Sec. 1101. NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022
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This section may be cited as the . NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022 Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A the following: If the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ) (commonly referred to as NICS ) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection
(g)or
(n)of section 922 or State or Tribal law, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with subsection
(b)of this section— report to the law enforcement authorities of the State or Tribe where the person sought to acquire the firearm and, if different, the law enforcement authorities of the State or Tribe of residence of the person— that the notice was provided; the specific provision of law that would have been violated; the date and time the notice was provided; the location where the firearm was sought to be acquired; and the identity of the person; and where practicable, report the incident to local law enforcement authorities and State and local prosecutors or Tribal prosecutors in the jurisdiction where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction where the person resides. A report is made in accordance with this subsection if the report is made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice described in subsection (a), except that the making of the report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid compromising an ongoing investigation. If a report is made in accordance with this subsection and, after such report is made, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives determines that the receipt of a firearm by a person for whom the report was made would not violate subsection
(g)or
(n)of section 922 or State or Tribal law, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with subsection (b), notify any law enforcement authority and any prosecutor to whom the report was made of that determination. Nothing in subsection
(a)shall be construed to require a report with respect to a person to be made to the same State or Tribal authorities that originally issued the notice with respect to the person. . The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 925A the following: 925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities. .
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Sec. 1101
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022
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