SAFE Check Act

Bill: 114-s-2330
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-11-19
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

International organizations and cooperation

Licensing and registrations

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Strict Alien Firearm Enforcement Check Act or the SAFE Check Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the background check requirements for certain nonimmigrant aliens to purchase firearms in the United States.</p> <p>Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person, including a nonimmigrant alien lawfully admitted to the United States without a visa, if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.</p> <p>This bill adds a provision to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from completing a firearm transfer to a nonimmigrant alien lawfully admitted without a visa under the Visa Waiver Program prior to completion of a background check.</p> <p>Additionally, it requires such background check to review records maintained by the International Criminal Police Organization (i.e., Interpol) and the country that issued the alien's passport.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2015 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strict Alien Firearm Enforcement Check Act or the SAFE Check Act . 2. Additional time for processing certain background checks Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) (i) in the case of a transferee not described in clause (ii)— (I) the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number; or (II) 3 business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) 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; and (ii) in the case of a transferee who is an alien who entered the United States pursuant to the program established under section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(a) ), the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number after conducting a background investigation described in paragraph (7); and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (7) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a background investigation described in this paragraph is an investigation that includes a check of records maintained by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the country that issued the alien's passport in order to determine whether the receipt of a firearm by the alien would violate subsection (g) or (n), and a foreign conviction shall be considered a conviction under subsection (g)(1). .