by section 301(3), and amended by section 302(b)(2), of
this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (ii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iv) the applicant has provided for secu-
rity against theft of firearms from the place at
which business is to be conducted pursuant to
the license, in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed under subsection (m).’’.
TITLE V—ARMED FELONS
SEC. 501. DENIAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FROM CER-
TAIN 
FIREARMS 
PROHIBITIONS; 
INADMIS-
SIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW OF DENIALS OF SUCH ADMINIS-
TRATIVE RELIEF FOR OTHER PERSONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 925(c) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A person’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘(as defined in section
921(a)(1) (other than an individual))’’ before
‘‘who is prohibited’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Secretary’s’’;
(2) by striking the second and third sentences;
(3) in the fourth sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘A licensed importer’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) A licensed importer’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘person (as defined in
section 921(a)(1) (other than an individual))
who is a’’ before ‘‘licensed importer’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the
person’s’’; and
(4) by amending the fifth sentence to read as
follows:
‘‘(3) When the Secretary grants relief to a person
under this section, the Secretary shall promptly publish
in the Federal Register a notice of the action, which shall
include—
‘‘(A) the name of the person;
‘‘(B) the disability with respect to which the re-
lief is granted, and, if the disability was imposed by
reason of a criminal conviction of the person, the
crime for which, and the court in which, the person
was convicted; and
‘‘(C) the reasons for the action.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to—
(1) applications for administrative relief, and
actions for judicial review, that are pending on or
after the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) applications for administrative relief filed,
and actions for judicial review brought, on or after
the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 502. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF CONVICTION.
Section 921(a)(20) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(20)’’; and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘What’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) What’’; and
(3) by striking the third sentence and inserting
the following:
‘‘(C) A State conviction that has been expunged or
set aside, or for which a person has been pardoned or has
had civil rights restored, shall not be considered to be a
conviction for purposes of this chapter if—
‘‘(i) the expungement, setting aside, pardon, or
restoration of civil rights applies to a named person
and expressly authorizes the person to ship, trans-
port, receive, and possess firearms; and
‘‘(ii) 
the 
State 
authority 
granting 
the
expungement, setting aside, pardon, or restoration of
civil rights has expressly determined that the cir-
cumstances regarding the conviction, and the per-
son’s record and reputation, are such that—
‘‘(I) the applicant will not be likely to act
in a manner that is dangerous to public safety;
and
‘‘(II) the granting of the relief would not
be contrary to the public interest.
‘‘(D) Subparagraph (C) shall not apply to a convic-
tion for a violent felony (as defined in section
924(e)(2)(B)) or a serious drug offense (as defined in sec-
tion 924(e)(2)(A)).’’.
SEC. 503. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR USE OF A SEMIAUTO-
MATIC FIREARM DURING A CRIME OF VIO-
LENCE OR A DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 924(c)(1) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and if the
firearm is a short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun’’