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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1112 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the 

background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms 

licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2019 

Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. CUNNINGHAM) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 

strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer 

a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Background 

5 Checks Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING OF BACKGROUND CHECK PROCE2 DURES TO BE FOLLOWED BEFORE A FED3 ERAL FIREARMS LICENSEE MAY TRANSFER A 

4 FIREARM TO A PERSON WHO IS NOT SUCH A 

5 LICENSEE. 

6 Section 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States 

7 Code is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking clause (ii) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the event the system has not notified 

11 the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such 

12 other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of 

13 this section— 

14 ‘‘(I) not fewer than 10 business days 

15 (meaning a day on which State offices are 

16 open) has elapsed since the licensee contacted 

17 the system, and the system has not notified the 

18 licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such 

19 other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) 

20 of this section, and the other person has sub21 mitted, electronically through a website estab22 lished by the Attorney General or by first-class 

23 mail, a petition for review which— 

24 ‘‘(aa) certifies that such other person 

25 has no reason to believe that such other 

26 person is prohibited by Federal, State, or 


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1 local law from purchasing or possessing a 

2 firearm; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) requests that the system re4 spond to the contact referred to in sub5 paragraph (A) within 10 business days 

6 after the date the petition was submitted 

7 (or, if the petition is submitted by first8 class mail, the date the letter containing 

9 the petition is postmarked); and 

10 ‘‘(II) 10 business days have elapsed since 

11 the other person so submitted the petition, and 

12 the system has not notified the licensee that the 

13 receipt of a firearm by such other person would 

14 violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section; 

15 and’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(7) The Attorney General shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) prescribe the form on which a peti19 tion shall be submitted pursuant to paragraph 

20 (1)(B)(ii); 

21 ‘‘(B) make the form available electroni22 cally, and provide a copy of the form to all li23 censees referred to in paragraph (1); 


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1 ‘‘(C) provide the petitioner and the licensee 

2 involved written notice of receipt of the petition, 

3 either electronically or by first-class mail; and 

4 ‘‘(D) respond on an expedited basis to any 

5 such petition received by the Attorney Gen6 eral.’’. 

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