Sec. 2. 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: 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 the enactment of this Act, is a licensed dealer (as defined in section 921(a)(11) of such title), 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 such title. Section 923(d)(1)(G) of such title is amended by inserting the applicant submits with the application a security plan that describes 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 the applicant certifies that, if issued such a license, the applicant will comply with the plan before the period.

A person who, on the date of the 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 such title, will not expire before the end of the 1-year period that begins with the date regulations are prescribed under section 926(d) of such title, shall submit to the Attorney General a plan of the type described in section 923(d)(1)(G) of such title not later than the end of that 1-year period.

Any plan so submitted shall be considered to be submitted pursuant to such section 923(d)(1)(G), for purposes of such sections 923(g)(6)(B) and 926(d). 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.

The Attorney General may impose a civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 on, and may suspend the license to deal in firearms issued under this section to, 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 the 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 the enactment of this Act.