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 and 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 of the definition of drug abusers and
drug addicts who are prohibited from possessing firearms.
TITLE II—Requiring a background check for every firearm
sale
Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Firearms transfers.
Sec. 203. Effective date.
<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="id7BA29217B33340A1ABDF03D91A014C3F"><enum>101.</enum><header>Penalties for
States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(b) of the NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB7B1DE06E8F4459A34B5C93F27AFE22" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id37E0D9811AFC4840BA23E150B5EE5646"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header>
<paragraph id="IDd35c1dff832c43c192810a00f986db92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Discretionary
reduction</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Attorney
General may withhold not more than 3 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 50 percent
of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA97449C34C324B588BB1CFFC27368C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
reduction</header>
<subparagraph id="ID959f4a99769845448a9e46fa1eea19f1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fiscal years
2013 to 2017</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017, 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30366e23df2540af9c5957f7f06a8b32"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent
years</header><text>During fiscal year 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter,
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><paragraph id="idF45CFCC239104A67BDC13E0F2EF06274"><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 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) withheld—</text>
<subparagraph id="id732CA1A9566343EC86E278348D86597B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under paragraph
(2)(A) to be not less than 5 percent; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4928D1AAD4864C60A1669A12835F679F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under paragraph
(2)(B) to be not less than 15 percent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE6636B2E92024BBB947A3409B46F2068"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Transfer of
withheld funds</header><text>Any funds withheld by the Attorney General under
this subsection shall be transferred to the appropriations account appropriated
under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-small" style="OLC">State and local law enforcement assistance</header-in-text></quote>
under the heading <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Office
of Justice Programs</header-in-text></quote> under the heading
<quote><header-in-text level="appropriations-major" style="OLC">Department of
Justice</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD97D652220E64871BBAD834F555A08EC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that any funds transferred
under paragraph (4) should be used to carry out the activities described in the
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922
note).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="ID8372b2d26d2c4b14b21e7f70db069c81"><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="id879DB60FD1CB4567ACEC0077AA80C0E4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID7bd2355005de46d2aa69f9954df26dff"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Semiannual
certification and reporting</header>
<clause id="id74A231E253264F5FBD7A066DB0097959"><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="idFE3B6A76EF33423DA988418BECE38CFE"><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="id86D10C167C0F4D4F911A5731843277C0"><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="idFB64E10C70554627B6FEE2AE26F6EEA8"><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="id28EB1B5E82974B6997DC47BE31425B72"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>A
certification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable
period—</text>
<subclause id="idDEBFBA318B7843A68C2087D5653257DB"><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="id039598FF1462468BBF1D6FD93A326E78"><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="id0E8ECEEEFE90410D8FA5D6694039799C"><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="ID749525765bcc485da3466b08c924e4b1"><enum>103.</enum><header>Adjudicated as
a mental defective; mental health assessment plan</header>
<subsection id="idDCAD1B57D0AC4BC3918A8C63648A1E3E"><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="idB50825703D064AA0859B823B155657FD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDd3bec8bf9557486db5a3cd8b76fa8e32"><enum>(36)</enum><text>The term
<term>adjudicated as a mental defective</term> includes an order by a court,
board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to
marked subnormal intelligence, mental illness or incompetency, be compelled to
receive services—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7743081B76A24E50863B957A630C5C92"><enum>(A)</enum><text>including
counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed
medications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75EDA36006C14C548B4A217465902829"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not including
testing for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other
drug.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9F0CCC9663D34F7287D29866A65588C9"><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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C1B66506AAB43DCBFC1F91FD709C7D7" style="OLC">
<section id="id6DC9B45252384EF4964F689225AAA433"><enum>124.</enum><header>Mental Health
Assessment Plan for Institutions of Higher Education</header>
<subsection id="id2FE61A05E18A45918ECCA3CCA3CD295A"><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="id5E9912BF1ED24096B6CB5E2A2AB605EC"><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="idA40F521F0EAE47F19DD9EFF059F24BE9"><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="idC9C794C2C6924774AC4BB90E4054F8B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>educators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB980794A43134A61A1259E826B9349F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administrators;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD169C56DDB784B7BB10C4BB743D6D8CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>counselors;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCCE6CB9D7B4941729DBDA7CCEA994CED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other qualified
members of the educational community;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9E4F5E31B5D74059BEA99BE791EB9189"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a procedure for
reporting such students to the team described in paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id343C70C6409C4FD390AD4105763D27E6"><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="id4E6302B1C0D849BF93C5190384DE60E4"><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="id0E0F48AA545F46E798DC03FF2F96B12D"><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="id4D2F2FEF6C98454DB996BFF120744EE1"><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="IDb38f24a8df844e5d89450524b3796dfa"><enum>104.</enum><header>Clarification
of the definition of drug abusers and drug addicts who are prohibited from
possessing firearms</header>
<subsection id="IDe779f3b06244402ebf0aca7ac8317db3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inferences of
abuse</header><text>Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAAE406D97FD4B27B8B8BD187CBA7327" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDda119295b9554895a3186838d5d4fff5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Unlawful user
of any controlled substance</header>
<paragraph id="idF4EFF3FDD6B2490583DF636D3193D6E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An inference that a person is an unlawful user of a
controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802)) may be drawn based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id45E7953E024F4C159594DA1E0B50A4E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a conviction for
the use or possession of a controlled substance within the past 5 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE43E0F13914C4E059AF11394E40BA0C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an arrest for the
use or possession of a controlled substance within the past 5 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8BE7731469BF4D6DBC6720A570BDA3FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an arrest for the
possession of drug paraphernalia within the past 5 years, if testing has
demonstrated the paraphernalia contained traces of a controlled
substance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA9E311AD5658420493E4D5A77B267244"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a drug test
administered within the past 5 years demonstrating that the person had used a
controlled substance unlawfully; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9153E7CEAEDE498CA58C40F7AD721F4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an admission to
using or possessing a controlled substance unlawfully within the past 5
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id18A3691DD38D4B72ACEB7E12C935CD4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members of
Armed Forces</header><text>For a current or former member of the Armed Forces,
an inference that a person is an unlawful user of a controlled substance may be
drawn based on disciplinary or other administrative action within the past 5
years based on confirmed use of a controlled substance, including a
court-martial conviction, nonjudicial punishment, or an administrative
discharge based on use of a controlled substance or drug rehabilitation
failure.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID158dbc0c95fd4421a45e7e7ed9b9b59c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application to
Federal courts</header><text>Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), as amended by this section 102, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id654B2C985A6B45439C1210A15F78B4D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>(including any record of a Federal court of any person
ordered into a diversion program as described in section 921(a)(37))</quote>
after <quote>any person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFF36AA26AB2E4F7CBB143D10E345229D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id514FDB3891C4413E9107B1CFF59FA801" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDf05fcbccdc1f472cb5a83484e9081d8e"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Application to
Federal courts</header><text>In this paragraph—</text>
<clause id="id211332B808C649389EE7AEDC5CACBEC4"><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="id07DE911B7D024993A250912AC7168611"><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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8878219f42554fa185d83d2b479ac45a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
921(a) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 103(a), is
amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA9A9509D30748F8B070A860AFB93C3C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81241557CAF1452AA53112DBA3EFD40D"><enum>(37)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>addicted to any controlled
substance</term> includes a person ordered by a court into a diversion program
designed for abusers of or addicts to controlled substances as part of a
criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding, regardless of whether the person
was convicted, whether the court made a finding of guilt, or whether the
program accepts participants who are abusers of or addicted to substances other
than controlled
substances.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7603F9EF20EB4FAC8FB7637A89E6E450"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment to NICS Improvement Amendments Act</header><text>Section
102(b)(1)(C)(iii) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922
note) is amended by striking <quote>(as such</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>adjudications,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Requiring a
background check for every firearm sale</header>
<section id="idF9A00A009B824559A2E9EC842EC64599"><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="ID0970a1090b614f178f98015dad5c17e4"><enum>202.</enum><header>Firearms
transfers</header>
<subsection id="ID0342d6a331e947ccbac0e014cb968437"><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="id08A3BF6F575C4FA89F9A3052D734BCA2" style="USC">
<section id="ID54a7114ede494ef38bf52c486c72c33b"><enum>932.</enum><header>Background
checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons</header>
<subsection id="IDc00e2c8db2d541e8b50b95956252fad9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id1BA597C21A6E4833943C484802D748CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>unlicensed transferee</term> means a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE8098167E48340F79ADB08DEA9CBE80E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not licensed
under this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9BF772B1F72744D2B8C33804A8E555A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>desires to
received a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id77D8D8FE2398445A8213D02DEB4AA9FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>unlicensed transferor</term> means a person who—</text>
<subparagraph id="id419DBD7DE3D547DEA198B18F77069113"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not licensed
under this chapter; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E261F4F0FAC4549888C5EA0826B770E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>desires to
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC895FE591E04468AACE50ACD8F93F325"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of transferors other than licensees</header>
<paragraph id="ID5d614dbe987640a29eb39dcf59079b65"><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="idB47303187E364830AF1BFBE817E35972"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id12BFF8DBE066419DA8DAC7C459FCB829"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="id8A0FD73314F64621AEA68128AF86B96E" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a law enforcement agency
under subsection (e);</text>
</clause><clause id="id4079F4F931CA49AE84E3C9284053BEE0" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>after inspecting a permit that
confirms a background check under subsection (f); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id2F978238F3C94631B4EAC28BD287D6C7" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AA0B1532EBC4BE7999F0D613A94753A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d42491073434be0bbc1539a1ab1e9c1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
background checks</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g), an
unlicensed transferor—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7b8c9b5371e7452bbce1da39360657e6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee
until—</text>
<clause id="id0CB505D40F1F42C09CF59D6C81510051"><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="id8A8A94E9AAAF47DF9D2D15D0EB58E68D"><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="idE1490BBBB76C47EAAA0E867044676483"><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="ID53296c2a0a60443583ed4ec2981fc880"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not transfer
a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if—</text>
<clause id="id4D1B2200CBB04D3E9F7146790FC0ABDA"><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="idC1A9884DDECC4FC0804A042783B38F19"><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="ID6f0059322fe0443bb75fa0661324c3e9"><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="ID7753d374033441a9870d3289e2f2a19e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of transferees other than licensees</header>
<paragraph id="IDcce206901f21426daeaade3ca6b8cfa8"><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="id71678333332944E3A547445551CAE8B8"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idCAAE27FF98E34B589A3BE1F8ECD2F953"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);</text>
</clause><clause id="id2954E1CDB94646BCBF548CEC32A9E732" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a law enforcement agency
under subsection (e);</text>
</clause><clause id="id62BA63E95ECE48FC8228CBBC137DFC87" 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="id73228FAC5C664E2E8713BB02D3A5BAC8" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9DAEDCBA6CE5439BAD5725AF84BF17D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c050e3b6c7d496fb96a65b07e011346"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criminal
background checks</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (g), an
unlicensed transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdf1df3b5f1a64cffbb314801ca909010"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor
until—</text>
<clause id="id984F4D2693AA431689696380B4D08E96"><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="id3062BED5772245B2984E1BD99B98B45D"><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="idC54C4237A7BA4AB29C0A38BF839202F1"><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="ID13bb71aea3af4d4881de86a0dc400743"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not receive a
firearm from another unlicensed transferor if—</text>
<clause id="idE5B92243894745ACA2A02C0AB2273640"><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="id06AAB9EB6F604B96953E27A51E73ADDF"><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="ID6811051018bb404a936f83afedbc08d4"><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="IDc507af947e9944d3b9151693f578a545"><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="ID19754d499e0c4c1ca7d9cd30e414cf83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>record the
transfer on a form specified by the Attorney General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfbac55a84b574107af83d6ec37220b87"><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="ID61d80ba88640453b8db4f5636ea04f10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>of such
compliance; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4941ef4d23b34e30a9e86d4edc682223"><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="IDc29af07a9dfd450c8bf2178abe911e22"><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="IDf6934e2c2d9640289e82325196de99bd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be on a
form specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID171576b3288d4206b53607e5ed375c25"><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="IDfee342a13bf5481388354fd937163a09"><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="ID653a09667e074575bd1b97a787741449"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared on a
form specified by the Attorney General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46e39048637b4dee9350824ca32439bb"><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="ID08f3846c32044c66a6bc3765954608d8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the office
specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8dfe83433f244fa5a01369144bbcfbc5"><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="IDae902a173ee24aefa0de32827091c370"><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="ID55d674c0a67a45f39cab419b769bf752"><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="IDc7c96d766eca455da1a1ec87b8909aaf"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE93F247AD4B24BBCB7368B4DF884EC5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contact the national
instant criminal background check system under section 922(t); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CFD6833E1F94C159E323FE5212BB938" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE53E6A1F0108406D8C4C9633B0953E6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>receive an
identification number as described in section 922(t)(1)(B)(i); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id059F7736C0BB4799B57F3F4B030E2BF3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wait the period described in
922(t)(1)(B)(ii);</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB1FD61F5DD264B8D853B43A01EB3A8EC"><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="IDe6d1d5a849ad41fa8e6eeca1efbfff05"><enum>(3)</enum><text>verify the
identity of the unlicensed transferee by—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD7078ACF7261435EAEE149BF9C41E4EE"><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="id193934826E1343D1B0E3FD1C3B1DACB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>confirming that
the unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document
described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcd44757e4a85486fb25343ce0a1814ae"><enum>(4)</enum><text>notify the
unlicensed transferor and transferee—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID285f738f661544ee8f923608dfa689be"><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="ID5d024382af3045a999e6ae08de9cd0b8"><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="IDa6b69525d81c4cc5b338253f4cab12e7"><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="IDb91f0cab0f1d4b2e917d0dfe6ba2dafc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be on a
form specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID802881a71a504202b4cf0f0c9b8919d8"><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="IDcdf724191bdd4163bb252e2aa63a82fd"><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="ID10488ee0e81647f7a145c95091d3ac44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prepared on a
form specified by the Attorney General; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd3afbba59c9949dc90043bc156b80a48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later 24
hours after the transfer requiring the report under this paragraph occurs,
submitted to—</text>
<clause id="ID6c0b19e27fc346c6afeaf66abb524e91"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the office
specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1cb52050f67f48ce893c031e8b4a2171"><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="IDf0f13912f5f04836a52c48ec6bce2150"><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="IDad9de81d9d744412b7e5ccda54c3358a"><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="IDe5fe591616894381971603b5812bcd8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee has presented a valid permit or license that allows the unlicensed
transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6145d11e72748a3aaa1f109f2dfa9f8"><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="ID3ada4905586446a6a751b04915d426eb"><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="IDba96fd34f812460f9b1b433ac4723eee"><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="IDaac7c89767f74deba005f33b70182a1e"><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="IDd9f4603060814164bcbf3f31a4e94953"><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="ID20f8677a5c3647a8801c4183a0302d91"><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="ID4e92fa3be9334e1ab87780b899d007e2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the transfer is
temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id55E934DE7CFA48C88DFDB52717A36B5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA486D616A42D40B8B296846D5B9BD57E"><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="IDfda2135b914646af802cfb47d232df7d"><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="ID0e07c051493a4374baae70be01d2cc30"><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="IDaf01d408e32f4a3ca4c8b7095d832332"><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="ID196b6d7b2b17487d96405e7a021042eb"><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="ID3bbb641a87d14fa680cbaca72871892a"><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="ID5eacb1b981be493b9f9a8ed89dea7fb2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the transfer is a
temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes
place—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6ec73b7be8e74475b1244963f1bc5349"><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="IDbf447636ce6744c296703c4a283dfb67"><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="ID833b0ee77755450699d96edd95f77d50"><enum>(C)</enum><text>while hunting,
fishing, or trapping, if—</text>
<clause id="id15451B7A9FBE4072B22D6C1119DCA10C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activity is
legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id49666F104B984C2DAA46BCBEC519B0EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the unlicensed
transferee holds any required license or permit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb5abe1f974914bd4b99d02adabd2fae4"><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="id7D341E5E0BE944E4BD6957CEA0118C85"><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="ID2ba242b2173b4b9dad0c389d196be917"><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="ID57c5ae3b143f4f74906071a76b8640a4"><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="id4169A0F4F60547AA95BD2B66455A2D27" 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="IDf72a5d10fd5848b9bf7f67b21205212b"><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>