Gun Owner Privacy Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4040 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 23, 2020 Mrs. LOEFFLER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Owner Privacy 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 6 Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:14 Jul 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4040.IS S4040 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4040 IS ‘‘(7)(A) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to 1 any provision of law may be used for— 2 ‘‘(i) any system to implement this subsection 3 that does not require and result in the immediate 4 destruction of all information, in any form whatso- 5 ever, submitted by or on behalf of any person who 6 has been determined not to be prohibited from own- 7 ing a firearm; or 8 ‘‘(ii) the implementation or collection of any tax 9 or fee by any officer, agent, or employee of the 10 United States, or by any State or local officer or 11 agent acting on behalf of the United States, in con- 12 nection with the implementation of this subsection. 13 ‘‘(B) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this para- 14 graph may bring an action in the district court of the 15 United States for the district in which the person resides. 16 ‘‘(C) Any person who is successful with respect to an 17 action brought under subparagraph (B) shall receive dam- 18 ages, punitive damages, and such other remedies as the 19 court may determine to be appropriate, including a rea- 20 sonable attorney’s fee.’’. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 16:14 Jul 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4040.IS S4040 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS