1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ATF Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Procedures for appealing certain Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rulings or determinations (a) In general Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) (1) Not later than 90 days after the Attorney General receives from a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer a product classification request or a written question regarding any regulatory matter, including the legal status or classification of a product, or a recordkeeping practice under any law administered, in whole or in part, by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Attorney General shall make a ruling or determination in writing on the request or question, and transmit the ruling or determination to the licensee. (2) (A) Not later than 30 days after receipt of a copy of a ruling or determination under paragraph (1), a licensee may appeal the ruling or determination (or a cease and desist letter) by filing with any Director of Industry Operations having jurisdiction over a premises of the licensee subject to a license issued to the licensee under this chapter a request for review of the ruling or determination, which shall include a statement of the reasons for the appeal and the relief requested. (B) Not later than 30 days after receipt of an appeal under subparagraph (A), a Director of Industry Operations shall render a decision on the appeal in writing and transmit a copy of the decision to the licensee, at which point the licensee may request a hearing pursuant to paragraph (3). (3) (A) Not later than14 days after receipt from a licensee of a request under paragraph (2)(B) for an appeal to be determined on the record after opportunity for a hearing, a Director of Industry Operations shall refer the request to an administrative law judge who shall— (i) set a time and place for a hearing on the appeal at a location convenient to the licensee