the firearm, in-
cluding the make, serial number, and type, if appli-
cable; 
‘‘(iii) the type of transfer, such as whether the 
firearm was sold, rented, or leased; 
‘‘(iv) the date of transfer; and 
‘‘(v) the firearm license number of the trans-
feree issued in accordance with section 932. 
‘‘(C) Each record required to be maintained under 
subparagraph (A) shall be maintained indefinitely and 
shall, not later than 5 business days after the sale or other 
transfer, be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives. 
‘‘(9) Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Gun Violence Prevention and Community 
Safety Act of 2022, the Attorney General, acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, shall establish and maintain an electronic 
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database for the receipt and storing of all records created 
by licensed dealers under paragraph (8).’’. 
SEC. 711. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF FINAL REGULA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
prescribe, in final form, all regulations required to carry 
out this title and the amendments made by this title. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON REGULATIONS NOT APPLICA-
BLE.—The matter following paragraph (3) of section 
926(a) of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to 
any regulations prescribed under subsection (a) of this 
section. 
SEC. 712. REPEAL. 
(a) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
2003.—Section 644 of title VI of division J of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘or any other Act with re-
spect to any fiscal year’’. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005.— 
Title I of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2859) is 
amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the head-
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ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the 6th proviso 
by striking ‘‘with respect to any fiscal year’’. 
(c) SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND RE-
LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006.—Title I 
of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–108; 
119 Stat. 2295) is amended in the matter under the head-
ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO-
SIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE’’ in the sixth proviso by striking ‘‘with respect to 
any fiscal year’’. 
(d) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008.— 
Title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2008 (Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903) is 
amended in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, 
TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso 
by striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008’’. 
(e) OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009.—Title II 
of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 
(Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574) is amended in the 
matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 
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under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, 
FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso by 
striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2009’’. 
(f) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010.— 
Title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
2009 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128) is amended 
in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES’’ under the heading 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in the sixth proviso, by 
striking ‘‘beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2010’’. 
(g) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Division B of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 
(Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 552) is amended— 
(1) in title II, in the matter under the heading 
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EX-
PLOSIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE’’, by striking— 
(A) the first proviso; 
(B) the sixth proviso; and 
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(C) the eighth proviso; and 
(2) in section 511— 
(A) by striking ‘‘used for—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘(1) the implementation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘used for the implementation’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘United States Code; and’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘United 
States Code.’’. 
(h) COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013.—The Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2013 (division B of Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 
198) is amended in title II, in the matter under the head-
ing ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘BU-
REAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLO-
SIVES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE’’ by striking— 
(1) the first proviso; 
(2) the fifth proviso; and 
(3) the sixth proviso. 
(i) COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019.—The Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2019 (division C of Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 91) 
is amended in title V by striking— 
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(1) section 517; and 
(2) section 531. 
(j) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020.— 
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2020 (division B of Public Law 116– 
93; 133 Stat. 2385) is amended in title V by striking— 
(1) section 538; and 
(2) section 539. 
(k) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022.— 
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 
103; 136 Stat. 101) is amended in title V by striking— 
(1) section 536; and 
(2) section 537. 
TITLE VIII—INDUSTRY REFORM 
SEC. 801. REPEAL. 
Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the Protection of Lawful Com-
merce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7901, 7902, 7903) are re-
pealed. 
SEC. 802. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION OF PISTOLS, REVOLVERS, 
AND OTHER FIREARMS FROM CONSUMER 
PRODUCT SAFETY LAWS. 
(a) AMENDING
THE DEFINITION
OF CONSUMER 
PRODUCT.—Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking subparagraph (E); 
(2) 
by 
redesignating 
subparagraphs 
(F) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), re-
spectively; and 
(3) in the matter following subparagraph (H) 
(as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking ‘‘de-
scribed in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph or’’. 
(b) REMOVING PROHIBITION OF RULEMAKING AU-
THORITY.—Subsection (e) of section 3 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission Improvements Act of 1976 
(15 U.S.C. 2080 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 803. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES RELATING TO FIRE-
ARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4181 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 4181. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 
‘‘There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manu-
facturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a 
tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for 
which so sold: 
‘‘(1) Articles taxable at 30 percent: 
‘‘(A) Pistols. 
‘‘(B) Revolvers. 
‘‘(C) Firearms (other than pistols and re-
volvers). 
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‘‘(D) Any lower frame or receiver for a 
firearm, whether for a semiautomatic pistol, 
rifle, or shotgun that is designed to accommo-
date interchangeable upper receivers. 
‘‘(2) Articles taxable at 50 percent: Shells and 
cartridges.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FOR UNITED STATES.—Subsection 
(b) of section 4182 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) SALES TO UNITED STATES.—No firearms, pis-
tols, revolvers, lower frame or receiver for a firearm, 
shells, and cartridges purchased with funds appropriated 
for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
United States shall be subject to any tax imposed on the 
sale or transfer of such articles.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to sales made during 
any fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) USE OF INCREASED TAXES.— 
(1) USE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND 
RESEARCH.—An amount equal to 39 percent of reve-
nues accruing from any tax imposed on shells and 
cartridges by section 4181 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, shall, subject to the exemptions in 
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section 4182 of such Code, be covered into the Com-
munity Violence Intervention Fund in the Treasury 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) and is au-
thorized to be appropriated and made available until 
expended to carry out the purposes of paragraph 
(2). 
(2) PROGRAMS
FOR
GUN
VIOLENCE
PREVEN-
TION AND RESEARCH.—Amounts in the Fund estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be used by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to carry out 
the program established under section 399V–7 of 
the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 
901 of this Act). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a)(1) of the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669b(a)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘(other than 39 percent of the revenues accru-
ing from the taxes imposed on shells and car-
tridges by section 4181 of such Code)’’ after 
‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by this paragraph shall apply with respect 
to sales made during any fiscal year beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE IX—RESEARCH AND COM-
MUNITY 
VIOLENCE 
INTER-
VENTION PROGRAM 
SEC. 901. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
399V–7. 
COMMUNITY 
VIOLENCE 
INTERVENTION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to support community violence 
intervention programs, with an emphasis on evidence-in-
formed intervention strategies to reduce homicides, shoot-
ings, and group-related violence. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be a local governmental entity, a hos-
pital, or a nonprofit, community-based organi-
zation; and 
‘‘(B) submit an application at such time, 
but not more frequently than biennially, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require, including— 
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‘‘(i) clearly defined and measurable 
objectives for the grant; 
‘‘(ii) a statement describing how the 
applicant proposes to use the grant to im-
plement an evidence-informed violence re-
duction initiative in accordance with this 
section; 
‘‘(iii) evidence indicating that the pro-
posed violence reduction initiative would 
likely reduce the incidence of homicides, 
shootings, and group-related violence; and 
‘‘(iv) any other information the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
DISTRIBUTION.—Each local 
governmental entity that receives a grant shall dis-
tribute not less than 50 percent of the grant funds 
to one or more of any of the following types of enti-
ties: 
‘‘(A) A community-based organization. 
‘‘(B) A nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(C) A public agency or department, other 
than a law enforcement agency or department, 
that is primarily dedicated to community safety 
or violence prevention. 
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