US Codex
Bill
Notes

Title II — Record of Sale or Transfer

S. 4313 · 118th Congress · May 9, 2024 · Lineage

II Record of Sale or Transfer

Sec. 201 Sale or transfer requirements for qualifying firearms

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 101 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(cc) Unauthorized sale or transfer of a qualifying firearm—It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a qualifying firearm to, or for, any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, or to receive a qualifying firearm from a person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector, unless, at the time and place of the transfer or receipt—

“(1) the transferee presents to a licensed dealer a valid firearm owner license issued to the transferee—

“(A) under section 923(m); or

“(B) pursuant to a State firearm licensing system certified under section 936 established by the State in which the transfer or receipt occurs;

“(2) the licensed dealer contacts the Attorney General or the head of the State agency that administers the certified system described in paragraph (1)(B), as applicable, and receives notice that the transferee has been issued a firearm owner license described in paragraph (1) and that the firearm owner license remains valid; and

“(3) the licensed dealer records on a document (which, in the case of a sale, shall be the sales receipt) a tracking authorization number provided by the Attorney General or the head of the State agency, as applicable, as evidence that the licensed dealer has verified the validity of the firearm owner license.”

Sec. 202 Firearm records

(a)
In general— Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“935. Firearm records

“(a) Submission of sale or transfer reports

“(1) In general—Not later than 14 days after the date on which the transfer of a qualifying firearm is processed by a licensed dealer under section 922(cc), the licensed dealer shall submit to the Attorney General (or, in the case of a licensed dealer located in a State that has a State firearm licensing and record of sale system certified under section 936, to the head of the State agency that administers that system) a report of that transfer, which shall include information relating to—

“(A) the manufacturer of the qualifying firearm;

“(B) the model name or number of the qualifying firearm;

“(C) the serial number of the qualifying firearm;

“(D) the date on which the qualifying firearm was received by the transferee;

“(E) the number of the valid firearm owner license issued to the transferee—

“(i) under section 923(m); or

“(ii) in accordance with a State firearm licensing system certified under section 936 established by the State in which the transfer or receipt occurs; and

“(F) the name and address of the individual who transferred the firearm to the transferee.

“(2) Effective date—This subsection shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2024.

“(b) Federal record of sale system—Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2024, the Attorney General shall establish and maintain a Federal record of sale system, which shall include the information included in each report submitted to the Attorney General under subsection (a).”

(b)
Elimination of prohibition on establishment of system of registration— Section 926(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the second sentence.
(c)
Clerical amendment— The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: