Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013”.
Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013
A BILL
To clarify State of residence requirements for aliens and nonimmigrant requirements for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 2 State of residence clarification
Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in section 921, by adding at the end the following:
“(c) For purposes of this chapter, an alien, as defined in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)), who is legally in the United States shall be considered to be a resident of a State only if the alien—
“(1) is residing in the State; and
“(2) has resided in the State for not less than 90 days before the date of sale or delivery of a firearm.”
in section 922—
in subsection (d)(5)(B), by striking “(y)(2)” and all that follows and inserting “(y), is in the United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;”;
in subsection (g)(5)(B), by striking “(y)(2)” and all that follows and inserting “(y), is in the United States not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;”; and
in subsection (y)—
in the heading by striking “admitted under nonimmigrant visas” and inserting “not lawfully admitted for permanent residence”;
in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
“(B) the term lawfully admitted for permanent residence has the same meaning as in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)).”
in paragraph (2), by striking “under a nonimmigrant visa” and inserting “but not lawfully admitted for permanent residence”; and
in paragraph (3)(A), by striking “admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa” and inserting “lawfully admitted to the United States but not as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence”.