1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of
2012
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Title I—LICENSING
Sec. 101. Licensing requirement.
Sec. 102. Application requirements.
Sec. 103. Issuance of license.
Sec. 104. Renewal of license.
Sec. 105. Revocation of license.
Title II—RECORD OF SALE OR TRANSFER
Sec. 201. Sale or transfer requirements for qualifying
firearms.
Sec. 202. Firearm records.
Title III—ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
Sec. 301. Universal background check requirement.
Sec. 302. Failure to maintain or permit inspection of
records.
Sec. 303. Failure to report loss or theft of
firearm.
Sec. 304. Failure to provide notice of change of
address.
Sec. 305. Child access prevention.
Title IV—ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 401. Criminal penalties.
Sec. 402. Regulations.
Sec. 403. Inspections.
Sec. 404. Orders.
Sec. 405. Injunctive enforcement.
Title V—FIREARM INJURY INFORMATION AND RESEARCH
Sec. 501. Duties of the Attorney General.
Title VI—EFFECT ON STATE LAW
Sec. 601. Effect on State law.
Sec. 602. Certification of State firearm licensing systems and
State firearm record of sale systems.
Title VII—RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW
Sec. 701. Subordination to Arms
Export Control Act.
Title VIII—INAPPLICABILITY
Sec. 801. Inapplicability to governmental
authorities.
Title IX—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 901. Effective date of amendments.
2.
(a)Congress
finds that—
(1)the manufacture,
distribution, and importation of firearms is inherently commercial in
nature;
(2)firearms regularly
move in interstate commerce;
(3)to the extent that
firearms trafficking is intrastate in nature, it arises out of and is
substantially connected with a commercial transaction, which, when viewed in
the aggregate, substantially affects interstate commerce;
(4)because the
intrastate and interstate trafficking of firearms are so commingled, full
regulation of interstate commerce requires the incidental regulation of
intrastate commerce;
(5)gun violence in the United States is
associated with the majority of homicides, over half the suicides, and
two-thirds of non-fatal violent injuries; and
(6)on the afternoon of May 10, 2007, Blair
Holt, a junior at Julian High School in Chicago, was killed on a public bus
riding home from school when he used his body to shield a girl who was in the
line of fire after a young man boarded the bus and started shooting.
(b)It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1)firearms
trafficking is prevalent and widespread in and among the States, and it is
usually impossible to distinguish between intrastate trafficking and interstate
trafficking; and
(2)it is in the
national interest and within the role of the Federal Government to ensure that
the regulation of firearms is uniform among the States, that law enforcement
can quickly and effectively trace firearms used in crime, and that firearms
owners know how to use and safely store their firearms.
(c)The
purposes of this Act and the amendments made by this Act are—
(1)to protect the
public against the unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with the
unrecorded sale or transfer of qualifying firearms to criminals and
youth;
(2)to ensure that
owners of qualifying firearms are knowledgeable in the safe use, handling, and
storage of those firearms;
(3)to restrict the
availability of qualifying firearms to criminals, youth, and other persons
prohibited by Federal law from receiving firearms; and
(4)to facilitate the
tracing of qualifying firearms used in crime by Federal and State law
enforcement agencies.
3.
(a)In this Act:
(1)Firearm;
licensed dealer; licensed manufacturer; StateThe terms
firearm, licensed dealer, licensed
manufacturer, and State have the meanings given those terms
in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code.
(2)The term qualifying firearm has the meaning
given the term in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (b) of this section.
(b)Amendment to
Title 18, United States
CodeSection 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
(36)The term
qualifying firearm—
(A)means—
(i)any handgun;
or
(ii)any semiautomatic
firearm that can accept any detachable ammunition feeding device; and
(B)does not include
any
antique.
.
<enum>I</enum><header>LICENSING</header>
<section id="H58D3A0B6071E4E69868851AACCC32430"><enum>101.</enum><header>Licensing
requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA47B24E7E40144A0A726D1E803B0C972" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H740CF8894F9947C5B3525610EDCD926F"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>Firearm
Licensing Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H6DE6F97970C045FDBCA61DC0BBE58355"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to
possess a qualifying firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that
person has been issued a firearm license—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7528EB9D230A49ECBF7BD72E670973A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under title I of
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, which license
has not been invalidated or revoked under that title; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B1A62C0AF6F4AB196DB46199DFBDFD2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to a
State firearm licensing and record of sale system certified under section 602
of Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, which license
has not been invalidated or revoked under State law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H45C16F18999F42098381A3E71CE36BAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicable
date</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>applicable date</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H648C0A0B6E1144139D0A509422AB4D35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to a
qualifying firearm that is acquired by the person before the date of the
enactment of Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, 2
years after such date of enactment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8EF8B9F918B4DEEB08B2E4A7D17B27A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to a
qualifying firearm that is acquired by the person on or after the date of the
enactment of Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, 1
year after such date of
enactment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H455AD42C2263499798B907F7EC9EAF47"><enum>102.</enum><header>Application
requirements</header>
<subsection id="H30DCEBA6E4A94D82B2FFF2E85AFD0CC9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>In order to be issued a firearm license under this title,
an individual shall submit to the Attorney General (in accordance with the
regulations promulgated under subsection (b)) an application, which shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H77FFD9BA84764AE78A552035DD38BFC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
current, passport-sized photograph of the applicant that provides a clear,
accurate likeness of the applicant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6132A99CC2234FD59FF2BAC04AF29A33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the name, address,
and date and place of birth of the applicant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85E565B994FD489FB4413F1A42A7C411"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other name
that the applicant has ever used or by which the applicant has ever been
known;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0D545979A7D407683B688E2C955AE05"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
clear thumb print of the applicant, which shall be made when, and in the
presence of the entity to whom, the application is submitted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H163C7CB246D948329C2DAE8AF453AF8A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>with respect to
each category of person prohibited by Federal law, or by the law of the State
of residence of the applicant, from obtaining a firearm, a statement that the
individual is not a person prohibited from obtaining a firearm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79CB53AC8D3A42CF8FB96047EB91BE97"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a
certification by the applicant that the applicant will keep any firearm owned
by the applicant safely stored and out of the possession of persons who have
not attained 18 years of age;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B3BC78424D14B80B974F7EB8D51C9EC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a
certificate attesting to the completion at the time of application of a written
firearms examination, which shall test the knowledge and ability of the
applicant regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3902C640CE364B4EAB7214FD03E8AB05"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the safe storage
of firearms, particularly in the vicinity of persons who have not attained 18
years of age;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3F46AB5A8E44336AACA9BAFE4744105"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the safe handling
of firearms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8DAE6E402FD48D8AED2358A73D55144"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the use of
firearms in the home and the risks associated with such use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEBA352E6EDE5403C8CF2000EDACBF0F4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the legal
responsibilities of firearms owners, including Federal, State, and local laws
relating to requirements for the possession and storage of firearms, and
relating to reporting requirements with respect to firearms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB30701663ED947D891752A8B15E886D3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other
subjects, as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF79D2E6A6D5C43B28CE5CB74F6C117F8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>an authorization
by the applicant to release to the Attorney General or an authorized
representative of the Attorney General any mental health records pertaining to
the applicant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC12B570C24F44A6D859182857061F099"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the date on which
the application was submitted; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88481218AAF949E8ADA74C85D9B40FE6"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the signature of
the applicant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H498998CBD8614DDBB31648243F8B7620"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations
Governing Submission</header><text>The Attorney General shall promulgate
regulations specifying procedures for the submission of applications to the
Attorney General under this section, which regulations shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0975A5CEEBF9493AAF3ED2BD26BC12EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for
submission of the application through a licensed dealer or an office or agency
of the Federal Government designated by the Attorney General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD401E28EA1194F4EB5107AB724C78D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>require the
applicant to provide a valid identification document (as defined in section
1028(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code) of the applicant, containing a
photograph of the applicant, to the licensed dealer or to the office or agency
of the Federal Government, as applicable, at the time of submission of the
application to that dealer, office, or agency; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05BFAE4EF28F420CADDBE9B9A37B4FDD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require that a
completed application be forwarded to the Attorney General not later than 48
hours after the application is submitted to the licensed dealer or office or
agency of the Federal Government, as applicable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H22E08EAC299A42CABB2930A721E98FE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="H57341C1BAD054C729BF6B2E70EE768EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General shall charge and collect from each
applicant for a license under this title a fee in an amount determined in
accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE492FEE5D81A49588EFA222EBB30B85B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fee
amount</header><text>The amount of the fee collected under this subsection
shall be not less than the amount determined by the Attorney General to be
necessary to ensure that the total amount of all fees collected under this
subsection during a fiscal year is sufficient to cover the costs of carrying
out this title during that fiscal year, except that such amount shall not
exceed $25.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE0253AC2821A4F4FA67D5B638827119B"><enum>103.</enum><header>Issuance of
license</header>
<subsection id="H4D8CB31F94A1411F9652726335D1D5DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Attorney General shall issue a firearm license to an
applicant who has submitted an application that meets the requirements of
section 102 of this Act, if the Attorney General ascertains that the individual
is not prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United
States Code, from receiving a firearm.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD9240E916E3D4E2180BF804D24E68000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of
Issuance to Prohibited Person</header><text>A firearm license issued under this
section shall be null and void if issued to a person who is prohibited by
subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, from
receiving a firearm.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E2F100842CA44E1A1BD410BE2541C2C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form of
License</header><text>A firearm license issued under this section shall be in
the form of a tamper-resistant card, and shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H51477CC0A1434382B0259672122D21CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the photograph of
the licensed individual submitted with the application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BF72FD0D9324CF9AF6A43533DCE8A1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the address of the
licensed individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC2A83572895494695C1D573B3362639"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the date of birth
of the licensed individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56C1799A1C74400EB59D0C6ED1C8FA68"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
license number, unique to each licensed individual;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97F303F1410344019DAD4140BE7D8901"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the expiration
date of the license, which shall be the date that is 5 years after the initial
anniversary of the date of birth of the licensed individual following the date
on which the license is issued (or in the case of a license renewal, following
the date on which the license is renewed under section 104);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AE598BB8DD240C798E81CC732E9FC84"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the signature of
the licensed individual provided on the application, or a facsimile of the
application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56F0C1F54B6B432DA0A16A5EC334C9F5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>centered at the
top of the license, capitalized, and in boldface type, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6E6C25D77744A928EA11CC23826A899" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="section">FIREARM
LICENSE—NOT VALID FOR ANY OTHER
PURPOSE</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H214A731DCDDA41E889D31C723EBD50DB"><enum>104.</enum><header>Renewal of
license</header>
<subsection id="HA99E3115D8274309A45FDB3CAE01B489"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application for
Renewal</header>
<paragraph id="HCF21564D909B4853A1C598E27EEA185F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to renew a firearm license issued under this
title, not later than 30 days before the expiration date of the license, the
licensed individual shall submit to the Attorney General (in accordance with
the regulations promulgated under paragraph (3)), in a form approved by the
Attorney General, an application for renewal of the license.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5A9CAC5BC5643D2B432687E6EDB8E06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>An
application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01951550B6484763B3D55D2A10425549"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a current,
passport-sized photograph of the applicant that provides a clear, accurate
likeness of the applicant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCED4CED629D041FAB8746B47B858507E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>current proof of
identity of the licensed individual; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H678FF42B902E4BC0B7CF74006C4032C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the address of the
licensed individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AAE9EA3E7EE47BB833665798AE08278"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations
governing submission</header><text>The Attorney General shall promulgate
regulations specifying procedures for the submission of applications under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD5E8811FD4D4B98B10194FAB1B8CE12"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Issuance of
Renewed License</header><text>Upon approval of an application submitted under
subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney General shall issue a renewed
license, which shall meet the requirements of section 103(c), except that the
license shall include the current photograph and address of the licensed
individual, as provided in the application submitted under this section, and
the expiration date of the renewed license, as provided in section
103(c)(5).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H75A097F2B753491687EFF80E16E5FC16"><enum>105.</enum><header>Revocation of
license</header>
<subsection id="H4C93DCF4DC734F54A199F4735DBEB716"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>If an individual to whom a license has been issued under
this title subsequently becomes a person who is prohibited by subsection (g) or
(n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, from receiving a
firearm—</text>
<paragraph id="HD84BFBD4556E4A4792E0E4E641788A26"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the license is
revoked; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B874C2A14D94C848419CE21E6615CF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the individual
shall promptly return the license to the Attorney General.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBFB9B48A9E641D7BC2E4FFFAAD5893E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative
Action</header><text>Upon receipt by the Attorney General of notice that an
individual to whom a license has been issued under this title has become a
person described in subsection (a), the Attorney General shall ensure that the
individual promptly returns the license to the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>RECORD OF SALE OR
TRANSFER</header>
<section id="HAC17612ACA15441DA29D72CB3271376E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sale or
transfer requirements for qualifying firearms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB790ED80FEA64639BA0D86ACE10D0752" style="OLC">
<item id="HC91AFD45614D4A7D9842158A9734AA1D" indent="up5"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Unauthorized Sale or Transfer of a
Qualifying Firearm</header><text>It shall be unlawful for any person to sell,
deliver, or otherwise transfer a qualifying firearm to, or for, any person who
is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed
collector, or to receive a qualifying firearm from a person who is not a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed
collector, unless, at the time and place of the transfer or receipt—</text>
</item><paragraph id="H4F07C3538D3F473380EE729637DD14AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the transferee
presents to a licensed dealer a valid firearm license issued to the
transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F2CE05B571948FE8B850F76498E3722"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under title I of
Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE1583D5EBED4B588250E066F8308BD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to a
State firearm licensing and record of sale system certified under section 602
of Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012 established by
the State in which the transfer or receipt occurs;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF45909C1FC414B20936148E50EE52FCE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer contacts the Attorney General or the head of the State agency that
administers the certified system described in paragraph (1)(B), as applicable,
and receives notice that the transferee has been issued a firearm license
described in paragraph (1) and that the license remains valid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26FDA42DBD904D09B7F877DD8A24E3AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer records on a document (which, in the case of a sale, shall be the sales
receipt) a tracking authorization number provided by the Attorney General or
the head of the State agency, as applicable, as evidence that the licensed
dealer has verified the validity of the
license.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H6629B110AF1C4E55A30E10A697D25BEB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Firearm
records</header>
<subsection id="H9028D916899147598DB0369D7687CE2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of
Sale or Transfer Reports</header><text>Not later than 14 days after the date on
which the transfer of qualifying firearm is processed by a licensed dealer
under section 922(bb) of title 18, United States Code (as added by section 201
of this Act), the licensed dealer shall submit to the Attorney General (or, in
the case of a licensed dealer located in a State that has a State firearm
licensing and record of sale system certified under section 602 of this Act, to
the head of the State agency that administers that system) a report of that
transfer, which shall include information relating to—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F5EEEA38EA243A1807C9322177DE5B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the manufacturer
of the firearm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FFB745F021543159B50BF7A96EAE98A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the model name or
number of the firearm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H030517F9E8AD4A939F7D9BC9B6E22880"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the serial number
of the firearm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H089FFF6363844C69B5CBA96A6E4037CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the date on which
the firearm was received by the transferee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C48F513F0464E85AF53303CF85F5D2F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number of a
valid firearm license issued to the transferee under title I of this Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H309A334539F2414B97CA70FF24F59F14"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the name and
address of the individual who transferred the firearm to the transferee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H283956067D604AE790D188E51F685C08"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal Record
of Sale System</header><text>Not later than 9 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a
Federal record of sale system, which shall include the information included in
each report submitted to the Attorney General under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBF65107ACBCD40ED86547BB2D8C07202"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Elimination of
Prohibition on Establishment of System of Registration</header><text>Section
926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the second
sentence.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>ADDITIONAL
PROHIBITIONS</header>
<section id="HBDC63FEE3B07464E992808F1AC02FC4A"><enum>301.</enum><header>Universal
background check requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by sections 101 and 201 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H67C9054835A84D98B499F9D9D1AE29B8" style="OLC">
<item id="H7B4607D4312F4FDC944D64EF4581739E" indent="up5"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Universal Background Check
Requirement</header>
</item><paragraph id="HF136BBEA35BE4DC1A16C48AA1EEE908E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Except
as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person other than a
licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed
collector to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a firearm to any person other
than such a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed
dealer in accordance with subsection (t).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H747CE950358B40CEB6405B3F4CCBCD9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Paragraph
(1) shall not apply to the infrequent transfer of a firearm by gift, bequest,
intestate succession or other means by an individual to a parent, child,
grandparent, or grandchild of the individual, or to any loan of a firearm for
any lawful purpose for not more than 30 days between persons who are personally
known to each
other.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H65E18249E6B44C34B6D5D81E5D32AF70"><enum>302.</enum><header>Failure to
maintain or permit inspection of records</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by sections 101, 201, and 301 of this Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFB9BE47141BA4D6082568E65816C8BA1" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2D7518F68C1841B88FF43A9985D8F4B0" indent="up3"><enum>(dd)</enum><header>Failure To Maintain or Permit
Inspection of Records</header><text>It shall be unlawful for a licensed
manufacturer or a licensed dealer to fail to comply with section 202 of Blair
Holt’s Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, or to maintain such
records or supply such information as the Attorney General may require in order
to ascertain compliance with such Act and the regulations and orders issued
under such
Act.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H96BA3F8988414A9ABCC419F0C8C067E0"><enum>303.</enum><header>Failure to
report loss or theft of firearm</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, and 302 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6E081149D2D24D5F9452C216A98B6F9F" style="OLC">
<item id="HCA3CF905DDF44CE08F8F7352325B9CE8" indent="up5"><enum>(ee)</enum><header>Failure To Report Loss or Theft of
Firearm</header><text>It shall be unlawful for any person who owns a qualifying
firearm to fail to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney
General within 72 hours after the loss or theft is
discovered.</text>
</item><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8C436E7F5D034254A80A780BBED61312"><enum>304.</enum><header>Failure to
provide notice of change of address</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code,
as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, and 303 of this Act, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H75AD361C3F4B4D7ABEC0DAE483EDD703" style="OLC">
<item id="HE971FEA18A054628A9517665115B7541" indent="up5"><enum>(ff)</enum><header>Failure To Provide Notice of
Change of Address</header><text>It shall be unlawful for any individual to whom
a firearm license has been issued under title I of Blair Holt's Firearm
Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012 to fail to report to the Attorney
General a change in the address of that individual within 60 days of that
change of
address.</text>
</item><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H347107AC4F68491B9774E1772B57569E"><enum>305.</enum><header>Child access
prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, as amended by sections 101, 201, 301, 302, 303,
and 304 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB77B4399862D45B28510660810D4F2EA" style="OLC">
<item id="HA736D13958F84F66B2A8F7679A6AC749" indent="up5"><enum>(gg)</enum><header>Child Access Prevention</header>
</item><paragraph id="H40BFBE84276640638E1558A032B1B0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
child</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>child</term> means an
individual who has not attained the age of 18 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AAE052FC4AE458EA4E534B18793C78E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition and
penalties</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), it shall be
unlawful for any person to keep a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and
ammunition for the firearm, any 1 of which has been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce, within any premises that is under the custody
or control of that person, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6AE0F40E1AD4AF6B3D9476075C7AE89"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that
person—</text>
<clause id="H0F1B8A66E4774534B27AC48FB7C4D61E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>knows, or
recklessly disregards the risk, that a child is capable of gaining access to
the firearm; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5B3837D0176842A98C95E055BF49590D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>either—</text>
<subclause id="HAEE4CAFFA1034C8CAD5B39BA6AF20988"><enum>(I)</enum><text>knows, or
recklessly disregards the risk, that a child will use the firearm to cause the
death of, or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title)
to, the child or any other person; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H18792075D96A47D49529D7EB90E53129"><enum>(II)</enum><text>knows, or
reasonably should know, that possession of the firearm by a child is unlawful
under Federal or State law; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09DDF9B15E4645C6A17A1B35F9FE054A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a child uses the
firearm and the use of that firearm causes the death of, or serious bodily
injury to, the child or any other person.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB3006C815D9C48D3BE7959A1DE017EDF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Paragraph
(2) shall not apply if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0EF957F9070846DB956F4FF7721CC6E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the time the
child obtained access, the firearm was secured with a secure gun storage or
safety device;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC27D1D79E6054111BE92D3F286B0BCAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the person is a
peace officer, a member of the Armed Forces, or a member of the National Guard,
and the child obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of
the official duties of the person in that capacity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H351281B40EB14CE393C9D5DD0BE90EDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the child uses the
firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of 1 or more other persons;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FC85043AF5942ADAA133BB3B3894066"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the person has no
reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a
child is likely to be present on the premises on which the firearm is
kept.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>ENFORCEMENT</header>
<section id="H69947B04392D45EC86FED18AE9C883CC"><enum>401.</enum><header>Criminal
penalties</header>
<subsection id="H710D40E83F314908BDB78705B1D29842"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Failure To
Possess Firearm License; Failure To Comply With Qualifying Firearm Sale or
Transfer Requirements; Failure To Maintain or Permit Inspection of
Records</header><text>Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA71E33FF8AC34516BFB93192DE434F02" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2C748196C8BF4FE4A41F61EE253B7525" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Whoever knowingly violates subsection
(aa), (bb), or (dd) of section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 2 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H48BABC7F6C344F53A0B1FB6C4005430F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Failure To
Comply With Universal Background Checks; Failure To Timely Report Loss or Theft
of a Qualifying Firearm; Failure To Provide Notice of Change of
Address</header><text>Section 924(a)(5) of such title is amended by striking
<quote>(s) or (t)</quote> and inserting <quote>(t), (cc), (ee), or
(ff)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8A94D3E8E5DB4FC9A3B3D4CA17996DC8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Child Access
Prevention</header><text>Section 924(a) of such title, as amended by subsection
(a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6AA454C201B447BAAC1757E7E62605AC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H94F011F37CA347AB9E78EC70B5D9BD1B" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Whoever violates section 105(a)(2) of
Blair Holt’s Handgun Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2012, knowingly or
having reason to believe that the person is prohibited by subsection (g) or (n)
of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, from receiving a firearm, shall
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D12D7AE031042D6AF156C04BF9653CF" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Whoever violates section 922(gg)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8B12168ED63F434897D61D888C1DFE5D"><enum>402.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection id="H6E01C72A88C1434587148567D9C4BB7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Attorney General shall issue regulations governing
the licensing of possessors of qualifying firearms and the recorded sale of
qualifying firearms, consistent with this Act and the amendments made by this
Act, as the Attorney General determines to be reasonably necessary to reduce or
prevent deaths or injuries resulting from qualifying firearms, and to assist
law enforcement in the apprehension of owners or users of qualifying firearms
used in criminal activity.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4107369C608849E4A75244EE535C3628"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum Interval
Between Issuance of Proposed and Final Regulation</header><text>Not later than
120 days after the date on which the Attorney General issues a proposed
regulation under subsection (a) with respect to a matter, the Attorney General
shall issue a final regulation with respect to the matter.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H65C08F5D300A46CE8DB6EA5372FF0E49"><enum>403.</enum><header>Inspections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In order to ascertain compliance with this
Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the regulations and orders issued
under this Act, the Attorney General may, during regular business hours, enter
any place in which firearms or firearm products are manufactured, stored, or
held, for distribution in commerce, and inspect those areas where the products
are so manufactured, stored, or held.</text>
</section><section id="H786EDD6FE77F4CDC861CAC56A00E16B2"><enum>404.</enum><header>Orders</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General may issue an order
prohibiting the sale or transfer of any firearm that the Attorney General finds
has been transferred or distributed in violation of this Act, an amendment made
by this Act, or a regulation issued under this Act.</text>
</section><section id="H2AE234608AB34B8EAD6A1D7598D6A568"><enum>405.</enum><header>Injunctive
enforcement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney
General may bring an action to restrain any violation of this Act or an
amendment made by this Act in the district court of the United States for any
district in which the violation has occurred, or in which the defendant is
found or transacts business.</text>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>FIREARM INJURY
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH</header>
<section id="H1D5BC51165974F7CB25753E001E7F308"><enum>501.</enum><header>Duties of the
Attorney General</header>
<subsection id="H12ADB645ABEA40BDA716EFD98F082B04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Attorney General shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB9E87A52B1754BF7BA14856CBCDD4064"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish and
maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse to collect, investigate,
analyze, and disseminate data and information relating to the causes and
prevention of death and injury associated with firearms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AF897E679C4431F9F2F388E553EB356"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct continuing
studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3D163CB7F7A41F980FDD7B78A3C77B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collect and
maintain current production and sales figures for each licensed
manufacturer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5ED5ADE3DDEA45E6BF3102541E2C622E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
Information</header><text>Periodically, but not less frequently than annually,
the Attorney General shall report to the Congress and make available to the
public a report on the activities of the Attorney General under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>EFFECT ON STATE
LAW</header>
<section id="H13216B5044B843DF99D0F7E137F3B60D"><enum>601.</enum><header>Effect on State
law</header>
<subsection id="HA8E5B9C04A6F4A0CA350E3F6BF644278"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>This Act and the amendments made by this Act may not be
construed to preempt any provision of the law of any State or political
subdivision of that State, or prevent a State or political subdivision of that
State from enacting any provision of law regulating or prohibiting conduct with
respect to firearms, except to the extent that the provision of law is
inconsistent with any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act,
and then only to the extent of the inconsistency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H919A69C13D194BF0B90FE7B88758592D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
Interpretation</header><text>A provision of State law is not inconsistent with
this Act or an amendment made by this Act if the provision imposes a regulation
or prohibition of greater scope or a penalty of greater severity than a
corresponding prohibition or penalty imposed by this Act or an amendment made
by this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDC26FC8E44F144D1BC58639299565F65"><enum>602.</enum><header>Certification
of State firearm licensing systems and State firearm record of sale
systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Upon a written request
of the chief executive officer of a State, the Attorney General may
certify—</text>
<paragraph id="HCEECA6E5DC0241AE9996CB641B740DE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
firearm licensing system established by a State, if State law requires the
system to satisfy the requirements applicable to the Federal firearm licensing
system established under title I; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAAB46546E5744F2B1CA250FF294B293"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a
firearm record of sale system established by a State, if State law requires the
head of the State agency that administers the system to submit to the Federal
firearm record of sale system established under section 202(b) a copy of each
report submitted to the head of the agency under section 202(a), within 7 days
after receipt of the report.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER LAW</header>
<section id="H4865C001907B404197240E2414E324B4"><enum>701.</enum><header>Subordination
to <act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control
Act</act-name></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the event of
any conflict between any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this
Act, and any provision of the <act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export
Control Act</act-name> (22 U.S.C. 2751), the provision of the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">Arms Export Control Act</act-name> shall
control.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>INAPPLICABILITY</header>
<section id="HF8A07170BB4F42428AA77CF2AE0AAC9E"><enum>801.</enum><header>Inapplicability
to governmental authorities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall not apply to any department or agency of the United States, of a State,
or of a political subdivision of a State, or to any official conduct of any
officer or employee of such a department or agency.</text>
</section><enum>IX</enum><header>EFFECTIVE
DATE</header>
<section id="H6A287F10D3854562B2A5AAB940B37FF5"><enum>901.</enum><header>Effective date
of amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments
made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</section>