[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4736]
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  SA 2396. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. MODERNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION.

       (a) Verified Electronic Notification Defined.--Section 
     921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(38) The term `verified electronic notification', with 
     respect to a communication to a chief law enforcement officer 
     required under section 922(c)(2), means a digital 
     communication--
       ``(A) sent to the electronic communication address that the 
     chief law enforcement officer voluntarily designates for the 
     purpose of receiving those communications; and
       ``(B) that includes a method for verifying--
       ``(i) the receipt of the communication; and
       ``(ii) the electronic communication address to which the 
     communication is sent.''.
       (b) Verified Electronic Notification.--Section 922(c) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) the transferor has--
       ``(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the firearm, 
     forwarded a copy of the sworn statement, together with a 
     description of the firearm, in a form prescribed by the 
     Attorney General, to the chief law enforcement officer of the 
     transferee's place of residence, by--
       ``(i) registered or certified mail (return receipt 
     requested); or
       ``(ii) verified electronic notification; and
       ``(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i)--
       ``(I) received a return receipt evidencing delivery of the 
     statement; or
       ``(II) had the statement returned due to the refusal of the 
     named addressee to accept such letter in accordance with 
     United States Post Office Department regulations; or
       ``(ii) with respect to a delivery method described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), received a return receipt evidencing 
     delivery of the statement; and''.
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