,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 and ,ms4 ,slaughter7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,crackdown on ,deadbeat ,gun ,dealers ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,increasing the number of allowed compliance inspections of firearms dealers ,section #ibc7;g77#a77;,b77ii77,i7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking once and inserting #c times4 #c4 ,increasing penalties on firearms licensees ,section #ibd7;a77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code is amended by striking one year and inserting #e years4 #d4 ,serious recordkeeping offenses that aid gun trafficking ,section #ibd7;a77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the period and inserting 2 but if the violation is in relation to an offense under subsection 7a77#f7 or 7d7 of section #ibb1 shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both44 #e4 ,suspension of firearms dealer's license and civil penalties for violations of the gun control act ,subsections 7e7 and 7f7 of section #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 are amended to read as follows3 7e7 ,the ,attorney ,general may1 after notice and opportunity for hearing1 suspend or revoke any license issued under this section1 or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than #aj1jjj per violation1 if the holder of the license has willfully violated any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the ,attorney ,general under this chapter or fails to have secure gun storage or safety devices available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees 7except that in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft1 casualty loss1 consumer sales1 backorders from a manufacturer1 or any other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee1 the dealer shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirement to make available such a device74 ,the ,attorney ,general may1 after notice and opportunity for hearing1 suspend or revoke the license of1 or assess a civil penalty of not more than #aj1jjj on1 a dealer who willfully transfers armor piercing ammunition4 ,the ,attorney ,general may at any time compromise1 mitigate1 or remit the liability with respect to any willful violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation prescribed by the ,attorney ,general under this chapter4 ,the ,attorney ,general's actions under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in subsection 7f74 7f7 7#a7 ,any person whose application for a license is denied and any holder of a license which is suspended or revoked or who is assessed a civil penalty shall receive a written notice from the ,attorney ,general stating specifically the grounds upon which the application was denied or upon which the license was suspended or revoked or the civil penalty assessed4 ,any notice of a suspension or revocation of a license shall be given to the holder of the license before the effective date of the suspension or revocation4 7#b7 ,if the ,attorney ,general denies an application for a license1 or suspends or revokes a license1 or assesses a civil penalty1 the ,attorney ,general shall1 upon request by the aggrieved party1 promptly hold a hearing to review the denial1 suspension1 revocation1 or assessment4 ,in the case of a suspension or revocation of a license1 the ,attorney ,general shall1 on the request of the holder of the license1 stay the effective date of the suspension or revocation4 ,a hearing under this paragraph shall be held at a location convenient to the aggrieved party4 7#c7 ,if after a hearing held under paragraph 7#b7 the ,attorney ,general decides not to reverse the decision to deny an application or suspend or revoke a license or assess a civil penalty1 the ,attorney ,general shall give notice of the decision to the aggrieved party4 ,the aggrieved party may at any time within #fj days after the date notice is given under this paragraph file a petition with the ,united ,states district court for the district in which party resides or in which the party's principal place of business is located for a de novo judicial review of the denial1 suspension1 revocation1 or assessment4 ,in a proceeding conducted under this subsection1 the court may consider any evidence submitted by the parties to the proceeding whether or not such evidence was considered at the hearing held under paragraph 7#b74 ,if the court decides that the ,attorney ,general was not authorized to deny the application or to suspend or revoke the license or to assess the civil penalty1 the court shall order the ,attorney ,general to take such action as may be necessary to comply with the judgment of the court4 4 #f4 ,termination of firearms dealer's license upon felony conviction ,section #ibe7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking until any conviction pursuant to the indictment becomes final and inserting until the date of any conviction pursuant to the indictment4 #g4 ,authority to hire additional personnel ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives may hire at least #ej additional personnel for the purpose of carrying out additional inspections as provided for in the amendments made by this ,act4 #h4 ,report to the ,congress ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives shall submit biennial reports to the ,congress on the implementation of this ,act1 which shall include a statement by the ,director as to what additional resources1 if any1 are necessary in order to implement this ,act1 and any recommendations of the ,director for how better to ensure that firearms dealers are complying with all laws and regulations that apply with respect to dealing in firearms1 and that noncompliant firearms dealers are subject to appropriate action in a timely manner4