[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5895-H5915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 JOSEPH WOODROW HATCHETT UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL BUILDING

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1204, I call up 
the bill (S. 2938) to designate the United States Courthouse and 
Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, 
Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and 
Federal Building'', and for other purposes, with the Senate amendments 
to the House amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the Senate 
amendments to the House amendment.
  Senate amendments to House amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. JOSEPH WOODROW HATCHETT UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE 
                   AND FEDERAL BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The United States Courthouse and Federal 
     Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, 
     Florida, shall be known and designated as the ``Joseph 
     Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal 
     Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     United States Courthouse and Federal Building referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building''.

     SEC. 2. LYNN C. WOOLSEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lynn C. Woolsey Post 
     Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building''.

     SEC. 3. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Bipartisan 
     Safer Communities Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal 
              Building.
Sec. 2. Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building.
Sec. 3. Short title; table of contents.

           DIVISION A--MENTAL HEALTH AND FIREARMS PROVISIONS

          TITLE I--CHILDREN AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Sec. 11001. Expansion of community mental health services demonstration 
              program.
Sec. 11002. Medicaid and telehealth.
Sec. 11003. Supporting access to health care services in schools.
Sec. 11004. Review of State implementation of early and periodic 
              screening, diagnostic, and treatment services.
Sec. 11005. Pediatric mental health care access grants.

                           TITLE II--FIREARMS

Sec. 12001. Juvenile records.
Sec. 12002. Defining ``engaged in the business''.
Sec. 12003. Use of Byrne grants for implementation of State crisis 
              intervention programs.
Sec. 12004. Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act.

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Sec. 12005. Misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

                        TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Extension of Moratorium

Sec. 13101. Extension of moratorium on implementation of rule relating 
              to eliminating the anti-kickback statute safe harbor 
              protection for prescription drug rebates.

                 Subtitle B--Medicare Improvement Fund

Sec. 13201. Medicare Improvement Fund.

          Subtitle C--Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022

Sec. 13301. Short title.
Sec. 13302. Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based 
              Practices.
Sec. 13303. Notification of clearinghouse.
Sec. 13304. Grant program review.
Sec. 13305. Rules of construction.

                 Subtitle D--Amendment on ESEA Funding

Sec. 13401. Amendment on ESEA funding.

                       DIVISION B--APPROPRIATIONS

           DIVISION A--MENTAL HEALTH AND FIREARMS PROVISIONS

          TITLE I--CHILDREN AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

     SEC. 11001. EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 
     2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Additional planning grants for states.--In addition 
     to the planning grants awarded under paragraph (1), as soon 
     as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall award planning grants to States (other 
     than States selected to conduct demonstration programs under 
     paragraph (1) or (8) of subsection (d)) to develop proposals 
     to participate in time-limited demonstration programs 
     described in subsection (d) so that, beginning July 1, 2024, 
     and every 2 years thereafter, up to 10 additional States may 
     participate in the demonstration programs described in 
     subsection (d) in accordance with paragraph (9) of that 
     subsection.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``September 30, 2023'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2025''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (8)'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to paragraphs (8) and (9)'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``that is furnished'' and inserting ``that 
     is furnished by a State participating in an ongoing 
     demonstration program under this subsection'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(iii)--

       (I) in subclause (I), by striking ``September 30, 2023; 
     and'' and inserting ``September 30, 2025;'';
       (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``under paragraph (8)'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting ``under 
     paragraph (8), during the first 24 fiscal quarter period (or 
     any portion of such period) that the State participates in 
     the demonstration program; and''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
       ``(III) in the case of a State selected to participate in 
     the demonstration program under paragraph (9), during the 
     first 16 fiscal quarter period (or any portion of such 
     period) that the State participates in the demonstration 
     program.''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed as prohibiting a State that participated in a 
     demonstration program under this subsection that has ended 
     from receiving Federal financial participation under title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act for amounts expended by the 
     State under a State plan under such title (or a waiver of 
     such plan) for providing medical assistance for items and 
     services, and carrying out activities, including continuing 
     to pay for services under the prospective payment system 
     established under subsection (c), that were provided or 
     carried out by the State under the demonstration program, to 
     the extent such financial participation is otherwise 
     available under such title.'';
       (C) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``through the year in 
     which the last demonstration under this section ends'' after 
     ``annually thereafter'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``December 31, 2021'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2025''; and
       (II) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such recommendations shall include data collected after 
     2019, where feasible.''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Final evaluation.--Not later than 24 months after all 
     demonstration programs under this section have ended, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a final evaluation of such 
     programs.'';
       (D) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking ``2 years'' and all 
     that follows through the period and inserting ``6 years.''; 
     and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Further additional programs.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the States selected under 
     paragraphs (1) and (8), the Secretary shall select any State 
     that meets the requirements described in subparagraph (B) to 
     conduct a demonstration program that meets the requirements 
     of this subsection for 4 years.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements described in this 
     subparagraph with respect to a State are that the State--
       ``(i) was awarded a planning grant under paragraph (1) or 
     (3) of subsection (c); and
       ``(ii) submits an application (in addition to any 
     application that the State may have previously submitted 
     under this section) that includes the information described 
     in paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(C) Requirements for selected states.--The requirements 
     applicable to States selected under paragraph (8) pursuant to 
     subparagraph (C) of such paragraph shall apply in the same 
     manner to States selected under this paragraph.
       ``(D) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not select more than 
     10 States to conduct a demonstration program under this 
     paragraph for each 2 fiscal year period.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for purposes of awarding planning grants under 
     subsection (c)(3), providing technical assistance to States 
     applying for grants under such subsection, and carrying out 
     demonstration programs under subsection (d), $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2023, to remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 11002. MEDICAID AND TELEHEALTH.

       (a) Guidance to States on Furnishing Services Through 
     Telehealth Under Medicaid and CHIP.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide technical assistance and issue guidance to States on 
     improving access to telehealth for services covered under 
     Medicaid and CHIP, including with respect to:
       (1) How States can adopt flexibilities under Medicaid and 
     CHIP to expand access to covered services via telehealth, 
     including when States may adopt such flexibilities without 
     the need for approval of a State plan amendment or waiver.
       (2) Best practices regarding billing for services, 
     including recommended voluntary billing codes, modifiers, and 
     place of service designations and how such billing codes, 
     modifiers, and designations can be used to create consistent 
     data sets.
       (3) Strategies for integrating telehealth services into 
     value-based care models.
       (4) Best practices from States that have used Medicaid 
     waivers and other Medicaid authorities to expand access to 
     telehealth, including during the COVID-19 public health 
     emergency declared by the Secretary pursuant to section 319 
     of the Public Health Service Act on January 31, 2020, 
     entitled ``Determination that a Public Health Emergency 
     Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel 
     Coronavirus'', including any renewal of such declaration.
       (5) Strategies to promote the delivery of accessible and 
     culturally competent care via telehealth, including 
     addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities, 
     medically underserved urban and rural communities, racial and 
     ethnic minorities such as American Indians and Alaska 
     Natives, individuals with limited English proficiency, and 
     individuals of different age groups including children, young 
     adults, and seniors;
       (6) Strategies for training and providing resources to 
     providers and patients on the use of telehealth, including 
     working with interpreters to furnish health services and 
     providing resources in multiple languages.
       (7) Integrating the use of existing video platforms that 
     enable multi-person video calls.
       (8) Best practices to support the delivery of covered 
     services under Medicaid and CHIP via telehealth in schools, 
     including specifically for the provision of mental health and 
     substance use disorder services in such settings.
       (9) Strategies for evaluating how the delivery of health 
     services via telehealth affects quality, outcomes, and cost 
     under Medicaid and CHIP.
       (10) Best practices for conveying information to 
     beneficiaries regarding the availability of telehealth as an 
     option to receive services covered under Medicaid and CHIP, 
     including the availability of audio-only telehealth, the 
     ability to receive such services from a patient's home, and 
     requirements related to in-person visits.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) CHIP.--The term ``CHIP'' means the State children's 
     health insurance program established under title XXI of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
       (2) Medicaid.--The term ``Medicaid'' means the program 
     established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       (3) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 11003. SUPPORTING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN 
                   SCHOOLS.

       (a) Guidance and Technical Assistance.--
       (1) Guidance.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Education, shall issue guidance to State 
     Medicaid agencies, local educational agencies, and school-
     based entities to support the delivery of medical assistance 
     to Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries in school-based settings.
       (B) Required information.--The guidance issued pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) include updates to the May 2003 Medicaid School-Based 
     Administrative Claiming Guide, the 1997 Medicaid and Schools 
     Technical Assistance Guide, and other relevant guidance in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
       (ii) clarify that payments may be made to school-based 
     entities under Medicaid for delivering assistance under 
     Medicaid, including any such assistance provided in 
     accordance with an individualized education program or under 
     the policy described in the State Medicaid Director letter on 
     payment for services issued on December 15, 2014 (#14-006);

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       (iii) outline strategies and tools to reduce administrative 
     burdens on, and simplify billing for, local educational 
     agencies, in particular small and rural local educational 
     agencies, and support compliance with Federal requirements 
     regarding billing, payment, and recordkeeping, including by 
     aligning direct service billing and school-based 
     administrative claiming payment systems;
       (iv) include a comprehensive list of best practices and 
     examples of approved methods that State Medicaid agencies and 
     local educational agencies have used to pay for, and increase 
     the availability of, assistance under Medicaid, including 
     expanding State programs to include all Medicaid-enrolled 
     students, providing early and periodic screening, diagnostic, 
     and treatment (EPSDT) services in schools, utilizing 
     telehealth, coordinating with community-based mental health 
     and substance use disorder treatment providers and 
     organizations, coordinating with managed care entities, and 
     supporting the provision of culturally competent and trauma-
     informed care in school settings; and
       (v) provide examples of the types of providers (which may 
     include qualified school health personnel) that States may 
     choose to enroll, deem, or otherwise treat as participating 
     providers for purposes of school-based programs under 
     Medicaid and best practices related to helping such providers 
     enroll in Medicaid for purposes of participating in school-
     based programs under Medicaid.
       (2) Technical assistance center.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Education, shall establish a technical 
     assistance center to--
       (i) assist and expand the capacity of State Medicaid 
     agencies and local educational agencies and school-based 
     entities to provide assistance under Medicaid;
       (ii) reduce administrative burdens for such agencies and 
     health centers or entities;
       (iii) support State educational agencies, local educational 
     agencies, and school-based entities in obtaining payment for 
     the provision of assistance under Medicaid;
       (iv) ensure ongoing coordination and collaboration between 
     the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
     Department of Education with respect to the provision of, and 
     payment for, assistance under Medicaid by local educational 
     agencies; and
       (v) provide information to State and local educational 
     agencies and States on how to utilize funding from the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
     Education, and other Federal agencies to ensure payment under 
     Medicaid for assistance provided in school-based settings.
       (B) Small and rural schools.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that the technical assistance center includes resources which 
     are specifically designed to help support small and rural 
     local educational agencies in obtaining payment for the 
     provision of assistance under Medicaid.
       (C) Reporting.--The technical assistance center shall, on a 
     biennial basis, submit to the Secretary a report on the work 
     of the center that identifies the areas where the most 
     assistance was requested.
       (3) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
     Secretary to carry out this subsection, $8,000,000, for 
     fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended.
       (b) Grants.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 for the Secretary to award 
     grants to States for the purpose of implementing, enhancing, 
     or expanding the provision of assistance through school-based 
     entities under Medicaid or CHIP. A State shall not use any 
     grant funds to provide medical assistance, child health 
     assistance, or other health services.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) CHIP.--The term ``CHIP'' means the State children's 
     health insurance program established under title XXI of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
       (2) Individualized education program.--The term 
     ``individualized education program'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 602(14) of the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(14)).
       (3) Medicaid.--The term ``Medicaid'' means the program 
     established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       (4) School-based entity.--The term ``school-based entity'' 
     means--
       (A) a school-based health center, as that term is defined 
     in section 2110(c)(9) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397jj(c)(9)); and
       (B) an entity that provides medical assistance in a school-
     based setting for which Federal financial participation is 
     allowed under Medicaid.
       (5) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (6) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such 
     Act.
       (7) State educational agency; local educational agency.--
     The terms ``State educational agency'' and ``local 
     educational agency'' have the meaning given those terms in 
     section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).

     SEC. 11004. REVIEW OF STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY AND 
                   PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSTIC, AND TREATMENT 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     enactment of Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) review State implementation of the requirements for 
     providing early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and 
     treatment services under Medicaid in accordance with sections 
     1902(a)(43), 1905(a)(4)(B), and 1905(r) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(43), 1396d(a)(4)(B), 
     1396d(r)), including with respect to the provision of such 
     services by managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient 
     health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and primary 
     care case managers;
       (B) identify gaps and deficiencies with respect to State 
     compliance with such requirements;
       (C) provide technical assistance to States to address such 
     gaps and deficiencies; and
       (D) issue guidance to States on the Medicaid coverage 
     requirements for such services that includes best practices 
     for ensuring children have access to comprehensive health 
     care services, including children without a mental health or 
     substance use disorder diagnosis.
       (2) Reports to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     each date on which the Secretary completes the activities 
     described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the most recent activities completed for purposes of such 
     paragraph that includes the findings made, and descriptions 
     of actions taken by the Secretary or by States as a result of 
     such activities, and any additional actions the Secretary 
     plans to carry out or that States are required to carry out 
     as a result of such activities.
       (3) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the 
     Secretary to carry out this subsection, to remain available 
     until expended, $5,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2023 and 
     2024, and $1,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
       (b) GAO Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     (in this subsection referred to as the ``Comptroller 
     General'') shall conduct a study evaluating State 
     implementation under Medicaid of the early and periodic 
     screening, diagnostic, and treatment services benefit 
     required for children by section 1905(a)(4)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(4)(B)) and as defined in 
     section 1905(r) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r)) and provided 
     in accordance with the requirements of section 1902(a)(43) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(43)), specifically with respect 
     to State oversight of managed care organizations, prepaid 
     inpatient health plans, prepaid ambulatory health plans, and 
     primary care case managers, and shall provide recommendations 
     as appropriate to improve State compliance with the 
     requirements for providing such benefit, State oversight of 
     managed care organizations, prepaid inpatient health plans, 
     prepaid ambulatory health plans, and primary care case 
     managers, and oversight of State programs under Medicaid by 
     the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
     Services.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph 
     (1) that includes the recommendations required by such 
     paragraph, as well as recommendations for such legislation 
     and administrative action as the Comptroller General 
     determines appropriate.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Medicaid.--The term ``Medicaid'' means the program 
     established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
       (2) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) for purposes of titles XIX and XXI of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 11005. PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS GRANTS.

       Section 330M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     254c-19) is amended--
       (1) in the section enumerator, by striking ``330M'' and 
     inserting ``330M.'';
       (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``or cooperative agreements'' after 
     ``award grants''; and
       (B) by striking ``Indian tribes and tribal organizations'' 
     and inserting ``Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations'';
       (3) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``a grant'' and inserting ``an award'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ``developmental-
     behavioral pediatricians,'' after ``psychiatrists,'';
       (iii) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``provide 
     information to pediatric health care providers about 
     available mental health services for children in the 
     community and'' before ``assist''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``problems'' and 
     inserting ``conditions'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Support to schools and emergency departments.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the activities required 
     under paragraph (1), a pediatric mental health care access 
     program referred to in subsection (a), with respect to which 
     an award under such subsection may be used, may provide 
     information, consultative support, training, and technical 
     assistance to--
       ``(i) emergency departments; and
       ``(ii) State educational agencies, local educational 
     agencies, Tribal educational agencies, and elementary and 
     secondary schools.
       ``(B) Requirements for certain recipients.--An entity 
     receiving information, consultative support, training, and 
     technical assistance under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall operate 
     in a

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     manner consistent with, and shall ensure consistency with, 
     the requirements of subsections (a) and (c) of section 4001 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with respect to 
     such information, consultative support, training, and 
     technical assistance.''; and
       (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting ``, 
     and which may include a developmental-behavioral 
     pediatrician'' before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence;
       (4) in subsections (c), (d), and (f), by striking ``Indian 
     tribe, or tribal organization'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization'';
       (5) in subsections (c) and (d)--
       (A) by striking ``a grant'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``an award''; and
       (B) by striking ``such grant'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``such award'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``grants'' and inserting 
     ``awards'';
       (7) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``award a grant'' and inserting ``make an 
     award''; and
       (B) by striking ``the grant'' and inserting ``the award'';
       (8) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h);
       (9) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may--
       ``(1) provide, or continue to provide, technical assistance 
     to recipients of awards under subsection (a); and
       ``(2) award a grant or contract to an eligible public or 
     nonprofit private entity (as determined by the Secretary) for 
     the purpose of providing such technical assistance pursuant 
     to this subsection.''; and
       (10) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``$9,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 
     2022'' and inserting ``$31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2023 through 2027''.

                           TITLE II--FIREARMS

     SEC. 12001. JUVENILE RECORDS.

       (a) Improving NICS Examination of Juvenile Records.--
       (1) In general.--Section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     including as a juvenile'' after ``such person''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``at 16 years of age or 
     older'' after ``institution''; and
       (B) in subsection (t)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--

       (aa) by inserting ``subject to subparagraph (C),'' before 
     ``3 business days''; and
       (bb) by striking ``and'' at the end;

       (II) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (III) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

       ``(C) in the case of a person less than 21 years of age, in 
     addition to all other requirements of this chapter--
       ``(i) the system provides the licensee with a unique 
     identification number;
       ``(ii) 3 business days (meaning a day on which State 
     offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted 
     the system, and the system has not notified the licensee that 
     cause exists to further investigate a possibly disqualifying 
     juvenile record under subsection (d); or
       ``(iii) in the case of such a person with respect to whom 
     the system notifies the licensee in accordance with clause 
     (ii) that cause exists to further investigate a possibly 
     disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d), 10 
     business days (meaning a day on which State offices are open) 
     have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and the 
     system has not notified the licensee that--
       ``(I) transferring the firearm to the other person would 
     violate subsection (d) of this section; or
       ``(II) receipt of a firearm by the other person would 
     violate subsection (g) or (n) of this section, or State, 
     local, or Tribal law; and'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by inserting ``transfer or'' before ``receipt''; and
       (II) by striking ``(g) or (n)'' and inserting ``(d), (g), 
     or (n) (as applicable)'';

       (iii) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) by inserting ``transfer of a firearm to or'' before 
     ``receipt''; and
       (II) by striking ``(g) or (n)'' and inserting ``(d), (g), 
     or (n) (as applicable)''; and

       (iv) in paragraph (5)--

       (I) by inserting ``transfer of a firearm to or'' before 
     ``receipt''; and
       (II) by striking ``(g) or (n)'' and inserting ``(d), (g), 
     or (n) (as applicable)''.

       (2) NICS requirements.--Section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) Requirements Relating to Background Checks for 
     Persons Under Age 21.--If a licensee contacts the system 
     established under this section regarding a proposed transfer 
     of a firearm to a person less than 21 years of age in 
     accordance with subsection (t) of section 922 of title 18, 
     United States Code, the system shall--
       ``(1) immediately contact--
       ``(A) the criminal history repository or juvenile justice 
     information system, as appropriate, of the State in which the 
     person resides for the purpose of determining whether the 
     person has a possibly disqualifying juvenile record under 
     subsection (d) of such section 922;
       ``(B) the appropriate State custodian of mental health 
     adjudication records in the State in which the person resides 
     to determine whether the person has a possibly disqualifying 
     juvenile record under subsection (d) of such section 922; and
       ``(C) a local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in 
     which the person resides for the purpose of determining 
     whether the person has a possibly disqualifying juvenile 
     record under subsection (d) of such section 922;
       ``(2) as soon as possible, but in no case more than 3 
     business days, after the licensee contacts the system, notify 
     the licensee whether cause exists to further investigate a 
     possibly disqualifying juvenile record under subsection (d) 
     of such section 922; and
       ``(3) if there is cause for further investigation, as soon 
     as possible, but in no case more than 10 business days, after 
     the licensee contacts the system, notify the licensee 
     whether--
       ``(A) transfer of a firearm to the person would violate 
     subsection (d) of such section 922; or
       ``(B) receipt of a firearm by the person would violate 
     subsection (g) or (n) of such section 922, or State, local, 
     or Tribal law.''.
       (3) Sunset of requirements to contact state and local 
     entities.--Effective on September 30, 2032, paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (2) are repealed, and the provisions of law amended by 
     those paragraphs are restored as if those paragraphs had not 
     been enacted.
       (b) Report on Removing Outdated, Expired, or Erroneous 
     Records.--
       (1) In general.--On an annual basis for each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2032, each State and Federal agency 
     responsible for the submission of disqualifying records under 
     subsection (d), (g), or (n) of section 922 of title 18, 
     United States Code, to the national instant criminal 
     background check system established under section 103 of the 
     Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) shall 
     submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report detailing the removal from the 
     system of records that no longer prohibit an individual from 
     lawfully acquiring or possessing a firearm under such 
     subsection (d), (g), or (n).
       (2) Contents.--Each report submitted by a State or Federal 
     agency under paragraph (1) shall include pertinent 
     information on--
       (A) the number of records that the State or Federal agency 
     removed from the national instant criminal background check 
     system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) during the 
     reporting period;
       (B) why the records were removed; and
       (C) for each record removed, the nature of the 
     disqualifying characteristic outlined in subsection (d), (g), 
     or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, that 
     caused the State or Federal agency to originally submit the 
     record to the system.

     SEC. 12002. DEFINING ``ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS''.

       Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (21)(C), by striking ``with the principal 
     objective of livelihood and profit'' and inserting ``to 
     predominantly earn a profit'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (22) through (29) as 
     paragraphs (23) through (30), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the following:
       ``(22) The term `to predominantly earn a profit' means that 
     the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is 
     predominantly one of obtaining pecuniary gain, as opposed to 
     other intents, such as improving or liquidating a personal 
     firearms collection:  Provided, That proof of profit shall 
     not be required as to a person who engages in the regular and 
     repetitive purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal 
     purposes or terrorism. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `terrorism' means activity, directed against United 
     States persons, which--
       ``(A) is committed by an individual who is not a national 
     or permanent resident alien of the United States;
       ``(B) involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life 
     which would be a criminal violation if committed within the 
     jurisdiction of the United States; and
       ``(C) is intended--
       ``(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
       ``(ii) to influence the policy of a government by 
     intimidation or coercion; or
       ``(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by 
     assassination or kidnapping.''.

     SEC. 12003. USE OF BYRNE GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE 
                   CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Byrne JAG Program.--Section 501(a)(1) of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
     10152(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or civil proceedings'' after ``criminal justice''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Implementation of State crisis intervention court 
     proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including 
     but not limited to--
       ``(i) mental health courts;
       ``(ii) drug courts;
       ``(iii) veterans courts; and
       ``(iv) extreme risk protection order programs, which must 
     include, at a minimum--

       ``(I) pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process 
     rights that prevent any violation or infringement of the 
     Constitution of the United States, including but not limited 
     to the Bill of Rights, and the substantive or procedural due 
     process rights guaranteed under the Fifth and Fourteenth 
     Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, as 
     applied to the States, and as interpreted by State courts and 
     United States courts (including the Supreme Court of the 
     United States). Such programs must include, at the 
     appropriate phase to prevent any violation of constitutional 
     rights, at minimum, notice, the right to an in-person 
     hearing, an unbiased adjudicator, the right to know opposing 
     evidence, the right to present evidence, and the right to 
     confront adverse witnesses;
       ``(II) the right to be represented by counsel at no expense 
     to the government;

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       ``(III) pre-deprivation and post-deprivation heightened 
     evidentiary standards and proof which mean not less than the 
     protections afforded to a similarly situated litigant in 
     Federal court or promulgated by the State's evidentiary body, 
     and sufficient to ensure the full protections of the 
     Constitution of the United States, including but not limited 
     to the Bill of Rights, and the substantive and procedural due 
     process rights guaranteed under the Fifth and Fourteenth 
     Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, as 
     applied to the States, and as interpreted by State courts and 
     United States courts (including the Supreme Court of the 
     United States). The heightened evidentiary standards and 
     proof under such programs must, at all appropriate phases to 
     prevent any violation of any constitutional right, at 
     minimum, prevent reliance upon evidence that is unsworn or 
     unaffirmed, irrelevant, based on inadmissible hearsay, 
     unreliable, vague, speculative, and lacking a foundation; and
       ``(IV) penalties for abuse of the program.''.

       (b) Annual Report on Crisis Intervention Programs.--Section 
     501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(h) Annual Report on Crisis Intervention Programs.--The 
     Attorney General shall publish an annual report with respect 
     to grants awarded for crisis intervention programs or 
     initiatives under subsection (a)(1)(I) that contains--
       ``(1) a description of the grants awarded and the crisis 
     intervention programs or initiatives funded by the grants, 
     broken down by grant recipient;
       ``(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the crisis 
     intervention programs or initiatives in preventing violence 
     and suicide;
       ``(3) measures that have been taken by each grant recipient 
     to safeguard the constitutional rights of an individual 
     subject to a crisis intervention program or initiative; and
       ``(4) efforts that the Attorney General is making, in 
     coordination with the grant recipients, to protect the 
     constitutional rights of individuals subject to the crisis 
     intervention programs or initiatives.''.

     SEC. 12004. STOP ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS ACT.

       (a) Anti-straw Purchasing and Firearms Trafficking 
     Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 932. Straw purchasing of firearms

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `drug trafficking crime'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given that term in section 924(c)(2); 
     and
       ``(B) includes a felony punishable under the law of a State 
     for which the conduct constituting the offense would 
     constitute a felony punishable under the Controlled 
     Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or 
     chapter 705 of title 46;
       ``(2) the term `Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2332b(g)(5); and
       ``(3) the term `felony' means any offense under Federal or 
     State law punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 
     year.
       ``(b) Violation.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
     knowingly purchase, or conspire to purchase, any firearm in 
     or otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce for, on 
     behalf of, or at the request or demand of any other person, 
     knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such other 
     person--
       ``(1) meets the criteria of 1 or more paragraphs of section 
     922(d);
       ``(2) intends to use, carry, possess, or sell or otherwise 
     dispose of the firearm in furtherance of a felony, a Federal 
     crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime; or
       ``(3) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm 
     to a person described in paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(c) Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined under this 
     title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.
       ``(2) Use in felonies, crimes of terrorism, or drug 
     trafficking crimes.--If a violation of subsection (b) is 
     committed knowing or with reasonable cause to believe that 
     any firearm involved will be used to commit a felony, a 
     Federal crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime, the 
     person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not 
     more than 25 years.

     ``Sec. 933. Trafficking in firearms

       ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
       ``(1) ship, transport, transfer, cause to be transported, 
     or otherwise dispose of any firearm to another person in or 
     otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if such 
     person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the use, 
     carrying, or possession of a firearm by the recipient would 
     constitute a felony (as defined in section 932(a));
       ``(2) receive from another person any firearm in or 
     otherwise affecting interstate or foreign commerce, if the 
     recipient knows or has reasonable cause to believe that such 
     receipt would constitute a felony; or
       ``(3) attempt or conspire to commit the conduct described 
     in paragraph (1) or (2).
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     15 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 934. Forfeiture and fines

       ``(a) Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person convicted of a violation of 
     section 932 or 933 shall forfeit to the United States, 
     irrespective of any provision of State law--
       ``(A) any property constituting, or derived from, any 
     proceeds the person obtained, directly or indirectly, as the 
     result of such violation; and
       ``(B) any of the person's property used, or intended to be 
     used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the 
     commission of, such violation, except that for any forfeiture 
     of any firearm or ammunition pursuant to this section, 
     section 924(d) shall apply.
       ``(2) Imposition.--The court, in imposing sentence on a 
     person convicted of a violation of section 932 or 933, shall 
     order, in addition to any other sentence imposed pursuant to 
     section 932 or 933, that the person forfeit to the United 
     States all property described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Fines.--A defendant who derives profits or other 
     proceeds from an offense under section 932 or 933 may be 
     fined not more than the greater of--
       ``(1) the fine otherwise authorized by this part; or
       ``(2) the amount equal to twice the gross profits or other 
     proceeds of the offense under section 932 or 933.''.
       (2) Title iii authorization.--Section 2516(1)(n) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 922 
     and 924'' and inserting ``section 922, 924, 932, or 933''.
       (3) Racketeering amendment.--Section 1961(1)(B) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 932 
     (relating to straw purchasing), section 933 (relating to 
     trafficking in firearms),'' before ``section 1028''.
       (4) Money laundering amendment.--Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 924(n)'' and inserting ``section 924(n), 932, or 
     933''.
       (5) Directive to sentencing commission.--Pursuant to its 
     authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, 
     and in accordance with this subsection, the United States 
     Sentencing Commission shall review and amend its guidelines 
     and policy statements to ensure that persons convicted of an 
     offense under section 932 or 933 of title 18, United States 
     Code, and other offenses applicable to the straw purchases 
     and trafficking of firearms are subject to increased 
     penalties in comparison to those currently provided by the 
     guidelines and policy statements for such straw purchasing 
     and trafficking of firearms offenses. In its review, the 
     Commission shall consider, in particular, an appropriate 
     amendment to reflect the intent of Congress that straw 
     purchasers without significant criminal histories receive 
     sentences that are sufficient to deter participation in such 
     activities and reflect the defendant's role and culpability, 
     and any coercion, domestic violence survivor history, or 
     other mitigating factors. The Commission shall also review 
     and amend its guidelines and policy statements to reflect the 
     intent of Congress that a person convicted of an offense 
     under section 932 or 933 of title 18, United States Code, who 
     is affiliated with a gang, cartel, organized crime ring, or 
     other such enterprise should be subject to higher penalties 
     than an otherwise unaffiliated individual.
       (6) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``932. Straw purchasing of firearms.
``933. Trafficking in firearms.
``934. Forfeiture and fines.''.
       (b) Amendments to Section 922(d).--Section 922(d) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by striking the matter following paragraph (9) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(10) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm 
     or ammunition in furtherance of a felony, a Federal crime of 
     terrorism, or a drug trafficking offense (as such terms are 
     defined in section 932(a)); or
       ``(11) intends to sell or otherwise dispose of the firearm 
     or ammunition to a person described in any of paragraphs (1) 
     through (10).
     This subsection shall not apply with respect to the sale or 
     disposition of a firearm or ammunition to a licensed 
     importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed 
     collector who pursuant to subsection (b) of section 925 is 
     not precluded from dealing in firearms or ammunition, or to a 
     person who has been granted relief from disabilities pursuant 
     to subsection (c) of section 925.''.
       (c) Amendments to Section 924(a).--Section 924(a) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(d), (g),''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (d) or (g) of 
     section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for 
     not more than 15 years, or both.''.
       (d) Amendments to Section 924(d).--Section 924(d) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``932, or 933,'' after 
     ``section 924,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) any offense under section 932 or 933.''.
       (e) Amendments to Section 924(h).--Section 924 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(h) Whoever knowingly receives or transfers a firearm or 
     ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, knowing or 
     having reasonable cause to believe that such firearm or 
     ammunition will be used to commit a felony, a Federal

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     crime of terrorism, or a drug trafficking crime (as such 
     terms are defined in section 932(a)), or a crime under the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the Export 
     Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), or the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), shall be fined under this title, 
     imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both.''.
       (f) Amendments to Section 924(k).--Section 924 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (k) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(k)(1) A person who smuggles or knowingly brings into the 
     United States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or 
     conspires to do so, with intent to engage in or to promote 
     conduct that--
       ``(A) is punishable under the Controlled Substances Import 
     and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or chapter 705 of 
     title 46; or
       ``(B) constitutes a felony, a Federal crime of terrorism, 
     or a drug trafficking crime (as such terms are defined in 
     section 932(a)),
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     15 years, or both.
       ``(2) A person who smuggles or knowingly takes out of the 
     United States a firearm or ammunition, or attempts or 
     conspires to do so, with intent to engage in or to promote 
     conduct that--
       ``(A) would be punishable under the Controlled Substances 
     Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or chapter 705 
     of title 46, if the conduct had occurred within the United 
     States; or
       ``(B) would constitute a felony or a Federal crime of 
     terrorism (as such terms are defined in section 932(a)) for 
     which the person may be prosecuted in a court of the United 
     States, if the conduct had occurred within the United States,
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     15 years, or both.''.
       (g) Prohibition on Firearms or Ammunition Transfers to 
     Agents of Drug Cartels.--The Department of Justice, and any 
     of its law enforcement coordinate agencies, shall not conduct 
     or otherwise facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm 
     or ammunition to an individual if any law enforcement officer 
     employed by the Department of Justice involved with the 
     transfer knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the 
     recipient of the firearm or ammunition is an agent of a drug 
     cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States 
     continuously monitor or control the firearm or ammunition at 
     all times.
       (h) FFL Access to Law Enforcement Information.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun 
     Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901(b)), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Voluntary background checks.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph, the Attorney General shall 
     promulgate regulations allowing licensees to use the national 
     instant criminal background check system established under 
     this section for purposes of voluntarily conducting an 
     employment background check relating to a current or 
     prospective employee. The Attorney General may not collect a 
     fee for an employment background check under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(B) Notice.--Before conducting an employment background 
     check relating to a current or prospective employee under 
     subparagraph (A), a licensee shall--
       ``(i) provide written notice to the current or prospective 
     employee that the licensee intends to conduct the background 
     check; and
       ``(ii) obtain consent to conduct the background check from 
     the current or prospective employee in writing.
       ``(C) Exemption.--An employment background check conducted 
     by a licensee under subparagraph (A) shall not be governed by 
     the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
       ``(D) Appeal.--Any individual who is the subject of an 
     employment background check conducted by a licensee under 
     subparagraph (A) the result of which indicates that the 
     individual is prohibited from possessing a firearm or 
     ammunition pursuant to subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 
     of title 18, United States Code, may appeal the results of 
     the background check in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as if the individual had been the subject of a 
     background check relating to the transfer of a firearm.''.
       (2) Acquisition, preservation, and exchange of 
     identification records and information.--Section 534 of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) provide a person licensed as an importer, 
     manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under chapter 44 of title 
     18 with information necessary to verify whether firearms 
     offered for sale to such licensees have been stolen.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, except for 
     dissemination authorized under subsection (a)(5) of this 
     section'' before the period.
       (3) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and without regard to chapter 5 of 
     title 5, United States Code, the Attorney General shall 
     promulgate regulations allowing a person licensed as an 
     importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under chapter 
     44 of title 18, United States Code, to receive access to 
     records of stolen firearms maintained by the National Crime 
     Information Center operated by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, solely for the purpose of voluntarily 
     verifying whether firearms offered for sale to such licensees 
     have been stolen.
       (4) Statutory construction; evidence.--
       (A) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this subsection or 
     the amendments made by this subsection shall be construed--
       (i) to create a cause of action against any person licensed 
     as an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under 
     chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, or any other 
     person for any civil liability; or
       (ii) to establish any standard of care.
       (B) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     evidence regarding the use or non-use by a person licensed as 
     an importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms under 
     chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, of the systems, 
     information, or records made available under this subsection 
     or the amendments made by this subsection shall not be 
     admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court, 
     agency, board, or other entity.
       (i) Funding for Existing ATF Anti-straw Purchasing 
     Campaign.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
     continue and expand current efforts with existing partners to 
     educate persons licensed as an importer, manufacturer, or 
     dealer of firearms under chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and the public to combat illegal straw purchases 
     of firearms.
       (j) Local Law Enforcement Reimbursement for Assistance 
     Provided to DHS-HSI to Prevent Illegal Trafficking.--Section 
     432(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     240(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ``salary reimbursement,'' 
     after ``administrative,''.
       (k) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or an 
     amendment made by this section, shall be construed to allow 
     the establishment of a Federal system of registration of 
     firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or 
     dispositions.

     SEC. 12005. MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

       (a) Defining ``Dating Relationship''.--Section 921(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or by a person'' and inserting ``by a 
     person''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or by a person who has a current or recent 
     former dating relationship with the victim''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(37)(A) The term `dating relationship' means a 
     relationship between individuals who have or have recently 
     had a continuing serious relationship of a romantic or 
     intimate nature.
       ``(B) Whether a relationship constitutes a dating 
     relationship under subparagraph (A) shall be determined based 
     on consideration of--
       ``(i) the length of the relationship;
       ``(ii) the nature of the relationship; and
       ``(iii) the frequency and type of interaction between the 
     individuals involved in the relationship.
       ``(C) A casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization 
     in a business or social context does not constitute a dating 
     relationship under subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) No Retroactive Application.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall not apply to any conviction of a 
     misdemeanor crime of domestic violence entered before the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Limitations on Convictions of Crimes of Domestic 
     Violence With Respect to Dating Relationships.--Section 
     921(a)(33) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)''; and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``State,,'' and inserting 
     ``State,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) A person shall not be considered to have been 
     convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against 
     an individual in a dating relationship 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 firearm rights restored unless the expungement, pardon, 
     or restoration of rights expressly provides that the person 
     may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms:  
     Provided, That, in the case of a person who has not more than 
     1 conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence 
     against an individual in a dating relationship, and is not 
     otherwise prohibited under this chapter, the person shall not 
     be disqualified from shipping, transport, possession, 
     receipt, or purchase of a firearm under this chapter if 5 
     years have elapsed from the later of the judgment of 
     conviction or the completion of the person's custodial or 
     supervisory sentence, if any, and the person has not 
     subsequently been convicted of another such offense, a 
     misdemeanor under Federal, State, Tribal, or local law which 
     has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical 
     force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, or any other 
     offense that would disqualify the person under section 
     922(g). The national instant criminal background check system 
     established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence 
     Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901) shall be updated to reflect 
     the status of the person. Restoration under this subparagraph 
     is not available for a current or former spouse, parent, or 
     guardian of the victim, a person with whom the victim shares 
     a child in common, a person who is cohabiting with or has 
     cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, 
     or a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or 
     guardian of the victim.''.

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                        TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Extension of Moratorium

     SEC. 13101. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RULE 
                   RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE ANTI-KICKBACK 
                   STATUTE SAFE HARBOR PROTECTION FOR PRESCRIPTION 
                   DRUG REBATES.

       Section 90006 of division I of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b note) is amended 
     by striking ``January 1, 2026'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2027''.

                 Subtitle B--Medicare Improvement Fund

     SEC. 13201. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2021, 
     $5,000,000'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2022, 
     $7,500,000,000''.

          Subtitle C--Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022

     SEC. 13301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Luke and Alex School 
     Safety Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 13302. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY EVIDENCE-
                   BASED PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2220D. FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON SCHOOL SAFETY 
                   EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall establish a 
     Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based 
     Practices (in this section referred to as the 
     `Clearinghouse') within the Department.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The Clearinghouse shall serve as a Federal 
     resource to identify and publish online through 
     SchoolSafety.gov, or any successor website, evidence-based 
     practices and recommendations to improve school safety for 
     use by State and local educational agencies, institutions of 
     higher education, State and local law enforcement agencies, 
     health professionals, and the general public.
       ``(3) Personnel.--
       ``(A) Assignments.--The Clearinghouse shall be assigned 
     such personnel and resources as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(B) Detailees.--The Secretary of Education, the Attorney 
     General, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
     detail personnel to the Clearinghouse.
       ``(4) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) Paperwork reduction act.--Chapter 35 of title 44, 
     United States Code (commonly known as the `Paperwork 
     Reduction Act'), shall not apply to any rulemaking or 
     information collection required under this section.
       ``(B) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply for the 
     purposes of carrying out this section.
       ``(b) Clearinghouse Contents.--
       ``(1) Consultation.--In identifying the evidence-based 
     practices and recommendations for the Clearinghouse, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consult with appropriate Federal, State, local, 
     Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental organizations, 
     including civil rights and disability rights organizations; 
     and
       ``(B) consult with the Secretary of Education to ensure 
     that evidence-based practices published by the Clearinghouse 
     are aligned with evidence-based practices to support a 
     positive and safe learning environment for all students.
       ``(2) Criteria for evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations.--The evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse shall--
       ``(A) include comprehensive evidence-based school safety 
     measures;
       ``(B) include the evidence or research rationale supporting 
     the determination of the Clearinghouse that the evidence-
     based practice or recommendation under subparagraph (A) has 
     been shown to have a significant effect on improving the 
     health, safety, and welfare of persons in school settings, 
     including--
       ``(i) relevant research that is evidence-based, as defined 
     in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), supporting the evidence-based 
     practice or recommendation;
       ``(ii) findings and data from previous Federal or State 
     commissions recommending improvements to the safety posture 
     of a school; or
       ``(iii) other supportive evidence or findings relied upon 
     by the Clearinghouse in determining evidence-based practices 
     and recommendations, as determined in consultation with the 
     officers described in subsection (a)(3)(B);
       ``(C) include information on Federal programs for which 
     implementation of each evidence-based practice or 
     recommendation is an eligible use for the program;
       ``(D) be consistent with Federal civil rights laws, 
     including title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), and title VI of the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); and
       ``(E) include options for developmentally appropriate 
     recommendations for use in educational settings with respect 
     to children's ages and physical, social, sensory, and 
     emotionally developmental statuses.
       ``(3) Past commission recommendations.--The Clearinghouse 
     shall present, as determined in consultation with the 
     officers described in subsection (a)(3)(B), Federal, State, 
     local, Tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental 
     organization issued best practices and recommendations and 
     identify any best practice or recommendation of the 
     Clearinghouse that was previously issued by any such 
     organization or commission.
       ``(c) Assistance and Training.--The Secretary may produce 
     and publish materials on the Clearinghouse to assist and 
     train educational agencies and law enforcement agencies on 
     the implementation of the evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations.
       ``(d) Continuous Improvement.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) collect for the purpose of continuous improvement of 
     the Clearinghouse--
       ``(A) Clearinghouse data analytics;
       ``(B) user feedback on the implementation of resources, 
     evidence-based practices, and recommendations identified by 
     the Clearinghouse; and
       ``(C) any evaluations conducted on implementation of the 
     evidence-based practices and recommendations of the 
     Clearinghouse; and
       ``(2) in coordination with the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney 
     General--
       ``(A) regularly assess and identify Clearinghouse evidence-
     based practices and recommendations for which there are no 
     resources available through Federal Government programs for 
     implementation; and
       ``(B) establish an external advisory board, which shall be 
     comprised of appropriate State, local, Tribal, private 
     sector, and nongovernmental organizations, including 
     organizations representing parents of elementary and 
     secondary school students, representative from civil rights 
     organizations, representatives of disability rights 
     organizations, representatives of educators, representatives 
     of law enforcement, and nonprofit school safety and security 
     organizations, to--
       ``(i) provide feedback on the implementation of evidence-
     based practices and recommendations of the Clearinghouse; and
       ``(ii) propose additional recommendations for evidence-
     based practices for inclusion in the Clearinghouse that meet 
     the requirements described in subsection (b)(2)(B).
       ``(e) Parental Assistance.--The Clearinghouse shall produce 
     materials in accessible formats to assist parents and legal 
     guardians of students with identifying relevant Clearinghouse 
     resources related to supporting the implementation of 
     Clearinghouse evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-
     296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``Sec. 2220D. Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Evidence-based 
              Practices.''.

     SEC. 13303. NOTIFICATION OF CLEARINGHOUSE.

       (a) Notification by the Secretary of Education.--The 
     Secretary of Education shall provide written notification of 
     the publication of the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety 
     Evidence-based Practices (referred to in this section and 
     section 13304 as the ``Clearinghouse''), as required to be 
     established under section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002, as added by section 13302 of this Act, to--
       (1) every State and local educational agency; and
       (2) other Department of Education partners in the 
     implementation of the evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary of Education.
       (b) Notification by the Secretary of Homeland Security.--
     The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide written 
     notification of the publication of the Clearinghouse, as 
     required to be established under section 2220D of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 13302 of 
     this Act, to--
       (1) every State homeland security advisor;
       (2) every State department of homeland security; and
       (3) other Department of Homeland Security partners in the 
     implementation of the evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (c) Notification by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     provide written notification of the publication of the 
     Clearinghouse, as required to be established under section 
     2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by 
     section 13302 of this Act, to--
       (1) every State department of public health; and
       (2) other Department of Health and Human Services partners 
     in the implementation of the evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (d) Notification by the Attorney General.--The Attorney 
     General shall provide written notification of the publication 
     of the Clearinghouse, as required to be established under 
     section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added 
     by section 13302 of this Act, to--
       (1) every State department of justice; and
       (2) other Department of Justice partners in the 
     implementation of the evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse, as determined 
     appropriate by the Attorney General.

     SEC. 13304. GRANT PROGRAM REVIEW.

       (a) Federal Grants and Resources.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Clearinghouse or 
     the external advisory board established under section 2220D 
     of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by this 
     subtitle, shall--
       (1) review grant programs and identify any grant program 
     that may be used to implement evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse;

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       (2) identify any evidence-based practices and 
     recommendations of the Clearinghouse for which there is not a 
     Federal grant program that may be used for the purposes of 
     implementing the evidence-based practice or recommendation as 
     applicable to the agency; and
       (3) periodically report any findings under paragraph (2) to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress.
       (b) State Grants and Resources.--The Clearinghouse shall, 
     to the extent practicable, identify, for each State--
       (1) each agency responsible for school safety in the State, 
     or any State that does not have such an agency designated;
       (2) any grant program that may be used for the purposes of 
     implementing evidence-based practices and recommendations of 
     the Clearinghouse; and
       (3) any resources other than grant programs that may be 
     used to assist in implementation of evidence-based practices 
     and recommendations of the Clearinghouse.

     SEC. 13305. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Waiver of Requirements.--Nothing in this subtitle or 
     the amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to 
     create, satisfy, or waive any requirement under--
       (1) title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.);
       (2) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.);
       (3) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000d et seq.);
       (4) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.); or
       (5) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
     seq.).
       (b) Prohibition on Federally Developed, Mandated, or 
     Endorsed Curriculum.--Nothing in this subtitle or the 
     amendments made by this subtitle shall be construed to 
     authorize any officer or employee of the Federal Government 
     to engage in an activity otherwise prohibited under section 
     103(b) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 
     U.S.C. 3403(b)).

                 Subtitle D--Amendment on ESEA Funding

     SEC. 13401. AMENDMENT ON ESEA FUNDING.

       Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) for the provision to any person of a dangerous 
     weapon, as defined in section 930(g)(2) of title 18, United 
     States Code, or training in the use of a dangerous weapon.''.

                       DIVISION B--APPROPRIATIONS

        The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to meet 
     additional resource needs of the National Instant Criminal 
     Background Check System.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

                       Office of Justice Programs

               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For an additional amount for ``State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', $1,400,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for grants to be administered by the Office 
     of Justice Programs:  Provided, That $280,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal 
     year 2022, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $280,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended, shall be made available 
     for fiscal year 2024, $280,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $280,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     made available for fiscal year 2026:  Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading in this Act, 
     the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in 
     equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026--
       (1) $750,000,000 shall be awarded pursuant to the formula 
     allocation (adjusted in proportion to the relative amounts 
     statutorily designated therefor) that was used in the fiscal 
     year prior to the year for which funds are provided for the 
     Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, as 
     authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Acts of 1968 (Public Law 90-
     351) (the ``1968 Act''), and shall be for the purposes 
     described in section 501(a)(1)(I) of title I of the 1968 Act, 
     as amended by title II of division A of this Act:  Provided 
     further, That the allocation provisions under sections 505(a) 
     through (e), the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 
     505(g), and section 1001(c) of title I of the 1968 Act shall 
     not apply to the amount described in this paragraph;
       (2) $200,000,000 shall be for grants administered by the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under 
     the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V of division S 
     of Public Law 115-141);
       (3) $200,000,000 shall be for grants to the States to 
     upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National 
     Instant Criminal Background Check System, including grants to 
     assist States in providing disqualifying juvenile records 
     under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, 
     United States Code:  Provided further, That the grants 
     described in this paragraph shall be available to State 
     criminal record repositories and State court systems; and
       (4) $250,000,000 shall be for a community violence 
     intervention and prevention initiative.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

             community oriented policing services programs

       For an additional amount for ``Community Oriented Policing 
     Services Programs'', $100,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for competitive grants to be administered by the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes 
     authorized under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title 
     V of division S of Public Law 115-141):  Provided, That 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     made available for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal 
     year 2023, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $20,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, shall be made available for 
     fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 21001.  None of the funds made available by this title 
     may be transferred in this or any future fiscal year pursuant 
     to the authority in section 205 of the Commerce, Justice, 
     Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, or 
     any successor provision in a subsequently enacted 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 21002. (a) The Department of Justice shall provide a 
     detailed spend plan for the fiscal year 2022 and 2023 funds 
     made available in this title to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     within 45 days after the enactment of this Act and, for each 
     of fiscal years 2024 through 2026, as part of the annual 
     budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Attorney General shall 
     submit a detailed spend plan for the funds made available in 
     this title in that fiscal year.
       (b) The spend plan described in subsection (a) shall 
     include a specific and detailed description of the intended 
     administration, review processes, allowable purposes, 
     eligibility requirements, and priority areas or weightings 
     for the grant programs funded in this title.

                                TITLE II

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

                health surveillance and program support

       For an additional amount for ``Health Surveillance and 
     Program Support'', $800,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2025:  Provided, That $312,500,000, to remain 
     available until December 31, 2022, shall be made available 
     for fiscal year 2022, $162,500,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 
     2023, $162,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, and 
     $162,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2025:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following 
     purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2025, unless stated otherwise--
       (1) $250,000,000 shall be for grants for the community 
     mental health services block grant program under subpart I of 
     part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act;
       (2) $40,000,000 shall be for National Child Traumatic 
     Stress Network;
       (3) $240,000,000 shall be for activities and services under 
     Project AWARE, of which no less than $28,000,000 shall be for 
     activities described in section 7134 of Public Law 115-271;
       (4) $120,000,000 shall be for Mental Health Awareness 
     Training; and
       (5) $150,000,000 shall be for the National Suicide 
     Prevention Lifeline for fiscal year 2022.

                        Office of the Secretary

            public health and social services emergency fund

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for ``Public Health and Social 
     Services Emergency Fund'', $190,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2026:  Provided, That $82,000,000, to 
     remain available until December 31, 2022, shall be made 
     available for fiscal year 2022, $32,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2023, shall be made available 
     for fiscal year 2023, $32,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 
     2024, $32,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2025, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2026:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following 
     purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 
     through 2026, unless stated otherwise--
       (1) $60,000,000 shall be for primary care training and 
     enhancement under section 747 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 293k) to provide mental and behavioral health 
     care training as part of the training of pediatricians and 
     other primary care clinicians who plan to provide care for 
     pediatric populations and other vulnerable populations, such 
     as victims of abuse or trauma, and individuals with mental 
     health or substance use disorders:  Provided further, That 
     section 747(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     293k(c)(2)) shall not apply to funding made available in this 
     paragraph:  Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     transferred to ``Health Resources and Services 
     Administration--Health Workforce'';

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       (2) $80,000,000 shall be for pediatric mental health care 
     access under section 330M of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 254c-19), in equal amounts for each of fiscal 
     years 2022 through 2025:  Provided further, That such funds 
     shall be transferred to ``Health Resources and Services 
     Administration--Maternal and Child Health''; and
       (3) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
     be for carrying out subsection (b) of section 11003 of 
     division A of this Act for fiscal year 2022:  Provided 
     further, That such funds shall be transferred to ``Centers 
     for Medicare & Medicaid Services--Grants to States for 
     Medicaid''.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

                      School Improvement Programs

       For an additional amount for ``School Improvement 
     Programs'', $1,050,000,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 2025, for carrying out subpart 1 of part A of 
     title IV and part B of title IV of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education of 1965 (referred to in this Act as 
     ``ESEA''), in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
     such purposes:  Provided, That $50,000,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2023, shall be for carrying 
     out part B of title IV of the ESEA:  Provided further, That 
     the Secretary shall increase support for the implementation 
     of evidence-based practices intended to increase attendance 
     and engagement of students in the middle grades and high 
     school in community learning centers using funds in the 
     preceding proviso:  Provided further, That $1,000,000,000 
     shall be for activities under section 4108 of the ESEA and, 
     notwithstanding section 4105 of such Act, States shall make 
     awards on a competitive basis to high-need local educational 
     agencies as determined by the State.

                 Safe Schools and Citizenship Education

       For an additional amount for ``Safe Schools and Citizenship 
     Education'', $1,000,000,000, to remain available through 
     December 31, 2026:  Provided, That $200,000,000, to remain 
     available until March 31, 2023, shall be made available for 
     fiscal year 2022, $200,000,000, to remain available until 
     December 31, 2023, shall be made available for fiscal year 
     2023, $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 
     2024, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2025, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until December 31, 2026, 
     shall be made available for fiscal year 2026:  Provided 
     further, That not more than two percent of each of such 
     amounts may be used for program administration, technical 
     assistance, data collection, and dissemination of best 
     practices:  Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading in this Act, the following 
     amounts shall be available for the following purposes in 
     equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026--
       (1) $500,000,000 shall be for carrying out School Based 
     Mental Health Services Grants, in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes; and
       (2) $500,000,000 shall be for carrying out Mental Health 
     Services Professional Demonstration Grants, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

                     GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE

       Sec. 22001.  None of the funds made available by this title 
     may be transferred in this or any future fiscal year pursuant 
     to the authority in section 205 or section 302 of the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 
     (division H of Public Law 117-103), or any successor 
     provision in a subsequently enacted appropriations Act, or 
     section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
       Sec. 22002.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Health and Human 
     Services and Education shall each provide a detailed spend 
     plan of anticipated uses of funds made available to their 
     respective Departments in this title, including estimated 
     personnel and administrative costs, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:  Provided, That such plans shall be updated and 
     submitted to such Committees every 60 days until all funds 
     are expended:  Provided further, That the spend plans shall 
     be accompanied by a listing of each contract obligation 
     incurred that exceeds $5,000,000 which has not previously 
     been reported, including the amount of each such obligation:  
     Provided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be briefed 
     on obligations quarterly until all funds are expended.
       Sec. 22003.  Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of Health and Human 
     Services and Education shall each provide biweekly obligation 
     reports for funds made available to their respective 
     Departments in this title, including anticipated uses of 
     funds made available in this title, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate:  Provided, That such reports shall be updated and 
     submitted biweekly to the Committees until all funds are 
     expended.

                               TITLE III

                   GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS DIVISION

       Sec. 23001.  Each amount appropriated or made available by 
     this division is in addition to amounts otherwise 
     appropriated for the fiscal year involved.
       Sec. 23002.  No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     division shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 23003.  Unless otherwise provided for by this 
     division, the additional amounts appropriated by this 
     division to appropriations accounts shall be available under 
     the authorities and conditions applicable to such 
     appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.
       Sec. 23004.  Each amount provided by this division is 
     designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 
     4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
       Sec. 23005. (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary 
     effects of each division of this Act shall not be entered on 
     either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 
     the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010.
       (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of each 
     division of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO 
     scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. 
     Res. 71 (115th Congress).
       (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(7) 
     and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division 
     shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 of such Act 
     and as appropriations for discretionary accounts for purposes 
     of the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant 
     to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 
     section 4001 of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
        This division may be cited as the ``Bipartisan Safer 
     Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022''.

         Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to make our 
     communities safer.''.


                            Motion to Concur

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Nadler moves that the House concur in the Senate 
     amendments to the House amendment to S. 2938.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1204, the 
motion shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
or their designees.
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) and the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Jordan) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.


                             general leave

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
insert extraneous material on S. 2938.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would be remiss if I did not comment on the decision 
of the Supreme Court, just minutes ago, to revoke the constitutional 
right to abortion, a right that millions of Americans have relied upon 
for half a century.
  Worse, Justice Thomas has indicated that this is merely the beginning 
of a radical, rightwing effort to roll back other rights, including the 
right to contraception, the right to marry whomever we choose, and the 
fundamental right to privacy.
  We should observe that the same Justices telling us today that 
questions about reproductive rights must be left to the States, told us 
just yesterday that the States cannot be trusted to regulate modern 
firearms, weapons that were never dreamed of by the Framers of the 
Second Amendment. History will prove these activists wrong on both 
counts.
  But today, Mr. Speaker, we take a historic first step toward ending 
the epidemic of gun violence in this Nation, the only developed Nation 
with this problem.
  We come to this moment after the tragic loss of so many innocent 
lives: 10 African Americans in Buffalo, targeted because of their race; 
19 young students and 2 teachers in Uvalde, just a few days short of 
their summer vacations; scores more lost in other mass shootings too 
numerous to mention; and over 100 more Americans killed every day in 
gun violence that never makes the headlines.
  No piece of legislation can ever bring these lives back. No 
legislation can make their families or their communities whole. But we 
can act to keep others from facing the same trauma they have endured.
  A few weeks ago, I was proud to bring forth the Protecting Our Kids 
Act,

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which took a bipartisan and comprehensive approach to ending gun 
violence. I am pleased that the Senate incorporated portions of that 
bill into their own legislation.
  I wish there was more. I wish we could say we were doing everything 
we could to prevent another parent from losing their child to gun 
violence, but I am proud to be making an important start today.
  This cannot be the last step, but we also cannot let another day go 
by without taking action to make our communities safer and to keep even 
one more family whole.
  Recently, I have turned to a particular teaching in the Talmud:

       Whoever takes one life, it is as if he kills the entire 
     world; and whoever saves one life, it is as if he saves the 
     entire world.

  This legislation includes provisions that will save many lives. Like 
the Protecting Our Kids Act, it includes funding to implement extreme 
risk protection laws and the prohibition on straw purchasing. It also 
strengthens background checks for those under 21, makes more sellers 
responsible for conducting background checks, takes steps to address 
the boyfriend loophole, and provides significant funding for programs 
that will make our communities safer.
  Today, we will send legislation to the President's desk, for the 
first time in decades, that will make progress toward ending the 
scourge of gun violence.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1130

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, let me first say, God bless the United States Supreme 
Court. And God bless President Trump for the people he selected for our 
highest court. Today's decision is a win for the Constitution and a win 
for the sanctity of human life. June 24, 2022, a date that will be 
remembered as a win for the sacredness of human life.
  Now this bill. Mr. Speaker, the rights spelled out in the First 
Amendment and protected by the Second Amendment are why the United 
States is different than every other country. It is why we are special. 
It is why we are the greatest Nation in history.
  For 18 months, the Democrats have attacked our First Amendment 
liberties. Today, they are coming after our Second Amendment liberties. 
And who knows what it will be tomorrow. I can only imagine.
  My guess is, in light of the decision yesterday from Justice Thomas, 
the decision today from the Court, my guess is they are going to look 
to pack the Court. The Democrat chair of the Committee on the Judiciary 
has already introduced legislation to pack the Court.
  It might be amnesty for the 2 million illegal immigrants who have 
come into our country in the Biden administration. They told us they 
want to end the electoral college and the filibuster--and who knows 
what it will be tomorrow. But today, they are coming after law-abiding 
American citizens' Second Amendment liberties.
  Understand what this legislation does. This legislation tells States: 
Someone who doesn't like you can report you to law enforcement or to a 
judge. There will be a hearing, a hearing where you can't be at, your 
lawyer can't be at, you can't confront your accuser. You didn't commit 
any crime, but they can take your property. They can take your guns. 
They can take away your Second Amendment rights. And then you have to 
petition to have a subsequent hearing where you get them back. That is 
what this legislation does.
  And understand this, and this is so important. This is not being done 
in a vacuum. Understand what we have seen from the left and how they 
have weaponized a government against their political enemies.
  Mr. Speaker, 12 years ago, it was the IRS targeting conservatives.
  Mr. Speaker, 6 years ago, it was the FBI spying on President Trump's 
campaign.
  More recently, it was the Department of Justice using 
counterterrorism measures against moms and dads.
  Just a few weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security set up the 
Disinformation Governance Board; going to chill everyone's speech. 
Today, they are coming after your Second Amendment liberties.
  Here is the good news: Yesterday, the Supreme Court got it right. 
They got it right when it came to the Second Amendment. We should 
celebrate that. I hope that this bill doesn't pass. It seems like it is 
going to, but I hope it doesn't.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished Speaker of the House.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for 
his extraordinary leadership in bringing this very important 
legislation to the floor. I commend the chairman, as well as Mr.   Mike 
Thompson, the chair of our Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and so 
many others who have participated in so many elements of this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bipartisan Safer Communities 
Act, a strong step forward to combat America's epidemic of gun violence 
and to protect our precious children.
  As lawmakers, we share a sacred responsibility to keep our kids safe 
from harm. But according to new data from the CDC, guns are the number 
one killer of children in America; more than car accidents or cancer. 
Our hearts remain shattered by the rampage at Robb Elementary School in 
Uvalde, as they do from the massacre at Sandy Hook, and countless other 
communities across the Nation.
  Indeed, we know these schools could have been in any one of our 
districts--and have been in some, those families could have been any 
one of our neighbors--and have been, and those children could have been 
our own.
  All of us who have met with survivors in the wake of the tragedies 
have heard their message loud and clear. We must do something.
  Today, in their honor, we heed their powerful cry, sending a major 
gun violence prevention legislation to President Biden's desk for 
signature. We send it to the President for his signature, with 
gratitude for his leadership on this important issue. He was the author 
of the Brady Law in 1994 and has been a champion ever since.
  This legislation, the bipartisan Safer Communities Act, includes 
several strong steps to save lives not only from horrific mass 
shootings, but also from the daily massacre of gun crime, suicide, and 
tragic accidents.
  Included in this package are two major provisions which we have 
championed here in the House:
  First, this bill includes significant investments to help States 
establish Extreme Risk Protection Order Laws, otherwise known as red 
flag laws.
  Thanks to the leadership of Representative Lucy McBath, who has been 
our inspirational leader on this subject in our caucus and this 
Congress, and Salud Carbajal, these provisions will keep deadly weapons 
away from those who pose a threat to themselves and to others.
  Secondly, this bill takes strong action to combat straw purchases, a 
cause Congresswoman Robin Kelly spearheaded in our Chamber. Although we 
hear about the notorious mass murders every day on our streets and in 
our country, murders take place. Doing so will make it illegal to buy 
guns on behalf of those who cannot legally purchase.
  If I can pass the test, I buy the gun. And then I sell it to you 
because you can't pass the test.
  Straw purchase. Very dangerous. This bill addresses that. That is a 
giant step.
  This package also includes additional initiatives that will help 
reduce the danger of gun violence across our country. We are moving 
toward closing the boyfriend loophole: a victory to help protect 
survivors of domestic violence and to stop known abusers from acquiring 
a gun. This has long been a priority.
  We are strengthening background checks for potential buyers under 21, 
which would have applied to the 18-year-old gunman at Uvalde. And we 
are making enormous investments in mental health programs, school 
safety programs, and community-based violence prevention initiatives.
  I mention all these, Mr. Speaker, because, of course, I have to say 
that this

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bill doesn't do everything we would like to do. We need to do more on 
background checks. There is some other language that we would like to 
do in terms of background checks not only on guns, but perhaps on high-
capacity armament.
  I say to my colleagues, as I frequently do--but it applies here now 
more than ever: Let us not judge this legislation for what is not in it 
but respect it for what it does. And what it does is save lives. And we 
are very, very proud of that.
  Again, I thank Chairman Nadler and Gun Violence Protection Task Force 
chairman,   Mike Thompson, for their determined leadership in bringing 
this legislation to the floor. This package represents the most 
significant action to prevent gun violence in nearly three decades and 
is a necessary step to honor our solemn duty as lawmakers to protect 
and defend the American people.
  Importantly, the bipartisan Safer Communities Act has earned strong 
support from gun owners, gun survivors, and law enforcement alike.
  Gun Owners for Responsible Ownership endorse our bill saying: ``We 
write today as responsible gun owners; but above all else, we are proud 
parents and grandparents of toddlers, students, and young teachers. We 
want them to be safe.''
  Everytown for Gun Safety wrote that this ``commonsense legislation 
addresses every form of gun violence.''
  And the Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association 
of Chiefs of Police applauded our bipartisan agreement, calling it a 
giant step forward and one that will save lives. I repeat: A giant step 
forward and one that will save lives. The statements are from the 
Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs 
of Police.
  Indeed, keeping our children safe is a unifying issue for our 
country, and it must be a unifying issue in this Congress.
  Yesterday, our Nation watched in horror as a radical partisan 
supermajority of the Supreme Court ruled to flood America's streets 
with even more deadly weapons.
  It is unconscionable that as America reaches a fever pitch of gun 
violence, the Court has chosen to create a new right to bring guns into 
public spaces, while hindering the ability of States to stop the 
bloodshed. In doing so, the GOP supermajority, Trump-McConnell Court, 
is implicitly endorsing the tragedy of mass shootings and daily gun 
deaths plaguing our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, with this bipartisan package, we take the first steps to 
fight back on behalf of the American people who desperately want new 
measures to keep communities safe in the high numbers in the polling.
  Our Democratic House majority has again and again passed landmark 
legislation that would combat the scourge of gun violence, and we will 
never give up in our fight to save lives
  Mr. Speaker, our fight to prevent gun violence is of, by, and for the 
children.
  Of the children, because they are suffering. It is heartbreaking that 
in America more children die from guns than any other cause.
  By the children, because they are leading. We see the children 
marching in the streets, testifying before Congress, demanding action.
  And always for the children, building a future where every child can 
reach his or her fulfillment, free from the fear of gun violence.
  To the Members who lack the courage to join in this work--to those 
who lack the courage to join in this work--I say your political 
survival is insignificant compared to the survival of our children. 
Today, we will prevail for the children.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a strong bipartisan ``aye'' vote for this 
lifesaving legislation.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I will tell you what saves lives. The 
decision we got from the Supreme Court today saves lives. This bill 
takes rights away from law-abiding citizens, their Second Amendment 
liberties. That is the key distinction.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from 
Louisiana (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, Speaker Pelosi just lectured 
us. She said guns are the number one killer of children in America.
  That is not true. Abortion violence is the number one killer of 
children in America, until today. There is no right to abortion in the 
Constitution. And, thankfully, the Supreme Court finally said that 
decisively. Thanks be to God.
  There is a right, however, a crystal-clear right in the Constitution 
to keep and bear arms. But here we are today. Congress is moving full 
steam ahead to restrict the right to self-defense for law-abiding gun 
owners and the right to due process for all Americans.
  This legislation is the wrong approach, and we ought to oppose it.
  In our Judiciary markup several days ago, some of our Democrat 
colleagues here on the floor today openly said they don't care about 
the Constitution. They don't care about its protections. They want to 
overlook that. This bill does that. It is the perfect example of 
Members of Congress simply ignoring the Constitution.
  President Biden and his administration are already disobeying laws 
that we have on the books to revoke firearm dealer licenses over simple 
clerical errors. This legislation is going to make that worse. This is 
not going to help anything. It is going to lead to more errors, more 
false flags, more backlogs in the NICS system. There is nothing in this 
bill to fix that. There is nothing in this bill to increase school 
safety.

  Mr. Speaker, we want real solutions. We think that we ought to harden 
the schools; real, physical improvements to help protect children, but 
that is not here. They didn't have time for that.
  Two weeks ago, I had a very moving conversation with Pastor YJ 
Jimenez. He is a pastor on the ground ministering to the people of the 
Uvalde community who have suffered such an unspeakable loss. He said 
something that was really clear, and I think it is echoed throughout 
America. People paid a lot of attention to it.
  He said, You know what, we need to address the root causes of all 
this bloodshed. He said America's problem is not guns. America's 
problem is a heart problem. And he is exactly right.
  Today we are seeing the results of decades of decline in the 
secularization of American society and the open assault on our 
institutions: family, religion, morality, the breakdown of law and 
order.
  We see the results of all this on young people--in clinical settings, 
in schools, and everywhere else.
  We want to do things that matter.
  It is not more gun control.
  It is not more Federal laws.
  It is not more intrusive government.
  We need to address the root causes.

                              {time}  1145

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), a member of the Judiciary 
Committee.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I stand here in the name of Mr. Garza, 
whose daughter in Uvalde bled out, Buffalo, Tulsa, Parkland, Santa Fe, 
and Sandy Hook. I stand here with the recognition of my chairman, Mr. 
Nadler, and the years and decades--mine, over two decades--of fighting 
for gun laws.
  As I hold up the number of gun laws that I introduced over 27 years--
pages and pages--I can say to the Senate that in this bill, the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, they have built on our legislation.
  My bill, the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act, 
which will increase access to mental health treatment, is in this bill. 
The Violence Against Women Act, the boyfriend loophole, is in this 
bill. The Protecting Our Kids Act and the issues dealing with raising 
the age, bump stocks, and ghost guns are yet to be done, but we can 
stand on this because it was bipartisan.
  Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a list of gun violence 
prevention legislation.

   Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas Gun Violence Prevention 
                              Legislation


                             117th Congress

       H.R. 127--Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration 
     Act
       H.R. 2585, ``Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
     Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
     Act''
       H.R. 121--Grin Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2021
       H.R. 125, Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2021
       H.R. 130, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act
       H.R. 135, Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 
     2021

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       H.R. 137, Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention 
     Act of 2021
       H.R. 133, David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021


                             116th Congress

       H.R. 49, Santa Fe High School Victims Act
       H.R. 4080, Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act
       H.R. 4081, Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration 
     Act
       H.R. 4082, Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 
     2019


                             115th Congress

       H.R. 57, Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 
     2017
       H.R. 62, Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017
       H.R. 1982, Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention 
     Act of 2017
       H.R. 1983, David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2017
       H.R. 4268, Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 2017
       H.R. 5088, No More Atrocities with Guns Act or the No MAGA 
     Act
       H.R. 7016, Protect Lives and Stop the Imminent Chaos Act of 
     2019--the PLASTIC Act


                             114th Congress

       H.R. 4315--Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention 
     Act
       H.R. 4316--Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act
       H.R. 47--Gun Storage and Safety Devices for All Firearms 
     Act
       H.R. 3125--Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act
       H.R. 5470--Stopping Mass Killings by Violent Terrorists Act
       H. Amdt. 48 to H.R. 5 Student Success Act
       H.R. 68--Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
     Program Reauthorization Act of 2016


                             113th Congress

       H.R. 65, Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2013
       H.R. 2665, To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety 
     devices
       H.R. 2585--Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
     Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
     Act of 2013


                             112th Congress

       H.R. 4315, Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention 
     Act of 2016
       H.R. 4316, Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2016
       H.R. 65, Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2013
       H.R. 2665, To ensure secure gun storage and gun safety 
     devices.
       H.R. 227--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2011
       H.R. 83--Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011
       H.R. 5770--Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
     Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
     Act
       H.R. 6019--Juvenile Accountability Block Grant 
     Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention 
     Act of 2012


                             111th Congress

       H.R. 257--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2009
       H.R. 6542--Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2010


                             110th Congress

       H.R. 256--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2007


                             109th Congress

       H.R. 246--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2005


                             108th Congress

       H.R. 76--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2003


                             107th Congress

       H.R 70--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 
     2001
       H. Amdt. 187--107th Congress


                             106th Congress

       H.R. 3987--Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act 
     of 2000

  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, people are dying every day, and it is 
obvious that through the legislation--The New York Times said here are 
the shootings, pages and pages, that could have been stopped by 
stricter gun laws.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman from Texas.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, this article has the mass shootings 
where stricter gun laws might have made a difference.
  We understand that this legislation is only the concrete beginning. 
My friends are going to attack that, but the American people are 70 
percent for banning various weapons that are assault weapons. They are 
70 percent and more for extreme risk protection. They are 70 percent 
and more for understanding that we need an extended time for purchase 
of these guns. And, yes, they are supporters of the Kimberly Vaughn 
Safe Storage Act, which is a storage bill that says that we need to get 
people to prevent suicide and to store their guns.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 2938, the ``Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act.''
  America is experiencing a crisis of gun violence.
  In America, gun violence threatens our sense of safety and security 
everywhere we go: where we shop for groceries; where we worship with 
our families; and where we enjoy movies, dancing, outdoor festivals, 
and concerts with friends.
  I and many other members of Congress have introduced commonsense gun 
safety legislation to make communities safer--over and over, year after 
year, Congress after Congress. Until now, we have been unable to pass 
any meaningful legislation.
  After more than twenty years of drafting and repeatedly introducing 
gun safety legislation, like my bill, the Mental Health Access and Gun 
Violence Prevention Act to increase access to mental health treatment 
and promote reporting of mental health information to the background 
check system, I am encouraged by the steps we are taking today but wish 
we did not have to lose so many lives to reach this point.
  For years, I fought to close the boyfriend loophole--most recently in 
the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2021, which passed 
the House last year.
  Finally, through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, we will ensure 
abusive dating partners convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence 
offenses are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms for at 
least five years.
  Two weeks ago, this body proved to the American people that a 
compromise could be reached on sensible gun safety measures when we 
passed the ``Protecting Our Kids Act.'' That legislation, which I 
introduced along with Chairman Jerry Nadler and Representative Mike 
Thompson, encompassed decades of our hard work and proved to be the 
catalyst for the bill we are considering today.
  Like the Protecting Our Kids Act, this bill would establish new 
federal offenses that specifically prohibit gun trafficking and straw 
purchasing to thwart guns moving through the iron pipeline, keeping 
them off the street and out of the hands of criminals.
  While our bill would have raised the age at which a person could 
purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21--a concept I proposed in 
my No More Atrocities with Guns Act of 2018--this bill would enhance 
the background check process and investigative period for purchases of 
rifles by anyone under the age of 21 and further strengthen the 
background check process by clarifying who is engaged in the business 
of selling firearms and, as a result, is required to run background 
checks.
  We also passed the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 
recently that would give loved ones the ability to seek an extreme risk 
protection order before our federal court when an individual presents a 
serious threat to themselves or others by use of a firearm and provide 
funding to enhance, promote, and implement similar laws at the state-
level, which Safer Communities will do.
  With the passage of this bill, we make a significant step forward in 
the fight to end gun violence. But we must keep working to find 
reasonable solutions to other problems that contribute to gun violence 
in this country that are not addressed in this bill.
  We must ban deadly bump stocks, ghost guns, and high-capacity 
magazines as we endeavored to do in the Protecting Our Kids Act. We 
must ban assault weapons.
  We must institute a seven-day waiting period for purchases of the 
deadliest of instrumentalities such as silencers and body armor, which 
I have pressed for in my own bill, the Gun Safety: Not Sorry Act of 
2017 and 2021, and assault weapons if we do not ban them.
  We must pass legislation that encourages safe firearm storage 
practices, like my bill the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act 
that was included in the Protecting Our Kids Act to expand the 
requirement that safe storage devices be made available at the point of 
sale, which will train new gun owners on the value of safe storage and 
remind seasoned gun owners that safe storage goes hand-in-hand with 
responsible gun ownership.
  23 years after Columbine when I first began introducing gun safety 
legislation, and hundreds of thousands of gun deaths later, we continue 
to mourn the unnecessary loss of life. Enough is enough.
  While this bill may not solve all the problems that contribute to the 
epidemic of gun violence, we must pass it without delay. Far too many 
lives have been lost for us to wait any longer.
  I support this meaningful, bipartisan legislation and urge my 
colleagues to do the same. Let us save lives and protect the children 
of America--together.
  The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act would inject $4.5 billion in 
critical funding into various state agencies and programs through the 
Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, and 
Department of Education to:
  Expand community mental health services for children and families, 
and fund school-based mental health services and supports;

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  Implement evidence-based school violence prevention efforts; and
  Encourage and support evidence-based, community violence intervention 
programs and crisis intervention services, including the implementation 
of vital Red Flag Laws--which have been proven to reduce the firearm 
suicide rates in states that have already enacted such laws.
  In America, gun violence is the leading cause of death among 
children. In America, an average of 70 women are shot and killed by an 
intimate partner every month. In America, mass shootings occur 
increasingly each year--and every day, 316 people on average are shot. 
In America, 45,979 deaths were by suicide in 2020--more than half of 
those deaths were by firearm.
  Each day parents send their children off to school, from elementary 
age to college, praying now more than ever that they will return to 
them safe and sound.
  19 elementary school-aged children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas; 
10 people going about their daily lives at a market in Buffalo, New 
York, all killed by 18-year-olds wielding AR-15-style weapons of war. 
And 4 people murdered at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma with another 
assault weapon purchased only hours earlier.
  In my home state of Texas, the El Paso Walmart shooting--22 dead; 
Sutherland Springs--26 dead; Santa Fe High School--10 dead; Fort Hood 
in 2009--13 dead; and the Dallas shooting of police--5 officers dead 
and nine others injured.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Biggs).
  Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, I thank God for the decision that stops the 
heinous practice that has taken more than 60 million lives in this 
country over the last 50 years. I thank God that those voices that have 
been lost, we will not see that anymore. I hope and pray that that is 
the case. I thank them for that.
  There is no right to take that life, but there is a right to defend 
yourself. We have a God-given, constitutionally protected right to 
protect ourselves, and the Supreme Court reaffirmed that yesterday.
  This bill infringes on the constitutionally protected rights of law-
abiding Americans, and it provides funding for States to infringe on 
Americans' Second Amendment rights and violate their due process 
rights.
  It treats 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old Americans as second-class 
citizens. The Ninth Circuit recently held that the Second Amendment 
applies to 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old Americans just like it does to 
Americans over the age of 21.
  This bill criminalizes routine gun transactions between law-abiding 
Americans.
  Justice Alito, in his concurrence, highlighted the flawed logic used 
by the supporters of this bill. Alito said: ``Does the dissent think 
that laws like New York's prevent or deter such atrocities? Will a 
person bent on carrying out a mass shooting be stopped if he knows that 
it is illegal to carry a handgun outside the home? And how does the 
dissent account for the fact that one of the mass shootings near the 
top of its list took place in Buffalo? The New York law at issue in 
this case obviously did not stop that perpetrator.''
  The essence of this is gun controls do not stop criminals because 
criminals have no regard for the law. That is the definition of a 
criminal.
  This bill will restrict law-abiding Americans' ability to purchase 
firearms and protect themselves and their families. It violates a basic 
God-given right.
  Mr. Speaker, I oppose this bill and urge my colleagues to do the 
same.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren), a member of the Judiciary 
Committee.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill.
  My State of California has several provisions in law that are 
included in this bill, but it doesn't work as a patchwork because 
individuals can cross State lines and endanger people.
  Everything in this bill is consistent with the Second Amendment. That 
is why it got such bipartisan support in the Senate.
  In the last 3 years alone, my district has had two cities added to 
the long list of communities that have experienced mass shootings.
  America doesn't have to be the only country in the world where mass 
shootings are a near-daily occurrence. There is broad support in the 
country for reform that will prevent this epidemic of gun violence.
  This bill doesn't do everything that I think should happen, but it 
does something. It will make people safer. I strongly urge its support.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. McClintock).
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, instead of treating law-abiding citizens 
as if they were criminals, maybe we should start treating criminals as 
if they were criminals. Stop the plea bargains, put gun predators 
behind bars until they are old and gray, and execute the murderers.
  Those measures worked until a generation of soft-on-crime judges, 
woke district attorneys, and politically correct police commissioners 
made a mockery of our laws.
  If someone is dangerously mentally ill, then, of course, they should 
not have access to firearms. They shouldn't have access to any kind of 
weapons. We once confined them so we could treat them and prevent them 
from doing harm during the course of their illness. We had a commitment 
process that respected due process. They could come before a judge to 
challenge the findings in open court, submit evidence on their behalf, 
and face their accuser, but not under the red flag laws this bill 
promotes.
  An anonymous accuser can trigger a secret proceeding against you that 
you don't even know is happening until the police bang on your door in 
the dead of night, ransack your house, and strip you of your right of 
self-defense. The burden then falls on you to try to restore it.
  This bill also targets young adults for special restrictions. We 
trust them to vote, to start families, to enter into legally binding 
agreements, but we don't trust them with firearms because of what some 
criminal or madman their age did?
  Just laws hold people accountable for their own actions; unjust laws 
hold them accountable for other people's actions. This is an unjust 
law.
  These atrocities will go on until we get the criminals and madmen off 
our streets. How many more tragedies do we need to go through before 
the Congress understands this self-evident truth?
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished majority leader of the House.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, for years, the gun violence epidemic in our 
country has forced us to cope with immeasurable grief and loss.
  Throughout America, many communities have begun to erect memorials to 
remember those they have lost through gun violence. These monuments are 
not much different than those right outside The National Mall that 
honor Americans killed in war.
  Just last week, people in San Bernardino, California, unveiled the 
Curtain of Courage made of steel and bronze to pay tribute to the 16 
people who were murdered at a mass shooting there in 2015.
  In Newtown, Connecticut, a planned memorial will feature a spiral of 
granite inscribed with the names of 20 children and 6 teachers killed 
at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012.

  Memorials are being built or planned, as well, to honor those who 
died in shootings in Charleston, Orlando, Las Vegas, El Paso, Buffalo, 
Uvalde, and many others.
  The best way to honor those we have lost to gun violence, however, is 
not with bronze, steel, or granite. Rather, it is with meaningful 
action to prevent others from suffering the same fate.
  The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which was overwhelmingly passed 
by the United States Senate, and which I am pleased to bring to the 
floor today, is a step in the right direction to take action.
  This legislation includes measures that will reduce the threat of gun 
violence and save lives across the country. It will help implement red 
flag laws that empower law enforcement officers to keep guns out of the 
hands of people at risk of using them to harm themselves or others. 
Closing the so-called boyfriend loophole in this bill will prevent 
people convicted of domestic abuse in a dating relationship from 
possessing deadly firearms. If they have displayed violence, they ought 
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that will make mass violence more probable and possible. It will also 
require more thorough background checks for Americans under the age of 
21 who seek to purchase a gun.
  We passed expanded background checks through this House, and 85 
percent of the American people say they are for that--and that is the 
minimum--but no action has been taken in the United States Senate. They 
have taken some action, and some action is better than no action.
  Additionally, this legislation includes $250 million in funding for 
community-based violence prevention programs.
  Do we not want to see community violence diminished?
  It will also crack down on those who make straw purchases, purchases 
of guns that otherwise, under the existing system, could not be 
purchased by the ultimate user of those guns.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank Senator Murphy, Judiciary Committee Chairman 
Jerry Nadler, Representative Lucy McBath, Representative Robin Kelly, 
Chairman   Mike Thompson of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and 
those Republicans who said that ``NRA'' does not stand for ``no 
Republican action.'' They took action. They stood up, even in the face 
of boos from their own party.
  This legislation, as I said, is a step forward. That is how we make 
progress in America, a step at a time.
  None of us have had the opportunity ever to vote on a perfect bill in 
this House. We vote on good bills that we feel will move our country 
forward. This is that kind of bill, a step forward but not enough.
  Many of us feel that we need to do more. We need to do comprehensive 
background checks. We need to close the Charleston loophole. We sent 
those bills to the Senate.
  We can and must do more.
  Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that will weaken 
commonsense gun safety laws all over the country. Yes, we can return to 
the O.K. Corral and everybody having a six-shooter on their hip. 
Anybody who thinks that would make us a safer, more civil community I 
think is sadly mistaken. That fact ought to disturb all of us very 
deeply.
  The Court's decision to make it even easier for bad actors to carry 
dangerous concealed guns without restrictions should serve as a 
reminder that we need to take additional active steps to protect our 
communities and our kids, actions that are supported by the 
overwhelming majority of the American people.
  If we fail to do that, if we allow this legislation to be the end 
instead of the beginning, parents will continue to receive that 
dreaded, unfathomable call that they will never see their children 
again, and new monuments honoring victims will continue to pop up in 
communities across the country.
  Mr. Speaker, I say to my House colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, 
conservatives and liberals, we don't need additional memorials. We need 
action, and we need new laws.
  If we can follow today's legislation with action on comprehensive 
background checks and further gun safety measures, however, future 
generations--perhaps it is not guaranteed, but it is certainly worth 
the effort to reduce the gun violence and to reduce the need for 
memorials.

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  If we do not, then those who come after will wonder why their 
forebears allowed such violence to be perpetrated uniquely in America.
  Mr. Speaker, you don't find this in other countries--democratic 
countries and free countries--that protect individual rights.
  Mr. Speaker, today, in just a few minutes, let us begin to end the 
cycle of tragedy and inaction. Let us pass this bill and say: No more.
  Let us pass it and then do more. Vote ``yes.''
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Roy).
  Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding.
  Today, the United States Supreme Court stood up in defense of the 
Constitution in recognizing that it is the people--the people--who 
should be able to come together and make decisions about life and to be 
able to stand up and protect the God-given right to life.
  Here today on the floor of this body, the people's House--the so-
called people's House--is taking up legislation that is in direct 
conflict with the United States Constitution, our Bill of Rights, and 
the right to keep and bear arms. It is purposeful.
  Do you know what?
  When our colleagues say things like what the President said, that 
whether it is a 9-millimeter pistol or a rifle, I am going to continue 
to push to eliminate the sale of those things. When it is 
Representative Mondaire Jones saying that semi-automatic weapons would 
qualify as assault weapons and these things should be banned. Or when 
the Democrats tweeted that semi-automatic rifles are weapons of war, 
then we should believe you.
  We should believe you that you want to take those weapons. That is 
what you are saying. That is what my colleagues are saying.
  Here is the thing: my colleagues say, oh, don't worry, this is just 
money for mental health.
  Do you know what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and 
some academics say?
  They have put out stories talking about how supposedly conservatives 
are suffering from mental health issues and that Republicans have 
become the cult of the mentally ill.
  ``Is political conservatism a mild form of insanity?'' writes 
Psychology Today.
  You get article after article.
  What do you think you want to do with the mental health money? What 
do you think you want to do?
  You want to come after our ability to defend ourselves against the 
very tyranny you want to undermine by taking away the weapons we can 
use to defend ourselves against that tyranny. That is the purpose.
  My colleagues on this side of the aisle--the handful who are going 
along with it--should be ashamed of themselves because right now, 
today, we have a duty to stand up here and defend our right to defend 
ourselves against the very tyranny that you ignore.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, when the previous speaker refers to using 
guns to protect tyranny, he is talking--whether he realizes it or not--
about stopping tyranny by turning those weapons against American 
troops.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman 
from California (Mr. Thompson), who is the chairman of the Gun Violence 
Task Force.
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of 
this legislation, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  While the tragic loss of 19 precious children and 2 teachers in 
Uvalde, Texas, and the disgusting racially motivated slaughter in 
Buffalo, New York, captured the Nation's attention, we know that gun 
violence survivors and their allies across our country have been 
working every day to prevent the gun violence that kills 30 people 
every day and over 100 when you factor in accidents and suicides.
  The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passes three important tests. It 
is legal, it has the votes, and it saves lives. This bill saves lives 
by targeting convicted domestic abusers and felons coercing someone to 
illegally purchase a gun for them. This bill saves lives by 
strengthening school safety and mental health resources.
  This bill and the millions of gun violence victims and gun violence 
survivors deserve a ``yes'' vote today from every Member in this 
Chamber. A majority of Americans and responsible gun owners know this 
bill is important.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch).
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, on February 14, 2018, my community hit the 
depths of despair when 17 innocent people were slaughtered at Marjory 
Stoneman Douglas High School. The families from Stoneman Douglas who 
lost loved ones have committed themselves in so many ways since to help 
get us to this moment. For them, the families of Uvalde, Buffalo, 
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and so many families that we all have had the opportunity to get to 
know, this day is about them.
  But I finish with this: on the day after Parkland, there was a rally 
in the park near the school. The field was covered with high school 
kids who came to express themselves. One of them came up to me, still 
with a look of shock in her eyes. She grabbed my arm, and she said: 
Congressman, my best friend bled out on me. You have to do something.
  Today, we do.
  Mr. Speaker, vote ``yes'' to support this legislation.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Fitzgerald).
  Mr. FITZGERALD. Mr. Speaker, what a great day for the babies and--as 
the Speaker described it--the Trump-McConnell Supreme Court.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the House amendment to S. 
2938. This bill could have had strong bipartisan support if it had 
focused solely on mental health and school safety. The Supreme Court 
made it clear yesterday that the Second Amendment includes the right to 
carry a gun for self-defense purposes outside the home.
  This bill flies in the face of that ruling. Specifically, the bill 
fails to define what constitutes a willful violation that would warrant 
a revocation of a Federal firearm license. This is especially important 
given the Department of Justice's zero tolerance policy and the over 
500 percent increase in license revocation proceedings that have 
occurred under this administration.
  Current extreme risk protective orders that exist in 19 States do not 
come close to providing adequate due process protections. We cannot 
support the use of taxpayer funds to implement more such 
unconstitutional laws without specific and ironclad assurances that due 
process rights will be protected.
  In the wake of the tragic shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in 
February 2018, I worked with my colleagues in the Wisconsin legislature 
to protect against school shootings. We worked to pass Act 143 which 
appropriated $100 million in school safety grants. That is where this 
bill should be going.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to focus on bipartisan solutions 
that will not infringe on our constitutional rights.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lieu), who is a member of the Judiciary 
Committee.
  Mr. LIEU. Mr. Speaker, Democrats and Republicans are not the same. 
While Democrats are working to pass this gun safety legislation for the 
people, Republicans have whipped their Members to oppose it.
  Democrats and Republicans are not the same. With the Supreme Court 
handing down radical decisions, you have extreme MAGA Republicans 
working to eliminate gun safety laws, while Democrats are working to 
expand gun safety laws.
  You have extreme MAGA Republicans calling for a nationwide criminal 
abortion ban while Democrats are working to preserve Roe v. Wade.
  Democrats and Republicans are not the same. I urge all Americans to 
remember that this November.
  Mr. JORDAN. We sure aren't the same, Mr. Speaker. We actually think 
you should protect the sanctity of human life, and we so appreciate the 
decision from the Court today. We don't think you should take away 
rights from law-abiding American citizens.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Tiffany).
  Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, America does not have a gun problem. 
America has a crime problem.
  Mr. Speaker, law-abiding Americans do not want more laws chipping 
away at the Second Amendment. They do not want to see their right to 
bear arms eliminated on the installment plan. They want prosecutors to 
prosecute. They want the police to police. They want dangerous 
criminals off the streets and behind bars.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from California (Mr. Correa), who is a member of the 
Judiciary Committee.
  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, in Uvalde, Texas, children were killed in an 
elementary school. This is one of 128--128--mass shootings in America 
over the last 40 years.
  It is time to act. This is not perfect legislation. But if we can 
save one, two, three or more lives, then it is our responsibility to 
pass this legislation. Our communities are depending on us.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman who has 
done so much on this issue for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act.
  More than 15 years ago, I was chairman of Fairfax County when the 
Virginia Tech tragedy occurred. We buried six young people in my 
community that week--six. I am still in touch with those families, and 
the emptiness in their souls will never go away.
  Today, we have an opportunity to choose: will we protect our 
children, or will we continue to persist in an abstract ideological 
commitment to an absolute reading of the Second Amendment which is 
false, and a false reading of the Constitution.
  We can do something finally. America demands we do something. We need 
to disenthrall ourselves from the gun mythology and do the right thing: 
protecting our communities and our children.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Crow).
  Mr. CROW. Mr. Speaker, today I rise as a father, a combat veteran, a 
gun owner, and the Representative of a community devastated by gun 
violence.
  My constituents are family and friends of those who were killed at 
Columbine, at the Aurora Theater, at STEM School Highlands Ranch, and 
at the Boulder King Soopers. As a community, we consoled each other 
after each one of these terrible shootings, and we demanded commonsense 
reform, but for too long our Nation's leaders refused to act.
  When I came to Congress I promised my constituents that I would fight 
to protect our community from gun violence.
  Today, I am proud to vote for the first comprehensive gun violence 
package in 30 years. This bill is a first step. It doesn't have 
everything we would hope for, but it is a step in the right direction.
  Today's success belongs to every Coloradan who turned their hurt into 
action. This long overdue progress is theirs.
  Mr. Speaker, I plead with my colleagues for a ``yes'' vote.

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much time remains on each 
side.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Each side has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell).
  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Bipartisan 
Safer Communities Act. It is past time that Congress take action to end 
the gun violence epidemic that is harming communities across the 
Nation. We need to protect all people who are vulnerable to gun 
violence, and this includes survivors of domestic abuse.
  Existing Federal laws allow abusive dating partners to access 
firearms. Known as the ``dating partner loophole,'' this dangerous gap 
in Federal law puts survivors of domestic abuse at risk every day.
  I thank people for including this and acknowledging that this is an 
issue. However, it is critical that the Department of Justice swiftly 
issue regulations and definitions pertaining to the implementation of 
the dating partner provisions.
  The definition of ``dating relationship'' in this act is not intended 
to be overly restrictive, and the definition should be broadly 
constructed to cover dating relationships as commonly understood in the 
Violence Against Women Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman from Michigan.

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  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, intimate partner violence is a serious 
issue, and 50 percent of domestic violence fatalities are caused by 
their intimate partner. I understand this. I lived in it.
  Let's be clear: this is a significant bill. We have made progress, 
but we have more work to do.

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  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Buck).
  Mr. BUCK. Mr. Speaker, it is estimated that legal guns save 162,000 
lives annually and prevent 2.5 million crimes a year, or 6,849 crimes 
every day. By their own admission, criminals fear armed citizens more 
than they fear the police.
  Up to 90 percent of criminals who commit crimes with a gun do not 
acquire that firearm legally.
  We have serious problems in this country involving family, drugs, and 
mental health. Those issues have been going in the wrong direction for 
decades. Instead of addressing these issues head-on, the bill will 
instead jeopardize the right to bear arms for millions of law-abiding 
citizens.
  Decades of Supreme Court precedent prevent the government from 
exercising prior restraint on our First Amendment rights to free 
speech. We should not treat the Second Amendment differently.
  The Court just spoke forcefully in favor of this right. This body 
should do the same. I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 2938, 
the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  As we speak, our Nation is being wracked by an epidemic of gun 
violence. Every year, 40,000 Americans die from guns, more than 110 
every single day, many of them children. We have the power to prevent 
this carnage, but for decades, Congress refused to act. Well, no more.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is not perfect. No bill is. But this 
legislation will save lives. Once signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act will help keep guns out of the wrong hands. It will 
protect survivors of domestic abuse by closing the boyfriend loophole. 
It will crack down on straw purchases and improve background checks for 
people under 21. It will deliver hundreds of millions of dollars for 
improved mental health services, community-based violence prevention 
initiatives, and school safety.
  The issue of gun safety is personal to me. It is about time that 
Congress takes action. Let us pass this historic, bipartisan bill and 
send it to the President's desk today.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Green).
  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this 
flagrantly unconstitutional gun control act. This bill is yet another 
attack on our God-given rights to self-defense.
  For instance, the bill would provide taxpayer dollars for State-level 
gun confiscations without due process.
  We constantly hear this constant theme from the left on how you can't 
be pro-life and pro-gun, which I think is poignant to point out today. 
For those who say you can't be pro-life and pro-gun, why did you send 
billions of dollars of guns to Ukraine to help them save their lives 
against the Russians?
  You sent billions of dollars of guns over there so that our soldiers 
wouldn't have to go over there and fight a war to save their lives. 
Guns save lives, or you wouldn't have been sending the money over 
there.
  Our Founding Father, George Mason, who wrote the Virginia Declaration 
of Rights on which our Constitution's Bill of Rights is based, once 
said: To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly).
  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  We are here today to protect our constituents and save lives. We have 
waited far too long for this day.
  Elements of my bill, the Prevent Gun Trafficking Act, are included in 
this legislation to crack down on the illegal gun trafficking and straw 
purchasing that is bringing guns into communities across the country.
  I know just how detrimental trafficking can be to a community. Last 
year, in Chicago, a single stolen gun was linked to at least 27 
separate shootings before it was taken off the street. Two dozen people 
were shot during its use and two of them killed.
  More than half of guns used in Chicago shootings are brought into the 
city by trafficking. Thank you, Wisconsin and Indiana.
  We have lost so many people and traumatized countless others.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this 
legislation to help make Chicagoland a safer place.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline).
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise in defense of our Constitution today, in defense of law-
abiding American citizens, and against this Senate gun control bill.
  This legislation takes the wrong approach in attempting to curb 
violent crimes. It turns our system of due process on its head. You 
will now be found guilty and your guns taken away until you can prove 
your innocence.
  It has vague language containing insufficient guardrails to keep guns 
out of the hands of criminals or prevent mass violence.
  It creates a de facto waiting period for up to 10 business days for 
legal, law-abiding citizens' firearm purchases and the consideration of 
whether an adult purchaser's juvenile record should prohibit an 
individual from buying a firearm.
  We are committed to identifying and solving the causes of violent 
crimes and mental health crises, putting officers in our schools, and 
reinforcing our school buildings, but we must not infringe upon the 
Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens while doing so.
  I cannot support this misguided legislation, and I urge my colleagues 
to vote ``no.''
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from New Jersey (Ms. Sherrill).
  Ms. SHERRILL. Mr. Speaker, today has been a tough day as we watch an 
extremist and politicized Supreme Court roll back protections Americans 
have relied on for decades. But there is good news coming out of 
Congress. We have come together to pass the most comprehensive gun 
safety package in almost three decades.
  In New Jersey, we have already passed a large number of these 
proposals, including extreme risk protections, assault weapons 
safeguards, and high-capacity magazine prohibitions, and we have seen 
the results.
  New Jersey has made major progress in combating gun violence. As of 
2020, my State has the third lowest level of firearm mortality, 
according to the CDC. Think about that. The most densely populated 
State in the Nation has one of the lowest levels of gun violence in the 
Nation. As the rate of gun deaths has increased by 33 percent 
nationwide, in New Jersey, it actually fell by 10 percent.
  Of course, as a mother, I am focused on keeping our kids safe. This 
law would have prevented the shooter in Uvalde from getting a firearm 
without an enhanced background check.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentlewoman from New Jersey.
  Ms. SHERRILL. This law gives States the support they need to act when 
a mom worries that her child is contemplating suicide.
  It is why everyone from the American Society of Pediatrics to the 
Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed this bipartisan bill.
  It is time for my Republican colleagues to put our Nation's kids 
ahead of the gun lobby.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Clyde).
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Ohio, soon to be 
the Judiciary chair, for yielding.
  First, thank you to the Supreme Court for removing the curse of 
abortion sanctioned by a Federal Court ruling back in 1973. Six Supreme 
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  Now, regarding this gun control bill before us today, this bill would 
have done nothing to curb the actions of illegal-minded criminals 
intent on harming our children. But it will harm the law-abiding 
citizens of this great Nation by violating their Second, Fourth, Fifth, 
and 14th Amendments, specifically, their due process rights. Let me 
refresh our collective memories.
  The Fourth Amendment: ``The right of the people to be secure in their 
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and 
seizures, shall not be violated.''
  The Fifth Amendment: ``No person shall be . . . deprived of life, 
liberty, or property, without due process of law.''
  The 14th Amendment: ``Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, 
liberty, or property, without due process of law.''
  Then, of course, my favorite, the Second Amendment: ``The right of 
the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.''
  These red flag laws enable one-sided ex parte hearings, and though 
they don't take some of the guns from all of the people, they take all 
of the guns from some of the people. This is completely unacceptable.
  I stand against it, and I encourage all Members of the House to vote 
against it.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Horsford).
  Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, today, June 24, 2022, marks 30 years to 
the day that my father was shot and killed by senseless gun violence. 
So, I stand here emotional as I prepare to cast a vote in favor of the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, historic legislation that will reduce 
crime and break the cycle of violence that so many people throughout 
our country have unfortunately experienced.
  One of the most important provisions in this bill is $2 billion in 
funding for antiviolence programs, including $250 million for community 
violence intervention from my Break the Cycle of Violence legislation.
  Every day, 110 Americans are killed with guns, and over 200 are shot 
and wounded. Amid the global pandemic, homicides by gun increased by 35 
percent.
  Today, gun violence remains the leading cause of premature death for 
Black men, as well as the number two cause of premature death for 
Latino men and Black women.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentleman from Nevada.

  Mr. HORSFORD. Today, I am casting my vote for my father; the 58 
victims who lost their lives during the 1 October shooting in Las 
Vegas; Sean'Jerrion Coleman, a constituent and a Las Vegas youth 
leader; and so many other Americans who are victims and survivors of 
gun violence.
  I urge this body to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Bishop), my friend.
  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in Dobbs earlier this 
great morning, and in the New York State RPA decision yesterday, the 
Supreme Court declared something astonishing, which has electrified the 
country and left radicals seething: The Constitution means what it 
says.
  In New York State RPA, the Court reiterated what Heller decided in 
2008. To paraphrase, the decision said: Like we told you the first 
time, the Second Amendment protects an individual, fundamental right 
weighed and decided upon by the people at the founding.
  But just as most of the courts of appeals flouted Heller by 
reweighing that right over and over for more than a decade, the Senate 
again flouts the new decision before the ink is dry.
  What is the historical analog from the founding era under which the 
right to bear arms could be targeted for complete deprivation upon less 
than complete process rights? Name it. Name the historical analog. That 
is Congress' burden.
  The renewed assault on the Second Amendment is more than sufficient 
grounds to oppose this bill, but even the constitutionally permissible 
components repeat the terrible misjudgment that has afflicted this type 
of legislation for far too long.
  I have said before that you are not grappling with the issue: 60 
years of targeted destruction of the American culture by the secular 
and postmodernist left. Foremost in that destruction has been the 
unrelenting assault on the family.
  So what does this ``do something'' bill do?
  It displaces families further by building a massive new mental health 
delivery bureaucracy into public school agencies; it connects Medicaid 
and CHIP directly to schools for early and periodic screening, 
diagnostic, and treatment services in schools; and it supports the 
provision of culturally competent and trauma-informed care in school 
settings.

                              {time}  1230

  Americans who have been watching will hear a familiar refrain in that 
jargon. It means beyond the reach of parents and the reach of common 
sense.
  Who is it that is delivering this double down on woke to your child 
at school? Republican Senators.
  Moms and dads across the country, if you thought that Washington has 
heard you loud and clear, you are sorely mistaken.
  Washington has yet to recognize that it is the author of the 
devastation we confront, and Washington is still failing to grapple 
with the core issue. They are taking another step down the long path we 
have trod that has transformed America just as they want.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's time has expired.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the 
gentleman.
  Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, this bill is, at the same 
time, an attack on constitutional rights and a dangerous, poorly 
thought out, ill-defined improvisation.
  Wringing your hands and doing something instead of the right thing 
will continue having the same result it has had since the 1960s.
  Show that honesty and courage does not reside only in the Supreme 
Court building across the street. Defeat this bill.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New 
York (Ms. Clarke), from the great Empire State.
  Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a proud New 
Yorker deeply troubled by the epidemic of gun violence that has plagued 
our Nation for too long, leaving a wake of sorrow and grief that 
extends from generation to generation.
  I cannot overstate how yesterday's reckless and detrimental Supreme 
Court ruling that struck down a 100-year-old New York State law puts 
innocent Brooklynite lives at risk.
  What is more, there are no gun manufacturers in New York City. Yet, 
despite removing thousands of guns from our streets, illegal guns are 
arriving by car, train, and bus every single day through the Iron 
Pipeline.
  That is why today's vote on the Safer Communities Act is an 
imperative. It addresses the issue of straw purchasing and the gun 
trafficking that is prevalent across New York City.
  Let me take this opportunity to thank and give honorable mention to 
Congresswoman Robin Kelly and Congresswoman Lucy McBath for their 
courageous and unwavering fight to stop this sea of gun violence in our 
Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, we must pass commonsense gun legislation, and I am proud 
to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis).
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend, 
Mr. Jordan, for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this anti-Second Amendment 
legislation. I know firsthand how important firearm ownership and the 
Second Amendment are for self-defense.
  Mr. Speaker, 5 years ago, I was in the batter's box at a baseball 
field in Virginia, practicing for our Congressional Baseball Game, when 
a deranged gunman tried to kill us because we were Republicans.
  The attack would have been a massacre if not for the armed U.S. 
Capitol Police Officers, my heroes, David Bailey and Crystal Griner, 
who were there.
  The actions on that field that day solidified my support for the 
Second Amendment. Remember, Mr. Speaker,

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this gunman wanted to settle his political differences with us, who 
were trying to fix a broken healthcare system, with bullets on a 
baseball field.
  It is not what we do in the United States of America, but that day, 
my thought was, I wish I had my firearm to protect myself.
  We don't need more laws and restrictions that make it more difficult 
for law-abiding, gun-owning citizens to exercise their constitutional 
rights and protect their families.
  We need to support law enforcement and get tough on criminals who 
steal guns and commit violent crimes and further improve mental health 
programs.
  I am a proud gun owner. I am a concealed carry licensee and a strong 
supporter of our Second Amendment. I always have and always will work 
to preserve the Second Amendment for law-abiding, American citizens. I 
urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this attack to undermine the 
Second Amendment.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, how much time remains on each side, please?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 9 minutes. 
The gentleman from Ohio has 7 minutes.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty).
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this gun bill today. 
After decades of inaction and too many innocent lives lost to senseless 
gun violence, this is a step we must all take.
  It will provide needed resources for violence intervention, school 
safety, mental health funding, community violence intervention and 
prevention initiatives, school safety, and yes, enhanced background 
checks to make it harder for 18- to 21-year-olds to get guns, and it 
will close the boyfriend loop.
  To everybody who is saying no, go tell that to the children and 
families that lost lives. This bill will keep dangerous weapons out of 
the hands of people. Go tell your ``no'' vote to the families and the 
children who lost lives.
  The compromise bill today, it is not perfect, but it will help us 
save lives. I am proud that the Congressional Black Caucus had a large 
role to play in this. I thank Congresswomen McBath and Kelly and 
Congressman Horsford for their support. Our power, our message.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members to direct their 
remarks to the Chair.

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to my friend, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, no one on that side of the aisle cares more 
about the lives lost than the people on this side of the aisle. We are 
as heartbroken as anyone is. We are trying to find a balance between 
the thing that we have all agreed and swore an oath to uphold and 
defend, the rights granted by God enshrined in our Constitution and 
weigh that--and weigh that--with keeping our community safe.
  Ladies and gentlemen, our society has a sickness. That is for sure. 
The laws passed in this House to restrict people from their 
constitutional, God-given rights that criminals disobey is not going to 
change that. It is not going to change that.
  We can do something great here today. We could. We could do something 
great in this body, Mr. Speaker, but we are not going to.
  We are going to infringe on the rights of the law-abiding who want to 
defend themselves for the sake of the criminals who refuse to follow 
the law.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).
  Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I am prayerful today, and finally today, that 
I can come on the floor of the House and say to the victims of gun 
violence and say to those who lost their lives, and to their families, 
that I can be on the floor of the House today, not just saying, I give 
you my thoughts and my prayers; not just saying, I want to send to you 
my sympathies.
  I can't tell you how tired I have been coming to the floor, feeling 
hurt in my heart, and all I could say is thoughts and prayers.
  Today I can vote on something that is going to make a meaningful 
difference to each and every one of them.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez).
  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding 
time.
  Across this country, we shed tears for the children who are killed, 
for the parents who are killed, for the girlfriends who are killed.
  In this Chamber, we shed tears for the parents and the fathers who 
are killed, for the children and the sons who are killed.
  But we cannot only grieve. We cannot only give our tears. We must 
act, and today we get to act. Today is the first step toward addressing 
the pandemic of violence and suffering at the loss of life to guns, to 
gun violence.
  New Mexico already has passed similar laws. We believe in protecting 
our children. We believe in protecting our women. Those who oppose this 
law clearly do not.
  The Congressional Hispanic Caucus understands that Latinos are too 
often killed by guns, but today, today, we act. I stand up in support 
of this action because not acting is an insult to the vast majority of 
our constituents who want this.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Higgins).
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, the leading cause of death of 
kids in America is now gun violence.
  Mr. Speaker, 110 Americans die every day in America because of gun 
violence.
  Five weeks ago, ten people from my community of Buffalo, New York, 
were shot dead by a white supremacist who planned an attack, drove 300 
miles to Buffalo and a Black community of our city.
  There was a retired police officer by the name of Aaron Salter. A 30-
year veteran of the Buffalo Police Department, he was working security 
that day.
  Someone once said that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a 
good guy with a gun. Officer Aaron Salter was a good guy with a gun, 
but he didn't stand a chance. He didn't stand a chance because he was 
outgunned and outequipped.
  Our police officers in America, in Buffalo, and throughout the 
country are outgunned by the bad guys. They are outprotected by the bad 
guys.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster).
  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, when I first took office in March of 2008, 
one of my first official acts was to attend memorial services for the 
17 students killed and injured in the mass shootings at Northern 
Illinois University.
  In the 14 years since, I have attempted to comfort families in my 
communities again and again, suffering from gun violence like incidents 
of the shooting at Henry Pratt.

  But until today, we had nothing to offer them but our thoughts and 
prayers. What we are going to pass today may not be enough, but it is a 
start.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Massie), the co-chair of the Second Amendment Caucus.
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding 
time.
  The Democrats today describe this Senate bill as a step forward. If 
you are saving lives, it is a step backward, folks. If you are banning 
guns, it is a small step forward. Yes, in fact, it is.
  Almost everybody on the other side of the aisle today said, it 
doesn't go far enough. What do they mean? Well, it is a red flag law 
bill, and they want to take all of the guns from some of the people.
  It doesn't go far enough for them because it doesn't yet take all of 
the guns from all of the people. That is their goal.
  Who has taken a step forward, which institution, which branch of 
government? Well, actually, if you are counting how many lives are 
going to be saved, you have to consider that the Supreme Court is the 
institution, the branch of government, that has taken two steps forward 
in the last 48 hours to save lives.
  One of those steps was to reaffirm the Heller decision that men and

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women in this country have the right to defend their own lives.
  The second step taken today was to affirm that the State legislatures 
have the right to defend the lives of the unborn.
  This bill is ineffective, unconstitutional, and ill-conceived without 
consideration for the dangerous unintended consequences.
  Did the drafters consider that changing the definition of ``gun 
dealer'' to be more ambiguous is going to make every American a gun 
dealer when they transfer a gun to a friend or a family member?
  Did the Senators consider in their sleep deprivation when they 
drafted this bill hurriedly, late at night, that using childhood mental 
health records as a basis for denying adults their basic rights to 
self-defense is going to discourage many parents from seeking mental 
health care for their children?
  If children who need it go without mental health care and early 
intervention, their conditions will grow worse. We will see more 
suicides, and we will see more mass shootings. Unfortunately and 
inevitably, this bill will cost more lives than it will save.
  Red flag laws are going to have the same effect that considering 
mental health care for children will have. People will not seek mental 
health care, and we will see more damage to the American public.
  If politicians here were serious--and they are not serious. They are 
going to come back. They will be back.
  You will be back here in 6 months, a year. You will want another bite 
at the apple to ban guns because this bill won't do it. This bill won't 
do what you say.
  If you were serious, you would acknowledge that 96 percent of mass 
public shootings happen in an area where guns are banned, and they 
would repeal the prohibitions that keep law-abiding citizens from 
exercising their God-given rights enshrined in the Second Amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks 
to the Chair.

                              {time}  1245

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from California (Mr. Gomez).
  Mr. GOMEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Bipartisan Safer 
Communities Act in honor and memory of one of my constituents who was 
killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017, Michelle Vo.
  I also rise in the memory of the kids who were killed in Uvalde, 
Texas, in Parkland, in Sandy Hook.
  I rise in their memories, and I also rise due to the fact that I will 
have a newborn child on August 8. That child, in a few years, will be 
going off to school, and I will be worried about that child being put 
in danger because he is going off to school when there are mass 
shootings across this country.
  I rise in support of this because it is a small step forward to 
prevent the loss of life.
  In the end, it comes down to one simple question, as my colleague 
from northern California posed: Are you with the kids, or are you with 
the killers? Are you with the victims, or are you with the killers?
  I choose the victims; I choose the kids; and I choose the countless 
lives we will save because we will pass this law.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, let's start with the beginning of the 
Constitution: ``We the people of the United States, in order to form a 
more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, 
provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare . . .''
  That is how our Constitution starts, to uphold the premise of the 
Declaration of Independence, of freedom to life, liberty, and the 
pursuit of happiness.
  This bill helps us move forward because it helps us with life, 
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  My friend complains about the red flag rule. It helps us with those 
individuals who suffer from domestic violence and who have suicidal 
ideation, but it also helps the families destroyed at Columbine in my 
area and at the Aurora movie theater.
  This bill that I am so happy to advance today is pro-Constitution, 
pro-freedom, and pro-liberty.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, experience has taught me when you have to 
say a bill is constitutional, it is probably not. When you have to say 
a bill adheres to due process, it probably doesn't. And this bill 
certainly doesn't.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Chu).
  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I stand here in strong support of the 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  It was just 1 year ago when a young man went into the store, bought a 
gun, and, just hours later, went to an Asian spa in the Atlanta, 
Georgia area to murder Asian women. Then, he drove 27 miles away to two 
more Asian spas to kill more Asian women. In all, he killed eight 
people, including six Asian women.
  They were mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and I will never forget 
the tears and sobs of their loved ones when we went down to Georgia to 
visit.
  To see that again in Buffalo and Uvalde, where families had their 
lives ripped apart in an instant, is more heartache than our country 
can bear.
  The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is an important step forward. 
There will be enhanced background checks for gun purchasers under 21. 
It provides funds for States for red flag laws. It closes the boyfriend 
loophole.
  This bill will save lives.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I urge a ``no'' vote on this legislation.
  Proponents say that this bill doesn't violate due process. Nothing 
could be further from the truth.
  You haven't been charged with a crime, but there is a hearing, a 
hearing that you are not allowed to be at. You can't be present at a 
hearing where you don't have a lawyer and a hearing where a judge can 
take your property.
  Again, just to underscore this, you haven't been charged with a 
crime, but there is a hearing where your property and your rights are 
at stake.
  You are not allowed to be there; your lawyer is not allowed to be 
there; and you can't confront your accuser. But they can take your gun; 
they can take your property; and they can take your Second Amendment 
liberty.
  Here is the scariest part of all: As my friend from Kentucky just 
pointed out, the Democrats say this is just the first step, that this 
doesn't go far enough. Holy cow. So that kind of proceeding doesn't go 
far enough when it comes to your Second Amendment liberties?
  One of the key things that separates this great Nation from all other 
countries is how we have due process in our justice system. This bill 
takes it away. No other way to put it.
  You can say all day long that it doesn't violate due process, but as 
I said just a few minutes ago, every time I hear that, experience has 
taught me that it most certainly does. When you have to say it, it 
probably does. In this case, it is certainly violating due process. 
There are other problems, but for that reason alone, we should vote 
``no.''
  Again, the scariest thing of all is that they are saying: ``Oh, this 
is just the first step. This doesn't go far enough.'' Imagine where 
they want to take us.
  Their beef is with the Second Amendment. They want it to go away. 
Don't let it happen. I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, the difference between this country and other countries 
is only that in this country do we have mass shootings and mass murders 
of children. No other country has them.
  We know from the experience in New Jersey, as Ms. Sherrill told us, 
that when we pass strong gun control legislation, we can greatly reduce 
the number of children and adults shot.
  We hear from the other side of the aisle, ``No, we don't want to do 
that.'' They are right: This legislation is the beginning.
  This legislation is not perfect. It is a bipartisan compromise. It is 
not nearly what we should do. It is not nearly what the House did, but 
it is a beginning. It is a beginning in saving lives in this country.

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  Anyone who stands in its way is standing in the way of saving lives 
in this country. I will not allow myself or anyone I associate with to 
stand in the way of saving lives, many lives.
  Again, I remind you, this is the only country that has it, and it is 
not because we have more mentally ill than other countries. It is 
because we do not have the gun control laws that other countries do.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge everyone to vote for this bill as a good 
beginning, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr, Speaker, I rise today in support of the Bipartisan 
Safer Communities Act, long overdue legislation to address gun violence 
in our schools and neighborhoods. Although this legislation is far from 
perfect, it is an important step forward in solving the epidemic of gun 
violence that has gripped our Nation for decades.
  In the weeks following the tragedy in Uvalde at Robb Elementary and 
the racist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, I spoke with many 
constituents who continue to urge action. Teachers, parents, and 
concerned community members from Northwest Oregon shared pleas for 
Congress to follow through on our responsibility to our children and 
our Nation by immediately passing bold policies to implement gun safety 
reform. An educator I know told me that after Uvalde, she sat down with 
her students and told them she would take a bullet for them. 
Conversations like this are happening in classrooms across the country, 
but they shouldn't have to. Congress must provide all students with 
safe learning environments free from the threat of gun violence. The 
House already passed a comprehensive slate of gun violence prevention 
legislation, and I look forward to building on that by voting for this 
legislation that came out of the bipartisan Senate negotiations.
  The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help to protect Americans 
and make gun sales safer. The most effective way to protect communities 
from gun violence is to keep guns out of the hands of individuals who 
are a danger to themselves and others. This legislation will 
incentivize states to establish extreme risk protection order laws, 
enhance background checks for people under the age of 21, end straw 
purchasing, and penalize gun traffickers. It will also safeguard 
survivors of domestic violence by closing the so-called ``boyfriend 
loophole,'' prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence crimes 
from possessing firearms.
  Additionally, this bill makes a robust investment in Student Support 
and Academic Enrichment Grants under Title IV-A of the Every Student 
Succeeds Act. Fully funding this important grant program will help to 
close the opportunity and resource gaps in our Nation's public schools, 
and I'm pleased this bill recognizes the importance of this program in 
providing students of all backgrounds with a well-rounded, safe, and 
healthy education.
  Although these actions to address gun violence in our communities and 
fund critical school improvement programs are important, I am concerned 
about how various provisions in the bill could harm Black and brown 
students and students with disabilities in our Nation's schools. The 
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act increases funding for school resource 
officers (SROs) and codifies further involvement of the Department of 
Homeland Security in education through threat assessments. Research and 
practice show that both SROs and threat assessments are ineffective in 
keeping students safe in schools. As Chair of the Civil Rights and 
Human Services Subcommittee, I remain committed to protecting students' 
civil rights and delivering on the promise of an equitable, world-class 
public education for each and every student in this country. I will 
closely monitor the implementation of this legislation to make sure our 
most marginalized and vulnerable students are not subject to further 
disproportionate discipline and discriminatory targeting in schools.
  As a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Taskforce, I again want to 
recognize how crucial the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is to our 
schools, communities, and country. This bill will be the first 
substantive action on gun violence prevention since the passage of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act in 1994. In the last 30 years, 
our Nation has been devastated over and over again by horrific 
tragedies like we saw in recent weeks at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, 
Texas. We cannot bring back those who have been murdered, but we can 
enact meaningful laws that will prevent more senseless deaths.
  I urge swift passage of the legislation.
  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to enter into a colloquy with my 
esteemed colleague from California, Congressman Mike Thompson, 
regarding the S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
  Mr. Thompson, is it your understanding and intent in supporting this 
bill that the Department of Justice promulgate regulations pertaining 
to Section 12005?
  Is it further your understanding and intent in supporting this bill 
that the Department of Justice in those regulations define the meaning 
of the terms `serious,' `continuing,' `recent,' and `recently?'
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, the Congresswoman from 
Michigan, Debbie Dingell, is correct. It is the intent that the 
Department of Justice promulgate regulations to govern the application 
of Section 12005, including defining the terms `serious,' `continuing,' 
`recent,' and `recently.' It is the intent that this law capture dating 
relationships in the way they happen in the lives of victims of dating 
violence.
  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I am glad for the clarification from the 
gentleman from California and pleased to know it is the legislative 
intent that the Department of Justice promulgate regulations to govern 
the application of section 12005, including defining the terms 
`serious,' `recent,' and `recently.' A consistent and authoritative 
interpretation of these terms that is reflective of the lived 
experiences of survivors of dating violence is critical to the 
successful implementation of this section.
  Rulemaking is necessary to both ensure that in its application, the 
law actually protects victims of dating violence and to stave off 
chaos. A lack of clearly defined terms will encourage trial level 
litigation into the specifics of the intimate relationship. State 
judges who are adjudicating these cases will be determining the 
relationship between the victim and the perpetrator based on the laws 
of their state. The introduction of `serious,' `continuing,' and 
`recent' should not be read to require judges to include specific 
findings of seriousness or continuity. Instead, the existence of a 
dating relationship must be determined based on the enumerated factors 
set forth in subparagraph (B) of this section, with the acknowledgment 
that a finding of a dating relationship under a state law with a 
definition that is substantially similar to federal law constitutes a 
finding of `dating relationship' for the purpose of this section.
  For example, in my state of Michigan, the term `dating relationship' 
means `frequent, intimate associations primarily characterized by the 
expectation of affectional involvement. This term does not include a 
casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization between two 
individuals in a business or social context.' This very clearly 
parallels the definition of `dating relationship' in the Bipartisan 
Safer Communities Act, and a finding of a `dating relationship' under 
Michigan law must constitute a finding of a `dating relationship' for 
the purposes of this section.
  The Bipartisan Safe Communities Act shrinks the dating loophole, but 
it does not eliminate it. I will keep leading the fight to fully close 
it in future legislation. No dating abuser who has shown by his actions 
that he poses a danger to his victim, whose actions led to the issuance 
of a protective order after a hearing, should be legally allowed to 
possess firearms for the duration of the order.
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I associate myself with the 
comments of my esteemed colleague from Michigan. Under California law, 
`dating relationship' means frequent, intimate associations primarily 
characterized by the expectation of affectional or sexual involvement 
independent of financial considerations. Similar to the law in 
Michigan, the law in California very clearly parallels the definition 
of `dating relationship' in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and 
it is my intent and understand in voting for this bill that a 
conviction for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence against a 
dating partner under California law is sufficient to trigger the 
expanded dating violence prohibitor.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 1204, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the motion by the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Nadler).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 234, 
nays 193, not voting 3, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 299]

                               YEAS--234

     Adams
     Aguilar
     Allred
     Auchincloss
     Axne
     Barragan
     Bass
     Beatty
     Bera
     Beyer
     Bishop (GA)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Bonamici
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carson
     Carter (LA)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly

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     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
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                               NAYS--193

     Aderholt
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                             NOT VOTING--3

     Conway
     Pence
     Zeldin

                              {time}  1326

  So the motion to concur was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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