,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #h1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,flake 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,heinrich1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require the prompt reporting
 for national instant criminal          
background check system purposes of     
members of the ,armed ,forces convicted 
of domestic violence offenses under the 
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,domestic ,violence ,loophole ,closure  
,act4  #b4 ,prompt reporting for        
national instant criminal background    
check system purposes of members of the 
,armed ,forces convicted of domestic    
violence offenses under the ,uniform    
,code of ,military ,justice  7a7        
,reporting required ,under regulations  
and procedures prescribed by the        

,secretary of ,defense1 each ,secretary 
concerned shall submit to the ,attorney 
,general for inclusion in the national  
instant criminal background check system
 the name and other appropriate         
information on each member of the ,armed
 ,forces under the jurisdiction of such 
,secretary who--  7#a7 has been         
convicted of an offense under chapter   
#dg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code 
7the ,uniform ,code of ,military        
,justice71 for conduct that would       
constitute an offense of domestic       
violence against a spouse1 domestic     
partner1 or dependent child under ,state
 law2 or  7#b7 has entered into a plea  
agreement accepting liability for an    
offense described in paragraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,deadline for reporting ,the name   
and other information on a member       
required to be submitted pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted not   
later than three days after the         
following 7as applicable73  7#a7 ,the   
date of entry of judgment with respect  

to the member for the offense concerned 
in the case of a general court-martial  
or special court-martial4  7#b7 ,the    
date of judgment with respect to the    
member for the offense concerned in the 
case of a summary court-martial4  7#c7  
,the date of acceptance of the plea     
agreement of the member with respect to 
the offense concerned by the military   
judge4  7c7 ,failure ,to submit ,if the 
,secretary concerned does not submit the
 name and other information on a member 
required by subsection 7a7 within the   
deadline provided by subsection 7b71 the
 ,secretary shall1 as soon as           
practicable after the deadline1 submit  
to ,congress in writing a notice on the 
lack of submittal within the deadline1  
including an explanation for the lack of
 submittal within the deadline and a    
statement when the name and other       
information will be so submitted4  7d7  
,regulations and procedures  7#a7       
,offenses ,the regulations prescribed by
 the ,secretary of ,defense pursuant to 

subsection 7a7 shall set forth the      
offenses under chapter #dg of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 that would      
constitute an offense of domestic       
violence against a spouse1 domestic     
partner1 or dependent child under ,state
 law for purposes of subsection 7a74    
,the offenses so prescribed shall be    
uniform throughout the ,united ,states4 
7#b7 ,uniformity across ,armed ,forces  
,the regulations and procedures         
prescribed pursuant to subsection 7a7   
shall apply uniformly across the ,armed 
,forces4  7e7 ,annual reports on        
compliance ,not later than ,february #ae
 each year1 the ,inspector ,general of  
the ,department of ,defense shall1 in   
consultation with the ,comptroller      
,general of the ,united ,states1 submit 
to ,congress a report setting forth a   
description and assessment of the       
compliance of the ,secretaries concerned
 with the requirements of this section  
during the preceding year1 including a  
description and assessment of the       

accuracy1 completeness1 and timeliness  
of the information submitted by the     
,secretaries concerned to the ,attorney 
,general under this section during such 
year4  7f7 ,report on remediation of    
deficiencies in system ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report setting forth a description of   
the actions taken1 and to be taken1 in  
order to ensure that the information in 
the national instant criminal background
 check system on members and former     
members of the ,armed ,forces fully and 
accurately covers the members and former
 members who have been convicted of an  
offense or entered into a plea agreement
 described in subsection 7a7 as of the  
date of the report4  7g7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term        
national instant criminal background    
check system means the system           
established under section #ajc of the   
,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention   

,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija74  7#b7 ,the 
term ,secretary concerned has the       
meaning given that term in section      
#aja7;a77#i7 of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #c4 ,clarification of   
applicability of prohibition on         
possession and transportation of        
firearms and ammunition by individuals  
convicted of misdemeanor crimes of      
domestic violence to individuals        
convicted of similar offenses under the 
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice    
,section #ibb7;g77#i7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting before the comma at the end   
the following3 1 or has been convicted  
by court-martial of an offense under    
chapter #dg of title #aj 7the ,uniform  
,code of ,military ,justice7 for conduct
 that would constitute such a crime     
under ,state law4