Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Behavioral Awareness Training Act of 2018”.
Behavioral Awareness Training Act of 2018
A BILL
To condition eligibility for a Federal license to deal in firearms on the passage of an online behavioral awareness training course, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Eligibility for a Federal license to deal in firearms conditioned on passage of a behavioral awareness training course
In general— Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (F);
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(H) in the case of an application to be licensed as a dealer, the applicant has successfully completed the course of study developed under paragraph (3).”
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) The Attorney General shall, directly or by contract, develop (using best practices and science) a course of study that—
“(A) uses behavioral analysis training materials to help applicants for a license to deal in firearms identify suspicious behavior by potential firearms purchasers; and
“(B) is accessible and may be completed, through the Internet website of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.”
Limitation on liability— Section 923 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(m) A licensed dealer shall not be liable in an action at law for damages predicated on having completed the course of study developed under subsection (a)(3).”
Effective date— The amendments made by subsections (a)(1) and (b) of this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.