[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1882 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1882
To require that certain notifications occur whenever a query to the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System reveals that a person
listed in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File is
attempting to purchase a firearm, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2003
Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Corzine,
Mr. Reed, and Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To require that certain notifications occur whenever a query to the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System reveals that a person
listed in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization File is
attempting to purchase a firearm, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Apprehension Act''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT.
(a) Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18
U.S.C. 922 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (i), by striking ``No department'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (j), no
department'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections
(k) and (l), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
``(j) Terrorist Apprehension.--
``(1) Initial notification.--If the system established
under this section determines that a prospective transferee is
listed in the Violent Gang and Terrorist Organization file or a
similar terrorist watch list, regardless of the eligibility of
such person to purchase a firearm, the system shall provide
this information to the employee at the Criminal Justice
Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation that is accessing the national instant criminal
background check system (referred to in this subsection as the
`NICS operator').
``(2) Notification of local law enforcement.--Upon
receiving information under paragraph (1), the NICS operator
shall immediately provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the Department of Homeland Security, and the terrorist task
force and State and local law enforcement in the jurisdiction
in which the firearm purchase is being attempted with--
``(A) the name, date of birth, and any other
identifying information reported by the prospective
transferee;
``(B) the time and place of the attempted firearm
purchase; and
``(C) the type of weapon, if known, that the
prospective transferee attempted to purchase.
``(3) Notification of originating agency.--In addition to
the notification under paragraph (2), the NICS operator shall
immediately provide the agency that placed the name of the
suspected terrorist on the terrorist watch list with the
information described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
paragraph (2).''.
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