,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bg1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,california 7for      
himself and ,ms4 ,speier7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney        
,general to make grants to ,states to   
develop systems to retrieve firearms    
from armed prohibited persons4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,armed ,prohibited ,persons ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,grants authorized ,the     
,attorney ,general may make grants to   
,states to develop and operate systems  
to retrieve firearms from armed         
prohibited persons4  #c4 ,applications  
,a ,state seeking a grant under this    
,act shall submit an application to the 
,attorney ,general at such time and     
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require1 including assurances that--    
7#a7 any system that the ,state operates

 will provide an armed prohibited person
 with a reasonable opportunity to       
lawfully dispose of such person's       
firearm before the ,state takes any     
action to retrieve such a firearm2  7#b7
 the ,state will contribute pertinent   
information to the national instant     
criminal background check system        
established under section #ajc7;b7 of   
the ,brady ,handgun ,violence           
,prevention ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb    
note72 and  7#c7 the ,state has a plan  
for the continued operation and         
maintenance of the system or proposed   
system to retrieve firearms from armed  
prohibited persons4  #d4 ,definitions   
,in this ,act3  7#a7 ,the term armed    
prohibited person means a person--  7,a7
 who possesses a firearm2  7,b7 who     
lawfully purchased such firearm in      
accordance with all applicable ,federal 
and ,state law2 and  7,c7 whose         
possession of such firearm1 because of  
an act or ommission committed by such   
person1 became unlawful under applicable

 ,federal and ,state law 7including     
section #ibb7;g7 of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code74  7#b7 ,the term firearm 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #iba7;a77#c7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the term  
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 each commonwealth1 territory1 or       
possession of the ,united ,states4  #e4 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act for fiscal years #bjad through
 #bjah4