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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5504 

To require that certain information relating to terrorism investigations be 

included in the NICS database, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2016 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Ms. GRAHAM, Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. ESTY, and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require that certain information relating to terrorism 

investigations be included in the NICS database, and 

for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. REPORTING OF TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS 

4 TO NICS. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

6 (1) the term ‘‘explosive materials’’ has the 

7 meaning given the term in section 841 of title 18, 

8 United States Code; 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘firearm’’ has the meaning given 

2 the term in section 921 of title 18, United States 

3 Code; 

4 (3) the term ‘‘licensee’’ means— 

5 (A) a person licensed under chapter 40 of 

6 title 18, United States Code; or 

7 (B) a licensed importer, licensed manufac8 turer, or licensed dealer, as those terms are de9 fined in section 921 of title 18, United States 

10 Code; 

11 (4) the term ‘‘NICS’’ means the national in12 stant criminal background check system established 

13 under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 

14 Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); and 

15 (5) the term ‘‘terrorism’’ includes international 

16 terrorism and domestic terrorism, as defined in sec17 tion 2331 of title 18, United States Code. 

18 (b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN NICS.—Not 

19 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 the Attorney General shall establish a process to ensure 

21 that if any person has been or is under a terrorism inves22 tigation conducted by the Department of Justice or any 

23 other department or agency of the Federal Government, 

24 information about such terrorism investigation of the per25 son shall be included in the NICS database. 


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1 (c) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.— 

2 (1) TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.—The head of 

3 each department or agency of the Federal Govern4 ment that has information about a person who has 

5 been or is under a terrorism investigation conducted 

6 by the department or agency shall provide such in7 formation to the Attorney General for inclusion in 

8 the NICS database under subsection (b). 

9 (2) EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS PURCHASES.—Sec10 tion 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 

11 by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(q) NOTICE TO NICS OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS

13 PURCHASE.—A licensee who sells explosive materials to 

14 another person shall notify the national instant criminal 

15 background check system established under section 103 

16 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of the sale 

17 and the identity of the other person.’’. 

18 (d) NOTIFICATION OF FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES19 TIGATION.—If a licensee contacts NICS to request a 

20 unique identification number for the transfer of a firearm 

21 to a prospective purchaser under section 922(t) of title 

22 18, United States Code, or to notify NICS of an explosive 

23 materials purchase, and the prospective purchaser or pur24 chaser, as the case may be, is a person who has been or 

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1 partment of Justice or any other department or agency 

2 of the Federal Government, NICS shall notify the appro3 priate division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of 

4 the request and pending firearm transfer. 

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