1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2017 . 2. Collection of fee for use of the national instant criminal background check system in transferring a firearm (a) In general Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) (1) When, pursuant to section 922(t) of this title, a licensee under this chapter is first required to contact the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act about a person with respect to a transaction involving one or more firearms, but before contacting the system, the licensee shall— (A) charge and collect from the person a fee in an amount equal to $1, regardless of the number of firearms involved in the transaction; (B) provide the person with a timestamped receipt acknowledging receipt of the fee from the person