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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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. M
AST
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
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A BILL
To condition eligibility for a Federal license to deal in fire-arms on the passage of an online behavioral awareness training course, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Behavioral Awareness
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Training Act of 2018’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR A FEDERAL LICENSE TO DEAL IN
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FIREARMS CONDITIONED ON PASSAGE OF A
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BEHAVIORAL AWARENESS TRAINING
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COURSE.
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(a) I
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.—Section 923(d) of title 18, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
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paragraph (F);
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(B) by striking the period at the end of
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subparagraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(H) in the case of an application to be licensed
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as a dealer, the applicant has successfully completed
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the course of study developed under paragraph (3).’’;
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and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) The Attorney General shall, directly or by con-
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tract, develop (using best practices and science) a course
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of study that—
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‘‘(A) uses behavioral analysis training materials
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to help applicants for a license to deal in firearms
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identify suspicious behavior by potential firearms
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purchasers; and
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