123STA T .57 5 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9furthe r ,Thatnofu n ds a p p r opr i at e d herein sha l l b eusedtopa y ad m inistrati v ee x penses or the c ompensation of any officer or employee of the U nited S tates to implement an amendment or amendments to 27CFR4 7 8.1 18 or to chan g e the definition of ‘ ‘Curios or relics ’ ’ in 27 CFR 478.11 or remove any item from A TF P ublication 530 0.11 as it existed on J anuary 1, 1 9 94
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r ovid ed further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be avail - able to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925 ( c )
- Provided further, That
such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applica- tions filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabil- ities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the B ureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and E xplosives to other agencies or D epartments in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the N ational Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information re q uired to be k ept by licensees pursuant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such section 923(g), except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign la w enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, solely in connection with and for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution
or (2) a Federal agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; and all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall not be sub j ect to subpoena or other discovery, shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testi- mony or other evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action or proceeding; except that this proviso shall not be construed to prevent: (A) the disclosure of statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of such title); (B) the sharing or exchange of such information among and between Federal, State, local, or for- eign law enforcement agencies, Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism offi- cials; or (C) the publication of annual statistical reports on products regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo- sives, including total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and trafficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and trafficking investigations: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any busi- ness licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Ef f ectiv e da te .F i r ear ms data. 18USC923no te.
