,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4          
,pierluisi1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,moran1  
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1    
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4      
,slaughter1 and ,mr4 ,sherman7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance      
criminal penalties for straw purchasers 
of firearms4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,straw         
,purchaser ,penalty ,enhancement ,act4  
#b4 ,sentencing enhancement for certain 
straw purchasers ,section #ibd of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7q7
 7#a7 ,whoever violates section         
#ibb7;a77#f7 or subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 
of this section--  7,a7 knowing or      
having reason to believe that the       
violation will further the transfer of  

two or more firearms to a person        
prohibited by law from shipping1        
transporting1 possessing or receiving a 
firearm2 and  7,b7 with the intent to   
conceal from the transferor of the      
firearm the identity of the person      
referred to in subparagraph 7,a71       
shall1 in addition to the punishment    
otherwise provided for the violation1 be
 sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 
#b years4  7#b7 ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law3  7,a7 ,the court
 shall not place on probation any person
 convicted of a violation described in  
paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,the court shall  
not reduce a term of imprisonment to be 
imposed for such a violation so as to   
compensate for1 or otherwise take into  
account1 a term of imprisonment imposed 
or to be imposed for a separate such    
violation4  7,c7 7i7 ,except as provided
 in clause 7ii71 a term of imprisonment 
imposed on a person under this          
subsection shall not run concurrently   
with a term of imprisonment imposed on  

the person under any other provision of 
law4  7ii7 ,a term of imprisonment      
imposed on a person for such a violation
 may1 in the discretion of the court1   
run concurrently1 in whole or in part1  
with another term of imprisonment       
imposed on the person by the court at   
the same time for a separate such       
violation1 subject to applicable        
guidelines and policy statements issued 
by the ,sentencing ,commission pursuant 
to section #iid of title #bh4  7,d7 7i7 
,section #ceec7;a7 shall apply in       
sentencing under this subsection4  7ii7 
,before imposing a sentence in          
accordance with section #ceec7;a71 the  
court shall give the parties reasonable 
notice of the intent of the court to do 
so and an opportunity to respond4  7iii7
 ,if the court imposes a sentence in    
accordance with section #ceec7;a71 the  
court shall state1 in the written       
statement of reasons1 the factors under 
section #ceec7;a7 that require          
imposition of a sentence below the      

statutory minimum4  7#c7 ,the ,attorney 
,general shall issue regulations        
requiring any form required to be       
completed by the purchaser of a firearm 
from a person licensed under section    
#ibc to include a notice of the         
provisions of this subsection4  4