S.Amdt. 4709

SA 4709. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Nelson, Mr.
Reid, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Booker,
Mr. Udall, Mr. Carper, Mr. Markey, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Casey,
Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. King, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Klobuchar, and
Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 4685 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms.
Mikulski)) to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. AUTHORITY TO DENY TRANSFERS OF FIREARMS TO
TERRORISTS.

Hereafter, the Attorney General may deny the transfer of a
firearm if the Attorney General determines, based on the
totality of the circumstances, that the transferee represents
a threat to public safety based on a reasonable suspicion
that the transferee is engaged, or has been engaged, in
conduct constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or
related to terrorism, or providing material support or
resources thereof. A denial described in this section shall
be subject to the remedial procedures set forth in section
103(g) of Public Law 103-159 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) and the
intended transferee may pursue a remedy for an erroneous
denial of a firearm under section 925A(1) of title 18, United
States Code. Such remedial procedures and judicial review
shall be subject to procedures that may be developed by the
Attorney General to prevent the disclosure of information
that would likely compromise national security or ongoing law
enforcement operations, consistent with due process. The
Attorney General shall establish, within the amounts
appropriated, procedures to ensure that, if an individual who
is, or within the previous 5 years has been, under
investigation for conduct related to a Federal crime of
terrorism, as defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18,
United States Code, attempts to purchase a firearm, the
Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General shall
be promptly notified of the attempted purchase.
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