,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,merkley7 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 #bjbe4  #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 7referred to in this   
paragraph as the ,national ,tracing     
,center7 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    

,explosives if-- 7i7 #aj years have     
elapsed from the date of the firearm    
transaction2 or  7ii7 in the case of    
paper acquisition and disposition books1
 #aj years have elapsed without any open
 disposition entries and with no        
dispositions recorded in the record4    
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 a bona fide law enforcement  

investigation by a ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 ,tribal1 or foreign law          
enforcement agency4  7ii7 ,to obtain    
information that is-- 7,i7 foreign      
intelligence information2 or  7,,ii7    
necessary to understand1 or to assess   
the importance of1 foreign intelligence 
information4  7iii7 ,to obtain          
information necessary during a          
compliance inspection of an active      
licensee who has submitted              
non-electronic records in accordance    
with subparagraph 7,d74  7,g7 ,the      
databases established under this        
paragraph-- 7i7 shall be electronically 
searchable by date of acquisition or    
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  7,i7 ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
paragraph1 and every #b years           
thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall-- 7i7 carry  
out an audit on compliance by the       
,national ,tracing ,center and the      
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms
 and ,explosives with the requirements  
of this paragraph2 and  7ii7 submit to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives a report on the audit  
carried out under clause 7i74  4