[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 661 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 661
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms
laws.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2013
Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro,
Mr. Quigley, Mr. Farr, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Price of
North Carolina, Mr. Honda, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
and Mr. Fattah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms
laws.
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 ``Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the authority of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
(BATFE) to disclose crime gun trace data to the public.
(2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collection of
valuable information, and the establishment of effective
policies to prevent illegal guns.
(3) Having effective policies to prevent illegal gun
trafficking makes our families and communities safer.
(4) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforcement of the gun
laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed
within 24 hours, and by barring the government from requiring
annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops
(5) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would support law
enforcement efforts and give the public vital information
needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal
guns.
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF DATABASE
INFORMATION OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS,
AND EXPLOSIVES.
(a) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of division
B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
(18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 609-610) is amended
by striking the 6th proviso.
(b) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 111-117; 123 Stat. 3128-3129) is amended by striking
``beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in
fiscal year 2010''.
(c) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note;
Public Law 111-8; 123 Stat. 574-576) is amended by striking ``beginning
in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in fiscal year
2009''.
(d) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1903-1904) is amended by striking
``beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter'' and inserting ``in
fiscal year 2008''.
(e) The 6th proviso under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of the
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109-108; 119 Stat. 2295-2296)
is amended by striking ``with respect to any fiscal year''.
(f) The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of division B of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public
Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 2859-2860) is amended by striking ``with respect
to any fiscal year''.
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENT THAT FIREARMS
DEALERS TO CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS INVENTORY.
The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title I of division B of the
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C.
923 note; Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 609-610) is amended by striking
the 7th proviso.
SEC. 5. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO DESTROY INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK RECORDS WITHIN 24 HOURS.
Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112-55; 125
Stat. 632) is amended--
(1) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through
``(1)''; and
(2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and
inserting a period.
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