(d) NOTIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—Before certi-
fying any State under subsection (b), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall— 
(1) create a toll-free telephone number through 
which State and local courts may immediately notify 
the National Instant Background Check System 
whenever a restraining order (as described in section 
922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code) is issued, 
lifted, or otherwise removed by order of the court; 
and 
(2) encourage States to develop computer sys-
tems that permit courts to immediately electronically 
notify the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System whenever a restraining order (as de-
scribed in section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United 
States Code) has been issued, lifted, or otherwise re-
moved by order of the court. 
(e) 24-HOUR PROVISION.—Upon certification by the 
Attorney General, the 24-hour provision in section 
932(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, shall apply to 
the verification process (for transfers between unlicensed 
persons) in that State unless additional information is re-
quired in order to verify disqualifying information from 
a State that has not been certified by the Attorney Gen-
eral, in which case the 3 business day limit shall apply.
(f) ANNUAL REVIEW.—The Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics shall annually review the certifications 
under this section. 
(g) REVOCATION.—The Attorney General shall re-
voke the certification required under this section for any 
State that is not in compliance with subsection (b). 
SEC. 5. INSPECTION AUTHORITY. 
Section 923(g)(1)(B), of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or licensed dealer’’ and inserting 
‘‘licensed dealer, or special firearms event operator’’. 
SEC. 6. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS RECORD-
KEEPING VIOLATIONS BY LICENSEES. 
Section 924(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
any licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, licensed collector, or special firearms event licensee 
who knowingly makes any false statement or representa-
tion with respect to the information required by this chap-
ter to be kept in the records of a person licensed under 
this chapter, or violates section 922(m) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) 
is in relation to an offense—
‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
922(b), such person shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or 
‘‘(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 
922, such person shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 7. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CRIMI-
NAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, as 
amended by section 3(b), is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
922(s)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both.’’. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF INTERPRETATION. 
A provision of State law is not inconsistent with this 
Act or an amendment made by this Act if the provision 
imposes a regulation or prohibition of greater scope or a 
penalty of greater severity than any prohibition or penalty 
imposed by this Act or an amendment made by this Act.
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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