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H.R. 5507 (116th): Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Dec 19, 2019 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

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116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5507

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 19, 2019

(for himself, Mr. Rutherford, and Mrs. Demings) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require an alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa to obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act.

2.

Requirement that alien lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa obtain the approval of the Attorney General before receiving a firearm

(a)

In general

Section 922(y) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)—

(A)

by striking , (g)(5)(B),;

(B)

by inserting to the transfer or other disposition of a firearm before to any alien; and

(C)

by striking if that and inserting if the transferor has received a copy of the waiver issued to the alien under paragraph (3), or has confirmed with the Attorney General that the; and

(2)

in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting except in the case of an alien described in a subparagraph of paragraph (2), before demonstrate.

(b)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.