“A bill to address the importation and proliferation of machinegun conversion devices.”
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This section defines, for purposes of the Act, (1) "machinegun" as having the meaning given that term in section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (i.e., any weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger), and (2) "machinegun conversion device" as any part or combination of parts designed and intended solely and exclusively for use in converting a weapon into a machinegun.
This section directs the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury to develop and implement, not later than 120 days after enactment, a strategy to prevent or intercept the importation or trafficking of machinegun conversion devices (i.e., illegal devices such as auto sears or switches that enable semiautomatic firearms to fire automatically). The strategy must include plans to optimize (1) federal law enforcement capacity to detect, intercept, and seize such devices; (2) coordination between state and local law enforcement and specified federal agencies, including ATF, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and Customs and Border Protection, upon seizures at ports of entry; (3) ATF collaboration with state and local agencies to identify and trace devices used in crimes, including their sources; (4) federal training programs for state and local agencies to identify such devices; (5) investigation and data collection on the origins of seized devices to identify patterns and vulnerabilities; and (6) federal capacity to detect, intercept, and seize domestically produced devices, including those made via 3D printing. It further requires an initial report on the strategy, including relevant statistics, to the Senate and House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees not later than 120 days after enactment, with updates at least every two years thereafter describing implementation progress.
This section expands the forfeiture authority under IRC §5872(a) to include any proceeds derived from the illegal trafficking of a machinegun and adds subsection (c) defining that term as the making, manufacture, importation, exportation, or transfer of a machinegun in violation of chapter 53 or its regulations. (Thus, the government may seize profits from such NFA violations in addition to the machineguns themselves.)
This section directs the Attorney General to include in the annual firearms trafficking report—announced by the President on April 7, 2021—information on machinegun conversion devices, including (1) the number of crimes in which such devices are used and (2) whether devices recovered from those crimes are manufactured in the United States or a foreign country.