Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act

Definitions of intimate partner and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence expanded

Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in paragraph (32)— (A)by striking and an individual and inserting an individual; and (B)by inserting , or a dating partner (as defined in section 2266) or former dating partner before the period at the end; and (2)in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— (A)by striking or by and inserting by; and (B)by inserting , or by a dating partner (as defined in section 2266) or former dating partner of the victim before the period at the end.

Unlawful sale of firearm to a person subject to court order

Section 922(d)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

(8)is subject to a court order described in subsection (g)(8); or

List of persons subject to a restraining or similar order prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm expanded

Section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking that; (2)by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:

(A) (i)that was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate; or (ii)in the case of an ex parte order, relating to which notice and opportunity to be heard are provided— (I)within the time required by State, tribal, or territorial law; and (II)in any event within a reasonable time after the order is issued, sufficient to protect the person’s right to due process; (B)that restrains such person from— (i)harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear of bodily injury to such individual, including an order that was issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student; or (ii)intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; and

; and

(3)in subparagraph (C)— (A)by striking intimate partner or child each place it appears and inserting individual described in subparagraph (B); (B)in clause (i), by inserting that before includes; and (C)in clause (ii), by inserting that before by its.

Stalking prohibitions

(a)

Sales or other dispositions of firearms or ammunition

Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 3 of this Act, is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:

(10)has been convicted in any court of— (A)a misdemeanor crime of stalking under Federal, State, territorial, or tribal law; or (B)a crime that involves conduct which would be prohibited by section 2261A if committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

(b)

Possession, etc., of firearms or ammunition

Section 922(g) of such title, as amended by section 4 of this Act, is amended— (1)by striking or at the end of paragraph (8); (2)by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting ; or; and (3)by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: