,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bb1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4
 ,roe of ,tennessee1 and ,mrs4          
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,bureau of ,alcohol1        
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives to 
make video recordings of the examination
 and testing of firearms and ammunition1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,fairness in ,firearm ,testing ,act4    
#b4 ,video recording of examination and 
testing of firearms and ammunition by   
the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      

,firearms1 and ,explosives ,section     
#aaaa of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eca7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7e7  
,additional responsibilities regarding  
examination and testing of firearms and 
ammunition  7#a7 ,video recording       
required ,the ,bureau shall make a video
 recording of the entire process of the 
examination and testing by the ,bureau  
of an item for the purpose of           
determining1 pursuant to section        
#iba7;a77#c71 #ibb7o71 #ibb7p71 or      
subsection 7a77#c71 7a77#d71 7d71 or 7e7
 of section #ibe of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code1 or section #ehde7;a7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1  
whether the item is a firearm and if so1
 the type of firearm1 or of determining 
pursuant to section #iba7;a77#ag7 of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
whether the item is ammunition1 and     
shall not edit or erase any recording   
made pursuant to this paragraph4  7#b7  
,availability  7,a7 ,to owners ,on      

request of a person who claims an       
ownership interest in an item with      
respect to which a recording is made    
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,bureau shall 
make available to the person1 without   
charge1 a digital video disc that       
contains a copy of the recording4  7,b7 
,to defendants ,the ,bureau shall make  
available to a defendant in a criminal  
proceeding involving an item with       
respect to which a recording is made    
under paragraph 7#a7 a digital video    
disc that contains a copy of the        
recording4  7#c7 ,admissibility as      
evidence ,an item which the ,bureau has 
determined is a firearm or a type of    
firearm or ammunition pursuant to any   
provision of law specified in paragraph 
7#a7 shall not be admissible as evidence
 in any judicial or administrative      
proceeding unless--  7,a7 the ,bureau   
has complied with paragraph 7#b7 with   
respect to the item2 or  7,b7 such      
compliance has been waived1 in writing1 
by the person against whom the item is  

offered as evidence4  4