[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4905 Introduced in House (IH)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4905
To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun
safety laws, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 12, 2016
Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr.
Connolly) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun
safety laws, 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 ``ATF Enforcement Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SENATE CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENT FOR THE
APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.
Section 599A(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate'' and inserting ``Attorney General,''.
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS RELATING TO FIREARMS TRACE DATA.
(a) Tiahrt Amendments.--
(1) 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.
(2) 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''.
(3) 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''.
(4) 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''.
(5) 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''.
(6) 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''.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Firearms Trace Data To Draw Broad
Conclusions About Firearms-Related Crime.--
(1) Section 514 of division B of the Consolidated and
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923
note; Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 271-272) is repealed.
(2) Section 516 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 633) is
repealed.
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONSOLIDATION OR CENTRALIZATION
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF FIREARMS ACQUISITION AND
DISPOSITION RECORDS MAINTAINED BY FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSEES.
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 1st proviso.
SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENT THAT
FIREARMS DEALERS CONDUCT PHYSICAL CHECK OF FIREARMS
INVENTORY.
The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of division B of
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by
striking the 5th proviso.
SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT INSTANT CHECK RECORDS BE
DESTROYED 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 ``--'' and all that follows through
``(1)''; and
(2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and
inserting a period.
SEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON PROCESSING OF FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS ABOUT ARSON OR EXPLOSIVES
INCIDENTS OR FIREARM TRACES.
Section 644 of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations
Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 473-
474) is repealed.
SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ``CURIOS OR RELICS''
AND IMPORTATION OF SURPLUS MILITARY FIREARMS.
(a) Section 518 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) is repealed.
(b) The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of
division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 921 note; Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 248) is
amended by striking the 1st proviso.
(c) Section 519 of division B of the Consolidated and Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 274)
is repealed.
SEC. 9. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSE DUE TO LACK OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of division B of
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by
striking the 6th proviso.
SEC. 10. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNCTIONS,
MISSIONS, OR ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES TO OTHER AGENCIES OR
DEPARTMENTS.
The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of division B of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) is
amended by striking the 3rd proviso.
SEC. 11. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON SEARCH COMPUTERIZED RECORDS OF
FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS WHO ARE OUT OF
BUSINESS.
The matter under the heading ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives--Salaries and Expenses'' in title II of division B of
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18
U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 610) is amended by
striking the 7th proviso.
SEC. 12. ELIMINATION OF PROHIBITION ON DENYING, OR FAILING TO ACT ON,
APPLICATION TO IMPORT CERTAIN SHOTGUN MODELS ON THE BASIS
THAT THE SHOTGUN WAS NOT PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR OR
READILY ADAPTABLE TO SPORTING PURPOSES.
Section 532 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2016 (Public Law 114-113) is repealed.
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