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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3337
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen Federal
standards for licensing firearms dealers and heighten reporting require-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1993
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to
strengthen Federal standards for licensing firearms deal-
ers and heighten reporting requirements, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF RECIPIENT OF FIREARM.
Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1), as designated by para-
graph (1) of this section, by striking ‘‘, to persons
other than licensed importers, licensed manufactur-
ers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors,’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a common or contract
carrier knowingly to deliver in interstate or foreign com-
merce a firearm to a licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector unless the car-
rier identifies the person to whom the firearm is delivered
and makes and maintains a record of the identity of the
person in such a manner as the Secretary may prescribe
by regulation.’’.
SEC. 2. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES FOR DEALERS IN
FIREARMS.
Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$25’’ and
inserting ‘‘$750’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘$10’’ and
inserting ‘‘$750’’.
SEC. 3. ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
(C), (D), and (E) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4),
and (5), respectively.
SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW AS CON-
DITION TO LICENSE.
Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(4);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6)(A) the business to be conducted under the li-
cense is not prohibited by State or local law; and
‘‘(B) the applicant has complied with all requirements
of State and local law applicable to the conduct of such
a business.’’.
SEC. 5. INSPECTIONS OF FIREARMS LICENSEES.
Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘not
more than once during any twelve-month period’’;
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘not
more than once during any twelve-month period’’;
and
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the an-
nual inspection of records and inventory permitted
under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘an inspection
under subparagraph (C)(i)’’.
SEC. 6. REPORTS OF THEFT OR LOSS OF FIREARMS.
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(6) Each licensee shall report the theft or loss of
a firearm from the licensee’s inventory or collection, within
24 hours after the theft or loss is discovered, to the Sec-
retary and to appropriate local authorities.’’.
SEC. 7. RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
Section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, as
amended by section 6 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(7) Within 24 hours after a person licensed under
this section receives a request from the Secretary for infor-
mation contained in the records required to be kept by
this chapter as may be required for determining the dis-
position of one or more firearms, the person shall respond
to the request, orally or in writing, as the Secretary may
require.’’.
SEC. 8. PHOTOGRAPH AND FINGERPRINTS TO BE OB-
TAINED FROM PERSON DESIRING TO BE LI-
CENSED DEALERS.
Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the 2nd sentence the following:
‘‘Each applicant desiring to be licensed as a dealer shall
permit the Secretary to photograph, and obtain the finger-
prints of, the applicant.’’.
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