,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjai,mr4    
,toomey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4   
,rubio1 & ,mr4 ,jones7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide = ! report+ to ,/ate
 & local law en=cem5t au?orities ( cases
 9 :i* ! national in/ant crim9al        
backgr\nd *eck sy/em indicates t a      
fire>m has be5 s\ght to be acquir$ by a 
prohibit$ p]son1 s t au?orities may     
pursue crim9al *>ges "u ,/ate law1 & to 
ensure t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice reports  
to ,congress on prosecutions secur$     
aga9/ prohibit$ p]sons :o attempt to    
acquire a fire>m4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,nics ,d5ial      
,notification ,act ( #bjai4  #b4        
,report+ ( backgr\nd *eck d5ials  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #ibe;,a ! foll[+3  #ibe;,b4     
,report+ ( backgr\nd *eck d5ials to     

,/ate au?orities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if !    
national in/ant crim9al backgr\nd *eck  
sy/em e/abli%$ "u section #ajc ( !      
,brady ,h&gun ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act  
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djija7 7commonly ref]r$ 
to z ,,nics7 provides a notice pursuant 
to section #ibb7t7 ( ?is title t !      
receipt ( a fire>m by a p]son w\ld      
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 ( section 
#ibb ( ?is title or ,/ate law1 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all1 9 accordance )   
subsection 7b7 ( ?is section-- 7#a7     
report to ! law en=cem5t au?orities ( ! 
,/ate :]e ! p]son s\ght to acquire !    
fire>m &1 if diff]5t1 ! law en=cem5t    
au?orities ( ! ,/ate ( resid5ce ( !     
p]son-- 7,a7 t ! notice 0 provid$2  7,b7
 ! specific provision ( law t w\ld h be5
 violat$2  7,c7 ! date & "t ! notice 0  
provid$2  7,d7 ! location :]e ! fire>m 0
 s\ght to be acquir$2 &  7,e7 ! id5tity 
( ! p]son2 &  7#b7 :]e practicable1     
report ! incid5t to local law en=cem5t  
au?orities & ,/ate & local prosecutors 9
 ! jurisdiction :]e ! fire>m 0 s\ght & 9

 ! jurisdiction :]e ! p]son resides4    
7b7 ,requirem5ts = report ,a report is  
made 9 accordance ) ?is subsection if ! 
report is made )9 #bd h\rs aft] !       
provision ( ! notice describ$ 9         
subsection 7a71 except t ! mak+ ( !     
report may be delay$ = s long z is      
necess>y to avoid compromis+ an ongo+   
inve/igation4  7c7 ,am5dm5t ( report ,if
 a report is made 9 accordance ) ?is    
subsection &1 aft] su* report is made1 !
 ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation or !    
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 
& ,explosives det]m9es t ! receipt ( a  
fire>m by a p]son = :om ! report 0 made 
w\ld n violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 (  
section #ibb ( ?is title or ,/ate law1 !
 ,attorney ,g5]al %all1 9 accordance )  
subsection 7b71 notify any law en=cem5t 
au?ority & any prosecutor to :om !      
report 0 made ( t det]m9ation4  7d7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subsection  
7a7 %all be con/ru$ to require a report 
) respect to a p]son to be made to !    
same ,/ate au?orities t orig9ally issu$ 

! notice ) respect to ! p]son4  4  7b7  
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item
 relat+ to section #ibe;,a ! foll[+3    
#ibe;,b4 ,report+ ( backgr\nd *eck      
d5ials to ,/ate au?orities4  4  #c4     
,annual report to ,congress  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,*apt] #dd ( title #ah1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #b7;a7 
( ?is ,act1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]     
section #ibe;,b ! foll[+3  #ibe;,c4     
,annual report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a      
report detail+ ! foll[+1 brok5 d[n by   
,f$]al judicial di/rict3 7#a7 ,) respect
 to ea* category ( p]sons prohibit$ by  
subsection 7g7 or 7n7 ( section #ibb (  
?is title or ,/ate law f receiv+ or     
possess+ a fire>m :o are s d5i$ a       
fire>m-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( d5ials2  7,b7 ! 
numb] ( d5ials ref]r$ to ! ,bureau (    
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &         
,explosives2  7,c7 ! numb] ( d5ials =   

:i* ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1     
,fire>ms1 & ,explosives det]m9es t !    
p]son d5i$ 0 n prohibit$ by subsection  
7g7 or 7n7 ( section #ibb ( ?is title or
 ,/ate law f receiv+ or possess+ a      
fire>m2  7,d7 ! numb] ( d5ials ov]turn$ 
?r\gh ! national in/ant crim9al         
backgr\nd *eck sy/em appeals process & !
 reasons = ov]turn+ ! d5ials2  7,e7 !   
numb] ( d5ials ) respect to :i* an      
inve/igation 0 op5$ by a field division 
( ! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1       
,fire>ms1 & ,explosives2  7,f7 ! numb] (
 p]sons *>g$ ) a ,f$]al crim9al (f5se 9 
connection ) a d5ial2 &  7,g7 ! numb] ( 
convictions obta9$ by ,f$]al au?orities 
9 connection ) a d5ial4  7#b7 ,! numb] (
 backgr\nd *eck notices report$ to ,/ate
 au?orities pursuant to section #ibe;,b 
7includ+ ! numb] ( ! notices t w\ld h   
be5 s report$ b = section #ibe;,b7c774  
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections = su* *apt]1 z am5d$ by section
 #b7;b7 ( ?is ,act1 is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] ! item relat+ to section #ibe;,b ! 

foll[+3  #ibe;,c4 ,annual report to     
,congress4  4