,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york 
7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rigell1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 &
 ,mr4 ,cumm+s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prev5t gun    
traffick+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,gun ,traffick+         
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjac44  #b4 ,fire>ms 
traffick+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #dd (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #icb4      
,traffick+ 9 fire>ms  7a7 ,(f5ses       
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 x   
%all be unlawful = any p]son1 9 or      
affect+ int]/ate comm]ce1--  7#a7 to    
pur*ase1 attempt to pur*ase1 or transf] 
a fire>m1 ) ! int5t to deliv] ! fire>m  
to ano!r p]son :o ! transf]or kn[s1 or  
has reasonable cause to believe1 is     
prohibit$ by ,f$]al or ,/ate law f      
possess+ a fire>m2  7#b7 9 pur*as+1     
attempt+ to pur*ase1 or transf]r+ a     

fire>m1 to int5tionally provide false or
 mislead+ mat]ial in=mation on a ,bureau
 ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &      
,explosives fire>ms transaction record  
=m2 or  7#c7 to kn[+ly direct1 promote1 
or facilitate conduct t violates        
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b74  7b7 ,gift       
exceptions ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
to a fire>m t is--  7#a7 lawfully       
acquir$ by a p]son to be giv5 to ano!r  
p]son n prohibit$ f possess+ a fire>m "u
 ,f$]al or ,/ate law z a gift2 or  7#b7 
lawfully receiv$ or o!rwise acquir$ by a
 c\rt-appo9t$ tru/ee1 receiv]1 or       
cons]vator =1 or on behalf (1 an e/ate  
or cr$itor or by a p]son to c>ry out a  
beque/1 or an acquisition by inte/ate   
succession "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate (        
resid5ce ( ! p]son4  7c7 ,p5alties  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son :o violates ?is    
section %all be f9$ "u ?is title1       
imprison$ = n m ?an #bj ye>s1 or bo?4   
7#b7 ,organiz] enhancem5t ,if a         
violation ( subsection 7a7 is committ$  
by a p]son 9 conc]t ) #e or m o!r p]sons

 ) respect to :om su* p]son occupies a  
position ( organiz]1 a sup]visory       
position1 or any o!r position (         
managem5t1 su* p]son may be s5t5c$ to an
 additional t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n m ?an 
#e consecutive ye>s4  7#c7 ,conspiracy  
,any p]son :o conspires to commit an    
(f5se describ$ 9 ?is section %all be f9$
 "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #aj  
ye>s1 or bo?4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #dd
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #icb4 
,traffick+ 9 fire>ms4  4  7c7 ,directive
 to ! s5t5c+ commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,pursuant to its au?ority "u section    
#iid7p7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5t5c+          
,commission %all review &1 if           
appropriate1 am5d ! ,f$]al s5t5c+       
guidel9es & policy /atem5ts applicable  
to p]sons convict$ ( (f5ses "u section  
#icb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z
 add$ by subsection 7a774  7#b7         
,requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! 

,commission %all review ! p5alty        
/ructure t ! guidel9es curr5tly provide 
bas$ on ! numb] ( fire>ms involv$ 9 !   
(f5se & det]m9e :e!r any *anges to t    
p5alty /ructure are appropriate 9 ord]  
to reflect ! int5t ( ,congress t su*    
p5alties reflect ! gravity ( ! (f5se4