,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #cj1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,capito1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,crapo1    
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mrs4     
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4       
,sheehy1 and ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,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 
,act of #bjbe4  #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