,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,leahy introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to require an electronic1        
searchable database of the importation1 
production1 shipment1 receipt1 sale1 or 
other disposition of firearms4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,crime ,gun ,tracing ,modernization 
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,electronic1        
searchable databases ,section #ibc7;g7  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#h7 7,a7 ,in this          
paragraph1 the term foreign intelligence
 information has the meaning given the  
term in section #aja of the ,foreign    
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     
#aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja74  7,b7 ,not 
later than #c years after the date of   

enactment of this paragraph1 the        
,national ,tracing ,center of the       
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives shall establish and    
maintain electronic1 searchable         
databases of all records within its     
possession of the importation1          
production1 shipment1 receipt1 sale1 or 
other disposition of firearms required  
to be submitted to the ,bureau of       
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives by persons licensed under   
this chapter4  7,c7 ,each licensee under
 this chapter may provide the ,national 
,tracing ,center with electronic access1
 consistent with the requirements of    
this paragraph1 to all records within   
the licensee's possession that are      
required to be kept under this chapter4 
7,d7 ,a licensee may voluntarily        
relinquish possession of any            
non-electronic record required to be    
kept under this chapter to the ,bureau  
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and    
,explosives4  7,e7 ,the ,national       

,tracing ,center-- 7i7 shall have remote
 access to and may query1 search1 or    
otherwise access the electronic         
databases described in this paragraph2  
and  7ii7 may1 with the permission of a 
,state1 or political subdivision of a   
,state1 have remote access to1 and may  
query1 search1 or otherwise access the  
databases of the firearms registration  
system or pawnbroker records system of  
the ,state or political subdivision4    
7,f7 ,the ,national ,tracing ,center may
 query1 search1 or otherwise access the 
electronic databases described in this  
paragraph for only the following        
purposes3 7i7 ,to obtain information    
related to any ,federal1 ,state1 local1 
tribal1 or foreign crime4  7ii7 ,to     
obtain information that is-- 7,i7       
foreign intelligence information2 or    
7,,ii7 necessary to understand1 or      
assess the importance of1 foreign       
intelligence information4  7,g7 ,the    
databases established under this        
paragraph-- 7i7 shall be electronically 

searchable by date of disposition1      
license number1 and the information     
identified on each firearm or other     
firearm descriptor1 including the       
manufacturer1 importer1 model1 serial   
number1 type1 and caliber or gauge2     
7ii7 shall not be electronically        
searchable by the personally            
identifiable information of any         
individual2 and  7iii7 shall include in 
search results the entire contents of   
the relevant records kept by the        
licensee4  7,h7 ,this paragraph shall   
take effect notwithstanding any other   
provision of law1 including any         
temporary or permanent restrictions     
placed on funds made available to the   
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives1 or the ,department of 
,justice4  4