[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 729 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 39
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 729

To protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals from obtaining 
                               firearms.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 2013

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Paul, Mr. Lee, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
 Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Rubio) 
      introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             April 16, 2013

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
To protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals from obtaining 
                               firearms.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disarm Criminals and Protect 
Communities Act''.

SEC. 2. PROSECUTION OF FELONS AND FUGITIVES WHO ATTEMPT TO ILLEGALLY 
              PURCHASE FIREARMS.

    (a) Taskforce.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a task force 
        within the Department of Justice, which shall be known as the 
        Felon and Fugitive Firearm Task Force (referred to in this 
        section as the ``Task Force''), to strengthen the efforts of 
        the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute cases of 
        convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally 
        attempt to purchase a firearm.
            (2) Membership.--The members of the Task Force shall be--
                    (A) the Deputy Attorney General, who shall serve as 
                the Chairperson of the Task Force;
                    (B) the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal 
                Division;
                    (C) the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
                Firearms, and Explosives;
                    (D) the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation; and
                    (E) such other officers or employees of the 
                Department of Justice as the Attorney General may 
                designate.
            (3) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
                    (A) provide direction for the investigation and 
                prosecution of cases of convicted felons and fugitives 
                from justice attempting to illegally purchase a 
                firearm; and
                    (B) provide recommendations to the Attorney General 
                relating to--
                            (i) the allocation and reallocation of 
                        resources of the Department of Justice for 
                        investigation and prosecution of cases of 
                        convicted felons and fugitives from justice 
                        attempting to illegally purchase a firearm;
                            (ii) enhancing cooperation among agencies 
                        and entities of the Federal Government in the 
                        investigation and prosecution of cases of 
                        convicted felons and fugitives from justice 
                        attempting to illegally purchase a firearm;
                            (iii) enhancing cooperation among Federal, 
                        State, and local authorities responsible for 
                        the investigation and prosecution of cases of 
                        convicted felons and fugitives from justice 
                        attempting to illegally purchase a firearm; and
                            (iv) changes in rules, regulations, or 
                        policy to improve the effective investigation 
                        and prosecution of cases of convicted felons 
                        and fugitives from justice attempting to 
                        illegally purchase a firearm.
            (4) Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet not less than once 
        a year.
            (5) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the 
        date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Authorization for Use of Funds.--Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
            ``(J) the investigation and prosecution of cases of 
        convicted felons and fugitives from justice who illegally 
        attempt to purchase a firearm, in accordance with the Disarm 
        Criminals and Protect Communities Act, provided that--
                    ``(i) not more than $10,000,000 shall be available 
                to the Attorney General for each of fiscal years 2014 
                through 2018 under this subparagraph; and
                    ``(ii) not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
                available under this subparagraph may be used for the 
                administrative costs of the task force established 
                under the Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities 
                Act.''.
                                                        Calendar No. 39

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 729

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                                 A BILL

To protect law abiding citizens by preventing criminals from obtaining 
                               firearms.

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                             April 16, 2013

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar