MVP Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1339
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims

Crimes against property

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Department of Justice

Federal officials

Firearms and explosives

Government information and archives

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Law enforcement administration and funding

Licensing and registrations

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>The Mass Violence Prevention Act of 2019 or the MVP Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a federal firearms licensee. It also directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified actions to prevent gun violence.</p> <p>First, the bill modifies criminal penalties for an offense involving the theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. Specifically, the bill (1) increases from 10 to 20 years the maximum prison term, and (2) creates a 3- or 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an offense that occurs during the commission of a burglary or robbery. Further, an attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense.</p> <p>Next, the bill establishes a Mass Violence Prevention Center in DOJ to, among other things, serve as the primary government organization for analyzing and integrating all government intelligence pertaining to threats of mass violence.</p> <p>Finally, the bill authorizes DOJ to appoint no fewer than 50 Assistant U.S. Attorneys to implement Project Safe Neighborhoods, which is a national initiative to reduce gun violence in the United States.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1339 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2019 Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Steube , Mr. Cline , Mr. Armstrong , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Barr , Mr. Mitchell , Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Flores , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Estes , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Smucker , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Steil , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Budd , and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee, to establish a Mass Violence Prevention Center, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Mass Violence Prevention Act of 2019 or the MVP Act of 2019 . I Federal Firearms Licensee Protection 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2019 . 102. Amendments to enhance certain penalties Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) (1) (A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. (B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that occurs during the commission of— (i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 3 years; or (ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 5 years. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term burglary means the unlawful entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and (B) the term robbery has the meaning given the term in section 1951(b). ; and (2) in subsection (m), by inserting or attempts to do so, after or licensed collector . 103. Crime of violence (a) Amendment to the definition of crime of violence Section 924(c)(3)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking by its nature, involves and inserting , based on the facts underlying the offense, involved ; and (2) by striking may be used and inserting may have been used . (b) Application (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to any offense committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rule of construction The amendments made by this section shall not be construed to create any right to challenge a sentence imposed before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 924 of title 18, United States Code. II Mass Violence Prevention Center 201. Mass Violence Prevention Center Part G of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10211 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 702. Mass Violence Prevention Center (a) Establishment There is established in the Department of Justice a Mass Violence Prevention Center, which shall be supervised by the Director of Mass Violence Prevention (in this section referred to as the Director ), who shall be appointed by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the approval of the President. (b) Authority of FBI Director The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall have authority, direction, and control over the Mass Violence Prevention Center and the Director of Mass Violence Prevention. (c) Reporting Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit a report to the Attorney General with respect to the following matters: (1) The budget and programs of the Mass Violence Prevention Center. (2) The activities of the Director under subsection (f). (3) The conduct of intelligence operations implemented by other elements of the intelligence community. (d) Purpose The purpose of the Mass Violence Prevention Center shall be as follows: (1) To serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to threats of mass violence. (2) To conduct strategic operational planning for mass violence prevention, integrating all instruments of Federal, State, and local law enforcement. (3) To recommend roles and responsibilities to Federal, State, and local law enforcement partners as part of its strategic operational planning duties to lead departments or agencies, as appropriate, for mass violence prevention that are consistent with applicable law and that support strategic operational plans for mass violence prevention. (4) To ensure that Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, have access to and receive all-source intelligence support needed to execute plans to prevent mass violence or perform independent, alternative analysis on threats of mass violence, or for other purposes, as appropriate. (5) To serve as the central and shared knowledge bank on known and suspected perpetrators of mass violence, as well as the perpetrator’s goals, strategies, capabilities, and networks of contacts and support. (e) Duties and responsibilities of Director The Director shall— (1) provide strategic operational plans for mass violence prevention efforts of the United States Government and for the effective integration of mass violence intelligence and operations across agency boundaries; (2) advise the Attorney General on the extent to which the mass violence prevention program recommendations and budget proposals of the departments, agencies, and elements of the United States Government conform to the priorities established by the President. (3) disseminate mass violence threat information, including a current mass violence threat analysis, to the President, the Vice President, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other officials of the executive branch as appropriate, and to the appropriate committees of Congress; (4) support the Department of Justice, and other appropriate agencies, in fulfillment of their responsibilities to disseminate mass violence threat information, consistent with applicable law, Executive orders, and other Presidential guidance to State and local government officials, and other entities, and coordinate dissemination of mass violence threat information to State and local law enforcement agencies as approved by the Attorney General; (5) consistent with priorities approved by the President, establish requirements for the intelligence community for the collection of mass violence threat information; and (6) perform such other duties as the Attorney General may prescribe or are prescribed by law. (f) Resolution of disputes The Attorney General shall resolve disagreements between the Mass Violence Prevention Center and the head of a department, agency, or element of the United States Government on designations, assignments, plans, or responsibilities under this section. The head of such a department, agency, or element may appeal the resolution of the disagreement by the Attorney General to the President. . III Additional United States Attorneys for Project Safe Neighborhoods 301. Additional assistant United States attorneys There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, $10,000,000 for the appointment of not fewer than 50 assistant United States attorneys in such districts as the Attorney General determines appropriate, based on the incidence of firearms-related violence. The duties of any assistant United States attorney appointed under this section shall, for fiscal years 2020 through 2024, consist solely of assisting in the implementation of Project Safe Neighborhoods in that district.