S.Amdt. 38

SA 38. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON REGISTRY OF LAWFUL FIREARM OWNERS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 935. Prohibition on registry of lawful firearm owners

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Department of Justice, any other Federal agency, and
any officer or employee thereof may not maintain a registry,
database, or system of records with the names, addresses, or
social security numbers of, or any other information about,
lawful firearm owners or the make, model, or serial number
of, or any other information about the nature of, a lawfully
owned firearm.
``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a)
shall prevent the Federal Government from maintaining a list
of individuals prohibited from possessing, receiving, or
transferring firearms under Federal law.''.
(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter
44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``935. Prohibition on registry of lawful firearm owners''.
(c) Destruction of Registries.--The applicable Federal
agency shall--
(1) destroy any registry, database, or system of records
prohibited under section 935 of title 18, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a), immediately upon discovery,
including such a registry, database, or system of records in
existence on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(2) notify Congress upon discovery, and upon final
destruction, of such a registry, database, or system of
records.
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