Bill > S632

This bill, the ATF Transparency Act, proposes several key provisions: 1. It requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to establish an administrative relief process for individuals whose applications for the transfer and registration of a firearm were denied, allowing them to appeal the denial and provide information to prevent future erroneous denials or delays. 2. It mandates that if the ATF fails to make a determination on an application for the transfer, registration, or making of a firearm within 90 days, the application shall be deemed approved, and the transfer or making of the firearm may proceed. 3. It directs the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to submit reports to Congress on the number of unresolved National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) inquiries and the administration of NICS checks by the ATF and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 4. It requires the ATF and the FBI to enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the administration and processing of NICS inquiries related to firearm transfers.