,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1         
#bjai,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,jones7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and 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#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djija7 7commonly referred to
 as ,,nics7 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 the specific
 provision of law that would have been  
violated2  7,c7 the date and time the   

notice was provided2  7,d7 the location 
where the firearm was sought to be      
acquired2 and  7,e7 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 ,amendment of report
 ,if a report is made in accordance with
 this subsection and1 after such report 
is made1 the ,federal ,bureau of        
,investigation or the ,bureau of        
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives determines that the receipt 
of a firearm by a person for whom the   

report was made would not violate       
subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of section #ibb of
 this title or ,state law1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall1 in accordance with     
subsection 7b71 notify any law          
enforcement authority and any prosecutor
 to whom the report was made of that    
determination4  7d7 ,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 enactment of this section1  
and annually thereafter1 the ,attorney  
,general shall submit to ,congress a    
report detailing the following1 broken  
down by ,federal judicial district3 7#a7
 ,with respect to each category of      
persons prohibited by subsection 7g7 or 
7n7 of section #ibb of this title or    
,state law from receiving or possessing 
a firearm who are so denied a firearm-- 
7,a7 the number of denials2  7,b7 the   
number of denials referred to the       
,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1          
,firearms1 and ,explosives2  7,c7 the   
number of denials for which the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives determines that the person  
denied was not prohibited by subsection 
7g7 or 7n7 of section #ibb of this title
 or ,state law from receiving or        
possessing a firearm2  7,d7 the number  
of denials overturned through the       
national instant criminal background    

check system appeals process and the    
reasons for overturning the denials2    
7,e7 the number of denials with respect 
to which an investigation was opened by 
a field division of the ,bureau of      
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives2  7,f7 the number of persons
 charged with a ,federal criminal       
offense in connection with a denial2 and
  7,g7 the number of convictions        
obtained by ,federal authorities in     
connection with a 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