PUBLIC LAW 103-159—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1545 TITLE m—FEDERAL FIREARMS Federal Firearms LICENSE REFORM Act^im^'"" SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 18 USC 921 note. This title may be cited as the Tederal Firearms License Reform Act of 1993". SEC. 302. PREVENTION OF THEFT OF FIREARMS. (a) COMMON CARRIERS. — Section 922(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "No common or contract carrier shall require or cause any label, tag, or other written notice to be placed on the outside of any package, luggage, or other container that such package, luggage, or other container contains a firearm.". (b) RECEIPT REQUIREMENT. —Section 922(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(f)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) It shall be unlawful for any common or contract carrier to deliver in interstate or foreign commerce any firearm without obtaining written acknowledgement of receipt from the recipient of the package or other container in which there is a firearm.". (c) UNLAWFUL ACTS.— Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 102, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(u) It shall be unlawfiil for a person to steal or unlawfiiliy take or carry away from the person or the premises of a person who is licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms, any firearm in the licensee's business inventory that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.". (d) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i)(1) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u) shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more th£Ui 10 years, or both. "(2) Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to occupy the field in which provisions of this subsection operate to the exclusion of State laws on the same subject matter, nor shall any provision of this subsection be construed as invalidating any provision of State law unless such provision is inconsistent with any of the purposes of this subsection.". SEC. 303. LICENSE APPLICATION FEES FOR DEALERS IN FIREARMS. Section 923(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding "or" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking "a pawnbroker dealing in firearms other than and inserting "not a dealer in";
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