S.Amdt. 2396

SA 2396. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. MODERNIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION.

(a) Verified Electronic Notification Defined.--Section
921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(38) The term `verified electronic notification', with
respect to a communication to a chief law enforcement officer
required under section 922(c)(2), means a digital
communication--
``(A) sent to the electronic communication address that the
chief law enforcement officer voluntarily designates for the
purpose of receiving those communications; and
``(B) that includes a method for verifying--
``(i) the receipt of the communication; and
``(ii) the electronic communication address to which the
communication is sent.''.
(b) Verified Electronic Notification.--Section 922(c) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) the transferor has--
``(A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the firearm,
forwarded a copy of the sworn statement, together with a
description of the firearm, in a form prescribed by the
Attorney General, to the chief law enforcement officer of the
transferee's place of residence, by--
``(i) registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested); or
``(ii) verified electronic notification; and
``(B)(i) with respect to a delivery method described in
subparagraph (A)(i)--
``(I) received a return receipt evidencing delivery of the
statement; or
``(II) had the statement returned due to the refusal of the
named addressee to accept such letter in accordance with
United States Post Office Department regulations; or
``(ii) with respect to a delivery method described in
subparagraph (A)(ii), received a return receipt evidencing
delivery of the statement; and''.
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