Sec. 701. Gun shop security measures
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Section 926 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Attorney General shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to ensure that any premises at which a licensed dealer deals in firearms are secure from theft, which shall include requiring— compliance with the security plan submitted by the licensed dealer pursuant to section 923(d)(1)(G); the use of locked metal cabinets and fireproof safes; security systems, video monitoring, and anti-theft alarms; security gates, strong locks, and site hardening; and concrete bollards and other access controls, if necessary. .
The regulations prescribed under section 926(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to a person who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is a licensed dealer, as defined in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code, until the earlier of— the date the person complies with subsection (b)(2) of this section; or the end of the 1-year period that begins with the date regulations are prescribed under section 926(d) of title 18, United States Code. Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph
(G)and inserting the following: in the case of an application to be licensed as a dealer, the applicant certifies that— the applicant has a permanent place of business; the applicant only hires individuals 21 years of age or older as employees; and secure gun storage or safety devices will be available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees (subject to the exception that in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirement under this subparagraph to make available such a device) and include with the certification— a description of how the applicant will secure, in accordance with the regulations issued under section 926(d), the premises from which the applicant will conduct business under the license (including in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency); and a certification that the applicant, if issued such a license, the applicant will comply with the certification made under this subparagraph. . A person who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is a licensed dealer (as defined in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code) and whose license to deal in firearms, issued under chapter 44 of title 18, will not expire before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date on which regulations are prescribed under section 926(d) of title 18, United States Code, shall submit to the Attorney General a plan of the type described in section 923(d)(1)(G) of title 18, United States Code, not later than the end of that 1-year period. Any plan so submitted shall be considered to be submitted pursuant to section 923(d)(1)(G) of title 18, United States Code, for purposes of sections 923(g)(6)(B) and 926(d) of title 18, United States Code. Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Each licensed dealer shall annually certify to the Attorney General that each premises from which the licensed dealer conducts business subject to license under this chapter is in compliance with the regulations prescribed under section 926(d), and include with the certification the results of a reconciliation of the firearms inventory of the licensed dealer with the firearms inventory at the time of the most recent prior certification (if any) under this paragraph, including a report of any missing firearms. With respect to a violation of paragraph (1), the Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing— suspend, until the violation is corrected, the license issued to the licensee under this chapter that was used to conduct the firearms transfer; and impose a civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 on a licensed dealer who fails to comply with paragraph (1). . The amendment made by paragraph
(1)of this subsection shall not apply to a person who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is a licensed dealer (as defined in section 921(a)(11) of title 18, United States Code), until the end of the 1-year period that begins with the date person complies with subsection (b)(2) of this section. The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.