State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states and tribal governments for the development, implementation, improvement, or evaluation of firearms dealer licensing programs.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8760 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8760
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 30, 2022
Mr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Casten,
Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Evans, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Jacobs of
California, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Langevin, Ms.
Lofgren, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Meng,
Ms. Norton, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. David Scott of
Georgia, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Trahan, and Mrs. Watson
Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, 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 ``State Firearms Dealer Licensing
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. STATE FIREARMS DEALER LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Grant Program Authorized.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``PART PP--STATE FIREARMS DEALER LICENSING GRANT PROGRAM
``SEC. 3061. GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Program Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated to carry
out this part, and not later than 180 days after such amounts are
appropriated, the Attorney General may award annual grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the development,
implementation, improvement, or evaluation of firearms dealer licensing
programs.
``(b) Application.--An eligible applicant desiring a grant under
this part shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney
General may require, including--
``(1) a description of the law that the applicant has
enacted to require a license for any firearms dealer, including
a description of any exemptions to such law;
``(2) a description of how the applicant will use the grant
to develop, implement, improve, or evaluate the firearms dealer
licensing program of the applicant; and
``(3) a description of the inspection bodies and procedures
of the applicant used to inspect firearms dealers.
``(c) Subawards.--A State that receives a grant under this part may
make a subaward to a unit of local government authorized to oversee and
enforce the development, implementation, improvement, or evaluation of
the firearms dealer licensing program for which the grant under this
part will be used.
``(d) Reporting Requirement.--
``(1) Annual reports by recipients.--An eligible applicant
that receives a grant under this part shall provide an annual
report to the Attorney General with the following information:
``(A) The number of inspections conducted in the
jurisdiction of the eligible applicant of persons
licensed as a firearms dealer by the eligible applicant
during the previous year.
``(B) The number of violations by persons licensed
as a firearms dealer by the eligible applicant that
were cited during the previous year, disaggregated by
violation type.
``(C) The total number of persons licensed as a
firearms dealer by the eligible applicant as of the end
of the previous year.
``(D) The number of licenses to engage in business
as a firearms dealer in the jurisdiction of the
eligible applicant that, during the previous year,
were--
``(i) issued;
``(ii) renewed;
``(iii) suspended; or
``(iv) revoked.
``(2) To congress.--Not later than 13 months after the
first grants are awarded under this part, and every year
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and
make available publicly through print and electronic means a
report, which shall include the following information:
``(A) A list of eligible applicants who received
funds under a grant under this part during the previous
fiscal year, including the funds awarded, cumulatively
and disaggregated by grantee.
``(B) The information gathered pursuant to
paragraph (1), disaggregated by grantee.
``(C) A list of eligible applicants who were denied
grants under this part, and the basis for such denials.
``(e) Limitation on Grant Amount.--A grant under this part may not
be in an amount that is more than $2,500,000 per fiscal year.
``SEC. 3062. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Eligible applicant.--The term `eligible applicant'
means a State or Indian tribal government that has in effect a
law that, at a minimum, requires the following:
``(A) To engage in business as a firearms dealer in
the area subject to the jurisdiction of the State or
Indian tribal government, a person shall be a licensed
dealer and be licensed as a firearms dealer under such
law.
``(B) A person shall only be licensed as a firearms
dealer under such law upon successful completion of the
application process set by such law.
``(C) A license to engage in business as a firearms
dealer shall be valid for not more than 3 years.
``(D) A person licensed as a firearms dealer shall
submit to inspections under the law of the State or
Indian tribal government.
``(E) Noncompliance of a person licensed as a
firearms dealer with a requirement for firearms dealers
under the law of the State or Indian tribal government
may result in--
``(i) the suspension or revocation of the
license; and
``(ii) the imposition of civil penalties or
criminal charges.
``(2) Licensed dealer.--The term `licensed dealer' has the
meaning given that term in section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10261(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(29) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out part PP.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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