To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 194 To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such inves- tigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 5, 2021 Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National In- stant Criminal Background Check System that are re- ferred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H194.IH H194 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 194 IH SECTION 1. REPORT ON FIREARM TRANSFERS DENIED AS 1 A RESULT OF A NICS CHECK. 2 Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 3 this Act, the Inspector General, Department of Justice, 4 shall prepare and submit to the Congress a written re- 5 port— 6 (1) on the number of firearm transactions with 7 respect to which the national instant criminal back- 8 ground check system established under the Brady 9 Handgun Violence Prevention Act has determined 10 that receipt of a firearm by the prospective firearm 11 transferee would violate Federal or State law, and 12 which have been referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, 13 Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation; 14 (2) on the number of persons prosecuted by a 15 United States attorney for an alleged violation of 16 Federal law in connection with a transaction re- 17 ferred to in paragraph (1); and 18 (3) assessing the efforts of the Bureau to seize 19 firearms received by persons— 20 (A) with respect to whom the system re- 21 ferred to in paragraph (1) of this section was 22 contacted pursuant to section 922(t) of title 18, 23 United States Code, in relation to a firearm 24 transaction; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H194.IH H194 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 194 IH (B) to whom a firearm was transferred 1 after the 3-day period described in section 2 922(t)(1)(B)(ii) of such title that applied with 3 respect to the transaction; and 4 (C) with respect to whom the system re- 5 ferred to in paragraph (1) of this section subse- 6 quently made the determination described in 7 such paragraph. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H194.IH H194 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS