119-hr1097

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1097 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1097

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed 
 firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain 
 requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, 
 business records, and business premises.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 6, 2025

 Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Foster, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. 
 Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed 
 firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain 
 requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, 
 business records, and business premises.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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 Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS 
 IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (m) Security Requirements.--
 ``

    (1) Relation to provision governing gun shows.--This 
 subsection shall apply to a licensed importer, licensed 
 manufacturer, or licensed dealer except as provided in 
 subsection

    (j) .
 ``

    (2) Firearm storage.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--A person who is a licensed 
 importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
 shall keep and store each firearm in the business 
 inventory of the licensee at the premises covered by 
 the license.
 ``
        (B) Means of storage.--When the premises covered 
 by the license are not open for business, the licensee 
 shall, with respect to each firearm in the business 
 inventory of the licensee--
 ``
            (i) secure the firearm with a hardened 
 steel rod \1/4\ inch thick through the space 
 between the trigger guard, and the frame or 
 receiver, of the firearm, with--
 ``
            (I) the steel rod secured by a 
 hardened steel lock that has a shackle;
 ``
            (II) the lock and shackle 
 protected or shielded from the use of a 
 bolt cutter; and
 ``
            (III) the rod anchored to prevent 
 the removal of the firearm from the 
 premises; or
 ``
            (ii) store the firearm in--
 ``
            (I) a locked fireproof safe;
 ``
            (II) a locked gun cabinet (and if 
 the locked gun cabinet is not steel, 
 each firearm within the cabinet shall 
 be secured with a hardened steel rod 
 \1/4\ inch thick, protected or shielded 
 from the use of a bolt cutter and 
 anchored to prevent the removal of the 
 firearm from the premises); or
 ``
            (III) a locked vault.
 ``

    (3) Paper record storage.--When the premises covered by 
 the license are not open for business, the licensee shall store 
 each paper record of the business inventory and firearm 
 transactions of, and other dispositions of firearms by, the 
 licensee at the premises in a secure location such as a locked 
 fireproof safe or locked vault.
 ``

    (4) Additional security requirements.--The Attorney 
 General may, by regulation, prescribe such additional security 
 requirements as the Attorney General determines appropriate 
 with respect to the firearms business conducted by a licensed 
 importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, such as 
 requirements relating to the use of--
 ``
        (A) alarm and security camera systems;
 ``
        (B) site hardening;
 ``
            (C) measures to secure any electronic record of 
 the business inventory and firearm transactions of, and 
 other dispositions of firearms by, the licensee; and
 ``
            (D) other measures necessary to reduce the risk 
 of theft at the business premises of a licensee.''.

    (b) Penalties.--

Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (q) Penalties for Noncompliance With Firearms Licensee Security 
Requirements.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--
 ``
        (A) Penalty.--With respect to a violation by a 
 licensee of 

section 923
            (m) or a regulation issued under 
 that section, the Attorney General, after notice and 
 opportunity for hearing--
 ``
            (i) in the case of the first violation or 
 related series of violations on the same date, 
 shall subject the licensee to a civil penalty 
 in an amount equal to not less than $1,000 and 
 not more than $10,000;
 ``
            (ii) in the case of the second violation 
 or related series of violations on the same 
 date--
 ``
            (I) shall suspend the license 
 issued to the licensee under this 
 chapter until the licensee cures the 
 violation; and
 ``
            (II) may subject the licensee to 
 a civil penalty in an amount provided 
 in clause
            (i) ; or
 ``
            (iii) in the case of the third violation 
 or related series of violations on the same 
 date--
 ``
            (I) shall revoke the license 
 issued to the licensee under this 
 chapter; and
 ``
            (II) may subject the licensee to 
 a civil penalty in an amount provided 
 in clause
            (i) .
 ``
        (B) Review.--An action of the Attorney General 
 under this paragraph may be reviewed only as provided 
 under 

section 923

    (f) .
 ``

    (2) Administrative remedies.--The imposition of a civil 
 penalty or suspension or revocation of a license under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall not preclude any administrative remedy that 
 is otherwise available to the Attorney General.''.
            (c) Application Requirement.--

Section 923 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , in the second sentence, by striking 
 ``be in such form and contain only that'' and inserting 
 ``describe how the applicant plans to comply with subsection
            (m) and shall be in such form and contain only such other''; 
 and

    (2) in subsection
            (d) (1) --
        (A) in subparagraph
        (F) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in subparagraph
        (G) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (H) the Attorney General determines that the description 
 in the application of how the applicant plans to comply with 
 subsection
            (m) would, if implemented, so comply.''.
            (d) Effective Dates.--

    (1) Initial firearm storage requirements.--

Section 923
            (m) (2) of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
 subsection

    (a) , shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
 after the date of enactment of this Act.

    (2) Initial paper records storage requirements.--

Section 923
            (m) (3) of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
 subsection

    (a) , shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
 after the date of enactment of this Act.
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