,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,williams of ,texas 7for      
himself and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish    
statutory deadlines for the ,bureau of  
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and      
,explosives to process permit           
applications1 and require quarterly     
congressional and public reporting on   
application processing metrics and      
compliance4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,reducing          
,unnecessary ,slowdowns in ,handling    
,act4  #b4 ,statutory processing        
deadlines  7a7 ,applications to the     
,,atf generally ,within #ij calendar    
days after receipt of an application not
 described in subsection 7b71 the       
,bureau shall complete processing of the
 application4  7b7 ,applications        
relating to licenses under section #ibc 

of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code     
,within #fj calendar days after receipt 
of an application relating to a license 
under section #ibc of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 the ,bureau shall       
complete processing of the application4 
#c4 ,quarterly congressional and public 
reporting requirement ,within #ij days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and every #ij days thereafter1 the
 ,bureau shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,oversight and ,accountability and  
on the ,judiciary of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate1 and shall
 make available to the public on the    
website of the ,bureau1 a report that   
contains the following1 with respect to 
each type of application processed      
during the #ij-;day period ending with  
the date the report is so submitted3    
7#a7 ,a specification of the number of  
applications received1 approved1 denied1
 and pending4  7#b7 ,a specification of 
the length of time taken to process the 

applications4  7#c7 ,a summary of       
reasons for delays in the processing of 
the applications4  7#d7 ,a summary of   
reasons for denials of the applications4
  #d4 ,internal oversight and           
implementation  7a7 ,appeals process    
,the ,bureau shall establish a process  
for applicants to appeal the denial of  
an application1 or to compel the        
completion of the processing of an      
application the processing of which is  
not in compliance with section #b4  7b7 
,internal oversight ,the ,bureau shall  
establish procedures to identify the    
causes of noncompliance with section #b1
 and to take necessary corrective       
actions4  7c7 ,implementation ,the      
,bureau shall implement this ,act       
through the use of funds otherwise made 
available to the ,bureau for salaries   
and expenses1 and not by hiring         
additional personnel or acquiring       
additional resources1 and in doing so   
shall eliminate repetitive reviews and  
unnecessary administrative steps1 and   

revise any outdated or duplicative      
procedural processes hindering the      
timely processing of permits4  #e4      
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,application ,the term application means
 an application for a license1 permit1  
authorization1 or a form required by    
,federal law to be submitted to the     
,bureau4  7#b7 ,bureau ,the term ,bureau
 means the ,bureau of ,alcohol1         
,tobacco1 ,firearms1 and ,explosives4   
7#c7 ,easily accessible format ,the term
 easily accessible format means1 with   
respect to a report1 a format that is   
available to the general public and     
allows users to efficiently locate and  
read the report4