‘‘(A) as creating a cause of action for any civil 
liability; or 
‘‘(B) as establishing any standard of care. 
‘‘(7) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘gun 
show or event’— 
‘‘(A) means any event at which 75 or more fire-
arms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or 
transfer, if 1 or more of the firearms has been 
shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, inter-
state or foreign commerce; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an offer or exhibit of fire-
arms for sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual 
from the personal collection of that individual, at the 
private residence of that individual, if the individual 
is not required to be licensed under section 923.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITING
THE SEIZURE
OF RECORDS
OR 
DOCUMENTS.—Section 923(g)(1)(D) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘The inspection and examination au-
thorized by this paragraph shall not be construed as au-
thorizing the Attorney General to seize any records or 
other documents other than those records or documents 
constituting material evidence of a violation of law.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Attorney General shall be prohibited from 
seizing any records or other documents in the course of 
an inspection or examination authorized by this paragraph 
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other than those records or documents constituting mate-
rial evidence of a violation of law.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF NATIONAL GUN REGISTRY.— 
Section 923 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(m) The Attorney General may not consolidate or 
centralize the records of the— 
‘‘(1) acquisition or disposition of firearms, or 
any portion thereof, maintained by— 
‘‘(A) a person with a valid, current license 
under this chapter; or 
‘‘(B) an unlicensed transferor under sec-
tion 922(t); or 
‘‘(2) possession or ownership of a firearm, 
maintained by any medical or health insurance enti-
ty.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION
922.—Section 922(y)(2) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
preceding 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
(g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(g)(5)(B)’’. 
(2) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Section 511 of title V 
of division B of the Consolidated and Further Con-
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tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 922(t)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (s) 
or (t) of section 922’’. 
SEC. 203. PENALTIES. 
Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) Whoever makes or attempts to make a transfer 
of a firearm in violation of section 922(t) to a person not 
licensed under this chapter who is prohibited from receiv-
ing a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 
or State law, to a law enforcement officer, or to a person 
acting at the direction of, or with the approval of, a law 
enforcement officer authorized to investigate or prosecute 
violations of section 922(t), shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) IMPROPER USE OF STORAGE OF RECORDS.— 
Any person who knowingly violates section 923(m) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both.’’. 
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SEC. 204. FIREARMS DISPOSITIONS. 
Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘located’’ and inserting ‘‘located or tem-
porarily located’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘rifle or shotgun’’ and in-
serting ‘‘firearm’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘located’’ and inserting 
‘‘located or temporarily located’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘both such States’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the State in which the transfer is con-
ducted and the State of residence of the trans-
feree’’. 
SEC. 205. FIREARM DEALER ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT INFORMATION. 
Section 103(b) of Public Law 103–159 (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) VOLUNTARY BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights 
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Protection Act of 2015, the Attorney General shall 
promulgate regulations allowing licensees to use the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem established under this section for purposes of 
conducting voluntary preemployment background 
checks on prospective employees.’’. 
SEC. 206. DEALER LOCATION. 
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and 
such location is in the State which is specified 
on the license’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘transfer,’’ after 
‘‘sell,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Act,’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘Act.’’; and 
(2) by adding after subsection (m), as added by 
section 202(c), the following: 
‘‘(n) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 
prohibit the sale, transfer, delivery, or other disposition 
of a firearm or ammunition not otherwise prohibited under 
this chapter— 
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‘‘(1) by a person licensed under this chapter to 
another person so licensed, at any location in any 
State; or 
‘‘(2) by a licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, or licensed dealer to a person not licensed 
under this chapter, at a temporary location de-
scribed in subsection (j) in any State.’’. 
SEC. 207. RESIDENCE OF UNITED STATES OFFICERS. 
Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) A member of the Armed Forces on active 
duty, or a spouse of such a member, is a resident 
of— 
‘‘(A) the State in which the member or 
spouse maintains legal residence; 
‘‘(B) the State in which the permanent 
duty station of the member is located; and 
‘‘(C) the State in which the member main-
tains a place of abode from which the member 
commutes each day to the permanent duty sta-
tion of the member. 
‘‘(2) An officer or employee of the United 
States (other than a member of the Armed Forces) 
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who is stationed outside the United States for a pe-
riod of more than 1 year, and a spouse of such an 
officer or employee, is a resident of the State in 
which the person maintains legal residence.’’. 
SEC. 208. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 926A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or am-
munition 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘trans-
port’— 
‘‘(1) includes staying in temporary lodging over-
night, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle maintenance, 
an emergency, medical treatment, and any other ac-
tivity incidental to the transport; and 
‘‘(2) does not include transportation— 
‘‘(A) with the intent to commit a crime 
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceed-
ing 1 year that involves a firearm; or 
‘‘(B) with knowledge, or reasonable cause 
to believe, that a crime described in subpara-
graph (A) is to be committed in the course of, 
or arising from, the transportation. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of any law (including a rule or regulation) of a State 
or any political subdivision thereof, a person who is not 
prohibited by this chapter from possessing, transporting, 
shipping, or receiving a firearm or ammunition shall be 
entitled to— 
‘‘(1) transport a firearm for any lawful purpose 
from any place where the person may lawfully pos-
sess, carry, or transport the firearm to any other 
such place if, during the transportation— 
‘‘(A) the firearm is unloaded; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if the transportation is by motor 
vehicle— 
‘‘(I) the firearm is not directly acces-
sible from the passenger compartment of 
the motor vehicle; or 
‘‘(II) if the motor vehicle is without a 
compartment separate from the passenger 
compartment, the firearm is— 
‘‘(aa) in a locked container other 
than the glove compartment or con-
sole; or 
‘‘(bb) secured by a secure gun 
storage or safety device; or 
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‘‘(ii) if the transportation is by other 
means, the firearm is in a locked container or 
secured by a secure gun storage or safety de-
vice; and 
‘‘(2) transport ammunition for any lawful pur-
pose from any place where the person may lawfully 
possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, to any 
other such place if, during the transportation— 
‘‘(A) the ammunition is not loaded into a 
firearm; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if the transportation is by motor 
vehicle— 
‘‘(I) the ammunition is not directly 
accessible from the passenger compartment 
of the motor vehicle; or 
‘‘(II) if the motor vehicle is without a 
compartment separate from the passenger 
compartment, the ammunition is in a 
locked container other than the glove com-
partment or console; or 
‘‘(ii) if the transportation is by other 
means, the ammunition is in a locked container. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON ARREST AUTHORITY.—A person 
who is transporting a firearm or ammunition may not 
be— 
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‘‘(1) arrested for violation of any law or any 
rule or regulation of a State, or any political subdivi-
sion thereof, relating to the possession, transpor-
tation, or carrying of firearms or ammunition, unless 
there is probable cause that the transportation is not 
in accordance with subsection (b); or 
‘‘(2) detained for violation of any law or any 
rule or regulation of a State, or any political subdivi-
sion thereof, relating to the possession, transpor-
tation, or carrying of firearms or ammunition, unless 
there is reasonable suspicion that the transportation 
is not in accordance with subsection (b).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 44 of such title is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 926A and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.’’. 
SEC. 209. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title, or an amendment made by this 
title, shall be construed— 
(1) to extend background check requirements to 
transfers other than those made at gun shows or on 
the curtilage thereof, or pursuant to an advertise-
ment, posting, display, or other listing on the Inter-
net or in a publication by the transferor of the in-
tent of the transferor to transfer, or the transferee 
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of the intent of the transferee to acquire, the fire-
arm; or 
(2) to extend background check requirements to 
temporary transfers for purposes including lawful 
hunting or sporting or to temporary possession of a 
firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by 
a prospective transferee. 
SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) FIREARM DEALER ACCESS TO LAW ENFORCE-
MENT INFORMATION.—Section 205 and the amendments 
made by section 205 shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL COMMIS-
SION ON MASS VIOLENCE 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission 
on Mass Violence Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MASS VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—There is es-
tablished a commission to be known as the National Com-
mission on Mass Violence (in this title referred to as the 
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‘‘Commission’’) to study the availability and nature of fire-
arms, including the means of acquiring firearms, issues 
relating to mental health, and all positive and negative im-
pacts of the availability and nature of firearms on inci-
dents of mass violence or in preventing mass violence. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 12 members, of whom— 
(A) 6 members of the Commission shall be 
appointed by the Majority Leader of the Sen-
ate, in consultation with the Minority Leader of 
the Senate, 1 of whom shall serve as Chairman 
of the Commission; and 
(B) 6 members of the Commission shall be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in consultation with the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives, 1 of 
whom shall serve as Vice Chairman of the Com-
mission. 
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members ap-
pointed to the Commission shall include— 
(i) well-known and respected individ-
uals among their peers in their respective 
fields of expertise; and 
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