S.875 - NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/875/text?format=txtSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``NICS Denial Notification Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 925A the following:
``Sec. 925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities
``(a) In General.--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) of this title that
the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g) or
(n) of section 922 of this title or State law, the Attorney General
shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section--
``(1) report to the law enforcement authorities of the
State where the person sought to acquire the firearm and, if
different, the law enforcement authorities of the State of
residence of the person--
``(A) that the notice was provided;
``(B) the specific provision of law that would have
been violated;
``(C) the date and time the notice was provided;
``(D) the location where the firearm was sought to
be acquired; and
``(E) the identity of the person; and
``(2) where practicable, report the incident to local law
enforcement authorities and State and local prosecutors in the
jurisdiction where the firearm was sought and in the
jurisdiction where the person resides.
``(b) Requirements for Report.--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.
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