,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjai,ms4 
,wexton 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4 
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,neguse1  
,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4     
,cicilline1 and ,mr4 ,cisneros7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,national ,firearms ,act to require that
 local chief law enforcement officers be
 notified of1 and provided a #ij-;day   
period to deny1 firearm transfers4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,empowering ,law ,enforcement for   
,safer ,firearm ,transfers ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,notification of local chief
 law enforcement officer in case of     
firearm transfer  7a7 ,in general       
,section #ehab of the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf is amended by striking 2
 and 7#f7 and inserting 7#f7 the        
,secretary has notified the chief law   
enforcement officer of the jurisdiction 

in which the transferee primarily       
resides that such application is        
pending1 and such officer either 7,a7   
certifies that there is no objection to 
the transfer1 or 7,b7 does not1 before  
the end of the #ij-;day period beginning
 on the date of such notification1      
certify to the ,secretary that 7i7 the  
transferee poses a danger to the        
transferee or others1 or 7ii7 there is a
 reasonable likelihood the transferee   
will use the firearm for unlawful       
purposes2 and 7#g74  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by this section    
shall apply with respect to applications
 filed after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act4