119 S4339 IS: Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026
U.S. Senate
2026-04-16
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—Firearm salesSec. 101. Firearms transfers.Sec. 102. Handgun sales.Sec. 103. Ghost guns.Sec. 104. Assault weapons.TITLE II—Extreme Risk Protection OrdersSec. 201. Definitions.Sec. 202. Extreme risk protection grant program.Sec. 203. National extreme risk protection order law.Sec. 204. Federal firearms prohibition.Sec. 205. Full faith and credit.TITLE III—Firearm safety requirementsSec. 301. Reporting lost or stolen firearms.Sec. 302. Access to firearms by minors.Sec. 303. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from possessing a firearm.Sec. 304. Causing or enabling a child to gain possession of a firearm.TITLE IV—Domestic violence relinquishmentSec. 401. Definitions.Sec. 402. Domestic violence relinquishment grant program.Sec. 403. National domestic violence relinquishment.TITLE V—Other firearms mattersSec. 501. Ban on firearms in institutions of higher education and areas surrounding mental health facilities.Sec. 502. Disqualification from possessing firearms for misdemeanor hate crimes.<enum>I</enum><header>Firearm sales</header><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="id86C189B434E84F1EA5BEC5F2149A33E4"><enum>101.</enum><header>Firearms transfers</header><subsection id="id38cc6ebea02041a48594ca6a2705ce01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Offense</header><text>Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id06BD415588A7429AA8AF11C9AD098D46"><subsection id="ide820698ace5d4097bbf9938454a8c750"><enum>(aa)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3FF550BD49D6481AAE790AD1E6AF6EB3"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id8A1D5D788FFE479EB3626958089185BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (t).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4CDD8603A3E74E29A7881E1E82B98548" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Upon taking possession of a firearm under subparagraph (A), a licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the inventory of the licensee to the unlicensed transferee.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03C28827B6814AD2A64B987BDE1F1D77" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If a transfer of a firearm described in subparagraph (A) will not be completed for any reason after a licensee takes possession of the firearm (including because the transfer of the firearm to, or receipt of the firearm by, the transferee would violate this chapter), the return of the firearm to the transferor by the licensee shall not constitute the transfer of a firearm for purposes of this chapter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id72323c03294149e1aab838184c3f7ea0" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text><subparagraph id="id6419bdb307db44bdb9df44d7f45257ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a law enforcement agency or any law enforcement officer, armed private security professional, or member of the Armed Forces, to the extent the officer, professional, or member is acting within the course and scope of employment and official duties;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a0ff33f4f0644ccad77b4158246dc2a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift between spouses, between domestic partners, between parents and their children, including step-parents and their step-children, between siblings, between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, or between grandparents and their grandchildren;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id62567f544e094a8a8583a03cb0ba1598"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a transfer to an executor, administrator, trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death of another person;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddf5b0f963e994a0880e7c97492f7e1bf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a temporary transfer that is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the possession by the transferee lasts only as long as immediately necessary to prevent the imminent death or great bodily harm, including the harm of domestic violence, dating partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and domestic abuse;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73b111baaccf4d8f8dcb3177ab2f69b0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a transfer that is approved by the Attorney General under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5812">section 5812</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddffbec40bc584d66856f592a74fa73fc"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a temporary transfer if the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing firearms under State or Federal law, and the transfer takes place and the transferee's possession of the firearm is exclusively—</text><clause id="id07255caeb8d442c89920d1b47198ad2b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at a shooting range or in a shooting gallery or other area designated for the purpose of target shooting;</text></clause><clause id="id884c53541e4f436ea0520d48c5c58c05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>while reasonably necessary for the purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing, if the transferor—</text><subclause id="idA49E53604FF446D3A2E73229439045FF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has no reason to believe that the transferee intends to use the firearm in a place where it is illegal; and</text></subclause><subclause id="idC038D18E1D084EBC93B553A1F73BA94F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has reason to believe that the transferee will comply with all licensing and permit requirements for such hunting, trapping, or fishing; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id4ead6fccd0a8451f90fc6156ffc46832"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>while in the presence of the transferor.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph indent="up1" id="id830E97DEA2F3446ABC0566A689510F40"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6424193AEBDC4B24B8C0E84B3BC7FB53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Attorney General may implement this subsection with regulations.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph indent="up1" id="id600AF6F1FD5C4F8B87C92E6ED5A01AF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision requiring licensees to facilitate transfers in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89a3996a847f4f74a21e7e8c3eb0baed" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision requiring persons not licensed under this chapter to keep records of background checks or firearms transfers.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id053934b241da4dfd9cf725bb4bdc22af" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision placing a cap on the fee licensees may charge to facilitate transfers in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf636c9ce54b94580900ce7e79b528760" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer possession of, or title to, a firearm to another person who is not so licensed unless the importer, manufacturer, or dealer has provided such other person with a notice of the prohibition under paragraph (1), and such other person has certified that such other person has been provided with this notice on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id261b48670830427db1d538f4b9b22f4b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1D45F3971993405094B2C05985C4FF16"><enum>102.</enum><header>Handgun sales</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7491D9BBCE54025B221473E264CAC00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on multiple handgun purchases</header><text>Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 101, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29BACD34100A4B85BC9BFBE127EC36A3"><subsection id="id5C89A8F6B3C741A4888A6C9A7D798315"><enum>(bb)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD7D8A0C7748D481C838417745D9EA4A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to purchase more than 1 handgun in a 30-day period.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id96EFF3C3F9B841EBBD7D2B82335DE0D3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text><subparagraph id="idB8628A94271D44F99CA14DFDF6435AE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an individual with a certificate issued by a law enforcement agency of the State in which the individual resides certifying the individual has passed an enhanced background check;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8205ECBE8B66421E9BE7B24C33E47937"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer or member of the Armed Forces, to the extent the officer, professional, or member is acting within the course and scope of employment and official duties;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id122794E00A84474AA5B56A06BE315308"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a State or local correctional facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA1BB021D3B774EE0BC230CC07BF43183"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a private security company licensed by the State or unit of local government in which the company operates; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5065955A2B2E4CB89898D3C169B7FD35"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the purchase of a handgun that is—</text><clause id="idE885EB104AB745F39E67AA990516EC2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an antique firearm; or</text></clause><clause id="idD8FE5C91A5CC44E8977B53AA3D9DF26C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>listed as a curio or relic by the Attorney General pursuant to section 921(a)(13) by a licensed collector.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20925D53E43148C39A7A5CCDF91C78BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id93951c1c69c44bc9b8d11c9e062d4355"><enum>103.</enum><header>Ghost guns</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2b2a9888f3b46d2ac2676fb4f7f3ed1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id506d6b1e0d5641f683aee4effcc12d40"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(p)(1) It shall be unlawful</quote> and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6aefa72c856a4977ad62df782539f456"><subsection id="idecf03fb1ced3428ebdf651b9d29489e3"><enum>(p)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idfd56cfb067bc40f2b89c7d7380464068"><enum>(1)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id534c225393614d079a8021c7b2144427"><enum>(A)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive any firearm that—</text><clause indent="up2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id37cc9a42ef7448ee8354cd611950e516"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, is not as detectable as the Security Exemplar, by walk-through metal detectors calibrated and operated to detect the Security Exemplar; or</text></clause><clause indent="up2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc3d476d557624b76a262159d86d3db9d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>after removal of all parts other than a major component, is not detectable as a firearm when subjected to inspection by the types of detection devices, including X-ray machines, commonly used at airports, government buildings, schools, correctional facilities, and other locations for security screening.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34956829d8a445d6aa73e61fd900c3b4" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for any person to—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7224ee40e0b242f687bfd1880741f787"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7aae1e0416f40e0867b97a90cfc52a2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished frame or receiver—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7e84497a1aa463e82f8e5d679adea5a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a firearm; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c24d9ca572c4aea965a07fc2d6dc346"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is imprinted with a valid serial number.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idee83bc63de5d45a782b1985565bb252e" indent="up2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture or assemble, cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not imprinted with a valid serial number.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb051e5f3c5b343afb1414ea86f759ea7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ba3278c0c5a478093cbcaf66f2d4fcd"><subparagraph id="id77fe9d3d-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Security Exemplar</term> means an object, to be fabricated at the direction of the Attorney General, that is suitable for testing and calibrating metal detectors.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b65c83fbb064ef4867c97373a80f2a2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78e5bcfdf62d436ea347d9c584948019"><enum>104.</enum><header>Assault weapons</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7712e0196d0343aaa70bbe2746738e41"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text>Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3abcd1751b94459f94c19a6449e1f36f"><paragraph id="idee5b75379dc24a5a9bbcb2b1f846115d"><enum>(39)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id16e4c73b12a04aa8bb91aecdd9e8259a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>assault weapon</term> means each of the following:</text><clause id="id4a958d519b3444a4b4da04c0e878b449" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol with a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 15 rounds.</text></clause><clause id="id265961cf042e407996318403530fcead" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A semi-automatic center-fire rifle that meets the following criteria:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0967831c21cd41bb80638ff278c8b65a"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Has the ability to accept a detachable magazine, not including an attached tubular device designed to accept and capable of operating only with .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide16763de2a3c4c1daf714ea090e947e1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Has 1 or more of the following characteristics:</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idff83a21febfc4e1e8d00c49338b1df93"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A folding, telescoping, or collapsible stock.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id534f747dd364443c846043d8dfd0c78c"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A thumbhole stock or pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the rifle.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida86f4cdb8e2c43ce97257e162d02b13d"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b01cf8cadf94c25828704d104977731"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grenade launcher.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b06f38f64234a7fb75f061d2acedded"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A threaded barrel capable of accepting—</text><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c73a830da8041359a3c8d243660cf76"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a muzzle brake;</text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id178ee465d14c4d3abcb5ace8e0e122f7"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a muzzle compensator;</text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida27ef7e4bb9843a0b9cf318200a0f4d8"><enum>(CC)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a sound suppressor; or</text></subitem><subitem commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4d39181c35384e12a75d640c3791c314"><enum>(DD)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a flash suppressor.</text></subitem></item></subclause></clause><clause id="idbc2d655bd7054307ab47d4c14bf7c991" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A semi-automatic center-fire pistol that has 2 or more of the following characteristics:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1b28180dc3fe4e759504ecf120093c79"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd009ba8b08414e9eb099308fde924bb9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The capacity to accept a magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab9b208b94aa45beaf65400886dc7633"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the pistol with the non-trigger hand without being burned.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7e9b0e418234d5685bf5ca0bc89add6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A threaded barrel capable of accepting—</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12eea65f7b514f399b0bd7823921765d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a sound suppressor;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d679e6280734bbe9c915b87ccccd6d7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a flash suppressor;</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e662e2efff40fc8e39fbdf4ec03206"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a barrel extender; or</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1c3bcbdd35b41e88f6f3ecfe3b9407a"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a forward handgrip.</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e80bd80ca1f4d089f4deb3d4db0bcc3"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A buffer tube, arm brace, or other part that protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate the firing of a firearm from the shoulder.</text></subclause></clause><clause id="idbc9eefc9c81f4dd08bea46736cea5ee6" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A semi-automatic shotgun that meets the following criteria:</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2514171855e342478687966b3acd549c"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material.</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfff596b342ba4304bf9f8febdeb219fb"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Has 1 or more of the following characteristics:</text><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45bca10cd71c42f8b00ebd69c1e319f2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A folding, telescoping, or collapsible stock.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82d990fb91514bd1a20dc0ca609d34ea"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ability to accept a detachable magazine.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id111a14724a504caa8659d171fe877e0e"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A fixed magazine capacity in excess of 15 rounds.</text></item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id278fd68b38454642a008ce697ff11fe0"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any characteristic of like kind, as enumerated in items (aa), (bb), and (cc).</text></item></subclause></clause><clause id="id2e040a4493fc4f9aa2a03942624174af" indent="up1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.</text></clause><clause id="id06e713ab46ff4abe9d47e0d152501b4b" indent="up1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A firearm that has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding device.</text></clause><clause id="id0aa444bd27844da788f2cfda3ccc0b89" indent="up1"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>A firearm that has been modified to be operable as a firearm as described in clauses (i) through (vi).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idccbffbf9d9444efd868a87f52aa3ff27"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The term <term>assault weapon</term> does not include a firearm that—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b1f96b6596c47218d1795fc81affb60"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is an antique firearm;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9038a61676954f3195d0911142eb0e66"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has been rendered permanently inoperable; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9901c4326f6c420ea1d7048721f07d92"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68a54d685a3b4c3e9438d26a4782355e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on assault weapons</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id166bcfbfa78f4675acee5ddd8def907f"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8229d3b7b0724864bd324a14f338eac6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(4), by inserting <quote>assault weapon,</quote> before <quote>machinegun</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e545216043a48b0bbec65868b12cbbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(4), by inserting <quote>assault weapon,</quote> before <quote>machinegun</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec83cf0e5f2645929caac361dbd484b0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enhanced penalties for crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591fa93b75a640b6a4c9e471d15c805d"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>a machinegun or</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>an assault weapon, a machinegun, or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id862cc3fc16174ef9aeac1a125660c99f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (o), by striking <quote>a machinegun or</quote> and inserting <quote>an assault weapon, machinegun, or</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5c16fadb173400fbc4be9cfdce2f9a9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Carrying of concealed firearms by retired law enforcement officers</header><text>Section 926C(e)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id266befebf71d4d75970b26289c1dda70"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1b12822040f47b69691050d3be7cf30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6db10c4626e461b8d7c1e1148f44e73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1461e19a9e7c47b887b54bc7e140de9f"><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3307b8efcbe44f248a4984e1d0eae8c6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any assault weapon; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide1769f7881ca4ed9a546895dc4d48c5d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibition on possession of assault weapons by individuals under 18</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f5a68338a3041028bdb691e97260ab6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id24ea6ab4328e4d44a85e182b3743a926"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59066f53269e44c38d3963423d4fa42e"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Prohibition on possession of assault weapons by individuals under 18</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcee2a3daed25443f8216025e4cac3844"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any individual who is less than 18 years of age to possess an assault weapon.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id14c9fde1745f4931b40bee0ec1276eab"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—</text><subparagraph id="id820cf9d73d9047c888d2486bac1a04d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any person while present in his or her home or on the property of his or her parent, grandparent, or legal guardian and possessing the assault weapon with the consent of his or her parent, grandparent, or legal guardian who owns the assault weapon;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0100b1a570d040af9359af2764f36c10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any person who, while accompanied by an adult, is present at a lawful shooting range or firearms educational class, provided that the weapons are unloaded while being transported;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5cf33a2db1b4505868ce51633389bc9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any person who, while accompanied by an adult, is actually engaged in lawful hunting;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id835a042530664128b4ca14bbadf423d7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any person while engaged in official training or carrying out his or her duties as a law enforcement officer or as a member of the Armed Forces (including as a member of a reserve component);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff9487ccc8db426c87e6577254e353f3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any cadet who is participating in training, competitive, or ceremonial activities as a member of the Corps of Cadets or the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at a public institution of higher education; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8b0f3822a54c421b844d733a13c26b0b"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any active duty law enforcement officer in the course of his or her duties, including as part of training as a recruit at a law enforcement academy.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="id490c3254053f446ebdedd7735cba86a9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="idc8f695ec5bd64fbe9e4be843443ba8bc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or (p)</quote> and inserting <quote>(p), or (q)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2e9cc8a6fb743dab95df8a02ad3ef01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa89c8f97f36408b9400f7d3b32d63dc"><subsection id="id698cd467035d48248a73fd01b797675c"><enum>(q)</enum><text>A person who violates section 922(cc) shall be fined not more than $2,500, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08e723ce3628493eb8fc9bd4b32b7e4d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Extreme Risk Protection Orders</header><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="id2DD68E8AE5A84F3E997B581BC069FE3C"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id6804de71cc034fd9a95bd3987d410d6b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id95760e129aaf49cba05b22c70cccc182"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or Indian Tribe—</text><clause id="idd3b3c264c34f4d3c939ddb0ca082ae39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that enacts legislation described in section 203;</text></clause><clause id="ide227112cf3fd47ca9449707656b58370"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to which the Attorney General determines that the legislation described in clause (i) complies with the requirements of section 203; and</text></clause><clause id="id84127a5ec21e455fb540a46dabdc3d66"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that certifies to the Attorney General that the State or Indian Tribe shall—</text><subclause id="idb46b90905b664616a0c2591b4ef99dc1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a grant under section 202 for the purposes described in section 202(b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id727d045cb45744ad9ac8421b76d31adb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2cdaff5543dc4fb6a1a4b39f9f1cb565"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government or other public or private entity that—</text><clause id="idd9a5fc7171cc4590a3643697fdf94c82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located in a State or in the territory under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that meets the requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="idd470ec1e3a6c47098b26711e1ed9556a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certifies to the Attorney General that the unit of local government or entity shall—</text><subclause id="idcd668fa89bf04c17857a3847bb16db64"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a grant under section 202 for the purposes described in section 202(b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id8428beba6f2346e6ad17a5d14a155afc"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f51fa7fcf5d425789ea6b2174ca3807"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extreme risk protection order</header><text>The term <term>extreme risk protection order</term> means a written order or warrant, issued by a State or Tribal court or signed by a magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer), the primary purpose of which is to reduce the risk of firearm-related death or injury by doing 1 or more of the following:</text><subparagraph id="id2360d6712d094f38ac6eb3f6461e4552"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Prohibiting a named individual from having under the custody or control of the individual, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6245bccbd2c4446eb463c0b38fba8ae0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Having a firearm removed or requiring the surrender of firearms from a named individual.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id510a91c056454a498b125f7e31e68df8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Firearm</header><text>The term <term>firearm</term> has the meaning given the term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id10738ea979fb4ec4a95189d6fdc7e4f7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian tribe</term> in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10389">34 U.S.C. 10389</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id89fe11bee64f4da5aa494c5715f31fbb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Law enforcement officer</header><text>The term <term>law enforcement officer</term> means a public servant authorized by State, local, or Tribal law or by a State, local, or Tribal government agency to—</text><subparagraph id="id8a8cdf7c4c6e4fba8b5e4669b200caf9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9cdb2138294a40e1be185e8335728e08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supervise sentenced criminal offenders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide9c4b6823c7a47a6876a8ed00b480b22"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Petitioner</header><text>The term <term>petitioner</term> means an individual authorized under State or Tribal law to petition for an extreme risk protection order.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2447051b0ad74572b2b86451321e7666"><enum>(7)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idbfe3e44187604459a5b003568ccb11e2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id601f226d6e434e7b9cc076e18684d5c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04ff6c55afc8438a8e0617e2d1a3782b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida196e5a9f4aa4c438ba7962ddbf7f115"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b042d4cdb7b4c82873878116be83fdd"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Unit of local government</header><text>The term <term>unit of local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10251">34 U.S.C. 10251</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section><section id="id9E8E7FA173BE4D40A993C252DA35D810"><enum>202.</enum><header>Extreme risk protection grant program</header><subsection id="id394ea4a434214aeb904121adcae7e80d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice shall establish a program under which, from amounts made available to carry out this section, the Director may make grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out the provisions of the legislation described in section 203.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1435a7ae4c304f81bbfff37ed5ead837"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds awarded under this section may be used by an applicant to—</text><paragraph id="id8ce22d994686461f979a86594f03adf6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies and the courts of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe by providing personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and other resources to carry out legislation described in section 203;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb8eb6aa1c1534e5eb382c6baeba4f1dd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>train judges, court personnel, and law enforcement officers to more accurately identify individuals whose access to firearms poses a danger of causing harm to themselves or others by increasing the risk of firearms suicide or interpersonal violence;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a67e15cc61c450da176534e0afa04a5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop and implement law enforcement and court protocols, forms, and orders so that law enforcement agencies and the courts may carry out the provisions of the legislation described in section 203 in a safe and effective manner, including through the removal and storage of firearms pursuant to extreme risk protection orders under the legislation; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ida93521ec98774b5f94f4a75e852cb579"><enum>(4)</enum><text>raise public awareness and understanding of the legislation described in section 203 so that extreme risk protection orders may be issued in appropriate situations to reduce the risk of firearms-related death and injury.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb57a30c08fda4f4fa2b30afdd0e924d0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</text></subsection><subsection id="id5619515aaa844e84878aabe07eb00d7f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentives</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Attorney General shall give affirmative preference in awarding any discretionary grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to a State or Indian Tribe that has enacted legislation described in section 203.</text></subsection><subsection id="id532eef9bb43043478bf4441e0d38237d"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="id3E70E8298B44494F90A8336541D9F0C4"><enum>203.</enum><header>National extreme risk protection order law</header><subsection id="id8555794462214205aceb69a0f3b0b944"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Legislation described in this section is legislation that establishes requirements that are substantially similar to the following:</text><paragraph id="idd0209144367f40bfb64909c776d9dfd8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application for extreme risk protection order</header><text>A petitioner, including a law enforcement officer, may submit an application to a State or Tribal court, on a form designed by the court or a State or Tribal agency, that—</text><subparagraph id="id3b1a0776ff734bfab3b50ad4cb896f9f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the facts and circumstances justifying that an extreme risk protection order be issued against the named individual; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6ce00e3f8b9347d9b548c425659d7ac2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is signed by the applicant, under oath.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8a13fb90b7b147d78d46002b71207183"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The individual named in an application for an extreme risk protection order as described in paragraph (1) shall be given—</text><subparagraph id="idC5F320A44A404D7BBFCA3FE214FA4E82"><enum>(A)</enum><text>written notice of the application;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35471302604041328526236A392918DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an opportunity to be heard on the matter in accordance with this section; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0DEDE315027E44569641B39C582AC059"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an opportunity to voluntarily surrender any firearm in the possession of the individual.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id31a19c76319547c9b894e6b9e29d49ea"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Issuance of extreme risk protection orders</header><subparagraph id="idf7557d0389604b62a70fca178b16be0e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Hearing</header><clause id="id083f611e201140deab5b269f84c111eb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon receipt of an application described in paragraph (1), or request of an individual named in such application, the court shall order a hearing to be held not later than 30 days after the date of such application or request.</text></clause><clause id="id4423781c202a403282ec4b3af0fa1578"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>After a hearing described in clause (i), if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent poses a danger of causing harm to himself or herself or to another individual by having access to a firearm, the court may issue an extreme risk protection order.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32dd48ca74864902945f414fbd1aaf86"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Length of extreme risk protection order</header><text>An extreme risk protection order shall be in effect until—</text><clause id="idF757D00E2DB849BDB7C316CCBFFEBA9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an order is entered terminating or superseding the extreme risk protection order; or</text></clause><clause id="id56B665466E2048D485996AD22B87D5A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date, if any, specified in the extreme risk protection order.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56EA9535F8B74463B5C3F8F51824D7A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Return of firearms</header><text>After a hearing conducted under this paragraph, if the Court finds that the respondent does not pose a substantial risk of personal injury to himself or herself or to another individual by having access to a firearm, the court shall order that each firearm surrendered, transferred, or removed under paragraph (5) shall be returned to the respondent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2e6f5e27015c4701a20835e2c9b2862a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ex parte extreme risk protection orders</header><subparagraph id="ide59c929783e441ff8cf0ead778dcfb08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon receipt of an application described in paragraph (1), the court may issue an ex parte extreme risk protection order before conducting the hearing required under paragraph (3), if—</text><clause id="idf1ffdeb033c84be9ad5dde6e4e144663"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the application for an extreme risk protection order alleges that the respondent poses a danger of causing harm to himself, herself, or others in the near future by having access to a firearm; and</text></clause><clause id="id67cde30d9c0f4f0fac4cf679db5eb9b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the court finds there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent poses a danger of causing harm to himself, herself, or others in the near future by having access to a firearm.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7fe4967cc0384ae0a85a23bdc8b5e09b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Length of ex parte extreme risk protection order</header><text>An ex parte extreme risk protection order shall be in effect for a period not to exceed 30 days, unless continued for good cause.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id926B5337BE4C4E699DA3327E5428F800"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Surrender and removal of firearms</header><subparagraph commented="no" id="idECE16C8B173C417AAFB80235F0BE3997"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon receipt of notice under paragraph (1), the individual who is the subject of an extreme risk protection order application shall surrender to a law enforcement agency, or transfer to a third party, all firearms in the possession of the individual.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9A20FB1F68E749DCBB9C5AC04191F46D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>If an individual described in subparagraph (A) does not surrender or transfer all firearms in the possession of the individual, the firearms shall be removed by a law enforcement officer with appropriate jurisdiction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8bb7f56ee5eb4a9b8b229b61c1dbeeee"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Storage of removed firearms</header><text>All firearms removed by, or surrendered to, a law enforcement officer under paragraph (5) shall be retained by the law enforcement officer or appropriate law enforcement agency until the named individual regains his or her eligibility to possess firearms, except that the legislation may authorize a law enforcement agency to—</text><subparagraph id="id2e611cb8aed74f75a66036cb158929b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contract with a manufacturer, dealer, or importer licensed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/44">chapter 44</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, for the secure storage of firearms; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfb494dc670bd42ceae03b60d30ae7425"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transfer the firearm upon proof that the named individual will no longer have access to the firearm.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb7738733e15943d7b63d9eaeb163159d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Notification</header><subparagraph id="id24fb48bc932147d4a72d0114ee4a23ba"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A State or tribal court that issues an extreme risk protection order shall notify the Department of Justice or the comparable State or Tribal agency, as applicable, of the order as soon as practicable. Such notice shall be submitted in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Justice or the comparable State or Tribal agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8eb1366ebe1047cca691d6da62738bc7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Update of databases</header><text>As soon as practicable after receiving a notification under subparagraph (A), the Department of Justice or the comparable State or Tribal agency shall ensure the extreme risk protection order is reflected in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id79f28c83e0a74e12b4033b2ded0d2c3c"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Confidentiality protections</header><text>All personally identifiable information provided to the court, the Department of Justice, and comparable State or Tribal agencies shall be kept confidential, as required by the laws of the jurisdiction, except as necessary to carry out the legislation.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96d71f84f8ea4f55bf430bb7b497c1be"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Minors</header><text>If an extreme risk protection order is issued with respect to an individual who is less than 18 years of age, a copy of the extreme risk protection order shall be served on the parent or guardian of such individual at any address where such individual resides, or the local board of social services in the case where such individual is the subject of a dependency or court-approved out-of-home placement.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id25e15d3f665849fb8b8b6fdcde009ca3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional authorities</header><text>Legislation described in this section may—</text><paragraph id="iddf2842f0663b4a5893a9439f368018c1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide procedures for the termination of an extreme risk protection order;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id9e56850c6cff432da0fe9b37d4cadcdc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide procedures for the renewal of an extreme risk protection order;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id52cc4e517f98441d93fbf683b7add54e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish burdens of proof for issuance of orders described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) that are higher than the burdens of proof required under those paragraphs;</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idb26c157ee8904972bdbf4df1f0102c99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>limit the individuals who may submit an application described in subsection (a)(1), provided that, at a minimum, law enforcement officers are authorized to do so; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idE74BF4BCB9B6407C9C465CD72E4F8E6F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>include other authorizations or requirements that the State or Indian Tribe determines appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id07D83CF951B64390A02F1DC974573E77"><enum>204.</enum><header>Federal firearms prohibition</header><subsection id="id78F9FCF8E08D4B60A2BBD9608E37CDF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id36647E002FF34A24A54C902DACDF4C02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idB8987693F0CA4D5DB38543D15277417D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEB9F55B95B0B4B1EB1DF5F508F6703BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC64FBEA837D4425895A6A06A1A7A66A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4F588FCEFD58429CBD2679AB7D7EB9F2"><paragraph id="id475F1EB9427245EFBC5843F647F8AA92"><enum>(11)</enum><text>is subject to a court order that prohibits such person from having under his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms, or requires the surrender or removal of firearms from the person, provided that the order—</text><subparagraph id="id079875C3950746F9B9578F4B30478E01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is issued in a manner consistent with the due process rights of the person; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD1AA3414055D48F0BC61ADB8496CC766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on a finding that the person poses a danger of causing harm to himself, herself, or others by having access to a firearm; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddbd888d5c6ac40efa035908a57917f9f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>through (10)</quote> and inserting <quote>through (11)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id42559E2F145D4756ADAECB5E69D3776D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="id11ECC5FB76C549FD9E426E9B45CEA174"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F3E39A9E7624021AEF74553A571AA19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB575F629FFA940ADA4E3F8E72B0A9440"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23C892D244A54D0BA85A0860C70AD853"><paragraph id="idA001AB56B66944B2B247483E7774C5CC"><enum>(10)</enum><text>is subject to a court order that prohibits such person from having under his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms, or requires the surrender or removal of firearms from the person, provided that the order—</text><subparagraph id="idC358C5D68CCB46CF8FD63F7AE91CA86D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is issued in a manner consistent with the due process rights of the person; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDC5009051CFB4F3FBC76D68453C4116A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is based on a finding that the person poses a danger of causing harm to himself, herself, or others by having access to a firearm,</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id521908102AD14915A436E5BF17B8AD9A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 3(1) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40903">34 U.S.C. 40903(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 922(g)(8)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (8) or (12) of section 922(g)</quote>.</text></subsection></section><section id="idbee521e3c72b41668dbc0fcdb2003eaa"><enum>205.</enum><header>Full faith and credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any extreme risk protection order issued under a State or Tribal law enacted in accordance with this title shall be accorded the same full faith and credit by the court of another State or Indian Tribe (in this section referred to as the <quote>enforcing State or Indian Tribe</quote>) and enforced by the court and law enforcement personnel of the other State or Tribal government as if it were the order of the enforcing State or Tribe.</text></section><enum>III</enum><header>Firearm safety requirements</header><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="idA3184AD5D2AE420494FF191D93C6CF28"><enum>301.</enum><header>Reporting lost or stolen firearms</header><subsection id="id0D479C065C4541F89CB89B745AAF06AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Offense</header><paragraph id="id0A336E3734344453A053269337704EDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 104 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF4F49B3F884E40859834E8DB53D2CE22"><subsection id="id08A37E6380034DD6B762F5256839425A"><enum>(dd)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id447CCBFA844240C28EBAAD628D888566"><enum>(1)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to provide notice to an appropriate State or local law enforcement agency of a firearm of the individual which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than an antique firearm, that was lost or stolen within 48 hours after the person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by another person with knowledge of the loss or theft.</text></paragraph><paragraph indent="up1" id="idE5D5E634409D43AB94D881E1D20F8DB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), a person who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft of a firearm under this subsection shall not be liable for any acts or omissions that result from the theft or loss of the firearm.</text></paragraph><paragraph indent="up1" id="idCFE7ED574DFA42518BF6B09BDEAB0A7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any person who—</text><subparagraph id="idD30F08EF4C924195B48D73806D3694F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>knowingly reports a false loss or theft under this subsection; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6c8154aba61f462fa2e50844b18bef12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stored the firearm in a reckless or negligent manner under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph><paragraph id="idF2CF2B3915204B10BCC63A17C3766ABD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 104 of this Act, is amended—</text><subparagraph id="id1AC77A94A7894529A9145D03FA43D1AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or (q)</quote> and inserting <quote>(q), or (r)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC924AA27571478CA6807B4EE6D6E016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF799618B91574CA992287BB440751112"><subsection id="id80893F7229444913B81193B3A2906D41"><enum>(r)</enum><text>A person who violates section 922(dd) shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2456AC42E94146C992A123BCC6626ED7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id02CF4C9CC1D04929BFDBDD656A2C985C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD08A6B6612994E09B4879353B71F6F27"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State and local law enforcement agency shall report to the National Crime Information Center any lost or stolen firearm that is reported to the agency under section 922(dd) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc8af416f950e433796fc133182cd6523"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds requirements</header><text>Section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10153">34 U.S.C. 10153(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05d57498526d4808a14d96437e1c6eb4"><paragraph id="idc2fd843511764fc1b6d5ccf1ff447aca"><enum>(7)</enum><text>An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant will use not less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant award for the fiscal year to study and implement effective management and collection of data relating to lost or stolen firearms reported to the a law enforcement agency of the applicant under section 922(dd) of title 18, United States Code, unless the applicant has ensured, and the Attorney General has certified, that the applicant and each local law enforcement agency of the applicant is in substantial compliance with the reporting requirement in section 301(c)(1) of the <short-title>Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2026</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="id604AFC00105C4DA1856D95CB181C2F4C"><enum>302.</enum><header>Access to firearms by minors</header><subsection id="idBA9712F18B984458B397AB1320504122"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5B3E998D3A664661950B609F4F3BB4FC"><paragraph id="id7F0C988280484198A943F9A9E0607FFD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Minors</header><subparagraph id="id4A44EF0E57F7431CA9FB0C584C7C0142"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It shall be unlawful for a person to recklessly leave a loaded and unsecured firearm, which has moved in, or that has otherwise affected, interstate or foreign commerce, in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of any other person who is under 18 years of age.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0CDFBF6A4F5242CFB8C91E06CB9E1705"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a person if the person—</text><clause id="id83DE117432104F7F805DFC7398C02B45"><enum>(i)</enum><text>keeps the firearm—</text><subclause id="idD2A87A77F4A947C2AD8E1A4528295AE1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>secure using a secure gun storage or safety device; or</text></subclause><subclause id="idB79573D7918249D99254F7CC502E553C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in a location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure; or</text></subclause></clause><clause id="id96CA832274B2456A82370F974D3A2099"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>carries the firearm on his or her person or within such close proximity thereto that the person can readily retrieve and use the firearm as if the person carried the firearm on his or her person.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id4FB6CEFC6BF24143AE13C7D57454EC19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 301, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id048BC65A7B514C59A432F9E7E207AF60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or (r)</quote> and inserting <quote>(r), or (s)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id22FDD84465BE49AC97F5C26CFE7721EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFE745DE0DBE439F95D95864714525AE"><subsection id="idDC999DE8F9A94883A1A349395EF41F57"><enum>(s)</enum><text>A person who violates section 922(z)(4) shall be imprisoned for not more than 1 year, fined not more than $2,500, or both.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE15A7EFC06F645EF957824BC75EC8DA9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section><section id="id41bc2f07e9ba4acb92a9206eb1e39eb9"><enum>303.</enum><header>Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from possessing a firearm</header><subsection id="idB802C7C222734772BF6636BB45293920"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 204 of this Act, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idb8a5d4d7f2764f2da5aaf20eb98de6c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idd9745a7a8b074514bbb8dff453d8384a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>that restrains such person</quote> and all that follows, and inserting <quote>described in subsection (g)(8);</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96CC7F386C5F4CD2AFCC04B066E1819E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (11)(B), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35D0221680FF4FB78B79731A120FD9A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE4C30087D894A71B9497F5740C08483"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id962ED2520FA94925A535ADEE3FE7A62B"><paragraph id="id1305CE1669764DB5B923FB647F35E2EA"><enum>(12)</enum><text>has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking; or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49105A08C51C41DD8377A4B45B8E1916"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>through (11)</quote> and inserting <quote>through (12)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcf10b74d84864af886389c2f909b0196"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="ida22a800c7b024439b3ee57fdc244420e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92fc42695e6c4c508a9a59cd05aa322e"><paragraph id="idc54b5c1491824ce883d7afe9d9d4a4d4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>who is subject to a court order—</text><subparagraph id="id0a8aeed5b9b34e75bf0e3a59c5e19b15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that was issued—</text><clause id="id14f4f61659484e99964fa059c2732993"><enum>(i)</enum><text>after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate; or</text></clause><clause id="idda85de597626418e98507291f045ca33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of an ex parte order, relative to which notice and opportunity to be heard are provided—</text><subclause id="idc2232889d0c3432b964ed8fbe9a7a6ae"><enum>(I)</enum><text>within the time required by State, tribal, or territorial law; and</text></subclause><subclause id="id68aaeaa3c4b54335aa1adc3e889e2302"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in any event within a reasonable time after the order is issued, sufficient to protect the due process rights of the person;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ab0e1e98bc342b6b162d25c792f6272"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that restrains such person from—</text><clause id="id79de0be061444a8abeafb800f5f90875"><enum>(i)</enum><text>harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; or</text></clause><clause id="idb4ac7a9ab22947b3b85660f02c454882"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying in court; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id71c4a5d187c94691be34d5a7cc19a829"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that—</text><clause id="id814053d48bc94869ba747827494f5aac"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such individual described in subparagraph (B); or</text></clause><clause id="id0db7db32b0fa40ceb69ff06ea3d6b6a4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such individual described in subparagraph (B) that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8f15dad2e3a45c098a1eecfb1efe0e8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52C1BBED12A744028118F47DFB906C89"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb34153db75624dc79e8f2c8998512a24"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2e2ce01e7b84c4c81f084b514a5b4a2"><paragraph id="idcd40acb066f944a9a86ba96d4f111298"><enum>(11)</enum><text>who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking,</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb623d48d24a1465e8a5dc578e1fa0f39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" id="id6a4caa5608bb4b7698820be3145f6073"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf10f3b9a40d54241810e707c53379d24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (33) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cc12a0a8b8640b3be7097148baa6bc9"><paragraph commented="no" id="id35b0a49127ad4033ad9e6c3da54ecbaa"><enum>(34)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7a29fb40c0a048c88193ca6f1b2d89b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The term <term>misdemeanor crime of stalking</term> means an offense that—</text><clause commented="no" id="id99f9a40ed2c348968533f4829e555484" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="idbb4b7dda29504fd086aef8a357f0ecb5" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance of another person that—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idd181063fc7c244a7bedd0969bbd4e3d1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>places that person in reasonable fear of material harm to the health or safety of—</text><item commented="no" id="id4908d97b552443fda2dc12a3c6a8318b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>that person;</text></item><item commented="no" id="id9bcf25ad7475482b9b46d311fd0653e2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person;</text></item><item commented="no" id="id4c44cfaeedc64a5d9887b60c384483a8"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>a household member of that person; or</text></item><item commented="no" id="idbb82e1659136485092be52293b6c4967"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>a spouse or intimate partner of that person; or</text></item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idc950e7b770da48309a632727e60a191c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>causes, attempts to cause, or would reasonably be expected to cause emotional distress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), (cc), or (dd) of subclause (I).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id22887674109848a6a1961f6c48804ab3" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, unless—</text><clause commented="no" id="id61bf2ee36df54714936dbf20a352c055"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" id="id21a372d041af4e09b42bb2ebf0628ded"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried, either—</text><subclause commented="no" id="idcced39820a984a27a10dcdec6c270b18"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the case was tried by a jury; or</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id87e6f6af676c43e0a2cd432460ced959"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the person knowingly and intelligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id709225d3db994b53a6ab6f27f790aef6" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4f1acb33ad2641a58a6b8bf29a4cc51b"><enum>304.</enum><header>Causing or enabling a child to gain possession of a firearm</header><subsection id="idE5745C5392DE4D9B8EC27F68CC5F0743"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 301 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82BCE9ADCEE943C79CC0D5CDB53BDEEB"><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb7befeb82d7c4c0681d92361014b829d"><enum>(ee)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id49470e01173d455cb6f54de43f6dfa4d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In this subsection—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39AD7AE03C5D4DF3AFB7A37CF57334C1" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>covered caregiver</term> means a parent, a guardian, or another person who is not less than 18 years of age who is responsible for the care of a child under 18 years of age; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id197514CE5C1941048AD4C4FC37B2CED7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>violent felony</term> has the meaning given that term in section 924(e)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="idee83fffe3016425880c0b7ccdc271993"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for a covered caregiver to, through a willful act or a willful failure to act, cause or enable a child in the care of the covered caregiver who is under 18 years of age to gain possession of a firearm—</text><subparagraph id="id168083af34004b23b52f5468514ce604"><enum>(A)</enum><text>after having received notice from a child welfare (or other comparable) agency, from a mental health provider for the child, or from an educational institution attended by the child that the child poses a risk of violence or physical harm to himself or herself or to others; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida5aa0cccc95c45acaeecc21fc4d81d77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after the covered caregiver knows or reasonably should know that—</text><clause id="id761cc8a5da4a41f797953f24f02d03f3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the child has charges pending for or has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a violent felony; or</text></clause><clause id="idc16d205911424c53be8ae44a5a68a72a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the child has been determined by a State, local, Tribal, or Federal court to pose a risk of physical harm to himself or herself or to others.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9574479c36bc4951a10cca7dbdd11671" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id3fe243e1f7d841dc829c9ed673a461d5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A covered caregiver shall not be in violation of paragraph (2)(A) if, at the time of the applicable act or failure to act, the covered caregiver has received notice from a provider or entity listed in such paragraph that the child no longer poses a risk of violence or physical harm to himself or herself or to others.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" indent="up1" id="id3a5bf2f0894643d298cca836574f6822"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A covered caregiver shall not be in violation of paragraph (2)(B) if, at the time of the applicable act or failure to act, the covered caregiver has received notice that any pending charge for a violent felony has been dismissed or a nolle prosequi has been entered.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc417ef2760784b528ec0a047e1fab7a1" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation of paragraph (2) that the covered caregiver enabled a child to gain possession of a firearm while in a dwelling because of a reasonable belief that the covered caregiver or the child was in imminent danger of bodily injury.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id591001dad493414aa13864169d719689"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 302, is amended—</text><paragraph id="id6270644A28AC4E4694B1266D8EEEEE2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>or (s)</quote> and inserting <quote>(s), or (t)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id4E39F5C55BD84001A57F7F2824188D5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id62D134CA1A0C4B9D8E28FA830BFC6E7B"><subsection id="id800E99911FAA469AA31CBA320C775F6B"><enum>(t)</enum><text>A person who violates section 922(ee) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Domestic violence relinquishment</header><section id="idcd7b3f950cee475687b590f726255579"><enum>401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph id="id6fd226e166144e909d8c0759d5aedc61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="id99ca0f00ff3e433ea4ed52a6947c5692"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State or Indian Tribe—</text><clause id="id64256a5e3c0e4f1fa0df8553ca381a74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that enacts legislation described in section 403;</text></clause><clause id="id7c12428967414aa192271cbf2dbe2458"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to which the Attorney General determines that the legislation described in clause (i) complies with the requirements of section 403; and</text></clause><clause id="idaa547b5593ca4f9ca19867d0a9ad5da3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that certifies to the Attorney General that the State or Indian Tribe shall—</text><subclause id="id50d36551175d4480bab76bb5ecd74000"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a grant under section 402 for the purposes described in section 402(b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="ide78a0642b5ee41348ecd2f6f6f999e60"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02178c92965d4dc4935f04b9bd6eb3cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a unit of local government or other public or private entity that—</text><clause id="idcff87347bdad43889b20d61843861f48"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is located in a State or in the territory under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that meets the requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and</text></clause><clause id="id3bb25354d61f4a5f83e39c8c8c046352"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certifies to the Attorney General that the unit of local government or entity shall—</text><subclause id="id593bf21d5f1d4cdc85f88b1819d21ebf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>use a grant under section 402 for the purposes described in section 402(b); and</text></subclause><subclause id="id771f62187f0d4867b1ff18ac8f75c6c5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideada4a646bf04d45bbe2f0912c72e7f3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Firearm</header><text>The term <term>firearm</term> has the meaning given the term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="ide47a652fd4ec4e678ae3724433122e4c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Indian tribe</term> in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10389">34 U.S.C. 10389</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id7fc72959f8ab4d9dae1f770c69651cba"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Law enforcement officer</header><text>The term <term>law enforcement officer</term> means a public servant authorized by State, local, or Tribal law or by a State, local, or Tribal government agency to—</text><subparagraph id="id50ddf345933f425e86322fd8093ff30a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddeaf0fa9de8e426f83726dee02d7e0bf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>supervise sentenced criminal offenders.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb75bcaf2be04afe8a87a3275b65353e"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nonprohibited person</header><text>The term <term>nonprohibited person</term> means a person who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a58c18f636144fbb14525b65ae84665"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfd834b35ab55409bb7008b2d3add0ee9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not less than 21 years of age; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9a982efb6718460e946028ae2e9dabb8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not reside with the applicable prohibited person.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0c43f21f1ddf476781c604b0eb92067f"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Prohibited person</header><text>The term <term>prohibited person</term> means any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under paragraph (8) or (9) of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="iddf4757660fb944f9b8c7879e36c949a0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Qualifying order</header><text>The term <term>qualifying order</term> means an order which triggers the prohibition on possession of a firearm possession under paragraph (8) or (9) of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcac9a3ee1d1d4b3a8bf32eb4a3c971da"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="idc0ecc0d12c5546ef993a744d6629d8be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e4ee3b6cdc64a5c88da33195093c516"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7f5f64ce96648cdb0501a0dd8a76ff9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida54dde987e65442bbb0872187e0c4132"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idadf5a6185883406fad630194c7a8d46a"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Unit of local government</header><text>The term <term>unit of local government</term> has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10251">34 U.S.C. 10251</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section><section id="id6ac2d3fe84664e768f0b58a708ee5e87"><enum>402.</enum><header>Domestic violence relinquishment grant program</header><subsection id="id075567635d744724ae1713baabc6c0a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice shall establish a program under which, from amounts made available to carry out this section, the Director may make grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out the provisions of the legislation described in section 403.</text></subsection><subsection id="id1bbf9a330ec8425c8a27ff4a3ec4b9de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds awarded under this section may be used by an applicant to—</text><paragraph id="ide86489ef50014010bf09f5c2a69fc0af"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies and courts of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe by providing personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and other resources to carry out legislation described in section 403; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="idc27c8860e79741158921b685452ed364"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and implement law enforcement and court protocols, forms, and orders so that law enforcement agencies and courts may carry out the provisions of the legislation described in section 403 in a safe and effective manner, including through the removal and storage of firearms pursuant to relinquishment under that legislation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5457e302aab342b58de67b0702b232cc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.</text></subsection><subsection id="ida08cd243b47d49718ef1c21beec639bc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentives</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the Attorney General shall give affirmative preference in awarding any discretionary grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to a State or Indian Tribe that has enacted legislation described in section 403.</text></subsection><subsection id="id82144ba7d29f4695b313f9b3f6785f03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="id253c53e3c6e64f5cac10d55ca8327f10"><enum>403.</enum><header>National domestic violence relinquishment</header><subsection id="idf0bfee83de204750a15f6103d4af1b66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Legislation described in this section is legislation that establishes requirements that are substantially similar to the following:</text><paragraph id="idd5101663d36749a2a9f289c602ea80b0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Individuals covered</header><text>An individual is covered by the legislation if the individual—</text><subparagraph id="id56b315c82fbf4bbaad4e0154fb47cf64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is a prohibited person; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6e3f2ecfadc44fbcbfe82a638aac6d5c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is in possession of a firearm at the time the applicable qualifying order is issued.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id97042882cebf4ba6b354aca0c334b9b6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Surrender and removal of firearms</header><subparagraph id="idddc5c3070bf541a88993f023f9af89e6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon issuance of a qualifying order, the prohibited person shall surrender to a law enforcement agency, or transfer to a nonprohibited person, all firearms in the possession of the individual.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ae392ef6b354919b384ff1a94c1b97e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>If an individual described in subparagraph (A) does not surrender or transfer all firearms in the possession of the individual, the firearms shall be removed by a law enforcement officer with appropriate jurisdiction.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id038e4093cc2443548863d9dfcf48abbd"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Confirmation</header><text>The entity issuing the qualifying order and applicable law enforcement agencies shall establish a process to confirm that all firearms in the possession of an individual described in subparagraph (A) are surrendered or transferred in accordance with subparagraph (A) or removed in accordance with subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb2e81d9b95f24f79835ad865bad78497"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Storage of removed firearms</header><text>All firearms surrendered to or removed by a law enforcement officer under paragraph (2) shall be retained by the law enforcement officer or appropriate law enforcement agency until the applicable prohibited person regains his or her eligibility to possess firearms, except that the legislation may authorize a law enforcement agency to—</text><subparagraph id="id7deadb6b0c304572828e23fd64cea191"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contract with a manufacturer, dealer, or importer licensed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/44">chapter 44</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, for the secure storage of firearms; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5df779bed661499a9073152200792429"><enum>(B)</enum><text>transfer the firearm to a nonprohibited person upon proof that the applicable prohibited person will no longer have access to the firearm.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f2264f041f24567a9f553dc4f366fa8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Confidentiality protections</header><text>All personally identifiable information provided to the court, the Department of Justice, and comparable State or Tribal agencies to carry out the legislation shall be kept confidential, as required by the laws of the jurisdiction, except as necessary to carry out the legislation.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0f3016f45ad54a3d9a7ae71c056451d0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional authorities</header><text>Legislation described in this section may include other authorizations or requirements that the applicable State or Indian Tribe determines appropriate.</text></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Other firearms matters</header><section id="idaa47a2546ca449e4824ca482d9b37f09"><enum>501.</enum><header>Ban on firearms in institutions of higher education and areas surrounding mental health facilities</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebe342389d90412fa812fb638359074b"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text>Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 104 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dea482196b9491f8933e48017f8233b"><paragraph id="ideb5f0e0c49c74e53870165d0b6ba9d1a"><enum>(40)</enum><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id378843e6c7594e9c817b55fc6172ff40"><enum>(41)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mental healthcare facility</term> means a hospital that provides mental health services or s mental health facility, including any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99392db85d0d4e759ce8368648fd81a6"><enum>(42)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>mental healthcare facility zone</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id074f1e6d26d448b7ab3e9dc100ea9f05"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in, or on the grounds of, a mental healthcare facility; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfede68a80ddf410c9c443a2a2f77fac3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within a distance of 1,000 feet of a mental healthcare facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f2511593c4b488186623099ff7760a9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 304 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id545fe5c3fc704b66a4dca3cf6424da97"><subsection id="id77fe9d51-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ff)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id77fe9d52-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(1)</enum><text>It shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm that has moved in or that otherwise affects interstate or foreign commerce at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is—</text><subparagraph indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id325c5e915db0475f9dde579f1a0a1ed8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in, or on the grounds of, an institution of higher education; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida69c8c7e1c7845e9842d2d0041e09099"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a mental healthcare facility zone.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id77fe9d53-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply to the possession of a firearm—</text><subparagraph id="id77fe9d54-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on private property not part of an institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility, or the grounds of the institution or facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d55-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the individual possessing the firearm is licensed to do so by the State in which the institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility zone is located or a political subdivision of the State, and the law of the State or political subdivision requires that, before an individual obtains such a license, the law enforcement authorities of the State or political subdivision verify that the individual is qualified under law to receive the license;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d56-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that is—</text><clause id="id77fe9d57-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not loaded; and</text></clause><clause id="id77fe9d58-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a locked container, or a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d59-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by an individual for use in a program approved by the applicable institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d5a-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by an individual in accordance with a contract entered into between the applicable institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility and the individual or an employer of the individual;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d5b-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77fe9d5c-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412"><enum>(G)</enum><text>that is unloaded and is possessed by an individual while traversing the premises of the applicable institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility for the purpose of gaining access to public or private lands open to hunting, if the entry on such premises is authorized by the applicable institution of higher education or mental healthcare facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd658c979cabe402d8d2c664521839d65"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Section 924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb419bbda38c24a73a6ebba847c9e1eeb"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>or (q)</quote> and inserting <quote>(q), or (ff)</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f39b0c4575a48acb3e7fffbeed19dea" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>section 922(q)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (q) or (ff) of section 922</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id2fe783a6d3e841679e134c62a2a089ab"><enum>502.</enum><header>Disqualification from possessing firearms for misdemeanor hate crimes</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68e38bf914ee45cca3fe094d9058fd4b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 501 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id260b6ffedec7464e8991f68a4069d2e5"><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc564799754454815bb4aa6a25028445f"><enum>(43)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id66cfaf843467427581b5181659f93607"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), term <term>misdemeanor hate crime</term> means an offense that—</text><clause id="id77f9e2a9-2930-11f1-922b-e42ae93e5412" indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law;</text></clause><clause id="id4b697d5947844491b74a0c94312da02f" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>involves the use or attempted use of physical force, the threatened use of a deadly weapon, or another credible threat to the physical safety of any person; and</text></clause><clause id="id6b93ecae39184f67a7820a821efc92fa" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has, as an element of the offense that the conduct of the offender was because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89c2a8e3d9a849fe87c54a5fa0715260"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter unless the order is issued in a manner consistent with the due process rights of the person.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection><subsection id="id9fadd5937a09471db36788be14708c6b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disqualification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 303 of this Act, is amended—</text><paragraph id="idcceebd768ef5404eb7b8ad888923a31e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text><subparagraph id="idc661d9bfe7f34702a5dbd0a87e2a33b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (12), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fa380d8a22348a5b314d6dd52a8bf99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7eafa12cea7e4fe0b37ea087ec900cdc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7d385e991cb4d09aa76ff496f55f709"><paragraph id="id4ef41f6021b947749be38c153d829453"><enum>(13)</enum><text>has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime; or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id121d4b9c10eb49488295c650e250743b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (14), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>through (12)</quote> and inserting <quote>through (13)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21605a2b01e641e4a94b17095ddc74f0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text><subparagraph id="id021cfb8dad4d45c4a0ca7062e96bc416"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (10), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38b1a186cf92466cbc0ba274dd6fe45e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (11), by striking the comma at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf1fb44bb0c5a427ca6372ef186748d70"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1edbfc0249e94556abcae0d08af0613b"><paragraph id="ida9a1a04bebfa4e7cae9578efb91bc27f"><enum>(12)</enum><text>who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime,</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>