SEC. 104. RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PROGRAM. 
Section 105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments 
Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) 10 PERCENT REDUCTION.—During the 1- 
year period beginning 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Public Safety and Second Amend-
ment Rights Protection Act of 2013, the Attorney 
General shall withhold 10 percent of the amount 
that would otherwise be allocated to a State under 
section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the State 
has not implemented a relief from disabilities pro-
gram in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) 11 PERCENT REDUCTION.—During the 1- 
year period after the expiration of the period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall 
withhold 11 percent of the amount that would other-
wise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the State has not imple-
mented a relief from disabilities program in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(3) 13 PERCENT REDUCTION.—During the 1- 
year period after the expiration of the period de-
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scribed in paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall 
withhold 13 percent of the amount that would other-
wise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the State has not imple-
mented a relief from disabilities program in accord-
ance with this section. 
‘‘(4) 15 PERCENT REDUCTION.—After the expi-
ration of the 1-year period described in paragraph 
(3), the Attorney General shall withhold 15 percent 
of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to 
a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3755) if the State has not implemented a relief from 
disabilities program in accordance with this sec-
tion.’’. 
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR OUR VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons 
as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
certain purposes 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In any case arising out of the 
administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under 
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this title, a person who is determined by the Secretary to 
be mentally incompetent shall not be considered adju-
dicated pursuant to subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 
922 of title 18 until— 
‘‘(1) in the case in which the person does not 
request a review as described in subsection (c)(1), 
the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date 
on which the person receives notice submitted under 
subsection (b); or 
‘‘(2) in the case in which the person requests a 
review as described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
(c), upon an assessment by the board designated or 
established under paragraph (2) of such subsection 
or court of competent jurisdiction that a person can-
not safely use, carry, possess, or store a firearm due 
to mental incompetency. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—Notice submitted under this sub-
section to a person described in subsection (a) is notice 
submitted by the Secretary that notifies the person of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) The determination made by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) A description of the implications of being 
considered adjudicated as a mental defective under 
subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18. 
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‘‘(3) The person’s right to request a review 
under subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—(1) Not later than 
30 days after the date on which a person described in sub-
section (a) receives notice submitted under subsection (b), 
such person may request a review by the board designed 
or established under paragraph (2) or a court of com-
petent jurisdiction to assess whether a person cannot safe-
ly use, carry, possess, or store a firearm due to mental 
incompetency. In such assessment, the board may consider 
the person’s honorable discharge or decoration. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights 
Protection Act of 2013, the Secretary shall designate or 
establish a board that shall, upon request of a person 
under paragraph (1), assess whether a person cannot safe-
ly use, carry, possess, or store a firearm due to mental 
incompetency. 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of an assessment of a person under sub-
section (c) by the board designated or established under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection, such person may file 
a petition for judicial review of such assessment with a 
Federal court of competent jurisdiction. 
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‘‘(e) PROTECTING RIGHTS OF VETERANS WITH EX-
ISTING RECORDS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of the Public Safety and Second Amendment 
Rights Protection Act of 2013, the Secretary shall provide 
written notice of the opportunity for administrative review 
and appeal under subsection (c) to all persons who, on 
the date of enactment of the Public Safety and Second 
Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, are considered 
adjudicated pursuant to subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of sec-
tion 922 of title 18 as a result of having been found by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to be mentally incom-
petent. 
‘‘(f) FUTURE DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of the Public Safety and Second 
Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, the Sec-
retary shall review the policies and procedures by 
which individuals are determined to be mentally in-
competent, and shall revise such policies and proce-
dures as necessary to ensure that any individual who 
is competent to manage his own financial affairs, in-
cluding his receipt of Federal benefits, but who vol-
untarily turns over the management thereof to a fi-
duciary is not considered adjudicated pursuant to 
subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18. 
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Secretary has made the review and changes re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report detailing the results of the 
review and any resulting policy and procedural 
changes.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally in-
competent for certain purposes.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 5511 of title 38, United 
States Code (as added by this section), shall apply only 
with respect to persons who are determined by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, on or after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, to be mentally incompetent, except 
that those persons who are provided notice pursuant to 
section 5511(e) of such title shall be entitled to use the 
administrative review under section 5511(c) of such title 
and, as necessary, the subsequent judicial review under 
section 5511(d) of such title. 
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SEC. 106. CLARIFICATION THAT FEDERAL COURT INFOR-
MATION IS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE 
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM. 
Section 103(e)(1) of Public Law 103–159 (18 U.S.C. 
922 note), is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) 
APPLICATION
TO
FEDERAL 
COURTS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(i) the terms ‘department or agency 
of the United States’ and ‘Federal depart-
ment or agency’ include a Federal court; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of any request, sub-
mission, or notification, the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall perform the functions of the 
head of the department or agency.’’. 
SEC. 107. CLARIFICATION THAT SUBMISSION OF MENTAL 
HEALTH RECORDS TO THE NATIONAL IN-
STANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYS-
TEM IS NOT PROHIBITED BY THE HEALTH IN-
SURANCE 
PORTABILITY 
AND 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT. 
Information collected under section 102(c)(3) of the 
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) to assist the Attorney General in enforcing sec-
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tion 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, shall not 
be subject to the regulations promulgated under section 
264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Account-
ability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 
SEC. 108. PUBLICATION OF NICS INDEX STATISTICS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall make the National Instant Criminal Background 
Check System index statistics available on a publically ac-
cessible Internet website. 
SEC. 109. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—PROVIDING A RESPON-
SIBLE 
AND 
CONSISTENT 
BACKGROUND CHECK PROC-
ESS 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to enhance the current 
background check process in the United States to ensure 
criminals and the mentally ill are not able to purchase fire-
arms. 
SEC. 202. FIREARMS TRANSFERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by repealing subsection (s); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (t) as sub-
section (s); 
(3) in subsection (s), as redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an instant background 
check conducted at a gun show or event during the 
4-year period beginning on the effective date under 
section 210(a) of the Public Safety and Second 
Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013, 48 
hours have elapsed since the licensee contacted the 
system, and the system has not notified the licensee 
that the receipt of a firearm by such other person 
would violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section; or 
‘‘(iv) in the case of an instant background 
check conducted at a gun show or event after the 4- 
year period described in clause (iii), 24 hours have 
elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and 
the system has not notified the licensee that the re-
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ceipt of a firearm by such other person would violate 
subsection (g) or (n) of this section; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘chief law enforcement offi-
cer’ means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an 
equivalent officer or the designee of any such 
individual; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘gun show or event’ has the 
meaning given the term in subsection (t)(7). 
‘‘(8) The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
not charge a user fee for a background check con-
ducted pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter, upon receiving a request for an instant 
background check that originates from a gun show 
or event, the system shall complete the instant back-
ground check before completing any pending instant 
background check that did not originate from a gun 
show or event.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (s), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
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‘‘(t)(1) Beginning on the date that is 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection and except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person 
other than a licensed dealer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed importer to complete the transfer of a firearm to 
any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, 
if such transfer occurs— 
‘‘(A) at a gun show or event, on the curtilage 
thereof; or 
‘‘(B) pursuant to an advertisement, posting, 
display or other listing on the Internet or in a publi-
cation by the transferor of his intent to transfer, or 
the transferee of his intent to acquire, the firearm. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if— 
‘‘(A) the transfer is made after a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has 
first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose 
of complying with subsection (s), and upon taking 
possession of the firearm, the licensee— 
‘‘(i) complies with all requirements of this 
chapter as if the licensee were transferring the 
firearm from the licensee’s business inventory 
to the unlicensed transferee, except that when 
processing a transfer under this chapter the li-
censee may accept in lieu of conducting a back-
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ground check a valid permit issued within the 
previous 5 years by a State, or a political sub-
division of a State, that allows the transferee to 
possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, if the law 
of the State, or political subdivision of a State, 
that issued the permit requires that such per-
mit is issued only after an authorized govern-
ment official has verified that the information 
available to such official does not indicate that 
possession of a firearm by the unlicensed trans-
feree would be in violation of Federal, State, or 
local law; 
‘‘(B) the transfer is made between an unli-
censed transferor and an unlicensed transferee resid-
ing in the same State, which takes place in such 
State, if— 
‘‘(i) the Attorney General certifies that 
State in which the transfer takes place has in 
effect requirements under law that are generally 
equivalent to the requirements of this section; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the transfer was conducted in compli-
ance with the laws of the State; 
‘‘(C) the transfer is made between spouses, be-
tween parents or spouses of parents and their chil-
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dren or spouses of their children, between siblings or 
spouses of siblings, or between grandparents or 
spouses of grandparents and their grandchildren or 
spouses of their grandchildren, or between aunts or 
uncles or their spouses and their nieces or nephews 
or their spouses, or between first cousins, if the 
transferor does not know or have reasonable cause 
to believe that the transferee is prohibited from re-
ceiving or possessing a firearm under Federal, State, 
or local law; or 
‘‘(D) the Attorney General has approved the 
transfer under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
‘‘(3) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
licensed dealer who processes a transfer of a firearm au-
thorized under paragraph (2)(A) shall not be subject to 
a license revocation or license denial based solely upon a 
violation of those paragraphs, or a violation of the rules 
or regulations promulgated under this paragraph, unless 
the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 
dealer— 
‘‘(A) knows or has reasonable cause to believe 
that the information provided for purposes of identi-
fying the transferor, transferee, or the firearm is 
false; 
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‘‘(B) knows or has reasonable cause to believe 
that the transferee is prohibited from purchasing, 
receiving, or possessing a firearm by Federal or 
State law, or published ordinance; or 
‘‘(C) knowingly violates any other provision of 
this chapter, or the rules or regulations promulgated 
thereunder. 
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, except for section 923(m), the Attorney General 
may implement this subsection with regulations. 
‘‘(B) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision requiring licensees to facili-
tate transfers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(C) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision requiring persons not li-
censed under this chapter to keep records of background 
checks or firearms transfers. 
‘‘(D) Regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
may not include any provision placing a cap on the fee 
licensees may charge to facilitate transfers in accordance 
with paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(5)(A) A person other than a licensed importer, li-
censed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, who makes a 
transfer of a firearm in accordance with this section, or 
who is the organizer of a gun show or event at which such 
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transfer occurs, shall be immune from a qualified civil li-
ability action relating to the transfer of the firearm as if 
the person were a seller of a qualified product. 
‘‘(B) A provider of an interactive computer service 
shall be immune from a qualified civil liability action relat-
ing to the transfer of a firearm as if the provider of an 
interactive computer service were a seller of a qualified 
product. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘interactive computer service’ shall 
have the meaning given the term in section 230(f) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
230(f)); and 
‘‘(ii) the terms ‘qualified civil liability action’, 
‘qualified product’, and ‘seller’ shall have the mean-
ings given the terms in section 4 of the Protection 
of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7903). 
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to affect the immunity of a provider of an interactive com-
puter service under section 230 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 230). 
‘‘(6) In any civil liability action in any State or Fed-
eral court arising from the criminal or unlawful use of a 
firearm following a transfer of such firearm for which no 
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background check was required under this section, this 
section shall not be construed— 
‘‘(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) is amended by strik-
ing, ‘‘The inspection and examination authorized by this 
paragraph shall not be construed as authorizing the Attor-
ney General to seize any records or other documents other 
than those records or documents constituting material evi-
dence of a violation of law,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Attorney General shall be prohibited from seizing 
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any records or other documents in the course of an inspec-
tion or examination authorized by this paragraph other 
than those records or documents constituting material evi-
dence of a violation of law.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION OF NATIONAL GUN REGISTRY.— 
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, 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; 
‘‘(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)’’. 
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(2) CONSOLIDATED AND FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012.—Section 511 of title V 
of division B of the Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (18 U.S.C. 922 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 922(t)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (s) or (t) of section 922’’ 
each place it appears. 
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 
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be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both.’’. 
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: 
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‘‘(2) VOLUNTARY BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights 
Protection Act of 2013, 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 
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of a firearm or ammunition not otherwise prohibited under 
this chapter— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(2) An officer or employee of the United 
States (other than a member of the Armed Forces) 
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-
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graph (A) is to be committed in the course of, 
or arising from, the transportation. 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(bb) secured by a secure gun 
storage or safety device; or 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON ARREST AUTHORITY.—A person 
who is transporting a firearm or ammunition may not 
be— 
‘‘(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 title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 926A and inserting 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-
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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 
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 2013’’. 
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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 
‘‘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 Democratic leader-
ship of the House of Representatives, 1 of 
whom shall serve as Chairman of the Commis-
sion; and 
(B) 6 members of the Commission shall be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in consultation with the Repub-
lican leadership of the Senate, 1 of whom shall 
serve as Vice Chairman of the Commission. 
(2) PERSONS ELIGIBLE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members ap-
pointed to the Commission shall include— 
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(i) well-known and respected individ-
uals among their peers in their respective 
fields of expertise; and 
(ii) not less than 1 non-elected indi-
vidual from each of the following cat-
egories, who has expertise in the category, 
by both experience and training: 
(I) Firearms. 
(II) Mental health. 
(III) School safety. 
(IV) Mass media. 
(B) EXPERTS.—In identifying the individ-
uals to serve on the Commission, the appointing 
authorities shall take special care to identify ex-
perts in the fields described in section 
303(a)(2). 
(C) PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more than 
6 members of the Commission shall be from the 
same political party. 
(3) COMPLETION
OF
APPOINTMENTS; VACAN-
CIES.—Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the appointing authorities under 
paragraph (1) shall each make their respective ap-
pointments. Any vacancy that occurs during the life 
of the Commission shall not affect the powers of the 
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Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment not later than 30 days 
after the vacancy occurs. 
(4) OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(A) MEETINGS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall meet at the call of the Chairman. 
(ii) INITIAL
MEETING.—The initial 
meeting of the Commission shall be con-
ducted not later than 30 days after the 
later of— 
(I) the date of the appointment 
of the last member of the Commis-
sion; or 
(II) the date on which appro-
priated funds are available for the 
Commission. 
(B) 
QUORUM; 
VACANCIES; 
VOTING; 
RULES.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum to con-
duct business, but the Commission may estab-
lish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings 
scheduled by the Commission. Each member of 
the Commission shall have 1 vote, and the vote 
of each member shall be accorded the same 
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weight. The Commission may establish by ma-
jority vote any other rules for the conduct of 
the Commission’s business, if such rules are not 
inconsistent with this title or other applicable 
law. 
SEC. 303. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the duty of the 
Commission to conduct a comprehensive factual 
study of incidents of mass violence, including inci-
dents of mass violence not involving firearms, in the 
context of the many acts of senseless mass violence 
that occur in the United States each year, in order 
to determine the root causes of such mass violence. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE STUDIED.—In determining 
the root causes of these recurring and tragic acts of 
mass violence, the Commission shall study any mat-
ter that the Commission determines relevant to 
meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), includ-
ing at a minimum— 
(A) the role of schools, including the level 
of involvement and awareness of teachers and 
school administrators in the lives of their stu-
dents and the availability of mental health and 
other resources and strategies to help detect 
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and counter tendencies of students towards 
mass violence; 
(B) the effectiveness of and resources 
available for school security strategies to pre-
vent incidents of mass violence; 
(C) the role of families and the availability 
of mental health and other resources and strat-
egies to help families detect and counter ten-
dencies toward mass violence; 
(D) the effectiveness and use of, and re-
sources available to, the mental health system 
in understanding, detecting, and countering 
tendencies toward mass violence, as well as the 
effects of treatments and therapies; 
(E) whether medical doctors and other 
mental health professionals have the ability, 
without negative legal or professional con-
sequences, to notify law enforcement officials 
when a patient is a danger to himself or others; 
(F) the nature and impact of the alien-
ation of the perpetrators of such incidents of 
mass violence from their schools, families, peer 
groups, and places of work; 
(G) the role that domestic violence plays in 
causing incidents of mass violence; 
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(3) TESTIMONY OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.— 
In determining the root causes of these recurring 
and tragic incidents of mass violence, the Commis-
sion shall, in accordance with section 304(a), take 
the testimony of victims and survivors to learn and 
memorialize their views and experiences regarding 
such incidents of mass violence. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the findings of 
the study required under subsection (a), the Commission 
shall make recommendations to the President and Con-
gress to address the causes of these recurring and tragic 
incidents of mass violence and to reduce such incidents 
of mass violence. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM
REPORT.—Not later than 3 
months after the date on which the Commission first 
meets, the Commission shall submit to the President 
and Congress an interim report describing any ini-
tial recommendations of the Commission. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date on which the Commission first meets, 
the Commission shall submit to the President and 
Congress a comprehensive report of the findings and 
conclusions of the Commission, together with the 
recommendations of the Commission. 
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(3) SUMMARIES.—The report under paragraph 
(2) shall include a summary of— 
(A) the reports submitted to the Commis-
sion by any entity under contract for research 
under section 304(e); and 
(B) any other material relied on by the 
Commission in the preparation of the report. 
SEC. 304. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) HEARINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
administer such oaths, take such testimony, and re-
ceive such evidence as the Commission considers ad-
visable to carry out its duties under section 143. 
(2) WITNESS EXPENSES.—Witnesses requested 
to appear before the Commission shall be paid the 
same fees as are paid to witnesses under section 
1821 of title 28, United States Code. 
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from any Federal agency 
such information as the Commission considers necessary 
to carry out its duties under section 143. Upon the request 
of the Commission, the head of such agency may furnish 
such information to the Commission. 
(c) INFORMATION TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
considered an agency of the Federal Government for 
purposes of section 1905 of title 18, United States 
Code, and any individual employed by any individual 
or entity under contract with the Commission under 
subsection (d) shall be considered an employee of the 
Commission for the purposes of section 1905 of title 
18, United States Code. 
(2) DISCLOSURE.—Information obtained by the 
Commission or the Attorney General under this title 
and shared with the Commission, other than infor-
mation available to the public, shall not be disclosed 
to any person in any manner, except— 
(A) to Commission employees or employees 
of any individual or entity under contract to the 
Commission under subsection (d) for the pur-
pose of receiving, reviewing, or processing such 
information; 
(B) upon court order; or 
(C) when publicly released by the Commis-
sion in an aggregate or summary form that 
does not directly or indirectly disclose— 
(i) the identity of any person or busi-
ness entity; or 
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(ii) any information which could not 
be released under section 1905 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(d) CONTRACTING FOR RESEARCH.—The Commis-
sion may enter into contracts with any entity for research 
necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission under 
section 303. 
SEC. 305. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal 
to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay pre-
scribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (in-
cluding travel time) during which such member is engaged 
in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All 
members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
of the United States shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as officers or 
employees of the United States. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the Com-
mission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employ-
ees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
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regular places of business in the performance of service 
for the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Com-
mission may, without regard to the civil service laws 
and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive 
director and such other additional employees as may 
be necessary to enable the Commission to perform 
its duties. The employment and termination of an 
executive director shall be subject to confirmation by 
a majority of the members of the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The executive director 
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. The 
Chairman may fix the compensation of other em-
ployees without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
the rate of pay for such employees may not exceed 
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title. 
(3) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Any Federal Government employee, with the ap-
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proval of the head of the appropriate Federal agen-
cy, may be detailed to the Commission without reim-
bursement, and such detail shall be without inter-
ruption or loss of civil service status, benefits, or 
privilege. 
(d) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of the Commission may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5316 of such title. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission and any agency of the Federal Government assist-
ing the Commission in carrying out its duties under this 
title such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this title. Any sums appropriated shall remain 
available, without fiscal year limitation, until expended. 
SEC. 307. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the 
Commission submits the final report under section 
303(c)(2). 
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