[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 77 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 77

   To improve the tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a 
  crime, to allow more frequent inspections of gun dealers to ensure 
   compliance with Federal gun law, to enhance the penalties for gun 
                  trafficking, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To improve the tracking of stolen firearms and firearms used in a 
  crime, to allow more frequent inspections of gun dealers to ensure 
   compliance with Federal gun law, to enhance the penalties for gun 
                  trafficking, 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 ``Anti-Gun Trafficking Penalties 
Enhancement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FIREARMS TRACE SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-108) is amended in 
title I, under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives'', by striking ``Provided further, That no funds 
appropriated under this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal 
year may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the 
Firearms Trace System database'' and all that follows through ``section 
921(a)(10) of such title):''.
    (b) Requests for Information.--Upon receipt of a written request 
from a State or local government or law enforcement agency for 
information contained in the Firearms Trace System database maintained 
by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives (or any successor database or agency), the 
Attorney General shall provide all data in such database that is 
responsive to such request for information.

SEC. 3. STOLEN FIREARMS.

    (a) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``firearm'' has 
the meaning given the term by section 921 of title 18, United States 
Code.
    (b) Federal Officials.--If a Federal law enforcement agency 
investigates the commission of a crime and determines that a specific 
firearm is known to have been stolen or to have been used in such 
crime, the agency shall provide information regarding the firearm to 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, for inclusion 
in the Firearms Trace System database.
    (c) State and Local Officials.--Section 1702 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-1) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Stolen Firearms.--
            ``(1) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        `firearm' has the meaning given the term by section 921 of 
        title 18, United States Code.
            ``(2) Reporting.--If a State or local law enforcement 
        agency receiving a grant under this part investigates the 
        commission of a crime and determines that a specific firearm is 
        known to have been stolen or to have been used in such crime, 
        the agency shall provide information regarding the firearm to 
        the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives, for 
        inclusion in the Firearms Trace System database.''.

SEC. 4. INSPECTIONS OF GUN DEALERS.

    Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:
                    ``(I) at any time that the Attorney General may 
                reasonably require; and''.

SEC. 5. ILLEGAL FIREARMS TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Increased Maximum Term of Imprisonment.--Section 924 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(d),''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (d) of section 922 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
both.'';
            (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``10 years, fined in 
        accordance with'' and inserting ``20 years, fined under'';
            (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``10 years, fined in 
        accordance with'' and inserting ``20 years, fined under''; and
            (4) in subsection (n), by striking ``10 years'' and 
        inserting ``20 years''.
    (b) Racketeering Activity.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 922(d) (relating to 
firearms sales to ineligible persons), subsections (g), (h), and (n) of 
section 924 (relating to illegal firearms trafficking),'' before 
``section 1028''.
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