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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1337 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Crime Gun Tracing Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. Section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-8) is amended by-- (1) redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and (2) inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: ``(1) `Bureau' means the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.''. SEC. 3. INCENTIVES FOR TRACING FIREARMS USED IN CRIMES. Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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govinfo.gov
Jul 23, 2013

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