,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #icj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,ms4
 ,velzquez 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$ ,/ates1 & to require !  
report+ ( lo/ or /ol5 fire>ms to !      
appropriate law en=cem5t au?orities4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,/opp+ ! ,iron ,pipel9e ,act ( #bjai4 
#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$+ #b1ejj p] fire>m1 z !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all prescribe 9       
regulations4  7#c7 ,effective date ,?is 
subsection %all take effect on su* date 
z ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all prescribe 9   
regulations t is n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft]
 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! national /&>d "u      
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,report+ ( lo/ or  
/ol5 fire>ms to local law en=cem5t      
au?orities  7a7 ,report+ requirem5t     
,section #ibb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7aa7 ,)9 #dh h\rs aft] a p]son 
:o owns a fire>m t has be5 %ipp$ or     
transport$ 91 or has be5 possess$ 9 or  
affect+1 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1     
discov]s or %\ld h discov]$ ! !ft or    
loss ( ! fire>m1 ! p]son %all report !  
!ft or loss to local law en=cem5t       
au?orities4 ,to ! be/ ( ! p]son's       
ability1 ! p]son %all provide ! foll[+  

in=mation1 if kn[n3  7#a7 ,a description
 ( ! fire>m1 includ+ ! make1 model1     
manufactur]1 calib]1 & s]ial numb] ( !  
fire>m1 & any o!r di/+ui%+ numb] or     
id5tification m>k on ! fire>m4  7#b7    
,:e!r ! fire>m is be+ report$ lo/ or    
/ol54  7#c7 ,! date ( ! loss or !ft4    
7#d7 ,! p]son's "n & address4  7#e7 ,!  
location f :i* ! fire>m 0 lo/ or /ol54  
4  7b7 ,p5alties ,section #ibd ( su*    
title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7r7 ,p5alties = failure ,to    
report loss or !ft ( fire>m ,:oev]      
violates section #ibb7;aa7 %all be f9$  
#aj1jjj1 imprison$ n m ?an #a ye>1 or   
bo?1 ) respect to ea* fire>m involv$ 9 !
 violation4  4  7c7 ,requirem5t t local 
law en=cem5t au?orities report lo/ or   
/ol5 fire>ms to ! national crime        
in=mation c5t] ,)9 #g days aft] a local 
law en=cem5t au?ority receives a report 
t a fire>m is lo/ or /ol51 ! au?ority   
%all transmit ! report to ! ,national   
,crime ,in=mation ,c5t] ma9ta9$ by !    
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation4