[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1916 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1916

   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to increase 
  certain firearm license application fees and require the immediate 
 suspension of the license of a firearm licensee upon conviction of a 
           violation of that chapter, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              March 9 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

Mr. Simon (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to increase 
  certain firearm license application fees and require the immediate 
 suspension of the license of a firearm licensee upon conviction of a 
           violation of that chapter, 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. INCREASE IN FIREARM LICENSE APPLICATION FEES.

    Section 923(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``$50'' and 
                inserting ``$600'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``$10'' and 
                inserting ``$600'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``$50'' and 
                inserting ``$600''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``$200 for 3 
                years, except that the fee for renewal of a valid 
                license shall be $90 for 3 years'' and inserting ``$600 
                per year''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$10'' and inserting 
        ``$50''.

SEC. 2. CONVICTED LICENSEE.

    Section 925(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), when a licensed importer, 
licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector is 
convicted of a violation of this chapter, chapter 53 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, or section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778)--
            ``(A) all licenses issued to the licensee under this 
        chapter shall be suspended immediately upon conviction and 
        shall remain under suspension until all direct appeals are 
        exhausted; and
            ``(B) if the conviction is upheld on final direct appeal, 
        all licenses issued to the licensee under this chapter shall be 
        automatically revoked.''.

SEC. 3. KNOWING FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS BY LICENSEES.

    Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``(a)(4), (a)(6),'' and 
        inserting ``(a) (4) or (6), (b)(5),''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``knowing- ly--'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``knowingly violates section 922(m) shall be fined under this 
        title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.''.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT THAT FIREARM LICENSEES COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL LAWS 
              RELATING TO FIREARMS.

    Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1)(C) by inserting ``, chapter 53 of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or section 38 of the Arms 
        Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778),'' after ``chapter''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, chapter 53 of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986, or section 38 of the Arms Export 
                Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778),'' after ``chapter'' the 
                first place it appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``by the Secretary under this 
                chapter'' and inserting ``thereunder''.

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