[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2732 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2732

 To require State and local law enforcement authorities and the Bureau 
 of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to be immediately notified when the 
  national instant criminal background check system determines that a 
               person is ineligible to receive a handgun.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Blagojevich (for himself and Mr. Stearns) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require State and local law enforcement authorities and the Bureau 
 of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to be immediately notified when the 
  national instant criminal background check system determines that a 
               person is ineligible to receive a handgun.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    ``The National Instant Notification System Act of 1999.''

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES BE 
              IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED WHEN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
              BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM DETERMINES THAT A PERSON IS 
              INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A HANDGUN.

    Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), 
respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
    ``(3)(A) If the system determines that receipt of the firearm by 
the person would violate subsection (g) or (n) or State law, the system 
shall immediately notify the State and local law enforcement 
authorities (if willing to accept the information), and the field 
office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, that the 
Attorney General deems appropriate, of--
            ``(i) the determination (including why the receipt would 
        constitute such a violation);
            ``(ii) the name of, and such other identifying information 
        about the person as the system possesses; and
            ``(iii) the location of the licensee involved.
    ``(B) Neither a government nor an employee of a government 
responsible for providing a notice or information pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be liable in an action at law for damages for 
failure to so provide the notice or information.''.
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