,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cihf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjag,ms4 
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 &  
,mr4 ,s]rano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
e/abli%m5t ( a national /&>d =          
incorporat+ a passive id5tification     
ability into all fire>ms sold 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,/opp+ ! ,iron ,pipel9e ,act
 ( #bjag 4  #b4 ,passive capability to  
id5tify lo/ & /ol5 fire>ms  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ( national /&>d  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all1 9       
consultation ) ! ,national ,in/itute =  
,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 e/abli% 9          
regulations a national /&>d = !         
incorporation ( a passive id5tification 
capability into all fire>ms sold 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,passive           
id5tification capability def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m passive id5tification    
capability means a te*nology t-- 7,a7   

enables a fire>m to be id5tifi$ by a    
mobile or fix$ read+ device2 &  7,b7    
does n emit or broadca/ an electronic   
signal or o!r in=mation t w\ld enable ! 
fire>m or its own] to be monitor$ or    
track$4  7#c7 ,consid]ations ,9 develop+
 ! /&>d1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all give   
equal priority to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! "r (
 fire>m own]s to ma9ta9 _! full "r to   
privacy "u ! #d? ,am5dm5t & _! "r to    
legally own fire>ms "u ! #bnd ,am5dm5t4 
7,b7 ,! ability ( law en=cem5t          
au?orities to use ! capability to track 
lo/ & /ol5 guns4  7,c7 ,! ability (     
manufactur]s to incorporate ! capability
 us+ exi/+ fire>m manufactur+ processes4
  7,d7 ,! resi/ance to tamp]+ &         
de/ruction ( ! te*nology us$ to         
incorporate ! capability4  7b7          
,prohibition2 p5alty  7#a7 ,prohibition 
,x %all be unlawful = a p]son1 9 or     
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 to   
manufacture a fire>m t does n h a       
passive id5tification capability t meets
 ! national /&>d e/abli%$ "u subsection 

7a74  7#b7 ,civil p5alty ,aft] notice & 
opportunity = he>+1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al  
%all impose on a p]son :o violates      
p>agraph 7#a7 a civil money p5alty 9 su*
 am\nt1 n exce$+ #b1ejj p] fire>m1 z !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all prescribe 9       
regulations4  7#c7 ,effective date ,?is 
subsection %all take effect on su* date 
z ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all prescribe 9   
regulations t is n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft]
 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! national /&>d "u      
subsection 7a74