1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping the Iron Pipeline Act of 2017 . 2. Passive capability to identify lost and stolen firearms (a) Establishment of national standard (1) In general The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, establish in regulations a national standard for the incorporation of a passive identification capability into all firearms sold in the United States. (2) Passive identification capability defined In this section, the term passive identification capability means a technology that— (A) enables a firearm to be identified by a mobile or fixed reading device; and (B) does not emit or broadcast an electronic signal or other information that would enable the firearm or its owner to be monitored or tracked. (3) Considerations In developing the standard, the Attorney General shall give equal priority to the following: (A) The right of firearm owners to maintain their full right to privacy under the 4th Amendment and their right to legally own firearms under the 2nd Amendment. (B) The ability of law enforcement authorities to use the capability to track lost and stolen guns. (C) The ability of manufacturers to incorporate the capability using existing firearm manufacturing processes. (D) The resistance to tampering and destruction of the technology used to incorporate the capability. (b) Prohibition