,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ca1 #bjbe  
,mr4 ,cline 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter  
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,hunt1 ,mr4 ,moore of 
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,harris of
 ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,collins1 ,mr4  
,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,cloud1 ,mr4 ,weber of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,burlison1 ,ms4 ,boebert1 
,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,webster of     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,gooden1 ,ms4 ,mace1 ,mr4
 ,fitzgerald1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 ,mr4      
,jackson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,higgins of    
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,downing1 ,mr4 ,fine1  
and ,mr4 ,moore of ,west ,virginia7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a  
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure that certain operations1         

functions1 and services of the ,federal 
,government relating to enforcement of  
firearms laws and firearm export        
licensing continue during a lapse in    
appropriations4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,firearm       
,access ,during ,shutdowns ,act4  #b4   
,continuation of certain firearm-related
 operations during ,government shutdowns
  7a7 ,in general ,the operations1      
functions1 and services described in    
subsection 7b7 shall be deemed to relate
 to an emergency involving the safety of
 human life or the protection of        
property for purposes of section #acdb  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 the employees carrying out those       
operations1 functions1 and services     
shall be deemed to be excepted          
employees1 as defined in section        
#acda7;c7 of that title4  7b7           
,operations1 functions1 and services    
,the operations1 functions1 and services
 described in this subsection are the   
operations1 functions1 and services of--

 7#a7 the ,national ,instant ,criminal  
,background ,check ,system of the       
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1     
including the processing of background  
checks in support of the operations of  
the ,directorate of ,enforcement        
,programs and ,services of the ,bureau  
of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and    
,explosives2  7#b7 the ,directorate of  
,enforcement ,programs and ,services of 
the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1      
,firearms and ,explosives2  7#c7 the    
,bureau of ,industry and ,security of   
the ,department of ,commerce relating to
 firearms and firearm-related products1 
including activities related to         
processing of applications for export   
licenses2 and  7#d7 the ,directorate of 
,defense ,trade ,controls of the        
,department of ,state relating to       
firearms and firearm-related products1  
including activities related to         
processing of applications for export   
licenses4