Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “ATF Enforcement Act”.
ATF Enforcement Act
A BILL
To restore the ability of law enforcement authorities to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Elimination of Senate confirmation requirement for the appointment of the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Section 599A(a)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking “President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” and inserting “Attorney General,”.
Sec. 3 Elimination of limitations relating to firearms trace data
Tiahrt amendments—
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 6th proviso.
The 6th proviso under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended by striking “beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter” and inserting “in fiscal year 2010”.
The 6th proviso under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking “beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter” and inserting “in fiscal year 2009”.
The 6th proviso under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended by striking “beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter” and inserting “in fiscal year 2008”.
The 6th proviso under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2295–2296) is amended by striking “with respect to any fiscal year”.
The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2859–2860) is amended by striking “with respect to any fiscal year”.
Prohibition on use of firearms trace data To draw broad conclusions about firearms-Related crime—
Section 514 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 271–272) is repealed.
Section 516 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 633) is repealed.
Sec. 4 Elimination of prohibition on consolidation or centralization in the Department of Justice of firearms acquisition and disposition records maintained by Federal firearms licensees
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 1st proviso.
Sec. 5 Elimination of prohibition on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers conduct physical check of firearms inventory
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by striking the 5th proviso.
Sec. 6 Elimination of requirement that instant check records be destroyed within 24 hours
Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 632) is amended—
by striking “—” and all that follows through “(1)”; and
by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period.
Sec. 7 Elimination of prohibition on processing of Freedom of Information Act requests about arson or explosives incidents or firearm traces
Section 644 of division J of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (5 U.S.C. 552 note; Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 473–474) is repealed.
Sec. 8 Elimination of prohibitions relating to curios or relics and importation of surplus military firearms
Section 518 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed.
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 921 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by striking the 1st proviso.
Section 519 of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 274) is repealed.
Sec. 9 Elimination of prohibition on denial of federal firearms license due to lack of business activity
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 113–6; 127 Stat. 248) is amended by striking the 6th proviso.
Sec. 10 Elimination of prohibition on the transfer of the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or departments
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is amended by striking the 3rd proviso.
Sec. 11 Elimination of prohibition on search computerized records of federally licensed firearms dealers who are out of business
The matter under the heading “Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses” in title II of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55; 125 Stat. 610) is amended by striking the 7th proviso.
Sec. 12 Elimination of prohibition on denying, or failing to act on, application to import certain shotgun models on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes
Section 532 of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) is repealed.