,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cia #aagth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #addf
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1          
#bjba,received  ,may #bd1 #bjbb,read the
 first time  ,may #be1 #bjbb,read the   
second time and placed on the calendar  
,,an ,,act  ,to amend chapter #dd of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
strengthen the background check         
procedures to be followed before a      
,federal firearms licensee may transfer 
a firearm to a person who is not such a 
licensee4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enhanced           
,background ,checks ,act of #bjba4  #b4 
,strengthening of background check      
procedures to be followed before a      
,federal firearms licensee may transfer 
a firearm to a person who is not such a 
licensee ,section #ibb7t7 of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code is amended-- 7#a7 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking     
clause 7ii7 and inserting the following3
  7ii7 in the event the system has not  

notified the licensee that the receipt  
of a firearm by such other person would 
violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this   
section-- 7,i7 not fewer than #aj       
business days 7meaning a day on which   
,state offices are open7 has elapsed    
since the licensee contacted the system1
 and the system has not notified the    
licensee that the receipt of a firearm  
by such other person would violate      
subsection 7g7 or 7n7 of this section1  
and the other person has submitted1     
electronically through a website        
established by the ,attorney ,general or
 by first-class mail1 a petition for    
review which-- 7aa7 certifies that such 
other person has no reason to believe   
that such other person is prohibited by 
,federal1 ,state1 or local law from     
purchasing or possessing a firearm2 and 
7bb7 requests that the system respond to
 the contact referred to in subparagraph
 7,a7 within #aj business days after the
 date the petition was submitted 7or1 if
 the petition is submitted by           

first-class mail1 the date the letter   
containing the petition is postmarked72 
and  7,,ii7 #aj business days have      
elapsed since the other person so       
submitted the petition1 and the system  
has not notified the licensee that the  
receipt of a firearm by such other      
person would violate subsection 7g7 or  
7n7 of this section2 and  2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#g7 
,the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7,a7    
prescribe the form on which a petition  
shall be submitted pursuant to paragraph
 7#a77;,b77ii72  7,b7 make the form     
available electronically1 and provide a 
copy of the form to all licensees       
referred to in paragraph 7#a72  7,c7    
provide the petitioner and the licensee 
involved written notice of receipt of   
the petition1 either electronically or  
by first-class mail2 and  7,d7 respond  
on an expedited basis to any such       
petition received by the ,attorney      
,general4  7#h7 7,a7 ,if1 after #c      
business days have elapsed since the    

licensee initially contacted the system 
about a firearm transaction1 the system 
notifies the licensee that the receipt  
of a firearm by such other person would 
not violate subsection 7g7 or 7n71 the  
licensee may continue to rely on that   
notification for the longer of-- 7i7 an 
additional #be calendar days after the  
licensee receives the notification2 or  
7ii7 #cj calendar days after the date of
 the initial contact4  7,b7 ,if such    
other person has met the requirements of
 paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii7 before the     
system destroys the records related to  
the firearm transaction1 the licensee   
may continue to rely on such other      
person having met the requirements for  
an additional #be calendar days after   
the date such other person first met the
 requirements4  4  #c4 ,,gao reports    
,within #ij days after the end of each  
of the #a-year1 #c-year1 and #e-year    
periods that begin with the effective   
date of this ,act1 the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states shall   

prepare and submit to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary of the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate a written 
report analyzing the extent to which1   
during the respective period1 paragraphs
 7#a77;,b77ii7 and 7#g7 of section      
#ibb7t7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 have prevented firearms from     
being transferred to prohibited persons1
 which report shall include but not be  
limited to the following-- 7#a7 an      
assessment of the overall implementation
 of such subsections1 including a       
description of the challenges faced in  
implementing such paragraphs2  7#b7 an  
aggregate description of firearm        
purchase delays and denials1 with a     
description of denials1 disaggregated by
 ,state and by the basis for the denial2
 and  7#c7 an aggregate analysis of the 
petitions submitted pursuant to such    
paragraph 7#a77;,b77ii74  #d4 ,reports  
on petitions supporting firearms        
transfers not immediately approved by   

,,nics ,system1 that were not responded 
to in a timely manner ,the ,director of 
the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation  
shall make an annual report to the      
public on the number of petitions       
received by the national instant        
criminal background check system        
established under section #ajc of the   
,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention   
,act that were submitted pursuant to    
subclause 7,i7 of section               
#ibb7t77#a77;,b77ii7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 with respect to  
which a determination was not made      
within the #aj-;day period referred to  
in subclause 7,,ii7 of such section     
#ibb7t77#a77;,b77ii74 ,the report shall 
include the following1 which shall be   
disaggregated by ,state3 7#a7 ,the      
number of petitions submitted under such
 section that were received by the      
national instant criminal background    
check system established under section  
#ajc of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence   
,prevention ,act4  7#b7 ,the number of  

petitioners who were discovered to be   
ineligible under ,federal or ,state law 
during that #aj-;day period4  7#c7 ,the 
number of petitioners who were          
discovered to be ineligible under       
,federal or ,state law after that       
#aj-;day period4  7#d7 ,the basis of the
 ineligibility of the petitioners       
discovered to be ineligible under       
,federal or ,state law during that      
#aj-;day period1 and the basis of the   
ineligibility of the petitioners        
discovered to be ineligible under       
,federal or ,state law after that       
#aj-;day period4  7#e7 ,the number of   
the petitioners whose petitions were    
denied and who1 within #ab months after 
the denial1 were prosecuted under       
,federal1 ,state1 or local law for      
receiving or attempting to receive a    
firearm4  #e4 ,report to the ,congress  
,within #aej days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general1 in consultation with the      
,national ,resource ,center on ,domestic

 ,violence and ,firearms1 shall submit  
to the ,congress a report analyzing the 
effect1 if any1 of this ,act on the     
safety of victims of domestic violence1 
domestic abuse1 dating partner violence1
 sexual assault1 and stalking1          
disaggregated by ,state1 and whether any
 further amendments to the background   
check process1 including amendments to  
the conditions that must be met under   
this ,act for a firearm to be           
transferred when the system has not     
notified the licensee that such transfer
 would not violate subsection 7g7 or 7n7
 of section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code1 would likely result in a 
reduction in the risk of death or great 
bodily harm to victims of domestic      
violence1 domestic abuse1 dating partner
 violence1 sexual assault1 and stalking4
  #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the
 amendments made by this ,act shall take
 effect #baj days after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  #g4 ,report on 
firearm transfers denied as a result of 

a ,,nics check ,within #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,inspector ,general1 ,department of 
,justice1 shall prepare and submit to   
the ,congress a written report on the   
number of firearm transactions with     
respect to which the national instant   
criminal background check system        
established under the ,brady ,handgun   
,violence ,prevention ,act has          
determined that receipt of a firearm by 
the prospective firearm transferee would
 violate ,federal or ,state law1 and    
which have been referred to the ,bureau 
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and   
,explosives for investigation4  ,passed 
the ,house of ,representatives ,march   
#aa1 #bjba4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk4
  ,may #be1 #bjbb,read the second time  
and placed on the calendar