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Union Calendar No. 573 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 705 

[Report No. 118–677] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2023 

Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. MACE, Mr. 

ROSENDALE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. 

LUTTRELL, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SELF, Mrs. KIGGANS of 

Virginia, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MANN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. 

BOEBERT, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. JACKSON of 

Texas, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 

CLINE, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

LATURNER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. CARL, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. 

HUIZENGA, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HUNT, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, 

Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. MAST, Mr. 

ZINKE, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. 

ROY, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. JAMES, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. MOONEY, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. WALBERG, 

Mr. STEUBE, and Mr. VAN DREW

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the 

national instant criminal background check system. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans 2nd Amend5 ment Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF7 FAIRS TRANSMITTAL OF CERTAIN INFORMA8 TION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR 

9 USE BY THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 

10 BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United 

12 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501A 

13 the following new section: 

14 ‘‘§ 5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain infor15 mation to the Department of Justice for 

16 use by the national instant criminal back17 ground check system 

18 ‘‘The Secretary may not transmit to any entity in the 

19 Department of Justice, for use by the national instant 

20 criminal background check system established under sec21 tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 

22 personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely 

23 on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay 

24 benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the bene25 ficiary under section 5502 of this title, without the order 


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1 or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial author2 ity of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a 

3 danger to themselves or others.’’. 

4 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

5 at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended 

6 by inserting after the item relating to section 5501A the 

7 following new item: 

‘‘5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department 

of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background 

check system.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 573 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 705 

[Report No. 118–677] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit 

background check system. Justice for use by the national instant criminal ting certain information to the Department of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitSEPTEMBER 16, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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