,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #ci  #aac? ,,congress
  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #gbi  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april 
#ae1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cruz 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,paul1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4   
,scott1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4   
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,graham1 &  
,mr4 ,rubio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,april #af1 #bjac 
,read ! second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>   
,a ,,bill  ,to protect law abid+ citiz5s
 by prev5t+ crim9als f obta9+ fire>ms4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dis>m ,crim9als & ,protect           
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,prosecution (  
felons & fugitives :o attempt to        
illegally pur*ase fire>ms  7a7 ,task=ce 
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a task
 =ce )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 :i* %all 
be kn[n z ! ,felon & ,fugitive ,fire>m  
,task ,=ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! 
,task ,=ce71 to /r5g!n ! ef=ts ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to inve/igate &     
prosecute cases ( convict$ felons &     
fugitives f ju/ice :o illegally attempt 

to pur*ase a fire>m4  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,! 
memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all be--  7,a7 ! 
,deputy ,attorney ,g5]al1 :o %all s]ve z
 ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,task ,=ce2  7,b7 !   
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al = ! ,crim9al 
,division2  7,c7 ! ,director ( ! ,bureau
 ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &      
,explosives2  7,d7 ! ,director ( !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  7,e7 
su* o!r (fic]s or employees ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice z ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 may designate4  7#c7 ,duties ,! ,task  
,=ce %all--  7,a7 provide direction = ! 
inve/igation & prosecution ( cases (    
convict$ felons & fugitives f ju/ice    
attempt+ to illegally pur*ase a fire>m2 
&  7,b7 provide recomm5dations to !     
,attorney ,g5]al relat+ to--  7i7 !     
allocation & reallocation ( res\rces ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice = inve/igation &   
prosecution ( cases ( convict$ felons & 
fugitives f ju/ice attempt+ to illegally
 pur*ase a fire>m2  7ii7 enhanc+        
coop]ation among ag5cies & entities ( ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 ! inve/igation &     

prosecution ( cases ( convict$ felons & 
fugitives f ju/ice attempt+ to illegally
 pur*ase a fire>m2  7iii7 enhanc+       
coop]ation among ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local 
au?orities responsible = ! inve/igation 
& prosecution ( cases ( convict$ felons 
& fugitives f ju/ice attempt+ to        
illegally pur*ase a fire>m2 &  7iv7     
*anges 9 rules1 regulations1 or policy  
to improve ! effective inve/igation &   
prosecution ( cases ( convict$ felons & 
fugitives f ju/ice attempt+ to illegally
 pur*ase a fire>m4  7#d7 ,meet+s ,!     
,task ,=ce %all meet n less ?an once a  
ye>4  7#e7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,task ,=ce %all
 t]m9ate on ! date t is #e ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7        
,au?orization = use ( funds ,section    
#ebd7;c77#a7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph   
7,h71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9      
subp>agraph 7,i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! 
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,i7 ! foll[+3  7,j7 !     
inve/igation & prosecution ( cases (    

convict$ felons & fugitives f ju/ice :o 
illegally attempt to pur*ase a fire>m1 9
 accordance ) ! ,dis>m ,crim9als &      
,protect ,communities ,act1 provid$ t-- 
7i7 n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj %all be         
available to ! ,attorney ,g5]al = ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah "u ?is    
subp>agraph2 &  7ii7 n m ?an #e p]c5t ( 
! am\nts made available "u ?is          
subp>agraph may be us$ = ! adm9i/rative 
co/s ( ! task =ce e/abli%$ "u ! ,dis>m  
,crim9als & ,protect ,communities ,act4 
4  ,april #af1 #bjac ,read ! second "t &
 plac$ on ! cal5d>