SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Concealed Carry Reci-
procity Act of 2017’’. 
TITLE I—CONCEALED CARRY 
RECIPROCITY ACT OF 2017 
SEC. 101. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 
CONCEALED FIREARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 
the following: 
‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con-
cealed firearms 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 
State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided 
in subsection (b)) and subject only to the requirements 
of this section, a person who is not prohibited by Federal 
law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving 
a firearm, who is carrying a valid identification document 
containing a photograph of the person, and who is car-
rying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant 
to the law of a State and which permits the person to 
carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a con-
cealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 
may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a 
machinegun or destructive device) that has been shipped
or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any 
State that— 
‘‘(1) has a statute under which residents of the 
State may apply for a license or permit to carry a 
concealed firearm; or 
‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 
firearms by residents of the State for lawful pur-
poses. 
‘‘(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede 
or limit the laws of any State that— 
‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro-
hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 
on their property; or 
‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire-
arms on any State or local government property, in-
stallation, building, base, or park. 
‘‘(c)(1) A person who carries or possesses a concealed 
handgun in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) may 
not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any 
law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political 
subdivision thereof related to the possession, transpor-
tation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable 
cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner 
not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially 
valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima
facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit 
as required by this section. 
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 
forth in subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 
as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 
award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 
fee. 
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-
lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 
any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 
State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 
action in any appropriate court against any other person, 
including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 
causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for 
damages or other appropriate relief. 
‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 
other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 
reasonable attorney’s fee. 
‘‘(e) In subsection (a):
‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means 
a document made or issued by or under the author-
ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 
political subdivision of a State which, when com-
pleted with information concerning a particular indi-
vidual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted 
for the purpose of identification of individuals. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘handgun’ includes any magazine 
for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 
into the handgun or its magazine. 
‘‘(f)(1) A person who possesses or carries a concealed 
handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the 
prohibitions of section 922(q) with respect to that hand-
gun. 
‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed 
handgun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in 
any of the following areas in the State that are open to 
the public: 
‘‘(A) A unit of the National Park System. 
‘‘(B) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System. 
‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 
Army Corps of Engineers.
‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 
Forest Service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 926C the following: 
‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’. 
(c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this title, if any provision of this section, or any 
amendment made by this section, or the application of 
such provision or amendment to any person or cir-
cumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 
amendments made by this section and the application of 
such provision or amendment to other persons or cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 102. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title prohibits a law enforcement offi-
cer with reasonable suspicion of a violation of any law 
from conducting a brief investigative stop in accordance 
with the Constitution of the United States.
SEC. 103. CERTAIN OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED 
FIREARM, AND DISCHARGE A FIREARM, IN A 
SCHOOL ZONE. 
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(vi); and 
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 
(ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) by an off-duty law enforcement officer 
who is a qualified law enforcement officer (as de-
fined in section 926B) and is authorized under such 
section to carry a concealed firearm, if the firearm 
is concealed; 
‘‘(viii) by a qualified retired law enforcement of-
ficer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized 
under such section to carry a concealed firearm, if 
the firearm is concealed; or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(iii); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) by an off-duty law enforcement officer who 
is a qualified law enforcement officer (as defined in 
section 926B) and is authorized under such section 
to carry a concealed firearm; or 
‘‘(vi) by a qualified retired law enforcement offi-
cer (as defined in section 926C) who is authorized 
under such section to carry a concealed firearm.’’. 
SEC. 104. INTERSTATE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY FED-
ERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 101(a) of this Act, 
is amended by inserting after section 926D the following: 
‘‘§ 926E. Interstate carrying of firearms by Federal 
judges 
‘‘Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 
State or political subdivision thereof, a Federal judge may 
carry a concealed firearm in any State if such judge is 
not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter, as amended by section 101(b) of this 
Act, is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 926D the following: 
‘‘926E. Interstate carrying of firearms by Federal judges.’’.
TITLE II—FIX NICS ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fix NICS Act of 
2017’’. 
SEC. 202. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES. 
Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Preven-
tion Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) SEMIANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
AND 
REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 
Federal department or agency shall submit 
a semiannual written certification to the 
Attorney General indicating whether the 
department or agency is in compliance 
with the record submission requirements 
under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION DATES.—The head 
of a Federal department or agency shall 
submit a certification to the Attorney Gen-
eral under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) not later than July 31 of 
each year, which shall address all rel-
evant records, including those that 
have not been transmitted to the At-
torney General, in possession of the 
department or agency during the pe-
riod beginning on January 1 of the 
year and ending on June 30 of the 
year; and 
‘‘(II) not later than January 31 
of each year, which shall address all 
relevant records, including those that 
have not been transmitted to the At-
torney General, in possession of the 
department or agency during the pe-
riod beginning on July 1 of the pre-
vious year and ending on December 
31 of the previous year. 
‘‘(iii) CONTENTS.—A certification re-
quired under clause (i) shall state, for the 
applicable period— 
‘‘(I) the total number of records 
of the Federal department or agency 
demonstrating that a person falls 
within one of the categories described 
in subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code;
‘‘(II) for each category of records 
described in subclause (I), the total 
number of records of the Federal de-
partment or agency that have been 
provided to the Attorney General; and 
‘‘(III) the efforts of the Federal 
department or agency to ensure com-
plete and accurate reporting of rel-
evant records, including efforts to 
monitor compliance and correct any 
reporting failures or inaccuracies. 
‘‘(G) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this 
subparagraph, the head of each Federal 
department or agency, in coordination with 
the Attorney General, shall establish a plan 
to ensure maximum coordination and auto-
mated reporting or making available of 
records to the Attorney General as re-
quired under subparagraph (C), and the 
verification of the accuracy of those 
records, including the pre-validation of 
those records, where appropriate, during a 
4-year period specified in the plan. The
head of each Federal department or agency 
shall update the plan biennially, to the ex-
tent necessary, based on the most recent 
biennial assessment under subparagraph 
(K). The records shall be limited to those 
of an individual described in subsection (g) 
or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(ii) BENCHMARK REQUIREMENTS.— 
Each plan established under clause (i) 
shall include annual benchmarks to enable 
the Attorney General to assess implemen-
tation of the plan, including— 
‘‘(I) qualitative goals and quan-
titative measures; 
‘‘(II) measures to monitor inter-
nal compliance, including any report-
ing failures and inaccuracies; 
‘‘(III) a needs assessment, in-
cluding estimated compliance costs; 
and 
‘‘(IV) an estimated date by which 
the Federal department or agency will 
fully comply with record submission 
requirements under subparagraph (C).