Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists

Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists Use of Ghost Guns Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to annually disseminate a terrorism threat assessment regarding ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers) .

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2621 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2621

  To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the 
  Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat 
    assessment regarding terrorist use of ghost guns, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

Mr. Rose of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the 
  Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat 
    assessment regarding terrorist use of ghost guns, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Homeland Security Assessment of 
Terrorists Use of Ghost Guns Act''.

SEC. 2. THREAT ASSESSMENT ON TERRORIST USE OF GHOST GUNS.

    (a) In General.--The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with 
appropriate Federal partners, annually develop and disseminate a 
terrorism threat assessment regarding the availability of ghost guns in 
furtherance of an act of terrorism, including the provision of material 
support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Consistent 
with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified 
information, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment 
developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, 
local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland 
Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative 
established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
        terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as a 
        foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).
            (2) Ghost gun.--The term ``ghost gun'' means a firearm, 
        including a frame or receiver, that lacks a unique serial 
        number engraved or cast in metal, metal alloy, or plastic on 
        the frame or receiver by a licensed manufacturer or importer, 
        or is otherwise assembled, molded, machined, or 3D printed 
        without being associated with a unique serial number.
            (3) Frame or receiver.--The term ``frame or receiver'' 
        means the part of a firearm that can provide the action or 
        housing for the hammer, bolt, or breechblock and firing 
        mechanism, and includes a frame or lower receiver blank, 
        casting, or machined body that requires further machining or 
        molding to be used as part of a firearm, and which is designed 
        or intended to be used in the assembly of a functional firearm.
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