,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself &  
,ms4 ,spei]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,attorney ,g5]al to make grants to      
,/ates to develop sy/ems to retrieve    
fire>ms f arm$ prohibit$ p]sons4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,arm$ ,prohibit$ ,p]sons ,act ( #bjac4  
#b4 ,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al
 may make grants to ,/ates to develop & 
op]ate sy/ems to retrieve fire>ms f arm$
 prohibit$ p]sons4  #c4 ,applications ,a
 ,/ate seek+ a grant "u ?is ,act %all   
submit an application to ! ,attorney    
,g5]al at su* "t & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may reasonably    
require1 includ+ assurances t--  7#a7   
any sy/em t ! ,/ate op]ates w provide an
 arm$ prohibit$ p]son ) a reasonable    
opportunity to lawfully dispose ( su*   
p]son's fire>m be=e ! ,/ate takes any   

action to retrieve su* a fire>m2  7#b7 !
 ,/ate w contribute p]t95t in=mation to 
! national in/ant crim9al backgr\nd *eck
 sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #ajc7;b7 ( ! 
,brady ,h&gun ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act  
7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note72 &  7#c7 !    
,/ate has a plan = ! cont9u$ op]ation & 
ma9t5ance ( ! sy/em or propos$ sy/em to 
retrieve fire>ms f arm$ prohibit$       
p]sons4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,! t]m arm$ prohibit$ p]son means a
 p]son--  7,a7 :o possesses a fire>m2   
7,b7 :o lawfully pur*as$ su* fire>m 9   
accordance ) all applicable ,f$]al &    
,/ate law2 &  7,c7 ^: possession ( su*  
fire>m1 because ( an act or ommission   
committ$ by su* p]son1 became unlawful  
"u applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate law        
7includ+ section #ibb7;g7 ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7#b7 ,! t]m      
fire>m has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#iba7;a77#c7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! 
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 &
 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or          

possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #e4      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act =  
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4