,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eebb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ag1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,stockman1 and ,mr4 ,ribble7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to abolish the ,bureau of      
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives1 transfer its functions     
relating to the ,federal firearms1      
explosives1 and arson laws1 violent     
crime1 and domestic terrorism to the    
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and 
transfer its functions relating to the  
,federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling  
laws to the ,drug ,enforcement          
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,atf ,elimination ,act4   
#b4 ,elimination of hiring authority of 
the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      
,firearms1 and ,explosives ,the hiring  
authority of the ,director of the       
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          

,firearms1 and ,explosives is rescinded4
  #c4 ,transfer plan  7a7 ,in general   
,within #ahj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1     
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 the         
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation1 and the ,administrator  
of the ,drug ,enforcement               
,administration shall jointly develop   
and submit to the ,congress a plan for  
winding up the affairs of the ,bureau of
 ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and     
,explosives pursuant to this ,act4 ,the 
plan shall1 to the maximum extent       
practicable1 without compromising core  
functions1 eliminate and reduce         
duplicative1 unnecessary functions or   
waste4  7b7 ,,fbi report to ,,gsa on    
excess property ,to be transferred to   
the ,,fbi ,within #a year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation shall transmit to the    
,administrator of the ,general ,services

 ,administration a report that specifies
 the property to be transferred to the  
,bureau pursuant to this ,act that the  
,director has determined will not be    
needed by the ,bureau4  #d4 ,abolition  
of ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1       
,firearms1 and ,explosives ,the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives is abolished4  #e4 ,transfer
 of functions relating to the ,federal  
firearms1 explosives1 and arson laws1   
and to violent crime and domestic       
terrorism1 to the ,federal ,bureau of   
,investigation  7a7 ,in general ,the    
functions relating to the investigation 
and enforcement of criminal and         
regulatory violations of the ,federal   
firearms1 explosives1 and arson laws1   
and the investigation of violent crime  
and domestic terrorism1 which on the    
effective date of this ,act1 were       
performed by the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1   
are hereby transferred to the ,attorney 
,general4  7b7 ,delegation of functions 

,the ,attorney ,general shall delegate  
to the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau
 of ,investigation the functions        
transferred under this section4  7c7    
,references ,any reference in any other 
,federal law1 ,executive order1 rule1   
regulation1 or delegation of authority1 
or any document of or pertaining to the 
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives with respect 
to functions transferred by this        
section--  7#a7 to the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury or the head of that bureau is
 deemed to refer to the ,attorney       
,general2 and  7#b7 to the ,department  
of the ,treasury or that bureau is      
deemed to refer to the ,department of   
,justice or the ,federal ,bureau of     
,investigation1 as appropriate4  #f4    
,transfer of functions relating to the  
,federal alcohol and tobacco smuggling  
laws to the ,drug ,enforcement          
,administration  7a7 ,in general ,the   
functions relating to investigation and 
enforcement of criminal ad regulatory   

violations of the ,federal alcohol and  
tobacco smuggling laws1 which on the    
effective date of this ,act1 were       
performed by the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1   
are hereby transferred to the ,attorney 
,general4  7b7 ,delegation of functions 
,the ,attorney ,general shall delegate  
to the ,administrator of ,drug          
,enforcement the functions transferred  
under this section4  7c7 ,references    
,any reference in any other ,federal    
law1 ,executive order1 rule1 regulation1
 or delegation of authority1 or any     
document of or pertaining to the ,bureau
 of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and  
,explosives with respect to functions   
transferred by this section--  7#a7 to  
the ,secretary of the ,treasury or the  
head of that bureau is deemed to refer  
to the ,attorney ,general2 and  7#b7 to 
the ,department of the ,treasury or that
 bureau is deemed to refer to the       
,department of ,justice or the ,drug    
,enforcement ,administration1 as        

appropriate4  #g4 ,property and records 
,the contracts1 liabilities1 records1   
property1 and other assets and interests
 of1 or made available in connection    
with1 the functions transferred by this 
,act are hereby transferred to the      
,attorney ,general for appropriate      
allocation4  #h4 ,personnel  7a7 ,in    
general ,the personnel employed in      
connection with the functions           
transferred by this ,act are hereby     
transferred to the ,attorney ,general4  
7b7 ,effect ,during the #a-year period  
beginning on the effective date of this 
,act1 any full-time or part-time        
personnel employed in permanent         
positions shall not be separated or     
reduced in grade or compensation because
 of the transfer under this ,act4  #i4  
,savings provisions  7a7 ,legal         
documents ,all orders1 determinations1  
rules1 regulations1 permits1 grants1    
contracts1 certificates1 licenses1 and  
privileges--  7#a7 that have been       
issued1 made1 granted1 or allowed to    

become effective by the ,president1 by  
the head of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1    
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1   
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary  
of the ,treasury1 any other ,government 
official1 or a court of competent       
jurisdiction1 in the performance of     
functions of the head of that bureau    
that are transferred by this ,act1 and  
7#b7 that are in effect on the effective
 date of this ,act 7or become effective 
after such date pursuant to their terms 
as in effect on such date71  shall      
continue in effect according to their   
terms until modified1 terminated1       
superseded1 set aside1 or revoked in    
accordance with law by the ,president1  
the ,attorney ,general or other         
authorized official1 or a court of      
competent jurisdiction1 or by operation 
of law4  7b7 ,proceedings ,the          
provisions of this ,act shall not affect
 any proceedings or any application for 
any benefits1 service1 license1 permit1 
certificate1 or financial assistance    

pending before the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives on 
the effective date of this ,act1 but    
such proceedings and applications shall 
be continued4 ,orders shall be issued in
 such proceedings1 appeals shall be     
taken therefrom1 and payments shall be  
made pursuant to such orders1 as if this
 ,act had not been enacted1 and orders  
issued in any such proceeding shall     
continue in effect until modified1      
terminated1 superseded1 or revoked by a 
duly authorized official1 by a court of 
competent jurisdiction1 or by operation 
of law4 ,nothing in this subsection     
shall be deemed to prohibit the         
discontinuance or modification of any   
such proceeding under the same terms and
 conditions and to the same extent that 
such proceeding could have been         
discontinued or modified if this ,act   
had not been enacted4  7c7 ,suits ,the  
provisions of this ,act shall not affect
 suits commenced before the effective   
date of this ,act1 and in all such      

suits1 proceeding shall be had1 appeals 
taken1 and judgments rendered in the    
same manner and with the same effect as 
if this ,act had not been enacted4  7d7 
,nonabatement of actions ,no suit1      
action1 or other proceeding commenced by
 or against the head of the ,bureau of  
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives1 or by or against any       
individual in the official capacity of  
such individual as an officer of such   
bureau shall abate by reason of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7e7            
,continuance of suits ,if1 before the   
effective date of this ,act1 any agency 
or officer thereof in the official      
capacity of such officer1 is party to a 
suit1 and under this ,act any function  
of such agency or officer is transferred
 to the ,attorney ,general or any other 
official of the ,department of ,justice1
 then such suit shall be continued with 
the ,attorney ,general or other         
appropriate official of the ,department 
of ,justice substituted or added as a   

party4  #aj4 ,conforming amendments  7a7
 ,amendments to the ,homeland ,security 
,act of #bjjb  7#a7 ,section #aaaa7;d7  
of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb
 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #eca7;d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,personnel management demonstration     
project ,notwithstanding any other      
provision of law1 the ,personnel        
,management ,demonstration ,project     
established under section #ajb of title 
,i of division ,c of the ,omnibus       
,consolidated and ,emergency            
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act for  
,fiscal ,year #aiii 7,public ,law       
#aje-bgg2 #aab ,stat4 #bfha-ehe7 shall  
be transferred to the ,secretary of the 
,treasury for continued use by the ,tax 
and ,trade ,bureau4  4  7#b7 ,section   
#aaad7;a7 of such ,act 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#ecb7;a77 is amended by striking ,bureau
 and inserting ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation4  7b7 ,amendments to the 
,enhanced ,border ,security and ,visa   
,entry ,reform ,act of #bjjb ,section   

#b7d7 of the ,enhanced ,border ,security
 and ,visa ,entry ,reform ,act of #bjjb 
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #agja7b77d77 is amended by
 striking subparagraph 7,j7 and         
redesignating subparagraphs 7,k7 and    
7,l7 as subparagraphs 7,j7 and 7,k71    
respectively4  7c7 ,amendment to the    
,firefighters' ,safety ,study ,act      
,section #c7a7 of the ,firefighters'    
,safety ,study ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#bbbc;b7#a77 is amended--  7#a7 by      
adding and at the end of subparagraph   
7,c72  7#b7 by striking 2 and at the end
 of subparagraph 7,d7 and inserting a   
comma2 and  7#c7 by striking            
subparagraph 7,e74  7d7 ,amendments     
relating to title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code  7#a7 ,section #hdf7;a7 of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking 1 together with the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives14  7#b7 ,section #ead7;b7 of
 division ,b of the ,consolidated and   
,further ,continuing ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjac 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2   

,public ,law #aac-f2 #abg ,stat4 #bga7  
is amended by striking ,bureau of       
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives shall include in all such   
data releases and inserting ,federal    
,bureau of ,investigation shall include 
in all releases of data from firearm    
tracing studies4  7#c7 ,limitations on  
use of funds for disclosure of firearms 
trace data  7,a7 ,the #fth proviso under
 the heading ,bureau of ,alcohol1       
,tobacco1 ,firearms and                 
,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in 
title ,i of division ,b of the          
,consolidated and ,further ,continuing  
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah        
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law       
#aab-ee2 #abe ,stat4 #fji-faj7 is       
amended by striking ,bureau of ,alcohol1
 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives   
each place it appears and inserting     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4     
7,b7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading
 ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1         
,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and

 ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b 
of the ,consolidated ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjaj 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2   
,public ,law #aaa-aag2 #abc ,stat4      
#cabh-cabi7 is amended by striking      
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives each place it
 appears and inserting ,federal ,bureau 
of ,investigation4  7,c7 ,the #fth      
proviso under the heading ,bureau of    
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in 
title ,,ii of division ,b of the        
,omnibus ,appropriations ,act1 #bjji    
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aaa-h2 #abc ,stat4 #egd-egf7 is amended
 by striking ,bureau of ,alcohol1       
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives    
each place it appears and inserting     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4     
7,d7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading
 ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1         
,firearms and ,explosives--,salaries and
 ,expenses in title ,,ii of division ,b 
of the ,consolidated ,appropriations    

,act1 #bjjh 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2   
,public ,law #aaj-afa2 #aba ,stat4      
#aijc-aijd7 is amended by striking      
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives each place it
 appears and inserting ,federal ,bureau 
of ,investigation4  7,e7 ,the #fth      
proviso under the heading ,bureau of    
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives--,salaries and ,expenses in 
title ,i of the ,science1 ,state1       
,justice1 ,commerce1 and ,related       
,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #bjjf   
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public ,law  
#aji-ajh2 #aai ,stat4 #bbie-bbif7 is    
amended by striking ,bureau of ,alcohol1
 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives   
each place it appears and inserting     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4     
7,f7 ,the #fth proviso under the heading
 in title ,i of division ,b of the      
,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjje 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc note2 ,public 
,law #ajh-ddg2 #aah ,stat4 #bhei-bhfj7  
is amended by striking ,bureau of       

,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives each place it appears and   
inserting ,federal ,bureau of           
,investigation4  7#d7 ,section          
#bcdc7;c77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives and inserting
 ,drug ,enforcement ,administration4    
7#e7  7,a7 ,section #cjea of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--  7i7
 in the section heading1 by striking    
,special ,agents of the ,bureau of      
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives and inserting certain       
investigators and officers of the       
,department of ,justice2  7ii7 in       
subsection 7a71 by striking 7a7 ,special
 agents of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1     
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1 as
 well as any other and inserting ,any2  
and  7iii7 by striking subsection 7b74  
7,b7 ,the item relating to section #cjea
 in the table of sections for chapter   
#bjc of title #ah1 ,united ,states      

,code1 is amended to read as follows3   
#cjea4 ,powers of certain investigators 
and officers of the ,department of      
,justice4  4  7e7 ,amendment to the     
,national ,drug ,control ,policy        
,reauthorization ,act of #aiih ,section 
#gaf7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,national ,drug
 ,control ,policy ,reauthorization ,act 
of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4                 
#agad7;c77#a77;,b77 is amended by       
striking ,agency1 the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives1 and inserting              
,administration4  7f7 ,amendments to the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  7#a7
 ,section #fajc7;i77#h77;,a7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf  
,u4,s4,c4 #fajc7;i77#h77;,a77 is amended
 by striking making-- and all that      
follows through 7ii74  7#b7 ,section    
#ghja7;a77#b77;,a7 of such ,code 7#bf   
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended
 by striking ,bureau of ,alcohol1       
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives and
 inserting ,federal ,bureau of          

,investigation4  7g7 ,amendments to     
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code  7#a7  
,section #ecj;,c7b77#b7 of title #bh1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking for the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives1   
each place it appears4  7#b7 ,chapter   
#dj;,a of such title 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4     
#eii;,a-#eii;,b7 is repealed4  7#c7     
,section #bjjf7b7 of such title is      
amended by striking 1 the ,director1    
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 ,department 
of ,justice14  7h7 ,amendments to the   
,violence ,against ,women and           
,department of ,justice ,reauthorization
 ,act of #bjje ,section #aajg7;a7 of    
,violence ,against ,women and           
,department of ,justice ,reauthorization
 ,act of #bjje 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd note7
 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b7  
and redesignating paragraphs 7#c7       
through 7#ac7 as paragraphs 7#b7 through
 7#ab71 respectively4  7i7 ,amendments  
to title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code     

7#a7  7,a7 ,section #gac of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--  7i7
 in the section heading1 by striking    
,service1 ,tax and ,trade ,bureau1 and  
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives and inserting
 ,service and ,tax and ,trade ,bureau2  
7ii7 in subsection 7a71 by striking 1   
and the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1  
,firearms1 and ,explosives1 ,department 
of ,justice of the ,department of the   
,treasury2 and  7iii7 in subsection     
7b7--  7,i7 in each of paragraphs 7#b7  
and 7#c71 by striking either and        
inserting the2 and  7,,ii7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking 1 the ,tax and ,trade 
,bureau1 ,department of the ,treasury1  
and the ,director of the ,bureau of     
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives1 ,department of ,justice and
 inserting and the ,tax and ,trade      
,bureau1 ,department of the ,treasury4  
7,b7 ,the item relating to section #gac 
in the table of sections for chapter #g 
of such title is amended to read as     

follows3  #gac4 ,audit of ,internal     
,revenue ,service and ,tax and ,trade   
,bureau4  4  7#b7 ,section #acdd7;b77#f7
 of such title is amended by striking   
,director of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1   
,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives4    
7j7 ,amendment to the ,justice          
,assistance ,act of #aihd ,section      
#fji,n7#b7 of the ,justice ,assistance  
,act of #aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajejb7b77 
is amended--  7#a7 by adding and at the 
end of subparagraph 7,l72 and  7#b7 by  
striking subparagraph 7,m7 and          
redesignating subparagraph 7,n7 as      
subparagraph 7,m74  7k7 ,amendment to   
the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law   
,enforcement ,act of #aiid ,section     
#cbdja7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,violent     
,crime ,control and ,law ,enforcement   
,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciba7;a77
 is amended by striking ,bureau of      
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives1 ,department of ,justice and
 inserting ,federal ,bureau of          
,investigation4  7l7 ,amendment to title

 #di1 ,united ,states ,code ,section    
#hjcjd7;d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by striking ,bureau  
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives1 ,department of ,justice and
 inserting ,drug ,enforcement           
,administration4  #aa4 ,effective date  
,this ,act 7except sections #b and #c7  
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall take effect #a year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4