On the recordFebruary 28, 2019
Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, after line 23, insert the following: SEC. _. REQUIREMENT THAT THE NICS SYSTEM SEARCH THE NATIONAL DATA EXCHANGE DATABASE IN CONDUCTING BACKGROUND CHECKS. Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, a amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(8) The national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act shall search the database of the National Data Exchange in conducting a background check pursuant to this section.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 145, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Rice) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina.
