,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccfa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bd1 #bjag,mr4 ,schneider 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 and ,mr4 ,suozzi7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require federally licensed firearms importers1 manufacturers1 and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory1 business records1 and business premises4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safety ,enhancements for ,communities ,using ,reasonable and ,effective ,firearm ,storage ,act or the ,,secure ,firearm ,storage ,act4 #b4 ,security requirements for federally licensed firearms importers1 manufacturers1 and dealers 7a7 ,in general ,section #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7m7 ,except as provided in subsection 7j73 7#a7 ,a person who is a licensed importer1 licensed manufacturer1 or licensed dealer shall keep and store all firearms in the business inventory of the licensee at the premises covered by the license4 ,when the premises are not open for business1 the licensee shall1 with respect to each such firearm-- 7,a7 secure the firearm with a hardened steel rod #a_/d inch thick through the space between the trigger guard1 and the frame or receiver1 of the firearm1 with the steel rod secured by a hardened steel lock that has a shackle1 and the lock and shackle protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter1 and the rod anchored to prevent the removal of the firearm from the premises2 or 7,b7 store the firearm at the premises in a locked fireproof safe1 locked gun cabinet 7and if the locked gun cabinet is not steel1 the firearms within the cabinet must be secured with a hardened steel rod #a_/d inch thick1 protected or shielded from the use of a bolt cutter and anchored to prevent the removal of the firearms from the premises7 or locked vault4 7#b7 ,when the premises are not open for business1 the licensee shall store all paper records of the business inventory and firearm transactions of1 and other dispositions of firearms by1 the licensee at the premises in a secure location such as a locked fireproof safe or locked vault4 7#c7 ,the ,attorney ,general shall1 by regulation1 prescribe such additional security requirements as the ,attorney ,general deems appropriate with respect to the firearms business conducted by a licensed importer1 licensed manufacturer1 or licensed dealer1 such as requirements relating to the use of the following3 7,a7 ,alarm and security camera systems4 7,b7 ,site hardening4 7,c7 ,other measures necessary to reduce the risk of theft at the business premises of a licensee4 4 7b7 ,penalties ,section #ibd of such title is amended by adding at the end the following3 7q7 ,penalties for noncompliance with firearms licensee security requirements 7#a7 ,in general 7,a7 ,penalty ,with respect to a violation by a licensee of section #ibc7m7 or a regulation issued under such section1 the ,attorney ,general1 after notice and opportunity for hearing-- 7i7 in the case of the #ast such violation or related series of such violations on the same date1 shall subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount equal to not less than #a1jjj and not more than #aj1jjj2 7ii7 in the case of the #bnd such violation1 shall subject the licensee to a license suspension until the licensee cures the violation and may subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount provided in clause 7i72 or 7iii7 in the case of the #crd such violation or related series of violations on the same date1 shall revoke the license issued to the licensee under this chapter and may subject the licensee to a civil penalty in an amount provided in clause 7i74 7,b7 ,review ,an action of the ,attorney ,general under this paragraph may be reviewed only as provided under section #ibc7;f74 7#b7 ,administrative remedies ,the imposition of a civil penalty or revocation of a license under paragraph 7#a7 shall not preclude any administrative remedy that is otherwise available to the ,attorney ,general4 4 7c7 ,application requirement ,section #ibc of such title is amended-- 7#a7 in the #bnd sentence of subsection 7a71 by striking be in such form and contain only that and inserting describe how the applicant plans to comply with subsection 7m7 and shall be in such form and contain only such other2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,f77iii72 7,b7 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,g7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,h7 the ,attorney ,general determines that the description in the application of how the applicant plans to comply with subsection 7m7 would1 if implemented1 so comply4 4 7d7 ,effective dates2 regulations 7#a7 ,initial firearm storage requirements ,section #ibc7m77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by the amendment made by subsection 7a7 of this section1 shall take effect on the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,initial paper records storage requirements ,section #ibc7m77#b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by the amendment made by subsection 7a7 of this section1 shall take effect on the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#c7 ,additional security requirements ,within #b years after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue the regulations required by section #ibc7m77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by the amendment made by subsection 7a7 of this section1 and the regulations shall take effect #a year after the date issued4