,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #h  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(              
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4  
,ma/1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4      
,upton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 & ,mr4 ,smi? (  
,new ,j]sey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
backgr\nd *eck = e fire>m sale4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bip>tisan ,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is   
,act is to utilize ! curr5t backgr\nd   
*ecks process 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
ensure individuals prohibit$ f gun      
possession are n able to obta9 fire>ms4 
#c4 ,fire>ms transf]s ,section #ibb (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7s72   
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7t7 z     
subsection 7s72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7s71 z r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3 

7t7  7#a7  7,a7 ,x %all be unlawful =   
any p]son :o is n a lic5s$ import]1     
lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$ deal] to  
transf] a fire>m to any o!r p]son :o is 
n s lic5s$1 unless a lic5s$ import]1    
lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$ deal] has 
fir/ tak5 possession ( ! fire>m = !     
purpose ( comply+ ) subsection 7s74     
7,b7 ,^u tak+ possession ( a fire>m "u  
subp>agraph 7,a71 a lic5see %all comply 
) all requirem5ts ( ?is *apt] z if !    
lic5see 7 transf]r+ ! fire>m f !        
inv5tory ( ! lic5see to ! unlic5s$      
transf]ee4  7,c7 ,if a transf] ( a      
fire>m describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 w n  
be complet$ = any reason aft] a lic5see 
takes possession ( ! fire>m 7includ+    
because ! transf] ( ! fire>m to1 or     
receipt ( ! fire>m by1 ! transf]ee w\ld 
violate ?is *apt]71 ! return ( ! fire>m 
to ! transf]or by ! lic5see %all n      
con/itute ! transf] ( a fire>m =        
purposes ( ?is *apt]4  7#b7 ,p>agraph   
7#a7 %all n apply to--  7,a7 a law      
en=cem5t ag5cy or any law en=cem5t      

(fic]1 arm$ private security            
pr(essional1 or memb] ( ! arm$ =ces1 to 
! ext5t ! (fic]1 pr(essional1 or memb]  
is act+ )9 ! c\rse & scope ( employm5t &
 (ficial duties2  7,b7 a transf] t is a 
loan or bona fide gift betwe5 sp\ses1   
betwe5 dome/ic p>tn]s1 betwe5 p>5ts & _!
 *ildr51 betwe5 sibl+s1 betwe5 aunts or 
uncles & _! nieces or nephews1 or betwe5
 gr&p>5ts & _! gr&*ildr52  7,c7 a       
transf] to an executor1 adm9i/rator1    
tru/ee1 or p]sonal repres5tative ( an   
e/ate or a tru/ t occurs by op]ation (  
law ^u ! dea? ( ano!r p]son2  7,d7 a    
tempor>y transf] t is necess>y to prev5t
 imm95t dea? or great bodily h>m1 if !  
possession by ! transf]ee la/s only z   
long z imm$iately necess>y to prev5t !  
imm95t dea? or great bodily h>m2  7,e7 a
 transf] t is approv$ by ! ,attorney    
,g5]al "u section #ehab ( ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 or  7,f7 a       
tempor>y transf] if ! transf]or has no  
reason to believe t ! transf]ee w use or
 int5ds to use ! fire>m 9 a crime or is 

prohibit$ f possess+ fire>ms "u ,/ate or
 ,f$]al law1 & ! transf] takes place & !
 transf]ee's possession ( ! fire>m is   
exclusively--  7i7 at a %oot+ range or 9
 a %oot+ gall]y or o!r area designat$ = 
! purpose ( t>get %oot+2  7ii7 :ile     
reasonably necess>y = ! purposes (      
hunt+1 trapp+1 or fi%+1 if ! transf]or--
  7,i7 has no reason to believe t !     
transf]ee int5ds to use ! fire>m 9 a    
place :]e x is illegal2 &  7,,ii7 has   
reason to believe t ! transf]ee w comply
 ) all lic5s+ & p]mit requirem5ts = su* 
hunt+1 trapp+1 or fi%+2 or  7iii7 :ile 9
 ! pres5ce ( ! transf]or4  7#c7 7,a7    
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is *apt]1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al may implem5t ?is     
subsection ) regulations4  7,b7         
,regulations promulgat$ "u ?is p>agraph 
may n include any provision requir+     
lic5sees to facilitate transf]s 9       
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a74  7,c7       
,regulations promulgat$ "u ?is p>agraph 
may n include any provision requir+     
p]sons n lic5s$ "u ?is *apt] to keep    

records ( backgr\nd *ecks or fire>ms    
transf]s4  7,d7 ,regulations promulgat$ 
"u ?is p>agraph may n include any       
provision plac+ a cap on ! fee lic5sees 
may *>ge to facilitate transf]s 9       
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,x    
%all be unlawful = a lic5s$ import]1    
lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$ deal] to  
transf] possession (1 or title to1 a    
fire>m to ano!r p]son :o is n s lic5s$  
unless ! import]1 manufactur]1 or deal] 
has provid$ su* o!r p]son ) a notice ( !
 prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a71 & su* o!r
 p]son has c]tifi$ t su* o!r p]son has  
be5 provid$ ) ?is notice on a =m        
prescrib$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al4  4  #d4
 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts  7a7       
,section #ibb ,section #ibb7y77#b7 (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a7 by   
/rik+ 1 7g77#e77;,b71 &                 
7s77#c77;,b77v77,,ii7 & ins]t+ &        
7g77#e77;,b74  7b7 ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r
 ,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjab   
,section #eaa ( title ,v ( division ,b (

 ! ,consolidat$ & ,fur!r ,cont9u+       
,appropriations ,act1 #bjab 7#ah        
,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note7 is am5d$ by /rik+  
subsection #ibb7t7 ea* place x appe>s & 
ins]t+ subsection 7s7 or 7t7 ( section  
#ibb4  #e4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act1 or any am5dm5t made by ?is    
,act1 %all be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 au?orize
 ! e/abli%m5t1 directly or indirectly1 (
 a national fire>ms regi/ry2 or  7#b7   
int]f]e ) ! au?ority ( a ,/ate1 "u      
section #ibg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 to enact a law on ! same subject 
matt] z ?is ,act4  #f4 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take  
effect #ahj days aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4