,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjai,mr4
 ,quigley 7for himself1 ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4  
,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,king of 
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez
 of ,ohio1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,upton1  
,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,ms4 ,dean1 
,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,katko1  
and ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for the reporting to
 ,state and local law enforcement       
authorities of cases in which the       
national instant criminal background    
check system indicates that a firearm   
has been sought to be acquired by a     
prohibited person1 so that authorities  
may pursue criminal charges under ,state
 law1 and to ensure that the ,department
 of ,justice reports to ,congress on    

prosecutions secured against prohibited 
persons who attempt to acquire a        
firearm4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,,nics ,denial      
,notification ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,reporting of background check denials  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #dd of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #ibe;,a the  
following3  #ibe;,b4 ,reporting of      
background check denials to ,state      
authorities  7a7 ,in general ,if the    
national instant criminal background    
check system established under section  
#ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence   
,prevention ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb    
note7 provides a notice pursuant to     
section #ibb7t7 of this title that the  
receipt of a firearm by a person would  
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of section
 #ibb of this title or ,state law1 the  
,attorney ,general shall1 in accordance 
with subsection 7b7 of this section--   
7#a7 report to the law enforcement      
authorities of the ,state where the     

person sought to acquire the firearm    
and1 if different1 the law enforcement  
authorities of the ,state of residence  
of the person--  7,a7 that the notice   
was provided2  7,b7 of the specific     
provision of law that would have been   
violated2  7,c7 of the date and time the
 notice was provided2  7,d7 of the      
location where the firearm was sought to
 be acquired2 and  7,e7 of the identity 
of the person2 and  7#b7 where          
practicable1 report the incident to     
local law enforcement authorities and   
,state and local prosecutors in the     
jurisdiction where the firearm was      
sought and in the jurisdiction where the
 person resides4  7b7 ,requirements for 
report ,a report is made in accordance  
with this subsection if the report is   
made within #bd hours after the         
provision of the notice described in    
subsection 7a71 except that the making  
of the report may be delayed for so long
 as is necessary to avoid compromising  
an ongoing investigation4  7c7 ,rule of 

construction ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
shall be construed to require a report  
with respect to a person to be made to  
the same ,state authorities that        
originally issued the notice with       
respect to the person4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of sections for   
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section      
#ibe;,a the following3  #ibe;,b4        
,reporting of background check denials  
to ,state authorities4  4  #c4 ,annual  
report to ,congress  7a7 ,in general    
,chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as amended by section    
#b7;a7 of this ,act1 is amended by      
inserting after section #ibe;,b the     
following3  #ibe;,c4 ,annual report to  
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 and annually thereafter1 the   
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  
,congress a report detailing the        
following1 broken down by ,federal      
judicial district3 7#a7 ,with respect to

 each category of persons prohibited by 
section #ibb7;g7 from receiving or      
possessing a firearm who are so denied a
 firearm--  7,a7 the number of cases    
referred to the ,bureau of ,alcohol1    
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives2   
7,b7 the number of cases with respect to
 which an investigation was opened by a 
field division of the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives2  7,c7 the number of arrests
 made2 and  7,d7 the number of          
convictions obtained by ,federal        
authorities in connection with the      
denial4  7#b7 ,the number of background 
check notices reported to ,state        
authorities pursuant to section #ibe;,b 
7including the number of the notices    
that would have been so reported but for
 section #ibe;,b7c774  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections for    
such chapter1 as amended by section     
#b7;b7 of this ,act1 is amended by      
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ibe;,b the following3  #ibe;,c4

 ,annual report to ,congress4  4