,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #d1 #bjba ,mr4  
,crist 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1  
and ,mrs4 ,demings7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require an alien      
lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states
 under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the
 approval of the ,attorney ,general     
before receiving a firearm1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,foreign       
,national ,firearms ,background ,check  
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,requirement    
that alien lawfully admitted to the     
,united ,states under a nonimmigrant    
visa obtain the approval of the         
,attorney ,general before receiving a   
firearm  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#ibb7y7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking all that        

precedes subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting
 the following3  7#b7 ,exceptions       
,subsections 7d77#e77;,b7 and           
7g77#e77;,b7 do not apply to the        
transfer or other disposition of a      
firearm to1 or the possession or receipt
 of a firearm by1 an alien who has been 
lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states
 under a nonimmigrant visa1 if-- 7,a7   
7i7 the alien has obtained a valid      
waiver issued by the ,attorney ,general 
under paragraph 7#c71 and1 in the case  
of a transfer or other disposition1 the 
transferor has received a copy of the   
waiver and verified the validity of the 
waiver with the ,attorney ,general2 and 
7ii7 the alien-- 7,i7 is admitted to the
 ,united ,states for lawful hunting or  
sporting purposes or is in possession of
 a hunting license or permit lawfully   
issued in the ,united ,states2 or       
7,,ii7 has resided in the ,united       
,states for a continuous period of not  
less than #ahj days before the date on  
which the petition is submitted under   

this paragraph2  2  7,b7 in each of     
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 by         
inserting the alien is before an        
official2 and  7,c7 in subparagraph     
7,d71 by inserting the alien is before a
 foreign2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the  
matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking
 subsection and inserting subsections   
7d77#e7 and2 and  7ii7 in clause 7i71 by
 striking 7,c7 and inserting 7,b72  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,b7--  7i7 by striking
 under subparagraph 7,b7 shall-- and all
 that follows through 7ii7 and inserting
 shall2  7ii7 by striking 1 absent the  
application of subsection 7g77#e77;,b712
 and  7iii7 by inserting 7d7 or before  
7g72  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by     
striking subsection and inserting       
subsections 7d77#e77;,b7 and2 and  7,d7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7,d7 ,validity of waiver ,a waiver      
issued under this paragraph shall be    
valid for a term set by the ,attorney   
,general1 which shall be not longer than

 #a year from the date the petition for 
the waiver is approved4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4