I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8929 
To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check 
system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms 
importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the re-
lated criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports 
on default firearm transfers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2020 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. DEUTCH) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal 
background check system in the case of firearm transfers 
by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, 
and dealers before the completion of the related criminal 
background check, and to provide for annual reports 
on default firearm transfers. 
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 ‘‘Default Proceed Sale 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF NICS PROCEDURES IN THE CASE 
OF DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERALLY LICENSED 
FIREARM IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS 
REPORT DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(t) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
licensed dealer who transfers a firearm in compliance with 
paragraph (1), but before the national instant criminal 
background check system provides the licensee with a 
unique identification number, shall report the transfer to 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation within 24 hours. If 
a State or local law enforcement authority is conducting 
the related background check, the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation shall transmit the report to that authority.’’. 
(2) CREATION OF ONLINE PORTAL AND TELE-
PHONE HOTLINE.—Within 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall create an online portal and telephone hotline, 
that are to be used exclusively for the purpose of re-
porting sufficient information to allow the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation to prioritize background 
checks in accordance with section 40901(j) of title 
34, United States Code. 
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(b) PRIORITIZATION OF NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS 
RELATING TO DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS.—Section 
103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 
U.S.C. 40901) is amended by redesignating subsections 
(j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l) and inserting after 
subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) PRIORITIZATION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS RE-
LATED TO DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS.—In the case 
of a transfer referred to in section 922(t)(7) of title 18, 
United States Code, the system established under this sec-
tion shall give priority to completing the background check 
relating to the transfer.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON DESTRUCTION
OF RECORDS 
RELATING TO FIREARM TRANSFER BEFORE COMPLETION 
OF BACKGROUND CHECK.—Section 103 of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901), as 
amended by subsection (b)(1) of this section, is amended 
by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 
and (m) and inserting after subsection (j) the following: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS 
RELATING TO FIREARM TRANSFER BEFORE COMPLETION 
OF RELATED BACKGROUND CHECK.—The system estab-
lished under this section may not destroy any records of 
the system relating to a proposed or completed firearm 
transfer, before completion of the criminal background 
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check with respect to the prospective or actual trans-
feree.’’. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTS ON DEFAULT FIREARM TRANS-
FERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 300 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall 
make accessible to the public a written report on— 
(1) the number of firearms transferred as de-
scribed in section 922(t)(7) of title 18, United 
States Code, during the period covered by the re-
port, disaggregated by State; 
(2) the number of the firearms described in 
paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect to 
which the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act completed 
the background check; 
(3) of the number described by paragraph (2) 
of this subsection— 
(A) the number with respect to which the 
system provided the unique identification num-
ber under section 922(t)(1)(B)(i) of such title; 
and 
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