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TITLE I--MODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DRAWBACK CLAIMS

SEC. 101. MERCHANDISE NOT CONFORMING TO SAMPLE OR SPECIFICATIONS.

    Section 313(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(c)), is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Merchandise Not Conforming to Sample or Specifications.--
            ``(1) Conditions for drawback.--Upon the exportation or 
        destruction under the supervision of the Customs Service of 
        articles or merchandise--
                    ``(A) upon which the duties have been paid,
                    ``(B) which has been entered or withdrawn for 
                consumption,
                    ``(C) which is--
                            ``(i) not conforming to sample or 
                        specifications, shipped without the consent of 
                        the consignee, or determined to be defective as 
                        of the time of importation, or
                            ``(ii) ultimately sold at retail and for 
                        any reason returned to and accepted by the 
                        importer or the claimant under the provisions 
                        of the importer's or claimant's merchandise 
                        warranty provision, and
                    ``(D) which, within 3 years after the date of 
                importation or withdrawal, as applicable, has been 
                exported or destroyed under the supervision of the 
                Customs Service,
        the full amount of the duties paid upon such merchandise, less 
        1 percent, shall be refunded as drawback.
            ``(2) Designation of import entries.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), for purposes of paragraph (1)(C)(ii), drawback 
        may be claimed by designating any entry of merchandise that was 
        imported within 1 year before the date of exportation or 
        destruction of the merchandise described in paragraph (1) under 
        the supervision of the Customs Service. The returned 
        merchandise, at the time of its importation, must be 
        commercially interchangeable with the merchandise designated 
        for drawback.
            ``(3) When drawback certificates not required.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, drawback certificates are not 
        required if the drawback claimant and the importer are the same 
        party, or if the drawback claimant is a drawback successor to 
        the importer as defined in subsection (s)(3).''.

SEC. 102. TIME LIMITATION ON EXPORTATION OR DESTRUCTION.

    Section 313(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(j)), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Unless otherwise 
        provided for in this section, no''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, or destroyed under the supervision of 
        the Customs Service,'' after ``exported''.

SEC. 103. USE OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE ACQUIRED IN EXCHANGE FOR IMPORTED 
              MERCHANDISE OF SAME KIND AND QUALITY.

    Section 313(k) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(k)), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(k)'' and inserting ``(k)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), the use of 
        any domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for a drawback 
        product of the same kind and quality shall be treated as the 
        use of such drawback product if no certificate of delivery or 
        certificate of manufacture and delivery pertaining to such 
        drawback product is issued, other than that which documents the 
        product's manufacture and delivery. As used in this paragraph, 
        the term `drawback product' means any domestically produced 
        product manufactured with imported merchandise that is subject 
        to drawback.''

SEC. 104. PACKAGING MATERIAL.

    Section 313(q) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(q)), is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(q) Packaging Material.--
            ``(1) Packaging material under subsections (c) and (j).--
        Packaging material, whether imported and duty paid, and claimed 
        for drawback under either subsection (c) or (j)(1), or imported 
        and duty paid, or substituted, and claimed for drawback under 
        subsection (j)(2), shall be eligible for drawback, upon 
        exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or 
        fee imposed under Federal law on such imported material.
            ``(2) Packaging material under subsections (a) and (b).--
        Packaging material that is manufactured or produced under 
        subsection (a) or (b) shall be eligible for drawback, upon 
        exportation or destruction, of 99 percent of any duty, tax, or 
        fee imposed under Federal law on the imported or substituted 
        merchandise used to manufacture or produce such material.
            ``(3) Contents.--Packaging material described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) shall be eligible for drawback whether or not they 
        contain articles or merchandise, and whether or not any 
        articles or merchandise they contain are eligible for drawback.
            ``(4) Employing packaging material for its intended purpose 
        prior to exportation.--The use of any packaging material for 
        its intended purpose prior to exportation or destruction shall 
        not be treated as a use of such material prior to exportation 
        or destruction for purposes of applying subsection (a), (b), or 
        (c), or paragraph (1)(B) or (2)(C)(i) or subsection (j).''.

SEC. 105. LIMITATION ON LIQUIDATION.

    Section 504 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Liquidation.--
            ``(1) Entries for consumption.--Unless an entry of 
        merchandise for consumption is extended by statute or court 
        order, except as provided in section 751(a)(3), an entry of 
        merchandise for consumption not liquidated within 1 year from--
                    ``(A) the date of entry of such merchandise,
                    ``(B) the date of the final withdrawal of all such 
                merchandise covered by a warehouse entry,
                    ``(C) the date of withdrawal from warehouse of such 
                merchandise for consumption if, pursuant to regulations 
                issued under section 505(a), duties may be deposited 
                after the filing of any entry or withdrawal from 
                warehouse, or
                    ``(D) if a reconciliation is filed, or should have 
                been filed, the date of the filing under section 484 or 
                the date the reconciliation should have been filed,
        shall be deemed liquidated at the rate of duty, value, 
        quantity, and amount of duties asserted at the time of entry by 
        the importer of record. Notwithstanding section 500(e), notice 
        of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed liquidated.
            ``(2) Entries or claims for drawback.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), unless an entry or claim for drawback 
                is extended under subsection (b) or suspended as 
                required by statute or court order, an entry or claim 
                for drawback not liquidated within 1 year from the date 
                of entry or claim shall be deemed liquidated at the 
                drawback amount asserted by the claimant at the time of 
                entry or claim. Notwithstanding section 500(c), notice 
                of liquidation need not be given of an entry deemed 
                liquidated.
                    ``(B) Exception.--An entry or claim for drawback 
                filed before the date of the enactment of this 
                paragraph, the liquidation of which is not final as of 
                the date of the enactment of this paragraph, shall be 
                deemed liquidated on the date that is 1 year after the 
                date of the enactment of this paragraph at the drawback 
                amount asserted by the claimant at the time of the 
                entry or claim.
            ``(3) Payments or refunds.--Payment or refund of duties 
        owed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made to the 
        importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be, 
        not later than 90 days after liquidation.
    ``(b) Extension.--The Secretary may extend the period in which to 
liquidate an entry if--
            ``(1) the information needed for the proper appraisement or 
        classification of the imported or withdrawn merchandise, or for 
        determining the correct drawback amount, or for ensuring 
        compliance with applicable law, is not available to the Customs 
        Service; or
            ``(2) the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the 
        case may be, requests such extension and shows good cause 
        therefor.
The Secretary shall give notice of an extension under this subsection 
to the importer of record or drawback claimant, as the case may be, and 
the surety of such importer of record or drawback claimant. Notice 
shall be in such form and manner (which may include electronic 
transmittal) as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. Any entry 
the liquidation of which is extended under this subsection shall be 
treated as having been liquidated at the rate of duty, value, quantity, 
and amount of duty asserted at the time of entry by the importer of 
record, or the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the 
drawback claimant, at the expiration of 4 years from the applicable 
date specified in subsection (a).'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or drawback claimant, as the 
                case may be,'' after ``to the importer of record''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or drawback claimant'' after 
                ``of such importer of record''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``or (in the case of a drawback entry or claim) 
        at the drawback amount asserted at the time of entry by the 
        drawback claimant.''.

SEC. 106. PENALTIES FOR FALSE DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

    Section 593A(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1593a(h)) is 
amended by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) 
and (g)''.

SEC. 107. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  (a) Sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106.--The amendments made by 
sections 101, 102, 103, 104, and 106 shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
          (1) any drawback entry filed on and after such date of 
        enactment; and
          (2) any drawback entry filed before such date of enactment if 
        the liquidation of the entry is not final on such date of 
        enactment.
  (b) Section 105.--The amendments made by section 105 shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to--
          (1) any entry of merchandise for consumption or entry or 
        claim for drawback filed on and after such date of enactment; 
        and
          (2) any entry or claim for drawback filed before such date of 
        enactment if the liquidation of the entry or claim is not final 
        on such date of enactment.

       TITLE II--LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES

SEC. 201. LIQUIDATION OR RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, and subject to 
subsection (b), the United States Customs Service shall, not later than 
180 days after the receipt of the request described in subsection (b), 
liquidate or reliquidate each entry described in subsection (d) by 
applying the column 1 general rate of duty of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States to each entry that is liquidated or 
reliquidated, regardless of whether the entry was made under the column 
1 special rate of duty of such schedule.
  (b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made under 
subsection (a) with respect to an entry described in subsection (d) 
only upon a request therefor is filed with the Customs Service.
  (c) Payment of Amounts Due.--Any amounts due to the United States 
pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an entry under 
subsection (a) shall be paid not later than 180 days after the date of 
such liquidation or reliquidation.
  (d) Affected Entries.--The entries referred to in subsection (a), 
filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2304), 
Hidalgo, Texas (designated as port of entry 2305), and Wilmington, 
Delaware (designated as port of entry 1103), are as follows:

      

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                              Port of Entry            Date of Entry
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      95300618568                  2305                  02/22/95
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      95300753076                  2305                  02/09/96
      R7410350736                  1103                  11/29/95
      R7410350769                  1103                  11/29/95
      R7410350801                  1103                  11/29/95
      R7410350835                  1103                  11/29/95
      T8500081575                  2305                  06/16/95
      T8500081591                  2305                  06/16/95
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      T8500081724                  2305                  06/20/95
      T8500081815                  2305                  06/27/95
      T8500081823                  2305                  06/28/95
      T8500081922                  2305                  06/27/95
      T8500081930                  2305                  06/27/95
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      T8500082326                  2305                  07/14/95
      T8500082342                  2305                  07/14/95
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      T8500082656                  2305                  08/03/95
      T8500082664                  2305                  08/03/95
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      T8500082797                  2305                  08/10/95
      T8500082839                  2305                  08/14/95
      T8500082847                  2305                  08/14/95
      T8500084462                  2305                  10/22/95
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Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise provisions requiring a refund of duties (drawback) on articles or merchandise which has been exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within three years after importation or withdrawal, and which, among other things, is ultimately sold at retail and for any reason returned to and accepted by the importer or the claimant under the provisions of the importer's or claimant's merchandise warranty provision. Authorizes a drawback to be claimed by designating any entry of such merchandise that was imported within one year before its exportation or destruction. Prohibits the allowance of a drawback unless the completed article is exported or destroyed under the supervision of the Customs Service within five years after its importation.Sets forth drawback requirements with regard to: (1) use of domestic merchandise acquired in exchange for imported merchandise of same kind and quality; (2) packaging material; and (3) liquidation of entries.Sets forth penalties for false drawback claims.Provides for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries filed at the ports of Laredo, Texas, Hidalgo, Texas, and Wilmington, Delaware.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Section Commission to Advise on 
Reforming Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING 
              ELECTIONS.

    There is established a commission to be known as the ``Select 
Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections'' (referred to in this Act 
as the ``Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the 
laws relating to the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal 
office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members 
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act by the President, of whom--
            (1) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of 
        nominees submitted by the majority leader of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (2) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of 
        nominees submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
            (3) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of 
        nominees submitted by the minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives;
            (4) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of 
        nominees submitted by the minority leader of the Senate; and
            (5) Two members shall be appointed from individuals meeting 
        such criteria as the President may apply.
    (b) Chair.--The members of the Commission shall select two members 
to serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
    (c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life 
of the Commission.
    (d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out 
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers 
appropriate.
    (b) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the 
Commission, other than the co-chairs, shall be paid at a rate equal to 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the 
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the 
Commission. Each co-chair shall be paid for each day referred to in the 
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
    (2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to 
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff 
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code.
    (c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by 
        the Commission, the staff director of the Commission, without 
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
        governing appointments in the competitive service and without 
        regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
        chapter 53 of that title relating to classifications and 
        General Schedule pay rates, and subject to the approval of the 
Commission, may appoint such personnel as the staff director considers 
necessary, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay 
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States 
Code.
            (2) Temporary and intermittent services.--Subject to the 
        approval of the Commission, the staff director of the 
        Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to 
        the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the appointment of its 
members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and 
minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and 
minority leaders of the Senate a report of the activities of the 
Commission.
    (b) Recommendations for Changes in Campaign Finance Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
        shall submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader 
        of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority 
        leaders of the Senate any recommendations for changes in the 
        laws (including regulations) governing the conducting and 
        financing of Federal campaigns (including any changes in the 
        rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives) to which 
        seven or more members of the Commission may agree--
                    (A) by including such recommendations in the report 
                submitted under subsection (a); or
                    (B) with the approval of a majority of its members, 
                by submitting a supplemental report containing such 
                recommendations not later than 180 days after 
                submitting the report under subsection (a).
            (2) Final deadline.--The Commission may not submit 
        recommendations under this subsection after July 15, 1998.
    (c) Dissenting Views.--The Commission shall include in the report 
submitted under subsection (a) and in any recommendations submitted 
under subsection (b) any dissenting or minority views of its members, 
including recommendations for changes in law which were proposed by any 
member and to which seven or more members did not agree.

SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION 
              IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Preparation of Legislation.--If the Commission submits any 
recommendation for changes in the laws under section 6(b), those 
members concurring in the recommendation shall include with the 
recommendation legislation to implement the recommendation.
    (b) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
            (1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the 
        substance of which implements a recommendation of the 
        Commission submitted under section 6(b), subject to paragraph 
        (2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a)) 
        of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall 
        apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same 
        manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described 
        in section 2908(a) of such Act.
            (2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1) 
        with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall 
        apply:
                    (A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed 
                Services of the House of Representatives shall be 
                deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight 
                of the House of Representatives and any reference to 
                the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be 
                deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and 
                Administration of the Senate.
                    (B) Any reference to the date on which the 
                President transmits a report shall be deemed a 
                reference to the date on which the recommendation 
                involved is submitted under section 6(b).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the later of--
            (1) the date of the submission of its report under section 
        6(a); or
            (2) the date of the submission of its recommendations under 
        section 6(b).
answer:
Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections Act - Establishes the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections to study the laws relating to the financing of campaigns for Federal elections and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws. 
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate on its activities.  Directs the Commission, as specified, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, any recommendations for changes in campaign finance laws to which seven or more Commission members may agree.  Prohibits the submission of recommendations by the Commission after July 15, 1998. 
(Sec. 7) Requires that when the Commission submits any recommendation for changes in campaign finance laws, those Commission members concurring in the recommendation shall include legislation to implement the recommendation.  Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced which implements a recommendation of the Commission. 
(Sec. 8) Terminates the Commission after the later of:  (1) the submission of its report; or (2) the submission of its recommendations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gun Show Accountability Act''.

           extension of brady background checks to gun shows

    Sec. 2. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are held annually 
        across the United States, attracting thousands of attendees per 
        show and hundreds of Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed 
        firearms sellers;
            (2) traditional gun shows, as well as flea markets and 
        other organized events, at which a large number of firearms are 
        offered for sale by Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed 
        firearms sellers, form a significant part of the national 
        firearms market;
            (3) firearms and ammunition that are exhibited or offered 
        for sale or exchange at gun shows, flea markets, and other 
        organized events move easily in and substantially affect 
        interstate commerce;
            (4) in fact, even before a firearm is exhibited or offered 
        for sale or exchange at a gun show, flea market, or other 
        organized event, the gun, its component parts, ammunition, and 
        the raw materials from which it is manufactured have moved in 
        interstate commerce;
            (5) gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events at 
        which firearms are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, 
        provide a convenient and centralized commercial location at 
        which firearms may be bought and sold anonymously, often 
        without background checks and without records that enable gun 
        tracing;
            (6) at gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events 
        at which guns are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, 
        criminals and other prohibited persons obtain guns without 
        background checks and frequently use guns that cannot be traced 
        to later commit crimes;
            (7) many persons who buy and sell firearms at gun shows, 
        flea markets, and other organized events cross State lines to 
        attend these events and engage in the interstate transportation 
        of firearms obtained at these events;
            (8) gun violence is a pervasive, national problem that is 
        exacerbated by the availability of guns at gun shows, flea 
        markets, and other organized events;
            (9) firearms associated with gun shows have been 
        transferred illegally to residents of another State by Federal 
        firearms licensees and nonlicensed firearms sellers, and have 
        been involved in subsequent crimes including drug offenses, 
        crimes of violence, property crimes, and illegal possession of 
        firearms by felons and other prohibited persons; and
            (10) Congress has the power, under the interstate commerce 
        clause and other provisions of the Constitution of the United 
        States, to ensure, by enactment of this Act, that criminals and 
        other prohibited persons do not obtain firearms at gun shows, 
        flea markets, and other organized events.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(35) Gun Show.--The term `gun show' means any event--
            ``(A) at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhibited 
        for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the firearms 
        has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, 
        interstate or foreign commerce; and
            ``(B) at which--
                    ``(i) not less than 20 percent of the exhibitors 
                are firearm exhibitors;
                    ``(ii) there are not less than 10 firearm 
                exhibitors; or
                    ``(iii) 50 or more firearms are offered for sale, 
                transfer, or exchange.
    ``(36) Gun Show Promoter.--The term `gun show promoter' means any 
person who organizes, plans, promotes, or operates a gun show.
    ``(37) Gun Show Vendor.--The term `gun show vendor' means any 
person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges 1 
or more firearms at a gun show, regardless of whether or not the person 
arranges with the gun show promoter for a fixed location from which to 
exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange 1 or more 
firearms.''.
    (c) Regulation of Firearms Transfers at Gun Shows.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows
    ``(a) Registration of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be unlawful for 
any person to organize, plan, promote, or operate a gun show unless 
that person--
            ``(1) registers with the Secretary in accordance with 
        regulations promulgated by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) pays a registration fee, in an amount determined by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(b) Responsibilities of Gun Show Promoters.--It shall be unlawful 
for any person to organize, plan, promote, or operate a gun show unless 
that person--
            ``(1) before commencement of the gun show, verifies the 
        identity of each gun show vendor participating in the gun show 
        by examining a valid identification document (as defined in 
        section 1028(d)(1)) of the vendor containing a photograph of 
        the vendor;
            ``(2) before commencement of the gun show, requires each 
        gun show vendor to sign--
                    ``(A) a ledger with identifying information 
                concerning the vendor; and
                    ``(B) a notice advising the vendor of the 
                obligations of the vendor under this chapter; and
            ``(3) notifies each person who attends the gun show of the 
        requirements of this chapter, in accordance with such 
        regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe;
            ``(4) maintains a copy of the records described in 
        paragraphs (1) and (2) at the permanent place of business of 
        the gun show promoter for such period of time and in such form 
        as the Secretary shall require by regulation.
    ``(c) Responsibilities of Transferors Other Than Licensees.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
        takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any person 
        who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a firearm to 
        another person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless 
        the firearm is transferred through a licensed importer, 
        licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in accordance with 
        subsection (e).
            ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
        to the requirement of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall not transfer the firearm to the 
                transferee until the licensed importer, licensed 
                manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which the 
                transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the 
                notification described in subsection (e)(3)(A); and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not 
                transfer the firearm to the transferee if the licensed 
                importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
                through which the transfer is made under subsection (e) 
                makes the notification described in subsection 
                (e)(3)(B).
            ``(3) Absence of recordkeeping requirement.--Nothing in 
        this section shall permit or authorize the Secretary to impose 
        recordkeeping requirements on any nonlicensed vendor.
    ``(d) Responsibilities of Transferees Other Than Licensees.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any part of a firearm transaction 
        takes place at a gun show, it shall be unlawful for any person 
        who is not licensed under this chapter to receive a firearm 
        from another person who is not licensed under this chapter, 
        unless the firearm is transferred through a licensed importer, 
        licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in accordance with 
        subsection (e).
            ``(2) Criminal background checks.--A person who is subject 
        to the requirements of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall not receive the firearm from the 
                transferor until the licensed importer, licensed 
                manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which the 
                transfer is made under subsection (e) makes the 
notification described in subsection (e)(3)(A); and
                    ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), shall not 
                receive the firearm from the transferor if the licensed 
                importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
                through which the transfer is made under subsection (e) 
                makes the notification described in subsection 
                (e)(3)(B).
    ``(e) Responsibilities of Licensees.--A licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer who agrees to assist a person who is 
not licensed under this chapter in carrying out the responsibilities of 
that person under subsection (c) or (d) with respect to the transfer of 
a firearm shall--
            ``(1) enter such information about the firearm as the 
        Secretary may require by regulation into a separate bound 
        record;
            ``(2) record the transfer on a form specified by the 
        Secretary;
            ``(3) comply with section 922(t) as if transferring the 
        firearm from the inventory of the licensed importer, licensed 
        manufacturer, or licensed dealer to the designated transferee 
        (although a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
        licensed dealer complying with this subsection shall not be 
        required to comply again with the requirements of section 
        922(t) in delivering the firearm to the nonlicensed 
        transferor), and notify the nonlicensed transferor and the 
        nonlicensed transferee--
                    ``(A) of such compliance; and
                    ``(B) if the transfer is subject to the 
                requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by 
                the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
                licensed dealer of a notification from the national 
                instant criminal background check system that the 
                transfer would violate section 922 or would violate 
                State law;
            ``(4) not later than 10 days after the date on which the 
        transfer occurs, submit to the Secretary a report of the 
        transfer, which report--
                    ``(A) shall be on a form specified by the Secretary 
                by regulation; and
                    ``(B) shall not include the name of or other 
                identifying information relating to any person involved 
                in the transfer who is not licensed under this chapter;
            ``(5) if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
        licensed dealer assists a person other than a licensee in 
        transferring, at 1 time or during any 5 consecutive business 
        days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of 
        pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same 
        nonlicensed person, in addition to the reports required under 
        paragraph (4), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, 
        which report shall be--
                    ``(A) prepared on a form specified by the 
                Secretary; and
                    ``(B) not later than the close of business on the 
                date on which the transfer occurs, forwarded to--
                            ``(i) the office specified on the form 
                        described in subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) the appropriate State law 
                        enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which 
                        the transfer occurs; and
            ``(6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the 
        permanent business records of the licensed importer, licensed 
        manufacturer, or licensed dealer.
    ``(f) Records of Licensee Transfers.--If any part of a firearm 
transaction takes place at a gun show, each licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, and licensed dealer who transfers 1 or more firearms to a 
person who is not licensed under this chapter shall, not later than 10 
days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the 
Secretary a report of the transfer, which report--
            ``(1) shall be in a form specified by the Secretary by 
        regulation;
            ``(2) shall not include the name of or other identifying 
        information relating to the transferee; and
            ``(3) shall not duplicate information provided in any 
        report required under subsection (c)(4).
    ``(g) Firearm Transaction Defined.--In this section, the term 
`firearm transaction'--
            ``(1) includes the offer for sale, sale, transfer, or 
        exchange of a firearm; and
            ``(2) does not include the mere exhibition of a firearm.''.
            (2) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(7)(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (b) or (c) of section 
931, shall be--
            ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
        years, or both; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
        such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
        more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(C) Whoever willfully violates section 931(d), shall be--
            ``(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 2 
        years, or both; and
            ``(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, 
        such person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
        more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(D) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (c) or (f) of section 
931 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both.
    ``(E) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this 
paragraph, the Secretary may, with respect to any person who knowingly 
violates any provision of section 931--
            ``(i) if the person is registered pursuant to section 
        931(a), after notice and opportunity for a hearing, suspend for 
        not more than 6 months or revoke the registration of that 
        person under section 931(a); and
            ``(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to not more 
        than $10,000.''.
            (3) Technical and conforming amendments.--Chapter 44 of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end 
                the following:

``931. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of section 923(j), by 
                striking ``a gun show or event'' and inserting ``an 
                event''.
    (d) Inspection Authority.--Section 923(g)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the Secretary may enter 
during business hours the place of business of any gun show promoter 
and any place where a gun show is held for the purposes of examining 
the records required by sections 923 and 931 and the inventory of 
licensees conducting business at the gun show. Such entry and 
examination shall be conducted for the purposes of determining 
compliance with this chapter by gun show promoters and licensees 
conducting business at the gun show and shall not require a showing of 
reasonable cause or a warrant.''.
    (e) Increased Penalties for Serious Recordkeeping Violations by 
Licensees.--Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any licensed 
dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed collector 
who knowingly makes any false statement or representation with respect 
to the information required by this chapter to be kept in the records 
of a person licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m) 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
both.
    ``(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) is in relation 
to an offense--
            ``(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 922(b), such 
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
        than 5 years, or both; or
            ``(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 922, such 
        person shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
        than 10 years, or both.''.
    (f) Increased Penalties for Violations of Criminal Background Check 
Requirements.--
            (1) Penalties.--Section 924 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``subsection (s) 
                or (t) of section 922'' and inserting ``section 
                922(s)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
            (2) Elimination of certain elements of offense.--Section 
        922(t)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
        striking ``and, at the time'' and all that follows through 
        ``State law''.
    (g) Gun Owner Privacy and Prevention of Fraud and Abuse of System 
Information.--Section 922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ``as soon as possible, consistent with the 
responsibility of the Attorney General under section 103(h) of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, to ensure the privacy and 
security of the system and to prevent system fraud and abuse, but in no 
event later than 90 days after the date on which the licensee first 
contacts the system with respect to the transfer'' before the period.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
answer:

Gun Show Accountability Act - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit any person from organizing, planning, promoting, or operating a gun show without: (1) registering with the Secretary of the Treasury and paying a registration fee; (2) first verifying the identity of each show vendor participating by examining a valid identification document containing a photograph of the vendor; (3) first requiring each vendor to sign a ledger with identifying information and a notice advising the vendor of his or her obligations; (4) notifying each attendee of requirements under the Act; and (5) maintaining a copy of the records described above at the permanent place of business of the show promoter for such period of time and in such form as the Secretary shall require. 
Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) responsibilities of transferors and transferees other than licensees, including criminal background check requirements; and (2) records of licensee transfers. 
Sets penalties for violations of this Act. 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter during business hours the place of business of any show promoter and any place where a show is held for purposes of examining required records and the inventory of licensees conducting business at the show, without a showing of reasonable cause or a warrant. 
Increases penalties for: (1) serious recordkeeping violations by licensees; and (2) violations of criminal background check requirements. 
Amends the Brady Act to require the national instant criminal background check system, if receipt of a firearm would not violate the Act or State law, to destroy records of the system relating to the call and to the person or transfer (current law) as soon as possible but in no event later than 90 days after the date on which the licensee first contacts the system with respect to the transfer.