Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Strict Alien Firearm Enforcement Check Act” or the “SAFE Check Act”.
Strict Alien Firearm Enforcement Check Act
A BILL
To allow the Attorney General additional time to process background checks for alien firearm purchases, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Additional time for processing certain background checks
Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
“(B)
“(i) in the case of a transferee not described in clause (ii)—
“(I) the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number; or
“(II) 3 business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of a firearm by such other person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section; and
“(ii) in the case of a transferee who is an alien who entered the United States pursuant to the program established under section 217(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)), the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number after conducting a background investigation described in paragraph (7); and”
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), a background investigation described in this paragraph is an investigation that includes a check of records maintained by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the country that issued the alien's passport in order to determine whether the receipt of a firearm by the alien would violate subsection (g) or (n), and a foreign conviction shall be considered a conviction under subsection (g)(1).”