Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework to limit the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. Specifically, the bill requires each federal department or agency to provide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information about a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. Additionally, it requires the FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces to immediately be notified of a request to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or was within the previous 10 years, under a federal terrorism investigation (i.e., a suspected terrorist). Further, the Department of Justice must establish a process to delay and prevent the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a suspected terrorist.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDetention of personsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsTerrorism
Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-183| Senate
| Updated: 2/2/2021
Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2021 This bill establishes a framework to limit the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. Specifically, the bill requires each federal department or agency to provide to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) information about a person who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. Additionally, it requires the FBI and its Joint Terrorism Task Forces to immediately be notified of a request to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or was within the previous 10 years, under a federal terrorism investigation (i.e., a suspected terrorist). Further, the Department of Justice must establish a process to delay and prevent the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a suspected terrorist.
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDetention of personsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsTerrorism