Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6575 | Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. (D-NY)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2022
This bill establishes provisions related to firearms, including with respect to gun violence research and the reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
Among its provisions, the bill

To reduce gun violence, fund gun violence research and victim 
 assistance, and enhance the tracking of lost and stolen firearms, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Americans from Gun 
Violence Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF FEE FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
              BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM IN TRANSFERRING A FIREARM.

    (a) In General.--Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m)(1) When, pursuant to section 922(t) of this title, a licensee 
under this chapter is first required to contact the national instant 
criminal background check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act about a person with respect to a 
transaction involving one or more firearms, but before contacting the 
system, the licensee shall--
            ``(A) charge and collect from the person a fee in an amount 
        equal to $1, regardless of the number of firearms involved in 
        the transaction;
            ``(B) provide the person with a timestamped receipt 
        acknowledging receipt of the fee from the person; and
            ``(C) maintain a written or electronic record of the 
        transaction and the timestamped receipt for 3 years.
    ``(2) Not later than the end of the calendar quarter in which a 
licensee collects a fee under paragraph (1), the licensee shall 
transmit the amount of the fee to the Attorney General, who shall remit 
the amount to the Secretary of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 924 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(q)(1)(A) With respect to each violation of section 923(m) by a 
licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, the 
Attorney General shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, 
impose a civil penalty of $2,500 on the licensee.
    ``(B) An action of the Attorney General under this paragraph may be 
reviewed only as provided under section 923(f).
    ``(2) The imposition of a civil penalty under paragraph (1) shall 
not preclude any administrative remedy that is otherwise available to 
the Attorney General.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. CDC RESEARCH ON GUN VIOLENCE.

    Section 391 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Gun Violence Research.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall conduct or support research described in such 
subsection relating to gun violence.''.

SEC. 4. DEDICATION OF REVENUES.

    Of the amounts received by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant 
to the amendment made by section 2(a) for fiscal year 2023 or any 
succeeding fiscal year:
            (1) The first $10,000,000 shall be available, without 
        further appropriation, to the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention to carry out section 391(c) of the Public Health 
        Service Act, as added by section 3.
            (2) The next $5,000,000 shall be available, without further 
        appropriation, to the Attorney General, for the operation and 
        maintenance of the national instant criminal background check 
        system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
        Violence Prevention Act.
            (3) The remainder shall be available, without further 
        appropriation, to the Attorney General for such activities of 
        the Office for Victim Assistance of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation as the Attorney General deems appropriate.

SEC. 5. REPORTING OF LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(aa) Within 48 hours after a person who owns a firearm that has 
been shipped or transported in, or has been possessed in or affecting, 
interstate or foreign commerce, discovers or should have discovered the 
theft or loss of the firearm, the person shall report the theft or loss 
to local law enforcement authorities. To the best of the person's 
ability, the person shall provide the following information, if known:
            ``(1) A description of the firearm, including the make, 
        model, manufacturer, caliber, and serial number of the firearm, 
        and any other distinguishing number or identification mark on 
        the firearm.
            ``(2) Whether the firearm is being reported lost or stolen.
            ``(3) The date of the loss or theft.
            ``(4) The person's name and address.
            ``(5) The location from which the firearm was lost or 
        stolen.''.
    (b) Penalties.--Section 924 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(r) Penalties for Failure To Report Loss or Theft of Firearm.--
Whoever violates section 922(aa) shall be fined $10,000, imprisoned not 
more than 1 year, or both, with respect to each firearm involved in the 
violation.''.
    (c) Requirement That Local Law Enforcement Authorities Report Lost 
or Stolen Firearms to the National Crime Information Center.--Within 7 
days after a local law enforcement authority receives a report that a 
firearm is lost or stolen, the authority shall transmit the report to 
the National Crime Information Center maintained by the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation.
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