1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Fix Gun Checks Act of
2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited
from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System
Sec. 101. Penalties for States that do not make data
electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System.
Sec. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they
have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all
records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal
law.
Sec. 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective; mental health
assessment plan.
Sec. 104. Clarification that Federal court information is to be
made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System.
Title II—Requiring a background check for every firearm
sale
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Firearms transfers.
Sec. 203. Effective date.
Title III—GAO study
Sec. 301. GAO study of the implementation of the NICS
Improvements Amendments Act of 2007.
<enum>I</enum><header>Ensuring that all
individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header>
<section id="H92432C421F6A4DD9A3370016CBFE2AA7"><enum>101.</enum><header>Penalties for
States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System</header>
<subsection id="HA6E47DF6005340B1807F7B26CE53063E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(b) of the NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A89FFA8839C42B89D5BBF09BED2977F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H897E6CBFF428481292F85148018452FA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H03BCF45A5C0C4A2D9AD3DA9287996329"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
reductions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FFEDEAC32E541D094B6A0FE7382CDE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for the first
fiscal year beginning after the date that is one year after the date of
submission of the report required under section 301(b) of the
<short-title>Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011</short-title>, and
each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years, the Attorney General shall withhold 15
percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under
section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3755) if the State provides less than 75 percent of the records required
to be provided under sections 102 and 103; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC11E76D0DB874918A1327D91FD296FF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the expiration of the period referred
to in subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall withhold 25 percent of the
amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the
State provides less than 90 percent of the records required to be provided
under sections 102 and 103.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75CC006F76AA4B5F9071E65023C76253"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA0C65DBF0434BE6A3D75EFA4F399E9E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9A0E90C44DA2435697C10D4C230B1E07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver by
Attorney General</header><text>If a State provides substantial evidence, as
determined by the Attorney General, that the State is making a reasonable
effort to comply with the requirements of sections 102 and 103, including an
inability to comply due to court order or other legal restriction, the Attorney
General may reduce the percentage of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DDE72CBB5F640FEBADB94503D65A752"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount
withheld under paragraph (2)(A) to not less than 5 percent; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB5A97B68AC844219279196734A29382"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount withheld under paragraph (2)(B)
to not less than 15
percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA12F2B63AA374E8BB853FD6E585D2895"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by
subsection (a)(2) shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year
beginning after the date that is one year after the date of submission of the
report required under section 301(b) this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF6E8A2A9A8F54C1AA739224157476D3B"><enum>102.</enum><header>Requirement
that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited
from purchasing firearms under Federal law</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BD226882F904E18BD3F741450F55094" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1530E464D570440FB1BF3A48E36D2F42"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Semiannual
certification and reporting</header>
<clause id="H1ABBB4CCCA8D4C1997ED782D07A94AC1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The head of each Federal department or agency shall
submit to the Attorney General a written certification indicating whether the
department or agency has provided to the Attorney General the pertinent
information contained in any record of any person that the department or agency
was in possession of during the time period addressed by the report
demonstrating that the person falls within a category described in subsection
(g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2790680E3AD740FA90E3D7620780B494"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Submission
dates</header><text>The head of a Federal department or agency shall submit a
certification under clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H99E106229DF546C79A0C21776D935991"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not later than
July 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency
was in possession of during the period beginning on January 1 of the year and
ending on June 30 of the year; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H821EE30713A24543BF3C1F5B00CB4392"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than
January 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or
agency was in possession of during the period beginning on July 1 of the
previous year and ending on December 31 of the previous year.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H445A1AE0E4484A77B75275CFE7C74F03"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
certification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable
period—</text>
<subclause id="H73A3727DDB3447418FEB27268F7447B7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell
within each of the categories described in section 922(g) of title 18, United
States Code;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC043DD05E2E045BBBE9415A0F4F905CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell
within the category described in section 922(n) of title 18, United States
Code; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7518B92C0DE54FFB9E12F8D1B0275BF9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>for each
category of records described in subclauses (I) and (II), the total number of
records of the Federal department or agency that have been provided to the
Attorney
General.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="HBAE78D5D4A514D5A8ECA81C152526E5B"><enum>103.</enum><header>Adjudicated as
a mental defective; mental health assessment plan</header>
<subsection id="H45EC622829B84DF1BF863431ABDBDC67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 921(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04B078B7F63A4F2FBB257797031513C9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H28DE100D09F94E6BB859D2424CBC1CBC" indent="up1"><enum>(36)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>adjudicated as a mental
defective</term> means, with respect to a person, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF945DE603E6A44E2B938E59B48EB6B65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a
court, board, commission, or other lawful authority has determined, as a result
of marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness, incompetency, or disease of
the person, that the person—</text>
<clause id="H58BACCA114464EA39B57043C57ECF806"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a danger to himself or
others;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2A244FE27D643F79A46923CE088E567"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>lacks the mental capacity to
contract or manage his own affairs; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2AB301AEF08F449A8C6C08C4409A22F1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be compelled to receive services,
including counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with
prescribed medications, but not including testing for use of alcohol or for
abuse of any controlled substance or other drug;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H640BDCC9265747FB9655560920CF3D6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person has been found insane by a court
in a criminal case;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8AB361D8F2F48C995C3B329AE3CF415"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the person has been found incompetent
to stand trial; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6127FDF04D04444AF63F155AD58DD38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the person has been found not guilty
by reason of lack of mental responsibility pursuant to articles 50a and 72b of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. 850a,
976b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCA4B8DF3B3F647CBA94002382A549C91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mental Health
Assessment Plan for Institutions of Higher Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part B of title I of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<section id="H132FFFC8EE28439F8431F1CD036676FB"><enum>124.</enum><header>Mental Health
Assessment Plan for Institutions of Higher Education</header>
<subsection id="HACC127171ED0416B904005269A385C0D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restriction on
Eligibility</header><text>Each college, university, or postsecondary
institution that receives Federal funds under this Act or any form of financial
assistance under any Federal program, including participation in any federally
funded or guaranteed student loan program, shall develop and implement, not
later than 1 year from the date of enactment of this section, a mental health
assessment plan that, at a minimum, includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H37364D3CAEA548AC9DC49834AAA7FD5B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a framework
through which such college, university, or postsecondary institution will
address the risks posed by students, including full-time students and part-time
students, who, as a result of apparent mental illness or incompetency, pose a
safety risk to themselves or others;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69595083EDF847B4A7D9BF2E0CF6C65A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment
of a team that will assess the mental health needs of, and safety risks posed
by, any such student, consisting of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD729E5CDF3554B3C88F0D4DCA5A49EB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>educators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02182047DD664D2F9AB60341B9F2080D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FA126EE761444D9A71D8727F7163662"><enum>(C)</enum><text>counselors;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H570BF2D637574408A9D777FDFC356F5D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other qualified
members of the educational community;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF45E0BC0FDEB4612B455DC1B3B5DCB5A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a procedure for
reporting such students to the team described in paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB009658045A54AC7ACE48339719FFC3F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a procedure for
making voluntary referrals for such students to on- and off-campus mental
health resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6BF0452E105411DB0FC530436501AA4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a procedure for
making involuntary referrals for such students to State or local mental health
authorities for mandatory evaluation, which shall include reporting such
referrals to a State agency responsible for identifying persons described in
section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8CC01370B7E74C909CF9A295686608F6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a procedure for
informing and educating the families of students who have been identified as
posing safety risks to themselves or others.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H69BE8AC685EC42DFAB988C32B93B4547"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information
Availability</header><text>Each college, university, or postsecondary
institution that provides the plan described in subsection (a) shall make
available to the students, faculty, and staff at such college, university, or
postsecondary institution, a copy of the mental health assessment plan required
under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H6E3F0B7632D041878399243F1CF1F7D3"><enum>104.</enum><header>Clarification
that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), as amended by section 102 of this
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84736571AE5C424FBE04A044E92A2395" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9107B440E3C34129B637C99F535A5B72"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Application to
Federal courts</header><text>In this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="H3CD8CF4F25CB45D2A89D230927182835"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms
<term>department or agency of the United States</term> and <term>Federal
department or agency</term> include a Federal court; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9520810965334B64BC0C9B0F7246C633"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of
any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of
the department or
agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Requiring a
background check for every firearm sale</header>
<section id="H425C86FB6A184F9B9C00CE4E55965135"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to extend the
Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of
firearms.</text>
</section><section id="H6F78960B54964AD08471357E7C3A5771"><enum>202.</enum><header>Firearms
transfers</header>
<subsection id="HB0A44D1CFE9144EF94364E86D209F3F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H230120A5DA894F899C0BA3C3924E5D72" style="USC">
<section id="H1CA6E3C792E640A58C2E434517BFAA2C"><enum>932.</enum><header>Background
checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons</header>
<subsection id="H2B4017311F714672A24B084DFF1559F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H12E5FEE06D2042E8BDCF7E8D75EDC65B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>unlicensed transferee</term> means a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD27DF7F1B7974A7B8B55B7C6FC631AF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not licensed
under this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF88DDCE6D0A34075A05FAB9104C7D8DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>desires to receive
a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H75715FFC385A4F52AD6DCFFB0A058F13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>unlicensed transferor</term> means a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC703B361744D4B4F827416495E3BDD48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not licensed
under this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BD687BD4EEE4346BABC81E13DB759E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>desires to
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68FD6594770B4B9F9A714FEB9AE0048D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of transferors other than licensees</header>
<paragraph id="HD7109176B61F4220AB7AA7AA429830C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferor to
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee, unless the firearm is
transferred—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8A715C3C48E4BD19BAA32DD72B74EC4"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H27AEA99F364F419CA2166DC61F4B54BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="H448E0E14485F44D2BD5A50A97486A4B9" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a law enforcement agency
under subsection (e);</text>
</clause><clause id="H13734FF49177444090421474643FE604" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>after inspecting a permit that
confirms a background check under subsection (f); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HB6BF4CDB92574F82B5E75D97B05D9E19" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1893B76D526447DBDB94B45C41756C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE5F5CA03C1EF472BA23EEB6C9206FABC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
background checks</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g), an
unlicensed transferor—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B795E7A16C34E8DAB16EE20F5D96467"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee
until—</text>
<clause id="H245D93F9CA664E4FB4992A7FCE967A95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H99F4186353BA4A2CB9F87573CF880B6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the law
enforcement agency through which the transfer is made under subsection (e)
makes a notification described in subsection (e)(4)(A); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H24A98808FCE64935920DDD323766F6FC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check has
been conducted, as described in subsection (f); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE73F9876BE145F3B0D4D63A7C649739"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not transfer a
firearm to an unlicensed transferee if—</text>
<clause id="HE4351028362F4A02A14536EBB4DC6A35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes the
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H23DD433A289F4F34BD18D6C5895A3CC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the law
enforcement agency through which the transfer is made under subsection (e)
makes the notification described in subsection (e)(3)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9EA209071D8042E4918E14E07A57303E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Absence of
recordkeeping requirements</header><text>Nothing in this section shall permit
or authorize the Attorney General to impose recordkeeping requirements on any
unlicensed transferor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFB9582372AD44376BDA6B0CF078693F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of transferees other than licensees</header>
<paragraph id="H5270CCB69D9D43B9890BCD9799184AFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferee to
receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor, unless the firearm is
transferred—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCAD832E0179A4F9086F42AF467EC16E7"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HACDF7519FEB94D78B7D1F934CF62B25D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="HCEAA36BD165A441CB04EDC2859E33B2E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a law enforcement agency
under subsection (e);</text>
</clause><clause id="H33300F4A63F3424498B2360456AFEDAB" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>after inspecting a permit that
confirms a background check in accordance with subsection (f); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF26818C500CE4D8B8E1440E9B3D6D31E" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30D5B585459C4EC4BC864015ABEC7E05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance with
paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H31C02C3FB7904F4D906F87559BB1C410"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
background checks</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g), an
unlicensed transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB15A5ABBF244C32A5E221F5F73310BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor
until—</text>
<clause id="HD7E8F2E3F9DE480687C166C6AD8AD14E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A);</text>
</clause><clause id="H67F4E7884ECC47DEA3146D29B16647D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the law
enforcement agency through which the transfer is made under subsection (e)
makes a notification described in subsection (e)(4)(A); or</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8C27A9F3C924352AF3E8BB6739CFA75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check
described in subsection (f) has been conducted; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50F5D6B06C3448B4AE351CE9FFA6662C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not receive a
firearm from another unlicensed transferor if—</text>
<clause id="HE1ABBDAA4E014E70A31421772CC3544C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H34FEC149622E49968D850035FE3D7FBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the law
enforcement agency through which the transfer is made under subsection (e)
makes a notification described in subsection (e)(4)(B).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C9DD8D43A0F4C0E96F0672B12A00378"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Background
checks through licensed dealers</header><text>A licensed dealer who agrees to
assist in the transfer of a firearm between unlicensed transferor and an
unlicensed transferee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0D3E274855BC42E4ADF7D423F0E32024"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enter such
information about the firearm as the Attorney General may require by regulation
into a separate bound record;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H707B0C01DA054CE7A5EF7C8A3E10F6A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>record the
transfer on a form specified by the Attorney General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3299DE4905724F40B4FE7B4A053BCF9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>comply with
section 922(t) as if transferring the firearm from the inventory of the
licensed dealer to the unlicensed transferee (except that a licensed dealer
assisting in the transfer of a firearm under this subsection shall not be
required to comply again with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering
the firearm to the unlicensed transferee) and notify the unlicensed transferor
and unlicensed transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33291EDCC6E645519B6E40958E291B33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of such
compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H178FFF8AC0B64EC0B7AE2DD1D1C1EEF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the transfer is
subject to the requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the
licensed dealer of a notification from the national instant criminal background
check system that the transfer would violate section 922 or State law;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAFF7C239A30E4F478CBC43BAF9122D8B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>not later than 31
days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney
General a report of the transfer, which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD46231D2BA24123A20D3B32EF0A5ED6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be on a form
specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7921BC6F7B7841B9992A5C1FCD1F3A26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not include
the name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed
transferor or unlicensed transferee;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0683516394BD437AA85DD3DD821DDC4C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>if the licensed
dealer assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same time or
during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any
combination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same unlicensed
transferee, in addition to the reports required under paragraph (4), prepare a
report of the multiple transfers, which shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC8C8AFC41B749689C51881DEBEC1077"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared on a
form specified by the Attorney General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47A380559DC94EDF8918EEBB9A87D97D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than the
close of business on the date on which the transfer requiring the report under
this paragraph occurs, be submitted to—</text>
<clause id="H92AAC58FEB7043B1A5089819138169CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the office
specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H987BA2C5E5AF474A95410F1A66CFCBD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the appropriate
State law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8B73DC44E37F4696BA275C1F7B2434D2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>retain a record of
the transfer as part of the permanent business records of the licensed
dealer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAE26819AF5AE47B4AAA4AE95842C387C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Background
checks through law enforcement agencies</header><text>A State or local law
enforcement agency that agrees to assist an unlicensed transferor in carrying
out the responsibilities of the unlicensed transferor under subsection (b) with
respect to the transfer of a firearm shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE12C4855C9F14701997C1B1D34ABC0D3"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7381B5C372434B4AAEB5048AF70042B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contact the national
instant criminal background check system under section 922(t); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE40F61FC6A304C71B350269AD8F513C5" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E3327C54C724C698BD8518BB84D627A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receive an
identification number as described in section 922(t)(1)(B)(i); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H9E51A9FBA1B34983A61ECF8FDA6779C8" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wait the period described in
922(t)(1)(B)(ii);</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B52DD3515B34DC3B2662F77B7904F6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct such other
checks as the agency considers appropriate to determine whether the receipt or
possession of the firearm by the unlicensed transferee would violate section
922 or State law;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72EF1406F8CA408B894AEF74FF73A633"><enum>(3)</enum><text>verify the
identity of the unlicensed transferee by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0132424F3F124F7AB736A496666787CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>examining a valid
identification document (as defined in section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed
transferee containing a photograph of the unlicensed transferee; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0282F6366C0043208B5F7FC8D6F2CF26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>confirming that
the unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document
described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H635126A46BCB428C9382CDA9082111A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>notify the
unlicensed transferor and transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF168C4FAED54E75A5E9272D80AFCDD9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of the compliance
by the law enforcement agency with the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F473D76D527497DBD6DF82F51D7E648"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of any receipt by
the law enforcement agency of a notification from the national instant criminal
background check system or other information that the transfer would violate
section 922 or would violate State law;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H26DAC1BCC7D24B9A953282ADCE0399DB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>not later than 31
days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney
General a report of the transfer, which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FAD9D3CEE85425ABC9D451511BC79EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be on a form
specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H678D4CE7D9CA40179ECD572DCAD59BAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not include
the name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed
transferor or unlicensed transferee;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BED91AD6ED34DF2BEB10C8874449675"><enum>(6)</enum><text>if the law
enforcement agency assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the
same time or during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or
revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to
the same unlicensed transferee, in addition to the reports required under
paragraph (5), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, which shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3B1E42B7490443E87D83B8839AD37FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prepared on a form
specified by the Attorney General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D236AEDE8EB4DCBABC4805A0B8B256B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later 24 hours
after the transfer requiring the report under this paragraph occurs, submitted
to—</text>
<clause id="H18D88DF28C3C4FC89E117C88F016F4E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the office
specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H742A9DA91EAD4A3DB6B5D781A354983D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the appropriate
State law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABB190F1F8EE4703B8A5071215BDDA5B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>maintain records
of the transfer at such place, and in such form, as the Attorney General may
prescribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H33BB86EA63A34D9082BCC4D47224A95B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Purchase permits
confirming background checks</header><text>An unlicensed transferor may
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed transferor
verifies that—</text>
<paragraph id="HD99A820200754D74B44E9B008D00EA0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unlicensed transferee has presented to
a licensed dealer or a law enforcement official a permit or license that allows
the unlicensed transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the
licensed dealer or law enforcement official, as the case may be, has verified
to the unlicensed transferor that the permit or license is valid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB67B8E159F51420A85947599712BDEF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the permit or
license was issued not more than 5 years before the date on which the permit or
license is presented under paragraph (1) by a law enforcement agency in the
State in which the transfer is to take place;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAFB6F6529C94D598F669B1E243029F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the law of the
State provides that the permit or license is to be issued only after a law
enforcement official has verified that neither the national instant criminal
background check system nor other information indicates that possession of a
firearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State,
or local law; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA551350CE4EA4D42BB7421207B2069AB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if the permit or
license does not include a photograph of the unlicensed transferee, the
unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document (as defined
in section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed transferee containing a photograph of the
unlicensed transferee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H50FDFCE9BB6142C6A35577D8495C85CE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Unless
prohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not
apply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and
unlicensed transferee, if—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C72392840E845AC9343DADF4050E634"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the transfer is a
bona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents,
children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8CC50C5AFF487589BE0D8B408AAB71"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the transfer
occurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom
the unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a
trustee of a trust created in a will;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC854AFDBA7A947E2B80DF8D730E10A93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the transfer is
temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DE7D6D298E34D00B39D999C7372C069"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD7484385DCC482B89C7E44BEB5EE8B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent
imminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC0FF6F8096EA475D905499683311C6D0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the transfer is
approved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C8711A3B1574BFC96A0EBE08B3E4732"><enum>(5)</enum><text>upon application
of the unlicensed transferor, the Attorney General determined that compliance
with subsection (b) is impracticable because—</text>
<subparagraph id="H987C9F82FB294B3EA5EE23F5317CE941"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ratio of the
number of law enforcement officers of the State in which the transfer is to
occur to the number of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed
0.0025;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFF9B119224A4E97AAC21EA11B4DE11A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the location at
which the transfer is to occur is extremely remote in relation to the chief law
enforcement officer (as defined in section 922(s)(8)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20313C21754843678A60047E1C752C2C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>there is an
absence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the
unlicensed transferor is located; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2A0502F9AC247D5A1C64AEE7A3EDDCE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the transfer is a
temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes
place—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB32314D62D3F4C2AAF3A876AE60FED0C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a shooting
range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated
organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in
firearms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA27299F59214BC48D6A5E4C4B41A618"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at a target
firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State
agency or nonprofit organization; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49CD5F59C53E45819EF17F4AB6792E62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>while hunting,
fishing, or trapping, if—</text>
<clause id="H2AB8F1F2861A483688CD5686697E1294"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activity is
legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3AAC6DA26A594D42BBAABB5A53CF9D42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee holds any required license or permit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61856ED0BFFC4A1A83A0A51C68307BE1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Processing
fees</header><text>A licensed dealer or law enforcement agency that processes
the transfer of a firearm under this section may assess and collect a fee, in
an amount not to exceed $15, with respect to each firearm transfer
processed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9928A1AA93AA41B48CF93AFBF7B261DB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Records</header><text>Nothing
in subsection (e)(7) shall be construed to authorize the Attorney General to
inspect records described in such subsection or to require that the records be
transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United
States.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H21BBC9E569BD4FE4841084EBA4A8A564"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section
924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or
section 932</quote> after <quote>section 922</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4E3D42151D24630B86B2DED87D3480E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1C312C05BD7491695BA66EA249891DB" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">932. Background checks for
firearm transfers by unlicensed
persons.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8F5227F0A5CD46C786F1E934E0950012"><enum>203.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>GAO
study</header>
<section id="HBD5AACA9863E459DBF468B89BDA7FD4C"><enum>301.</enum><header>GAO study of
the implementation of the NICS Improvements Amendments Act of 2007</header>
<subsection id="HAD5C77CB8CE34E2F947BA390A43B6657"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study to determine—</text>
<paragraph id="H5D2705BA66004E13B223D0FC909E8C76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effects that the NICS Improvements
Amendments Act of 2007 (in this section referred to as the <quote>NIAA</quote>)
has had on State reporting to the national instant criminal background check
system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
Act (in this section referred to as the <quote>NICS system</quote>);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE53B5F873D047F2945A4762B9AF858C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which States are
in compliance with the NIAA, and which are not;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB12D8C713B6C418F8CD1B28CA18A6A29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any challenges or
obstacles that States or local units of government face in complying with the
reporting requirements of the NIAA, including challenges or obstacles States
face in transmitting mental health records and in providing reportable
information on unlawful drug use to the NICS system; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D6161607CEB4D50BC9FC38478575785"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the compliance of
States with section 105 of the NIAA, including any challenges or obstacles
faced by States in doing so.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDF921C856844E6B8AA4C0499989BF0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to the
Congress</header><text>Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a written report that
contains the results of the study required by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section>