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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdzn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22458 June 16, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gun Control: Statutory Disclosure Limitations on ATF Firearms Trace Data and Multiple Handgun Sales Reports William J. Krouse Specialist in Domestic Security Domestic Social Policy Division Summary For FY2003-FY2006, riders on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) appropriations have prohibited that agency from disclosing firearm trace data (based on firearm transfer records maintained in part by licensed gun dealers) and multiple handgun sales reports data for any purpose other than supporting a bona fide criminal investigation or agency licensing proceeding. This rider is known as the Tiahrt amendment, for its sponsor in full committee markup of the FY2004 Commerce-Justice-State appropriations bill, Representative Todd Tiahrt. Members have introduced legislation to overturn the FY2006 appropriations rider (see S. 2460/H.R. 5033 and S. 2629). Nevertheless, a similar rider may be included in the FY2007 ATF appropriations language. In addition, on May 18, 2006, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security approved a bill (H.R. 5005) that includes a provision to permanently codify this disclosure limitation. Background Located in the Department of Justice (DOJ),1 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead law enforcement agency charged with administering and enforcing federal laws related to the manufacture, importation, and distribution of firearms and explosives. ATF also investigates arson cases with a federal nexus and violations of laws related to the manufacture, importation and distribution of alcohol and tobacco. For FY2006, Congress appropriated nearly $932 million for ATF, 1 As part of the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135), Congress transferred ATF's enforcement and regulatory functions for firearms and explosives to the DOJ from the Department of the Treasury, adding explosives to ATF' s title. 2 The regulatory aspects of those laws related to the manufacture, importation and distribution of alcohol and tobacco are the domain of the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which was established at Treasury following ATF's transfer to DOJ. Congressional Research Service 4- The Library of Congress

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