,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #c1 #bjbj,mr4  
,quigley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1    
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4    
,engel7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director ( !   
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation to report
 ! numb] ( backgr\nd *ecks conduct$ by !
 ,national ,in/ant ,crim9al ,backgr\nd  
,*eck ,sy/em dur+ ! mon? ( ,m>* #bjai & 
dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai        
infections h gr[n rapidly ?r\gh\t !     
,unit$ ,/ates creat+ a widespread       
outbreak t has be5 deem$ a public heal? 
em]g5cy by ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization4  
7#b7 ,! ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy
 has l$ to an increase 9 fire>m sales1  
:i* poses a s]i\s heal? & security risk 
to ! ,am]ican public4  7#c7 ,a fire>m   
may be sold be=e a backgr\nd *eck is    

complet$4  7#d7 ,! increas$ public dem& 
to pur*ase a fire>m /ra9s ! res\rces ( !
 ,national ,in/ant ,crim9al ,backgr\nd  
,*eck ,sy/em 7,,nics74  7#e7 ,a p]son :o
 is prohibit$ by ,f$]al law f possess+ a
 fire>m1 su* z a p]son :o has be5       
convict$ ( a misdemeanor crime ( dome/ic
 viol5ce1 has an increas$ *ance (       
acquir+ a fire>m due to ?is increas$    
public dem& to pur*ase a fire>m4  7#f7  
,?is /ra9 on res\rces is affect+ !      
ability ( ! ,,nics to complete backgr\nd
 *ecks )9 #c-;bus9ess-days1 all[+ =     
f$]ally lic5s$ fire>m deal]s to complete
 a fire>m sale )\t a complet$ backgr\nd 
*eck1 :i* is kn[n z a default proce$    
sale4  7#g7 ,su* fire>m sales conduct$ 9
 ! abs5ce ( a complet$ backgr\nd *eck   
are kn[n z 8default proce$s0 & may h    
deva/at+ consequ5ces by mak+ x easi] = a
 p]son :o is prohibit$ by ,f$]al law f  
possess+ fire>ms to acquire su* fire>ms4
  #b4 ,report on ! ,national ,in/ant    
,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em ,n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 9 consultation 
) ! ,director ( ,bureau ( ,alcohol1     
,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 & ,explosives1 %all 
submit to ,congress a report on !       
op]ation ( ! ,national ,in/ant ,crim9al 
,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em beg9n+ on       
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj 7! date ( ! public   
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y     
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act ) respect to        
,,covid-#ai71 ?r\gh ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & ! equival5t p]iod 9 #bjai1
 to include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! total     
numb] ( backgr\nd *ecks initiat$4  7#b7 
,! total numb] ( backgr\nd *ecks        
complet$4  7#c7 ,! total numb] (        
backgr\nd *ecks result+ 9 approval4     
7#d7 ,! total numb] ( backgr\nd *ecks t 
7 delay$4  7#e7 ,! numb] ( backgr\nd    
*ecks result+ 9-- 7,a7 a d5ial be=e !   
#c-;bus9ess-day review p]iod is         
complet$2 &  7,b7 delay$ d5ials4