,i #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbcg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #aa1 #bjae ,mr4 ,zeldin introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to increase public safety by permitting the ,attorney ,general to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of explosives licenses to known or suspected terrorists1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,america ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,granting the ,attorney ,general the ,authority ,to ,deny the ,sale1 ,delivery1 or ,transfer of ,firearms to ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists2 ,requiring ,information-,sharing ,regarding ,attempted ,firearms ,purchases by ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists2 ,authorizing the ,investigation of ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists ,who ,attempt ,to ,purchase ,firearms 7a7 ,short ,title ,this section may be cited as the ,preventing ,terrorists ,from ,obtaining ,firearms ,act of #bjae4 7b7 ,amendment ,section #ibb7t7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 7,a7 ,if the ,attorney ,general is notified of a request to transfer a firearm to a person who is a known or suspected terrorist1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7i7 as appropriate1 take further steps to confirm the identity of the prospective transferee and confirm or rule out the suspected nexus to terrorism of the prospective transferee2 7ii7 as appropriate1 notify relevant ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement agencies or intelligence agencies concerning the identity of the prospective transferee2 and 7iii7 determine whether the prospective transferee is already the subject of an ongoing terrorism investigation and1 as appropriate1 initiate such an investigation4 7,b7 ,upon being notified of a prospective transfer under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general or the ,united ,states attorney for the district in which the licensee is located may-- 7i7 delay the transfer of the firearm for a period not to exceed #gb hours2 and 7ii7 file an emergency petition in a court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit the transfer of the firearm4 7,c7 7i7 ,an emergency petition filed under subparagraph 7,b7 shall be granted upon a showing of probable cause to believe that the prospective transferee has committed or is furthering a plan to commit an act of terrorism4 7ii7 ,an emergency petition filed under subparagraph 7,b7 to prohibit the transfer of a firearm may be granted only after a hearing-- 7,i7 of which the prospective transferee receives actual notice2 and 7,,ii7 at which the prospective transferee has an opportunity to participate with counsel4 7,d7 ,for purposes of this paragraph-- 7i7 the term known or suspected terrorist means a person determined by the ,attorney ,general to be known 7or appropriately suspected7 to be or have been engaged in conduct constituting1 in preparation for1 in aid of1 or related to terrorism1 or providing material support or resources for terrorism2 7ii7 the term material support or resources has the meaning given the term in section #bcci;,a2 and 7iii7 the term terrorism includes international terrorism and domestic terrorism1 as defined in section #bcca4 4 #c4 ,granting the ,attorney ,general the ,authority ,to ,deny the ,sale1 ,delivery1 or ,transfer of ,explosives to ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists2 ,requiring ,information-,sharing ,regarding ,attempted ,explosives ,purchases by ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists2 ,authorizing the ,investigation of ,known or ,suspected ,terrorists ,who ,attempt ,to ,purchase ,explosives 7a7 ,short ,title ,this section may be cited as the ,preventing ,terrorists ,from ,obtaining ,explosives ,act of #bjae4 7b7 ,amendment ,section #hdc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 7#a7 ,if the ,attorney ,general receives an application for a user permit1 limited permit1 or license to import1 manufacture1 or deal in explosive materials from a person who is a known or suspected terrorist1 or receives information under subsection 7h7 about a responsible person or employee who is a known or suspected terrorist1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7,a7 as appropriate1 take further steps to confirm the identity of the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee and confirm or rule out the suspected nexus to terrorism of the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee2 7,b7 as appropriate1 notify relevant ,federal1 ,state1 or local law enforcement agencies or intelligence agencies concerning the identity of the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee2 and 7,c7 determine whether the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee is the subject of an ongoing terrorism investigation and1 as appropriate1 initiate such an investigation4 7#b7 ,upon receipt of an application or information described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney ,general or the ,united ,states attorney for the district in which the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee is located may-- 7,a7 for a period not to exceed #ij days1 delay the approval of the application or the determination to issue a letter of clearance under subsection 7h71 as the case may be2 and 7,b7 file an emergency petition in a court of competent jurisdiction to prohibit the approval of the application or the issuance of a letter of clearance under subsection 7h71 as the case may be4 7#c7 7,a7 ,an emergency petition filed under paragraph 7#b7 shall be granted upon a showing of probable cause to believe that the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee has committed or is furthering a plan to commit an act of terrorism4 7,b7 ,an emergency petition filed under paragraph 7#b7 may be granted only after a hearing-- 7i7 of which the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee receives actual notice2 and 7ii7 at which the applicant1 responsible person1 or employee has an opportunity to participate with counsel4 7#d7 ,for purposes of this subsection-- 7,a7 the term known or suspected terrorist means a person determined by the ,attorney ,general to be known 7or appropriately suspected7 to be or have been engaged in conduct constituting1 in preparation for1 in aid of1 or related to terrorism1 or providing material support or resources for terrorism2 7,b7 the term material support or resources has the meaning given the term in section #bcci;,a2 and 7,c7 the term terrorism includes international terrorism and domestic terrorism1 as defined in section #bcca4 4 #d4 ,sunset ,the amendments made by sections #b and #c shall cease to have effect after the #c-year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,reports to ,congress ,not earlier than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act and not later than #c years after such date of enactment1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,congress a written report on the petitions filed and court orders granted under sections #b and #c1 including-- 7#a7 the number of petitions so filed2 7#b7 the number of orders so granted2 7#c7 the number of petitions that were denied2 7#d7 the disposition of any arrest made after such an order was granted1 including any charges brought and the outcome of those charges2 7#e7 with respect to each of the matters described in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71 whether the subject of the petition or order was a ,united ,states citizen or foreign national and whether the allegations involved domestic terrorism or international terrorism2 7#f7 for any such order issued against a foreign national1 whether a deportation proceeding was initiated against the individual and1 if so1 the outcome of the deportation proceeding2 and 7#g7 whether multiple petitions were filed against any individual4 #f4 ,correction of the ,terrorist ,watch ,list and ,no-,fly ,list ,within #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 review the terrorist watch list and the no-fly list referred to in section #ddijc7;j7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 and any other list used by the ,transportation ,security ,administration for purposes of identifying individuals who are prohibited from boarding aircraft because they pose a threat of terrorism1 and remove from any such list the name of any person erroneously placed on the list or otherwise is not a known or suspected terrorist2 and 7#b7 submit to the ,congress a written report that describes the steps taken to comply with paragraph 7#a74