,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,williams ( ,texas 7= himself 
& ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% /atutory deadl9es = !       
,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 
& ,explosives to process p]mit          
applications1 & require qu>t]ly         
congressional & public report+ on       
application process+ metrics &          
compliance4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,r$uc+ ,unnecess>y      
,sl[d[ns 9 ,h&l+ ,act4  #b4 ,/atutory   
process+ deadl9es  7a7 ,applications to 
! ,,atf g5]ally ,)9 #ij cal5d> days aft]
 receipt ( an application n describ$ 9  
subsection 7b71 ! ,bureau %all complete 
process+ ( ! application4  7b7          
,applications relat+ to lic5ses "u      
section #ibc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code ,)9 #fj cal5d> days aft] receipt (
 an application relat+ to a lic5se "u   

section #ibc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 ! ,bureau %all complete process+ 
( ! application4  #c4 ,qu>t]ly          
congressional & public report+          
requirem5t ,)9 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ij days       
!reaft]1 ! ,bureau %all submit to !     
,committees on ,ov]sight &              
,acc\ntability & on ! ,judici>y ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 & %all make  
available to ! public on ! website ( !  
,bureau1 a report t conta9s ! foll[+1 ) 
respect to ea* type ( application       
process$ dur+ ! #ij-;day p]iod end+ ) ! 
date ! report is s submitt$3 7#a7 ,a    
specification ( ! numb] ( applications  
receiv$1 approv$1 d5i$1 & p5d+4  7#b7 ,a
 specification ( ! l5g? ( "t tak5 to    
process ! applications4  7#c7 ,a summ>y 
( reasons = delays 9 ! process+ ( !     
applications4  7#d7 ,a summ>y ( reasons 
= d5ials ( ! applications4  #d4 ,int]nal
 ov]sight & implem5tation  7a7 ,appeals 
process ,! ,bureau %all e/abli% a       

process = applicants to appeal ! d5ial (
 an application1 or to compel !         
completion ( ! process+ ( an application
 ! process+ ( :i* is n 9 compliance )   
section #b4  7b7 ,int]nal ov]sight ,!   
,bureau %all e/abli% proc$ures to       
id5tify ! causes ( noncompliance )      
section #b1 & to take necess>y          
corrective actions4  7c7 ,implem5tation 
,! ,bureau %all implem5t ?is ,act ?r\gh 
! use ( funds o!rwise made available to 
! ,bureau = sal>ies & exp5ses1 & n by   
hir+ additional p]sonnel or acquir+     
additional res\rces1 & 9 do+ s %all     
elim9ate repetitive reviews & unnecess>y
 adm9i/rative /eps1 & revise any outdat$
 or duplicative proc$ural processes     
h9d]+ ! timely process+ ( p]mits4  #e4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,application ,! t]m application means an
 application = a lic5se1 p]mit1         
au?orization1 or a =m requir$ by ,f$]al 
law to be submitt$ to ! ,bureau4  7#b7  
,bureau ,! t]m ,bureau means ! ,bureau (
 ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,fire>ms1 &        

,explosives4  7#c7 ,easily accessible   
=mat ,! t]m easily accessible =mat      
means1 ) respect to a report1 a =mat t  
is available to ! g5]al public & all[s  
us]s to effici5tly locate & read !      
report4