  
    "(B) Unless the chief law enforcement officer to whom a copy of 
the statement is sent determines that a transaction would violate 
Federal, State, or local law, the officer shall, within 30 days 
after the date the transferee made the statement, destroy the copy 
and any record containing information derived from the statement. 
  
    "(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term `chief law 
enforcement officer' means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 
equivalent officer, or the designee of any such individual. 
  
    "(8) This subsection shall not apply to the sale of a firearm 
in the circumstances described in subsection (c). 
  
    "(9) The Secretary shall take necessary actions to assure that 
the provisions of this subsection are published and disseminated to 
dealers and to the public.". 
  
    (b) HANDGUN DEFINED.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(29) The term `handgun' means-- 
        "(A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to 
    be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and 
        "(B) any combination of parts from which a firearm 
    described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled.". 
  
    (c) PENALTY.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended-- 
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "paragraph (2) or (3) of"; 
    and 
        (2) by adding at the end the following: 
  
    "(5) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(s) shall be fined 
not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than one year, or 
both.". 
  
    (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.--The amendments made by this Act shall 
apply to conduct engaged in 90 or more days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 

 
