S.Amdt. 726

1. Adds SEC. 208. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS TO PROSECUTE FIREARMS OFFENSES at the end of title II

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   In S. 649 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   The Department of Justice, and any of its law enforcement coordinate agencies, shall not conduct any operation where a Federal firearms licensee is directed, instructed, enticed, or otherwise encouraged by the Department of Justice to sell a firearm to an individual if the Department of Justice, or a coordinate agency, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such an individual is purchasing on behalf of another for an illegal purpose unless the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, or the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division personally reviews and approves the operation, in writing, and determines that the agency has prepared an operational plan that includes sufficient safeguards to prevent firearms from being transferred to third parties without law enforcement taking reasonable steps to lawfully interdict those firearms.

   Inserted: SEC. 208. APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS TO PROSECUTE FIREARMS OFFENSES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall--

   Inserted: (1) appoint 50 individuals to a position as an assistant United States attorney, which shall be in addition to the number of such positions on the date of enactment of this Act;

   Inserted: (2) assign each individual serving in a position described in paragraph (1) responsibility for prosecuting offenses under chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, and any other offense under Federal law involving firearms or ammunition; and

   Inserted: (3) require each individual serving in a position described in paragraph (1) to give priority in the prosecution of offenses described in paragraph (2) to--

   Inserted: (A) crimes of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) committed by individuals who have previously been convicted of such a crime;

   Inserted: (B) offenses by individuals who have previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year; and

   Inserted: (C) offenses committed with the intent to transfer a firearm across an international border of the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Assignment to Judicial Districts.--In determining in which judicial districts to appoint individuals to positions as assistant United States attorneys under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall give priority to judicial districts with the highest incidence of crimes and offenses described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(3).

   Inserted: (c) Authorization for Use of Funds.--Section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

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   Inserted: (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:

   Inserted: "(J) carrying out section 208 of the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, provided that not more than $12,500,000 shall be available to the Attorney General for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017 under this subparagraph.".

   Original wording

   At the end of title II, add the following:

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