,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #cj #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aaab
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,march #d1           
#bjai,received2 read the first time     
,march #e1 #bjai,read the second time   
and placed on the calendar  ,,an ,,act  
,to amend chapter #dd of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 to strengthen the
 background check procedures to be      
followed before a ,federal firearms     
licensee may transfer a firearm to a    
person who is not such a licensee4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,enhanced ,background ,checks ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,strengthening of        
background check procedures to be       
followed before a ,federal firearms     
licensee may transfer a firearm to a    
person who is not such a licensee       
,section #ibb7t77#a77;,b77ii7 of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking
 clause 7ii7 and inserting the          
following3  7ii7 in the event the system

 has not notified the licensee that the 
receipt of a firearm by such other      
person would violate subsection 7g7 or  
7n7 of this section--  7,i7 not fewer   
than #aj business days 7meaning a day on
 which ,state offices are open7 has     
elapsed since the licensee contacted the
 system1 and the system has not notified
 the licensee that the receipt of a     
firearm by such other person would      
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this   
section1 and the other person has       
submitted1 electronically through a     
website established by the ,attorney    
,general or by first-class mail1 a      
petition for review which--  7aa7       
certifies that such other person has no 
reason to believe that such other person
 is prohibited by ,federal1 ,state1 or  
local law from purchasing or possessing 
a firearm2 and  7bb7 requests that the  
system respond to the contact referred  
to in subparagraph 7,a7 within #aj      
business days after the date the        
petition was submitted 7or1 if the      

petition is submitted by first-class    
mail1 the date the letter containing the
 petition is postmarked72 and  7,,ii7   
#aj business days have elapsed since the
 other person so submitted the petition1
 and the system has not notified the    
licensee that the receipt of a firearm  
by such other person would violate      
subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this section2  
and  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#g7 ,the ,attorney     
,general shall--  7,a7 prescribe the    
form on which a petition shall be       
submitted pursuant to paragraph         
7#a77;,b77ii72  7,b7 make the form      
available electronically1 and provide a 
copy of the form to all licensees       
referred to in paragraph 7#a72  7,c7    
provide the petitioner and the licensee 
involved written notice of receipt of   
the petition1 either electronically or  
by first-class mail2 and  7,d7 respond  
on an expedited basis to any such       
petition received by the ,attorney      
,general4  7#h7 7,a7 ,if1 after #c      

business days have elapsed since the    
licensee initially contacted the system 
about a firearm transaction1 the system 
notifies the licensee that the receipt  
of a firearm by such other person would 
not violate subsection 7g7 or 7n71 the  
licensee may continue to rely on that   
notification for the longer of--  7i7 an
 additional #be calendar days after the 
licensee receives the notification2 or  
7ii7 #cj calendar days after the date of
 the initial contact4  7,b7 ,if such    
other person has met the requirements of
 paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii7 before the     
system destroys the records related to  
the firearm transaction1 the licensee   
may continue to rely on such other      
person having met the requirements for  
an additional #be calendar days after   
the date such other person first met the
 requirements4  4  #c4 ,,gao reports    
,within #ij days after the end of each  
of the #a-year1 #c-year1 and #e-year    
periods that begin with the effective   
date of this ,act1 the ,comptroller     

,general of the ,united ,states shall   
prepare and submit to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary of the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate a written 
report analyzing the extent to which1   
during the respective period1 paragraphs
 7#a77;,b77ii7 and 7#g7 of section      
#ibb7t7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 have prevented firearms from     
being transferred to prohibited persons1
 which report shall include but not be  
limited to the following--  7#a7 an     
assessment of the overall implementation
 of such subsections1 including a       
description of the challenges faced in  
implementing such paragraphs2 and  7#b7 
an aggregate description of firearm     
purchase delays and denials1 and an     
aggregate analysis of the petitions     
submitted pursuant to such paragraph    
7#a77;,b77ii74  #d4 ,reports on         
petitions supporting firearm transfers  
not immediately approved by ,,nics      
system1 that were not responded to in a 

timely manner ,the ,director of the     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation shall
 make an annual report to the public on 
the number of petitions received by the 
national instant criminal background    
check system established under section  
#ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence   
,prevention ,act that were submitted    
pursuant to subclause 7,i7 of section   
#ibb7t77#a77;,b77ii7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to  
which a determination was not made      
within the #aj-;day period referred to  
in subclause 7,,ii7 of such section4    
#e4 ,new terminology for those with     
mental illness ,section #ibb of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
in each of subsections 7d77#d7 and      
7g77#d7 by striking adjudicated as a    
mental defective and inserting          
adjudicated with mental illness1 severe 
developmental disability1 or severe     
emotional instability4  #f4 ,report to  
the ,congress ,within #aej days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 

the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation 
with the ,national ,resource ,center on 
,domestic ,violence and ,firearms1 shall
 submit to the ,congress a report       
analyzing the effect1 if any1 of this   
,act on the safety of victims of        
domestic violence1 domestic abuse1      
dating partner violence1 sexual assault1
 and stalking1 and whether any further  
amendments to the background check      
process1 including amendments to the    
conditions that must be met under this  
,act for a firearm to be transferred    
when the system has not notified the    
licensee that such transfer would not   
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of section
 #ibb of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 would likely result in a         
reduction in the risk of death or great 
bodily harm to victims of domestic      
violence1 domestic abuse1 dating partner
 violence1 sexual assault1 and stalking4
  #g4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the
 amendments made by this ,act shall take
 effect #baj days after the date of the 

enactment of this ,act4  ,passed the    
,house of ,representatives ,february    
#bh1 #bjai4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4
  ,march #e1 #bjai,read the second time 
and placed on the calendar