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B-335007 Feb 16, 2023 1 (2023-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoogz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335007 February 16, 2023 The Honorable Richard J. Durbin Chairman The Honorable Lindsey Graham Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate The Honorable Jim Jordan Chairman The Honorable Jerrold Nadler Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives Subject: Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives: Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) entitled Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached Stabilizing Braces (RIN: 1140-AA55). We received the rule on February 2, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on January 31, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 6478. The effective date is January 31, 2023. According to ATF, the final rule clarifies when a rifle is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. Specifically, under the Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213 (1968), and the National Firearms Act of 1934, June 26, 1934, chap. 757, 48 Stat. 1236, ATF states the definition of rifle shall include a weapon that is equipped with an accessory, component, or other rearward attachment (e.g., a stabilizing brace) that provides surface area that allows the weapon to be fired from the shoulder, provided other factors indicate that the weapon is designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The final rule was published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 6478. The final rule has a stated effective date of January 31, 2023. The Congressional Record does not indicate when either House of Congress

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