[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1642 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1642

                To prevent the illegal sale of firearms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2011

Mr. Quigley (for himself, Ms. Chu, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
                To prevent the illegal sale of firearms.

    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 ``Trafficking Reduction And Criminal 
Enforcement (TRACE) Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATORY REQUIREMENT TO MARK FIREARMS WITH SECOND, HIDDEN 
              SERIAL NUMBER.

    Within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall promulgate final regulations that require each 
firearm manufactured in the United States on or after the effective 
date of the regulation, to be marked with a serial number that is 
located inside the barrel of the firearm or that is visible only in 
infrared light, in addition to the serial number with which the firearm 
is otherwise required by law to be marked.

SEC. 3. REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT THAT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 
              INFORMATION COLLECTED IN CONNECTION WITH FIREARM 
              ACQUISITION BE MAINTAINED FOR 60 DAYS.

    Section 511 of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (123 Stat. 3151; division B of Public Law 111-
117) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``--'' and all that follows through 
        ``(1)''; and
            (2) by striking ``; and'' and all that follows through 
        paragraph (2) and inserting a period.

SEC. 4. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE FIREARMS DEALERS TO 
              CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS INVENTORY.

    The provision under the heading ``bureau of alcohol, tobacco, 
firearms and explosives, salaries and expenses'' in title II of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010 (123 Stat. 3129; division B of Public Law 111-117) is amended by 
striking the 7th proviso.
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