,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,murphy 7= himself1 ,ms4           
,alsobrooks1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,b5net1 
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1    
,mr4 ,book]1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4       
,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4        
,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4    
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 
,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4
 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mrs4
 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1   
,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 
,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mrs4 
,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4  
,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1  
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 
& ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require a backgr\nd *eck = e fire>m 
sale4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 

cit$ z ! ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,expansion    
,act4  #b4 ,fire>ms transf]s  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #ibb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7aa7  7#a7  7,a7 ,x %all be  
unlawful = any p]son :o is n a lic5s$   
import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$  
deal] to transf] a fire>m to any o!r    
p]son :o is n s lic5s$1 unless a lic5s$ 
import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 or lic5s$  
deal] has fir/ tak5 possession ( !      
fire>m = ! purpose ( comply+ )          
subsection 7t74  7,b7 ,^u tak+          
possession ( a fire>m "u subp>agraph    
7,a71 a lic5see %all comply ) all       
requirem5ts ( ?is *apt] z if ! lic5see 7
 transf]r+ ! fire>m f ! inv5tory ( !    
lic5see to ! unlic5s$ transf]ee4  7,c7  
,if a transf] ( a fire>m describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a7 w n be complet$ = any  
reason aft] a lic5see takes possession (
 ! fire>m 7includ+ because ! transf] ( !
 fire>m to1 or receipt ( ! fire>m by1 ! 
transf]ee w\ld violate ?is *apt]71 !    
return ( ! fire>m to ! transf]or by !   

lic5see %all n con/itute ! transf] ( a  
fire>m = purposes ( ?is *apt]4  7#b7    
,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to--  7,a7 a
 law en=cem5t ag5cy or any law en=cem5t 
(fic]1 arm$ private security            
pr(essional1 or memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1  
to ! ext5t ! (fic]1 pr(essional1 or     
memb] is act+ )9 ! c\rse & scope (      
employm5t & (ficial duties2  7,b7 a     
transf] t is a loan or bona fide gift   
betwe5 sp\ses1 betwe5 dome/ic p>tn]s1   
betwe5 p>5ts & _! *ildr51 includ+       
/ep-p>5ts & _! /ep-*ildr51 betwe5       
sibl+s1 betwe5 aunts or uncles & _!     
nieces or nephews1 or betwe5 gr&p>5ts & 
_! gr&*ildr52  7,c7 a transf] to an     
executor1 adm9i/rator1 tru/ee1 or       
p]sonal repres5tative ( an e/ate or a   
tru/ t occurs by op]ation ( law ^u !    
dea? ( ano!r p]son2  7,d7 a tempor>y    
transf] t is necess>y to prev5t imm95t  
dea? or great bodily h>m1 includ+ h>m to
 self1 family1 h\sehold memb]s1 or o!rs1
 if ! possession by ! transf]ee la/s    
only z long z imm$iately necess>y to    

prev5t ! imm95t dea? or great bodily    
h>m1 includ+ ! h>m ( dome/ic viol5ce1   
dat+ p>tn] viol5ce1 sexual assault1     
/alk+1 & dome/ic abuse2  7,e7 a transf] 
t is approv$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u   
section #ehab ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf2 or  7,f7 a tempor>y transf] if
 ! transf]or has no reason to believe t 
! transf]ee w use or int5ds to use !    
fire>m 9 a crime or is prohibit$ f      
possess+ fire>ms "u ,/ate or ,f$]al law1
 & ! transf] takes place & ! transf]ee's
 possession ( ! fire>m is exclusively-- 
7i7 at a %oot+ range or 9 a %oot+ gall]y
 or o!r area designat$ = ! purpose (    
t>get %oot+2  7ii7 :ile reasonably      
necess>y = ! purposes ( hunt+1 trapp+1  
or fi%+1 if ! transf]or--  7,i7 has no  
reason to believe t ! transf]ee int5ds  
to use ! fire>m 9 a place :]e x is      
illegal2 &  7,,ii7 has reason to believe
 t ! transf]ee w comply ) all lic5s+ &  
p]mit requirem5ts = su* hunt+1 trapp+1  
or fi%+2 or  7iii7 :ile 9 ! pres5ce ( ! 
transf]or4  7#c7 ,x %all be unlawful = a

 lic5s$ import]1 lic5s$ manufactur]1 or 
lic5s$ deal] to transf] possession (1 or
 title to1 a fire>m to ano!r p]son :o is
 n s lic5s$ unless ! import]1           
manufactur]1 or deal] has provid$ su*   
o!r p]son ) a notice ( ! prohibition "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 & su* o!r p]son has      
c]tifi$ t su* o!r p]son has be5 provid$ 
) ?is notice on a =m prescrib$ by !     
,attorney ,g5]al4  4  7b7 ,am5dm5t ,to  
section #ibd7;a7 ,section #ibd7;a77#e7 (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ 7s7 or 7t7 & ins]t+ 7s71 
7t71 or 7aa74  7c7 ,rules (             
int]pretation ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act1 or any  
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 %all be       
con/ru$ to--  7#a7 au?orize !           
e/abli%m5t1 directly or indirectly1 ( a 
national fire>ms regi/ry2 or  7#b7      
int]f]e ) ! au?ority ( a ,/ate1 "u      
section #ibg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 to enact a law on ! same subject 
matt] z ?is ,act4  7d7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7 &   
7b7 %all take effect #ahj days aft] !   

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4