Increasing participation in the eTrace Program

(a) Defined term In this section, the term eTrace program means the web-based firearms tracing system of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is available to accredited domestic and international law enforcement agencies to assist in the tracing of United States-sourced firearms. (b) In general The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, shall seek to work with national and subnational law enforcement authorities of countries designated as covered countries pursuant to section 8(a) to increase participation by such authorities in the eTrace program. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) describes the implementation of subsection (b); and (2) identifies the number of firearms traced to a purchase or export that resulted in a Federal investigation and prosecution. (d) Haiti The Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall ensure the eTrace program is available in the French and Haitian Creole languages to enhance the use of the program by law enforcement authorities in Haiti. (e) Authorization of appropriation Amounts authorized to be appropriated to carry out chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.; relating to international narcotics control assistance) are authorized to be made available to carry out this section.