[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5551 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5551

   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the 
    requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms 
  licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2006

    Mr. Renzi (for himself, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Poe, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bradley of New 
 Hampshire, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Alexander, 
  and Mr. Davis of Kentucky) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to amend the 
    requirement that interstate firearms sales by Federal firearms 
  licensees be made in accordance with the State law of the purchaser.

    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 ``Firearms Transfer Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT INTERSTATE FIREARMS SALES BY 
              FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSEES BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
              STATE LAW OF THE PURCHASER.

    Section 922(b)(3)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``rifle or shotgun'' and inserting 
        ``firearm'';
            (2) by striking ``both such States'' and inserting ``the 
        State in which the licensee's place of business is located''; 
        and
            (3) by striking ``both States'' and inserting ``the State 
        in which the licensee's place of business is located''.
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