poses, including hunting, self defense, collecting, 
competitive shooting, and plinking. 
(3) To prevent the further impediment of com-
merce by allowing faster consideration of firearm im-
port permits. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF STANDARD FOR IMPORTATION 
OF FIREARMS. 
(a) IMPORTATION.—Section 922(l) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘925(d) of this chap-
ter’’ and inserting ‘‘925’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Section 925 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘deter-
mined by the Attorney General to be generally 
recognized as particularly suitable for sporting 
purposes and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘(A) de-
termined by the Attorney General to be gen-
erally recognized as particularly suitable for 
sporting purposes, or determined by the De-
partment of Defense to be a type of firearm 
normally classified as a war souvenir, and (B)’’; 
and 
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(2) by striking subsections (d) through (f) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) Within 30 days after the Attorney General 
receives an application therefor, the Attorney General 
shall authorize a firearm or ammunition to be imported 
or brought into the United States or any possession there-
of if— 
‘‘(A) the firearm or ammunition is being im-
ported or brought in for scientific or research pur-
poses; 
‘‘(B) the firearm is an unserviceable firearm, 
other than a machinegun as defined in section 
5845(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (not 
readily restorable to firing condition), imported or 
brought in as a curio or museum piece; 
‘‘(C) the firearm is not a firearm (as defined in 
section 5845(a) of such Code); 
‘‘(D) the ammunition is not armor piercing am-
munition (as defined in section 921(a)(17)(B) of 
this title), incendiary ammunition, or tracer ammu-
nition; or 
‘‘(E) the firearm or ammunition was previously 
taken out of the United States or a possession by 
the person who is bringing in the firearm or ammu-
nition. 
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‘‘(2) Within 30 days after the Attorney General re-
ceives an application therefor, the Attorney General shall 
permit the conditional importation or bringing in of a fire-
arm or ammunition for examination and testing in connec-
tion with the making of a determination as to whether 
the importation or bringing in of the firearm or ammuni-
tion will be allowed under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) The Attorney General shall not authorize, under 
subsection (d), the importation of any firearm the impor-
tation of which is prohibited by section 922(p).’’. 
(c) DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE.—Section 922 of such 
title is amended by striking subsection (r). 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to ap-
plications pending on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Æ 
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