State agency shall update the background 
check databases of the Department and 
agency, respectively, to reflect— 
(I) the prohibitions articulated in 
the gun violence prevention order; or 
(II) an order issued to restore an 
individual’s right to own or possess a 
firearm. 
(E) RETURN OF FIREARMS.—If the court 
finds that the State has not met the required 
standard of proof, any firearm seized pursuant 
to the warrant shall be returned to the named 
individual in a timely manner. 
(F) LIMITATION
ON
HEARING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—If an individual named in a gun vio-
lence prevention warrant is prohibited from 
owning or possessing a firearm for a period of 
1 year or more by another provision of State or 
Federal law, a hearing pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) is not required and the court shall 
issue an order to hold the firearm until either 
the individual is no longer prohibited from own-
ing a firearm or the individual sells or transfers 
ownership of the firearm to a licensed firearm 
dealer. 
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(8) RENEWING
GUN
VIOLENCE
PREVENTION 
ORDER
AND
GUN
VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
WAR-
RANT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (E), if a law enforcement agency 
has probable cause to believe that an individual 
who is subject to a gun violence prevention 
order continues to pose a significant risk of per-
sonal injury to the named individual or others 
by possessing a firearm, the agency may initiate 
a request for a renewal of the order, on a form 
designed by the court, describing the facts and 
circumstances necessitating the request. 
(B) NOTICE.—The individual named in the 
gun violence prevention order requested to be 
renewed under subparagraph (A) shall be given 
written notice and an opportunity to be heard 
on the matter. 
(C) HEARING.—After notice is given under 
subparagraph (B), a hearing shall be held to 
determine if a request for renewal of the order 
shall be issued. 
(D) ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (E), a State court 
may issue a renewal of a gun violence preven-
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tion order if there is probable cause to believe 
that the individual who is subject to the order 
continues to pose a significant risk of personal 
injury to the named individual or others by pos-
sessing a firearm. 
(E) HIGHER BURDEN OF PROOF.—A State 
may establish a burden of proof for initiating a 
request for or issuing a renewal of a gun vio-
lence prevention order that is higher than the 
burden of proof required under subparagraph 
(A) or (D). 
(F) NOTIFICATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The court shall no-
tify the Department of Justice and com-
parable State agency of a renewal of the 
gun violence prevention order not later 
than 2 court days after renewing the order. 
The court shall also notify the Department 
of Justice and comparable State agency of 
any order restoring the ability of the indi-
vidual to own or possess firearms not later 
than 2 court days after issuing the order 
to restore the individual’s right to own or 
possess any type of firearms that may be 
lawfully owned and possessed. Such notice 
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shall be submitted in an electronic format, 
in a manner prescribed by the Department 
of Justice and the comparable State agen-
cy. 
(ii) UPDATE
OF
DATABASES.—As 
soon as practicable after receiving a notifi-
cation under clause (i), the Department of 
Justice and comparable State agency shall 
update the background check databases of 
the Department and agency, respectively, 
to reflect— 
(I) the prohibitions articulated in 
the renewal of the gun violence pre-
vention order; or 
(II) an order issued to restore an 
individual’s right to own or possess a 
firearm. 
(c) LAW ENFORCEMENT CHECK OF STATE FIREARM 
DATABASE.—Each law enforcement agency of the State 
shall establish a procedure that requires a law enforcement 
officer to, in conjunction with performing a wellness check 
on an individual, check whether the individual is listed on 
any of the firearm and ammunition databases of the State 
or jurisdiction in which the individual resides. 
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(d) CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS.—All informa-
tion provided to the Department of Justice and com-
parable State agency pursuant to legislation required 
under subsection (a) shall be kept confidential, separate, 
and apart from all other records maintained by the De-
partment of Justice and comparable State agency. 
SEC. 4. PAUSE FOR SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department 
of Justice may make grants to an eligible State to assist 
the State in carrying out the provisions of the State legis-
lation described in section 3. 
(b) ELIGIBLE STATE.—A State shall be eligible to re-
ceive grants under this section on and after the date on 
which— 
(1) the State enacts legislation described in sec-
tion 3; and 
(2) the Attorney General determines that the 
legislation of the State described in paragraph (1) 
complies with the requirements of section 3. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this sec-
tion may be used by a State to assist law enforcement 
agencies or the courts of the State in carrying out the 
provisions of the State legislation described in section 3. 
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(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible State desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Director of the Of-
fice of Community Oriented Policing Services an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing or ac-
companied by such information, as the Director may rea-
sonably require. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 5. FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITION. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) is subject to a court order that prohibits 
such person from having under the custody or con-
trol of the person, owning, purchasing, possessing, 
or receiving any firearms.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who is subject to a court order that pro-
hibits such person from having under the custody or 
control of the person, owning, purchasing, pos-
sessing, or receiving any firearms,’’. 
SEC. 6. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. 
Any gun violence prevention order issued under a 
State law enacted in accordance with this Act shall have 
the same full faith and credit in every court within the 
United States as they have by law or usage in the courts 
of such State from which they are issued. 
SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision to any 
person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remain-
der of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, or 
the application of such provision to other persons or cir-
cumstances, shall not be affected. 
Æ 
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