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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4363 
To provide grants to enable States to include iris scan information from 
certain convicted criminals in State criminal records systems, to provide 
for the use of the information by the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System, and to require Federal firearms dealers to obtain 
iris scan information from prospective firearms purchasers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2005 
Mr. ANDREWS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide grants to enable States to include iris scan infor-
mation from certain convicted criminals in State criminal 
records systems, to provide for the use of the information 
by the National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem, and to require Federal firearms dealers to obtain 
iris scan information from prospective firearms pur-
chasers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Iris Scan Security Act 
of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ENABLE STATES TO INCLUDE IRIS SCAN 
INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN CONVICTED 
CRIMINALS IN STATE CRIMINAL RECORDS 
SYSTEMS; USE OF INFORMATION IN PER-
FORMING INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECKS OF PROSPECTIVE FIREARMS PUR-
CHASERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may award 
grants to enable States to— 
(1) include in State criminal records systems 
iris scan information obtained from individuals who 
are prohibited by Federal or State law from pos-
sessing or receiving a firearm by reason of having 
been convicted in a court in the State of a crime 
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 
year or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; 
and 
(2) provide such information electronically to 
the NICS system. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To request a grant under this 
section, a State shall submit an application to the Attor-
ney General in such form and containing such information 
as the Attorney General may require. 
(c) PROVISION
OF INFORMATION
TO NICS SYS-
TEM.—As a condition of receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, the State—
(1) shall provide to the NICS system such in-
formation from the data base referred to in sub-
section (a) as the Attorney General may require, at 
such times and in such manner as the Attorney Gen-
eral may require; and 
(2) shall not disclose any information in the 
data base except for a law enforcement purpose. 
(d) USE OF INFORMATION BY NICS SYSTEM.—The 
Attorney General shall prescribe such regulations as may 
be necessary to ensure that the NICS system is equipped 
to receive iris scan information provided pursuant to sub-
section (c)(1) of this section, and to use the information 
in responding to requests from licensees for information 
about whether receipt of a firearm by a prospective trans-
feree would violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, or State law. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(2) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given in section 103(j)(1) of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act. 
(3) MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE.—The term ‘‘misdemeanor crime of domestic
violence’’ 
has 
the 
meaning 
given 
in 
section 
921(a)(33) of title 18, United States Code. 
(4) NICS SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘NICS system’’ 
means the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL FIREARMS DEALERS 
OBTAIN IRIS SCAN INFORMATION FROM PRO-
SPECTIVE FIREARMS PURCHASERS AND PRO-
VIDE THE INFORMATION TO THE INSTANT 
CHECK SYSTEM. 
Section 922(t)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) before the completion of the transfer, 
the licensee— 
‘‘(i) performs an electronic scan of an 
iris of such other person with a device de-
signed to perform such a scan; 
‘‘(ii) contacts the national instant 
criminal background check system estab-
lished under section 103 of such Act; and 
‘‘(iii) provides the system, electroni-
cally, with the information obtained from 
the scan;’’. 
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