Sec. 301. Reporting lost or stolen firearms
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Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the end the following: It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to provide notice to an appropriate State or local law enforcement agency of a firearm of the individual, other than an antique firearm, that was lost or stolen within 48 hours after the person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by another person with knowledge of the loss or theft. Except as provided in paragraph (3), a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft of a firearm under this subsection shall not be liable for any acts or omissions that result from the theft or loss of the firearm. Paragraph
(2)shall not apply to any person who— knowingly reports false loss or theft under this subsection; or stored the firearm in a reckless or negligent manner under this subsection. . Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking or
(p)and inserting (p), or
(q); and by adding at the end the following: A person who violates section 922(cc) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Each State and local law enforcement agency shall report to the National Crime Information Center any lost or stolen firearm that is reported to the agency under section 922(cc) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). Section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10153(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant will use not less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award for the fiscal year to study and implement effective management and collection of data relating to lost or stolen firearms reported to the a law enforcement agency of the applicant under section 922(cc) of title 18, United States Code, unless the applicant has ensured, and the Attorney General has certified, that the applicant and each local law enforcement agency of the applicant is in substantial compliance with the reporting requirement in section 301(c)(1) of the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021 . .
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