I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5717 
To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strength-
ening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, inter-
vention, and prevention initiatives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2020 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. KEATING, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. 
PRESSLEY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. NEAL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mr. PASCRELL) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer commu-
nities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and sup-
porting gun violence research, intervention, and preven-
tion initiatives. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 
2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—FIREARM LICENSING 
Sec. 101. License to own firearms and ammunition. 
Sec. 102. State firearms licensing. 
TITLE II—BACKGROUND CHECK REFORM 
Sec. 201. Universal background checks. 
Sec. 202. Completion of background checks; 7-day waiting period. 
Sec. 203. Reporting of background check denials. 
TITLE III—FIREARM POSSESSION 
Sec. 301. Protecting victims of domestic violence. 
Sec. 302. Fugitives from justice. 
Sec. 303. Minimum age for purchasing firearms and ammunition. 
Sec. 304. Secure gun storage by owners. 
Sec. 305. Secure gun storage or safety device for all firearms. 
Sec. 306. Consumer product safety standards for gun locks and gun safes. 
Sec. 307. Gun-free school zones. 
TITLE IV—EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS 
Sec. 401. Extreme risk protection order grant program. 
Sec. 402. Federal extreme risk protection orders. 
Sec. 403. Federal firearms prohibition. 
Sec. 404. Identification records. 
Sec. 405. Conforming amendment. 
Sec. 406. Full faith and credit. 
TITLE V—ASSAULT WEAPONS AND FIREARMS SILENCERS AND 
MUFFLERS BAN 
Subtitle A—Assault Weapons Ban 
Sec. 511. Definitions. 
Sec. 512. Restrictions on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feed-
ing devices. 
Sec. 513. Penalties. 
Sec. 514. Use of Byrne grants for buy-back programs for semiautomatic as-
sault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. 
Sec. 515. Ban on untraceable and undetectable firearms. 
Sec. 516. Prohibition on possession of certain firearm accessories. 
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Subtitle B—Firearm Silencers and Mufflers Ban 
Sec. 521. Definition. 
Sec. 522. Restrictions on firearm silencers and firearm mufflers. 
Sec. 523. Penalties. 
Sec. 524. Effective date. 
TITLE VI—FIREARM TRAFFICKING 
Sec. 601. Prohibition against multiple firearm sales or purchases. 
Sec. 602. Increased penalties for making knowingly false statements in connec-
tion with firearms. 
Sec. 603. Retention of records. 
Sec. 604. Revised definition. 
Sec. 605. Firearms trafficking. 
TITLE VII—DEALER REFORM 
Sec. 701. Gun shop security measures. 
Sec. 702. Inspections. 
Sec. 703. Employee background checks. 
Sec. 704. Gun store thefts. 
Sec. 705. Civil enforcement. 
Sec. 706. No effect on State laws governing dealing in firearms. 
Sec. 707. Lost and stolen reporting requirement. 
Sec. 708. Report on implementation. 
Sec. 709. Enhanced record keeping requirements. 
Sec. 710. Deadline for issuance of final regulations. 
Sec. 711. Repeal. 
TITLE VIII—INDUSTRY REFORM 
Sec. 801. Repeal. 
Sec. 802. Repeal of exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from con-
sumer product safety laws. 
Sec. 803. Increase in excise taxes relating to firearms. 
TITLE IX—RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE 
INTERVENTION PROGRAM 
Sec. 901. Community violence intervention grant program. 
Sec. 902. Funding for research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. 
TITLE X—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 1001. Severability. 
TITLE I—FIREARM LICENSING 
SEC. 101. LICENSE TO OWN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 932. License to own firearms and ammunition 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except otherwise provided in 
this section, it shall be unlawful for any individual who 
is not licensed under this section to knowingly purchase, 
acquire, or possess a firearm or ammunition. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An individual shall be eligible to 
receive a license under this section if the individual— 
‘‘(1) has attained 21 years of age; and 
‘‘(2) has completed training in firearms safety, 
including— 
‘‘(A) a written test, to demonstrate knowl-
edge of applicable firearms laws; 
‘‘(B) hands-on testing, including firing 
testing, to demonstrate safe use of a firearm; 
‘‘(C) as part of the process for applying for 
such a license— 
‘‘(i) has submitted to a background 
investigation and criminal history check of 
the individual, including a background 
check using the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System, to ensure the 
individual is not prohibited from possessing 
a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of 
section 922; and 
‘‘(ii) has submitted a photograph of 
the individual; 
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‘‘(D) has not been determined by a court, 
in accordance with subsection (c)(5), to be un-
suitable to be issued a Federal firearm owner’s 
license; and 
‘‘(E) is not otherwise prohibited by Fed-
eral, State, Tribal, or local law from possessing 
a firearm. 
‘‘(c) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
FEDERAL
FIREARM 
OWNER’S LICENSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
issue a Federal firearm owner’s license to any indi-
vidual who is eligible under subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR NOTICE OF DE-
NIAL.—Not later than 40 days after the date on 
which an individual submits an application for a 
Federal firearm owner’s license under this section, 
the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(A) determine whether the individual is 
eligible to possess a license under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) based on the determination under 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) issue a Federal firearm owner’s 
license to the individual; or 
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‘‘(ii) provide written notice to the in-
dividual of— 
‘‘(I) the determination that the 
individual is ineligible to possess such 
a license based on the requirements 
described in subsection (b), which 
shall include an explanation for the 
determination; or 
‘‘(II) a petition filed under para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(3) EXPIRATION.—A Federal firearm owner’s 
license issued under this section shall expire on the 
date that is 10 years after the date on which the li-
cense was issued. 
‘‘(4) RENEWAL OF LICENSE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A Federal firearm 
owner’s license issued under this section may be 
renewed at the end of the 10-year period de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The process for 
renewal of a Federal firearm owner’s license 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) an up-to-date background inves-
tigation and criminal history check of the 
individual; and 
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‘‘(ii) a recent photograph of the indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(C) ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL OR NOTICE 
OF DENIAL.—Not later than 40 days after the 
date on which an individual submits an applica-
tion for a renewal of a Federal firearm owner’s 
license under this paragraph, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall— 
‘‘(i) issue a renewed Federal firearm 
owner’s license to the individual; and 
‘‘(ii) provide written notice to the in-
dividual of— 
‘‘(I) the determination that the 
individual is ineligible to possess such 
a license based on the requirements 
described in subsection (b), which 
shall include an explanation for the 
determination; or 
‘‘(II) a petition filed under para-
graph (5). 
‘‘(5) 
ATF 
DETERMINATION
OF 
UNSUITABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives may file a petition, which shall contain 
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a written statement of the reasons supporting 
the request required under subparagraph (C), 
in an appropriate district court of the United 
States to request that— 
‘‘(i) an individual who has applied for 
a Federal firearm owner’s license, or re-
newal thereof, under this section be denied 
the request for such license; or 
‘‘(ii) a previously issued Federal fire-
arm owner’s license be suspended or re-
voked. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Any petition filed under 
subparagraph (A) shall include written notice to 
the individual who requested, or is in possession 
of, the Federal firearm owner’s license, as the 
case may be, describing the facts and cir-
cumstances justifying the petition. 
‘‘(C) HEARING.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a petition is filed under 
subparagraph (A), the court shall conduct a 
hearing. 
‘‘(D) 
FACTORS
TO
DETERMINE 
UNSUITABILITY.—Not later than 15 days after 
the date on which a hearing is conducted under 
subparagraph (C), the court shall find that an 
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individual is unsuitable to possess a Federal 
firearm owner’s license if, based on a prepon-
derance of the evidence, there exists— 
‘‘(i) reliable, articulable, and credible 
information that the individual has exhib-
ited or engaged in behavior to suggest the 
individual could potentially create a risk to 
public safety; or 
‘‘(ii) other existing factors that sug-
gest that the individual could potentially 
create a risk to public safety. 
‘‘(E) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.—If a 
court finds an individual is unsuitable to pos-
sess a Federal firearm owner’s license, the 
court shall notify the applicant in writing, set-
ting forth the specific reasons for such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(6) REVIEW.—A determination of the Director 
of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives or a district court of the United States under 
this subparagraph may be appealed to the appro-
priate court of the United States. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PREVIOUSLY POSSESSED FIREARMS.—Sub-
section (a) shall not apply to the possession of any 
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firearm or ammunition by an individual who other-
wise lawfully possessed the firearm or ammunition 
under Federal law on the date on which the Attor-
ney General begins issuing Federal firearm owner’s 
licenses under this section. 
‘‘(2) STATE LICENSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply to an individual in a State if the At-
torney General determines that the State— 
‘‘(i) has in effect a process for issuing 
a State firearm owner’s license to eligible 
individuals in the State that is substan-
tially similar to the requirements of sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(ii) provides to the Attorney General 
real-time validity information relating to 
firearm owner’s licenses issued by the 
State, for inclusion in the database de-
scribed in section (f). 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION
OF
LIST
OF
QUALI-
FYING STATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of the 
Gun Violence Prevention and Community 
Safety Act of 2020, the Attorney General 
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shall publish a list of States that have in 
effect a process described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(ii) UPDATED
LIST.—The Attorney 
General shall update the list described in 
clause (i) immediately upon determining 
that a State should be included on or re-
moved from the list. 
‘‘(3) LICENSED
DEALERS, MANUFACTURERS, 
AND IMPORTERS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
an individual who is a licensed dealer, licensed man-
ufacturer, or licensed importer. 
‘‘(4) AGENCIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply to— 
‘‘(i) the importation for, manufacture 
for, sale to, transfer to, or possession by 
the United States or a department or 
agency of the United States or a State or 
a department, agency, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, or a sale or transfer to or 
possession by a qualified law enforcement 
officer employed by the United States or a 
department or agency of the United States 
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or a State or a department, agency, or po-
litical subdivision of a State, for purposes 
of law enforcement (whether on or off 
duty), or a sale or transfer to or possession 
by a campus law enforcement officer for 
purposes of law enforcement (whether on 
or off duty); or 
‘‘(ii) the importation for, or sale or 
transfer to a licensee under title I of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes 
of establishing and maintaining an on-site 
physical protection system and security or-
ganization required by Federal law, or pos-
session by an employee or contractor of 
such licensee on-site for such purposes or 
off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized 
training or transportation of nuclear mate-
rials. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), the term ‘campus law enforce-
ment officer’ means an individual who is— 
‘‘(i) employed by a private institution 
of higher education that is eligible for 
funding under title IV of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
seq.); 
‘‘(ii) responsible for the prevention or 
investigation of crime involving injury to 
persons or property, including apprehen-
sion or detention of persons for such 
crimes; 
‘‘(iii) authorized by Federal, State, or 
local law to carry a firearm, execute search 
warrants, and make arrests; and 
‘‘(iv) recognized, commissioned, or 
certified by a government entity as a law 
enforcement officer. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF STRAW PURCHASING.—It shall 
be unlawful for any person to willfully use a valid Federal 
or State firearm license to purchase a firearm or ammuni-
tion on behalf of another individual, regardless of whether 
the other individual has a valid Federal or State firearm 
license. 
‘‘(f) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates sub-
section (a) or (e) shall be imprisoned not more than 2 
years, fined in accordance with this title, or both. 
‘‘(g) DATABASE.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish an electronic database, which shall be accessible by 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies 
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and licensed dealers, through which a licensed dealer may 
verify the validity of a Federal firearm owner’s license 
issued under this section. 
‘‘(h) REVOCATION OF LICENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
revoke the Federal firearm owner’s license issued to 
an individual under this section upon the occurrence 
of any event that would have disqualified the indi-
vidual from being issued or renewed a Federal fire-
arm owner’s license under this section or for a viola-
tion of a restriction provided under this section. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED NOTICE.—Upon revocation of a 
Federal firearm owner’s license under paragraph 
(1), the Attorney General shall provide written no-
tice of such revocation to the individual to whom the 
license was issued. 
‘‘(3) APPEAL OF REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who has 
the Federal firearm owner’s license of the indi-
vidual revoked under this subsection may ap-
peal the revocation determination to the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 14 
days after the date on which an individual ap-
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peals a revocation determination under sub-
paragraph (A), the Director of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 
shall conduct a hearing on the appeal. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE
OF
DETERMINATION.—The 
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives shall provide written 
notice of the determination made after a hear-
ing under subparagraph (B) regarding the ap-
pealed revocation to the individual. 
‘‘(D) APPEAL.—If the Director of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-
sives determines after a hearing under this 
paragraph to uphold the revocation, the deter-
mination may be appealed to an appropriate 
district court of the United States. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘932. License to own firearms and ammunition.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date that 
is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(d) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall promulgate regulations to carry out section 
932 of title 18, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), including a regulation requiring that 
any firearm manufactured after the effective date 
described in subsection (c) of this section be legibly 
and conspicuously engraved or cast with the date on 
which the firearm was manufactured. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Attorney General 
shall conduct, not less frequently than annually, a 
background investigation of each individual to whom 
a Federal firearm owner’s license is issued under 
this section to ensure that the individual is not pro-
hibited from possessing a firearm under subsection 
(g) or (n) of section 922 or under State law. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there-
after, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the implementation of section 932 of title 18, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), and rec-
ommendations, if any, for improvements of the system re-
quired to be established under such section 932. 
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SEC. 102. STATE FIREARMS LICENSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART OO—FIREARMS LICENSING 
‘‘SEC. 3051. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In this part— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered license’ means a— 
‘‘(A) firearms license; or 
‘‘(B) firearms dealer license; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘extreme risk protection order’— 
‘‘(A) means a written order, issued by a 
State court or signed by a magistrate that, for 
a period not to exceed a time frame established 
by the State— 
‘‘(i) prohibits the individual named in 
the order from having under the custody or 
control of the individual, purchasing, pos-
sessing, or receiving a firearm or ammuni-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) requires that any firearm or am-
munition under the custody or control of 
the individual be removed; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a domestic violence 
protection order, as defined in section 2266 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘prohibited individual’ means an 
individual who is categorically ineligible to receive a 
covered license; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘suitable’ means that an indi-
vidual does not create a risk to public safety; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘thorough background check’ 
means a Federal and State background check, which 
may include a fingerprint-based background check. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of 
this part, a State— 
‘‘(1) shall establish standards for categorizing 
an individual as a prohibited individual for purposes 
of receiving a covered license; and 
‘‘(2) in establishing standards with respect to a 
covered license under paragraph (1), shall take into 
consideration whether limitations may be warranted 
based on— 
‘‘(A) criminal history; 
‘‘(B) whether an individual has been— 
‘‘(i) deemed a danger to himself or 
herself or other individuals by a court or 
authorized administrative body; or 
‘‘(ii) committed to a hospital or insti-
tution as a danger to himself or herself or 
other individuals; 
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‘‘(C) age; 
‘‘(D) legal residency; 
‘‘(E) military dishonorable discharges; 
‘‘(F) whether an individual is subject to a 
permanent or temporary protection order or has 
ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of 
domestic violence; 
‘‘(G) outstanding arrest warrants; 
‘‘(H) status as a fugitive; 
‘‘(I) renunciation of United States citizen-
ship; and 
‘‘(J) other factors relevant to the suit-
ability of a license holder. 
‘‘SEC. 3052. GRANTS AND CONDITIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Assistant Attorney 
General may make grants to States to implement or main-
tain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements. 
‘‘(b) DURATION OF GRANTS.—A grant under sub-
section (a) shall be for a period of 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR FIREARMS AND FIREARMS 
DEALER LICENSING.— 
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—Amounts received under a 
grant under subsection (a) shall be used for the im-
plementation or maintenance of firearms and fire-
arms dealer licensing requirements, which shall in-
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corporate and implement the elements described in 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The elements described in 
this paragraph are those providing that— 
‘‘(A) an individual shall have a firearms li-
cense— 
‘‘(i) at the time of the purchase, rent-
al, or lease of a firearm or purchase of am-
munition; and 
‘‘(ii) during the entire period of own-
ership or possession of a firearm or ammu-
nition; 
‘‘(B)(i) an individual who (including the 
owner or operator of a business that) sells, 
rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, 
or sells ammunition, during a calendar year 
shall obtain a firearms dealer license; and 
‘‘(ii) the State shall establish the minimum 
number of firearms for purposes of clause (i), 
which may not be higher than 10 per calendar 
year; 
‘‘(C) the chief of police or the board or of-
ficer having control of the police department of 
a local government, or a designee within the 
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same department, shall function as the licensing 
authority; 
‘‘(D) for an application for issuance or re-
newal of a firearms license, the licensing au-
thority shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct a thorough background 
check, which may include— 
‘‘(I) conducting an interview with 
the applicant; 
‘‘(II) requiring the submission of 
letters of reference stating that the 
applicant is of sound mind and char-
acter; and 
‘‘(III) any other requirements the 
State determines relevant; and 
‘‘(ii) make a determination of suit-
ability; 
‘‘(E) a first-time firearms license applicant 
shall complete safety training; 
‘‘(F) for an application for issuance or re-
newal of a firearms dealer license, the licensing 
authority shall conduct an investigation into the 
criminal history of the applicant, which may in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) an interview with the applicant; 
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‘‘(ii) a thorough background check; 
and 
‘‘(iii) any other requirements the 
State determines relevant; 
‘‘(G) the State shall establish appropriate 
application processes for covered licenses con-
sistent with Federal, State, and local law; 
‘‘(H) the State shall establish standards 
and processes by which licensing authorities can 
revoke, suspend, or deny the issuance or re-
newal of a covered license; 
‘‘(I) the State shall ensure that a revoca-
tion, suspension, or denial cannot be based on 
race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual ori-
entation, or gender identity; 
‘‘(J) the State shall establish judicial re-
view processes by which any applicant for or 
holder of a covered license may, within a rea-
sonable time period, petition to obtain judicial 
review of a revocation, suspension, or denial of 
the issuance or renewal of a covered license; 
‘‘(K) the State shall establish— 
‘‘(i) standards and a process under 
which a family member of an individual 
who the family member fears is a danger 
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to himself, herself, or others may petition 
for an extreme risk protection order; and 
‘‘(ii) standards for the termination or 
extension of an order described in clause 
(i); 
‘‘(L) the State shall establish processes 
under which— 
‘‘(i) an individual whose covered li-
cense is revoked or suspended, or whose 
application for issuance or renewal of a 
covered license is denied, shall surrender or 
transfer all firearms and ammunition that 
are or would have been covered by the li-
cense; and 
‘‘(ii) an individual who is subject to 
an extreme risk protection order or a do-
mestic protection order, as defined in sec-
tion 2266 of title 18, United States Code, 
shall surrender or transfer all firearms and 
ammunition in the possession of the indi-
vidual; 
‘‘(M) the State shall establish requirements 
with which a firearms dealer licensee must com-
ply, which— 
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‘‘(i) shall include requirements relat-
ing to— 
‘‘(I) the location at which the li-
censee conducts firearm or ammuni-
tion transactions; 
‘‘(II) the manner in which the li-
censee records firearm or ammunition 
transactions; 
‘‘(III) background checks for em-
ployees of the licensee; and 
‘‘(IV) any other matter that the 
State determines appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) may include requirements that a 
licensee— 
‘‘(I) maintain a permanent place 
of business— 
‘‘(aa) that is not a resi-
dence; and 
‘‘(bb) at which the licensee 
conducts all firearms or ammuni-
tion transactions; 
‘‘(II) submit to mandatory record 
and inventory inspections by a licens-
ing authority; 
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‘‘(III) maintain a sales record 
book at the permanent place of busi-
ness described in subclause (I) in ac-
cordance with standards established 
by the State; 
‘‘(IV) conduct a pre-employment 
background check on each potential 
employee to determine the suitability 
of any potential employee who may 
have direct and unmonitored contact 
with a firearm or ammunition; and 
‘‘(V) take any other action that 
the State determines appropriate; 
‘‘(N) the State shall promulgate rules and 
regulations to ensure the prompt collection, ex-
change, dissemination, and distribution of infor-
mation pertaining to the issuance, renewal, ex-
piration, suspension, or revocation of a covered 
license; 
‘‘(O) the State shall establish standards 
that are consistent with Federal and State 
law— 
‘‘(i) governing the transfer of a fire-
arm or ammunition; and 
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‘‘(ii) for identifying a prohibited indi-
vidual, in accordance with section 3051(b); 
‘‘(P) the State shall promulgate rules and 
regulations that require a dealer or private sell-
er of firearms or ammunition to verify the va-
lidity of a firearms license before the sale, rent-
al, or lease of any firearm or the sale of any 
ammunition; 
‘‘(Q) a dealer or private seller of firearms 
or ammunition shall report all sales, rentals, 
and leases of firearms, and sales of ammuni-
tion, to State authorities; 
‘‘(R) a dealer of firearms or ammunition 
shall notify the licensing authority when pre-
sented with an invalid or expired firearms li-
cense; 
‘‘(S) any firearms licensee whose firearm 
or ammunition is lost or stolen shall report the 
loss or theft to the licensing authority and 
State authorities within a reasonable time 
frame and in a manner established by the 
State; 
‘‘(T) an individual holding a firearms li-
cense or firearms dealer license shall renew the 
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license on a time frame established by the 
State; 
‘‘(U) an individual may not use the fire-
arms license of the individual to purchase a 
firearm or ammunition for— 
‘‘(i) the unlawful use of the firearm or 
ammunition by another individual; or 
‘‘(ii) the resale or other transfer of 
the firearm or ammunition to an unli-
censed individual; and 
‘‘(V)(i) it shall be unlawful to store or keep 
a firearm in any place unless the firearm is se-
cured in a locked container or equipped with a 
tamper-resistant mechanical lock or other safety 
device, properly engaged so as to render the 
firearm inoperable by any individual other than 
the owner or other lawfully authorized user; and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of clause (i), a firearm 
shall not be considered to be stored or kept if 
carried by or under the control of the owner or 
other lawfully authorized user. 
‘‘(3) SEPARATE AMMUNITION DEALER LICENSE 
PERMITTED.—A State that requires a license for 
dealing ammunition that is separate from a license 
for dealing firearms shall be deemed to have satis-
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fied the requirements under paragraph (2) relating 
to a firearms dealer license, as that license relates 
to the dealing of ammunition, if the State imposes 
the same requirements for an ammunition dealer li-
cense as are mandated under paragraph (2) for a 
firearms dealer license, as that license relates to the 
dealing of ammunition. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Assistant 
Attorney General an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Assistant 
Attorney General may require, including a description of 
how the State will use the grant to implement or maintain 
firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements that 
include the elements described in subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each State receiving a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Assistant At-
torney General, for each fiscal year during which the State 
expends amounts received under the grant, a report, at 
such time and in such manner as the Assistant Attorney 
General may reasonably require, that contains— 
‘‘(1) a summary of the activities carried out 
using amounts made available under the grant; 
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‘‘(2) an assessment of whether the activities are 
achieving the elements described in subsection 
(c)(2); and 
‘‘(3) such other information as the Assistant 
Attorney General may require. 
‘‘(f) 
LIMITATIONS
ON
THE
ALLOCATION
OF 
FUNDS.—Not more than 2 percent of the amount made 
available to carry out this section in any fiscal year may 
be used by the Assistant Attorney General for salaries and 
administrative expenses. 
‘‘(g) REALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—A recipi-
ent of a grant under subsection (a) shall return to the 
Assistant Attorney General any amounts received under 
the grant that are not expended for a purpose described 
in this section.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(29) There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out part 
OO.’’. 
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TITLE II—BACKGROUND CHECK 
REFORM 
SEC. 201. UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) by repealing subsection (s); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (t) as sub-
section (s); 
(3) in subsection (s), as redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) as subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(A) beginning on the date that the database is 
established under section 932(g), before completion 
of the transfer, the licensee verifies, using such data-
base, that the purchaser has a valid— 
‘‘(i) Federal firearm owner’s license issued 
under section 932; or 
‘‘(ii) qualifying State firearm license, as 
described in section 932(d)(2), for the State in 
which the transfer will occur;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘(as defined in sub-
section (s)(8))’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (s), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(t)(1)(A) Beginning on the date that is 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Gun Violence Preven-
tion and Community Safety Act of 2020, it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to 
any other person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has 
first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of 
complying with subsection (s). 
‘‘(B) Upon taking possession of a firearm under sub-
paragraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all require-
ments of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring 
the firearm from the inventory of the licensee to the unli-
censed transferee. 
‘‘(C) If a transfer of a firearm described in subpara-
graph (A) will not be completed for any reason after a 
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licensee takes possession of the firearm (including because 
the transfer of the firearm to, or receipt of the firearm 
by, the transferee would violate this chapter), the return 
of the firearm to the transferor by the licensee shall not 
constitute the transfer of a firearm for purposes of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a law enforcement agency or any law en-
forcement officer, armed private security profes-
sional, or member of the armed forces, to the extent 
the officer, professional, or member is acting within 
the course and scope of employment and official du-
ties; 
‘‘(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift 
between spouses, between domestic partners, be-
tween parents and their children, between siblings, 
between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, 
or between grandparents and their grandchildren, if 
the transferor has no reason to believe that the 
transferee— 
‘‘(i) will use or intends to use the firearm 
in a crime or is prohibited from possessing fire-
arms under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law; 
‘‘(ii) has committed domestic violence (as 
defined in section 40002 of the Violence 
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Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) 
or by the jurisdiction in which the transfer is 
occurring or in which the transferee resides); or 
‘‘(iii) is subject to a protection order (as 
defined in section 2266); 
‘‘(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, 
trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 
trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 
of another person; 
‘‘(D) a temporary transfer that is necessary to 
prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 
possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im-
mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 
or great bodily harm; 
‘‘(E) a transfer that is approved by the Attor-
ney General under section 5812 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(F) a temporary transfer if the transferor has 
no reason to believe that the transferee will use or 
intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited 
from possessing firearms under State, Federal, Trib-
al, or local law, and no reason to believe that the 
transferee has committed domestic violence (as de-
fined in section 40002 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) or by the ju-
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risdiction in which the transfer is occurring or in 
which the transferee resides) or is subject to a pro-
tection order (as defined in section 2266), and the 
transfer takes place and the transferee’s possession 
of the firearm is exclusively— 
‘‘(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting 
gallery or other area designated for the purpose 
of target shooting; 
‘‘(ii) while reasonably necessary for the 
purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the 
transferor— 
‘‘(I) has no reason to believe that the 
transferee intends to use the firearm in a 
place where it is illegal; and 
‘‘(II) has reason to believe that the 
transferee will comply with all licensing 
and permit requirements for such hunting, 
trapping, or fishing; or 
‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans-
feror.’’. 
(b) 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 
‘‘, 
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(g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
(g)(5)(B)’’. 
(2) SECTION 925A.—Section 925A of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (s) or 
(t) of section 922’’ and inserting ‘‘section 922(s)’’. 
SEC. 202. COMPLETION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS; 7-DAY 
WAITING PERIOD. 
Section 922(s)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code, 
as amended by section 201 of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3 business’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less than 7 business’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, and the’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘this section’’. 
SEC. 203. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 
the following: 
‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 
State authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 
background check system established under section 103 
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of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901) (commonly referred to as ‘NICS’) provides a no-
tice pursuant to section 922(s) of this title that the receipt 
of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g) or 
(n) of section 922 of this title or State law, the Attorney 
General shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 
of the State where the person sought to acquire the 
firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au-
thorities of the State of residence of the person— 
‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 
‘‘(B) the specific provision of law that 
would have been violated; 
‘‘(C) the date and time the notice was pro-
vided; 
‘‘(D) the location where the firearm was 
sought to be acquired; and 
‘‘(E) the identity of the person; and 
‘‘(2) where practicable, report the incident to 
local law enforcement authorities and State and local 
prosecutors in the jurisdiction where the firearm was 
sought and in the jurisdiction where the person re-
sides. 
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR REPORT.—A report is 
made in accordance with this section if the report is made 
within 24 hours after the provision of the notice described 
in subsection (a), except that the making of the report 
may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid com-
promising an ongoing investigation. 
‘‘(c) AMENDMENT OF REPORT.—If a report is made 
in accordance with this section and, after such report is 
made, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives determines 
that the receipt of a firearm by a person for whom the 
report was made would not violate subsection (g) or (n) 
of section 922 of this title or State law, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, in accordance with subsection (b), notify any 
law enforcement authority and any prosecutor to whom 
the report was made of that determination. 
‘‘(d) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re-
spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 
that originally issued the notice with respect to the person. 
‘‘§ 925C. Annual report to Congress 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress a report detailing the fol-
lowing, broken down by Federal judicial district: 
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‘‘(1) With respect to each category of persons 
prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of 
this title or State law from receiving or possessing 
a firearm who are so denied a firearm— 
‘‘(A) the number of denials; 
‘‘(B) the number of denials referred to the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives; 
‘‘(C) the number of denials for which the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives determines that the person denied was 
not prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of sec-
tion 922 of this title or State law from receiving 
or possessing a firearm; 
‘‘(D) the number of denials overturned 
through the national instant criminal back-
ground check system appeals process and the 
reasons for overturning the denials; 
‘‘(E) the number of denials with respect to 
which an investigation was opened by a field di-
vision of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives; 
‘‘(F) the number of persons charged with 
a Federal criminal offense in connection with a 
denial; and 
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‘‘(G) the number of convictions obtained 
by Federal authorities in connection with a de-
nial. 
‘‘(2) The number of background check notices 
reported to State authorities pursuant to section 
925B (including the number of the notices that 
would have been so reported but for section 
925B(c)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 925A the 
following: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities. 
‘‘925C. Annual report to Congress.’’. 
TITLE III—FIREARM 
POSSESSION 
SEC. 301. PROTECTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(32) The term ‘intimate partner’ means, with 
respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a 
former spouse of the person, an individual who co-
habitates or has cohabited with the person, a dating 
partner or former dating partner (as defined in sec-
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tion 2266) of the person, and any other person simi-
larly situated to a spouse who is protected by the do-
mestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction in 
which the injury occurred or where the victim re-
sides.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), the term’’ and inserting ‘‘The term’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘municipal,’’ 
after ‘‘State,’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘dating 
partner (as defined in section 2266),’’ after 
‘‘spouse,’’ each place the term appears; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalking’ 
means an offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under 
Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and 
‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimidation, or 
surveillance of another person that— 
‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable fear 
of material harm to the health or safety of— 
‘‘(aa) that person; 
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‘‘(bb) an immediate family member 
(as defined in section 115) of that person; 
‘‘(cc) a household member of that per-
son; or 
‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate partner of 
that person; or 
‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or would 
reasonably be expected to cause emotional dis-
tress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), 
(cc), or (dd) of subclause (I). 
‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel in 
the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the 
right to counsel in the case; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
described in this paragraph for which a person was 
entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 
the case was tried, either— 
‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 
‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case tried 
by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 
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‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter 
if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
offense for which the person has been pardoned or has 
had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris-
diction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an 
offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration 
of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not 
ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF STALKING AND THOSE SUBJECT 
TO COURT ORDER.—Section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘that restrains such person’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘de-
scribed in subsection (g)(8);’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
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‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking; or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 
‘‘(A) that was issued— 
‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per-
son received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to partici-
pate; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 
relative to which notice and opportunity to 
be heard are provided— 
‘‘(I) within the time required by 
State, tribal, or territorial law; and 
‘‘(II) in any event within a rea-
sonable time after the order is issued, 
sufficient to protect the due process 
rights of the person; 
‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 
‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat-
ening an intimate partner of such person 
or child of such intimate partner or person, 
or engaging in other conduct that would 
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place an intimate partner in reasonable 
fear of bodily injury to the partner or 
child; or 
‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and 
‘‘(C) that— 
‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per-
son represents a credible threat to the 
physical safety of such individual described 
in subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 
the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
of physical force against such individual 
described in subparagraph (B) that would 
reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking; or’’. 
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SEC. 302. FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE. 
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 921(a)(15) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) is subject to an outstanding arrest 
warrant issued by any court.’’; and 
(2) in section 922(g)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘knows that he 
or she’’ after ‘‘who’’. 
SEC. 303. MINIMUM AGE FOR PURCHASING FIREARMS AND 
AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 922— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘(b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(2)’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘(b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(2)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
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times when a firearm or ammunition is in 
the possession of the person; and 
‘‘(iv) in accordance with State and 
local law; 
‘‘(B) a person who is less than 21 years of 
age who is a member of the Armed Forces of 
the United States or the National Guard who 
possesses or is armed with a firearm or ammu-
nition in the line of duty; 
‘‘(C) a transfer by inheritance of title (but 
not possession) of a firearm or ammunition to 
a person who is less than 21 years of age; or 
‘‘(D) the possession of a firearm or ammu-
nition by a person who is less than 21 years of 
age for the purpose described in subsection 
(x)(3)(D).’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), and (4), respectively; and 
(iii) in the undesignated matter fol-
lowing paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and 
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(4)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Subsection 
(a)(10) and paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3)’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Paragraph (4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Paragraph (3)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘, in 
the case of any firearm other than a shotgun or 
a rifle, I am twenty-one years or more of age, 
or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle, I 
am eighteen years or more of age’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘I am 21 years or more of age’’; and 
(2) in section 924— 
(A) in subsection (a)(6), by striking 
‘‘handgun’’ each place the term appears and in-
serting ‘‘firearm’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3)(C), by striking 
‘‘922(b)(3)’’ each place the term appears and 
inserting ‘‘922(b)(2)’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 4182(d) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘922(b)(5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘922(b)(4)’’. 
(2) Section 161A(b) of the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201a(b)) is amended, in the 
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