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House Bill 5285
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Behavioral Awareness Training Act of 2018
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Introduced in House on Mar 14, 2018
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H. R. 5285 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5285


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

March 14, 2018

Mr. Mast (for himself and Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Behavioral Awareness Training Act of 2018”.

SEC. 2. Eligibility for a Federal license to deal in firearms conditioned on passage of a behavioral awareness training course.

(a) In general.—Section 923(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (F);

(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) and inserting “; and”; and

(C) 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).”; and

(2) 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.”.

(b) 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).”.

(c) 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.