I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1642 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 A BILL To prevent the illegal sale of firearms.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act.

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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.

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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.

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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.