TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH AND 
ACCESS TO FIREARMS 
SEC. 401. BAN ON FIREARM POSSESSION BY PERSON COM-
MITTED INVOLUNTARILY TO MENTAL INSTI-
TUTION ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. 
Subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) of section 922 of title 
18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting 
‘‘on an involuntary inpatient or involuntary outpatient 
basis’’ before the semicolon. 
SEC. 402. BAN ON FIREARM POSSESSION BY PERSON CON-
VICTED OF MISDEMEANOR STALKING; EX-
PANSION 
OF 
SCOPE 
OF 
MISDEMEANOR 
CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) BAN ON FIREARM POSSESSION BY PERSON CON-
VICTED OF MISDEMEANOR STALKING.—Section 922 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking.’’; 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 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF
MISDEMEANOR
CRIME
OF 
STALKING; EXPANSION
OF SCOPE
OF MISDEMEANOR 
CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Section 921(a)(33) of 
such title is amended by striking all that precedes sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(33)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B): 
‘‘(i) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of do-
mestic violence’ means an offense that— 
‘‘(I) is a misdemeanor under Federal, 
State, or tribal law; and 
‘‘(II) has, as an element, the use or 
attempted use of physical force, or the 
threatened use of a deadly weapon, com-
mitted by a current or former spouse, par-
ent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, 
or guardian of the victim, by a person with 
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whom the victim shares a child in common, 
by a person who is cohabiting with or has 
cohabited with the victim as a spouse, par-
ent, or guardian, by a dating partner (as 
defined in section 40002(a)(9) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994), or by 
a person similarly situated to a spouse, 
parent, dating partner, or guardian of the 
victim. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of 
stalking’ means an offense that— 
‘‘(I) is a misdemeanor under Federal, 
State, territorial, or tribal law; and 
‘‘(II) has, as an element, conduct pro-
hibited by section 2261A or the threatened 
use of a deadly weapon, committed by a 
person against another person.’’. 
SEC. 403. EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF INTIMATE PART-
NER. 
Section 921(a)(32) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘the spouse’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘a current or former spouse, parent, child, 
grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or guardian of the per-
son, an individual with whom the person shares a child 
in common, a person who is cohabiting with or has 
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cohabited with the person as a spouse, parent, or guard-
ian, a dating partner (as defined in section 40002(a)(9) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994) of the per-
son, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, 
dating partner, sibling, or guardian of the person.’’. 
SEC. 404. GRANT PROGRAM REGARDING FIREARMS. 
Section 506(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1 or more States or units of 
local government, for 1 or more of the purposes 
specified in section 501, pursuant to his determina-
tion that the same is necessary’’; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) 1 or more States or units of local govern-
ment, for 1 or more of the purposes specified in sec-
tion 501, pursuant to his determination that the 
same is necessary—’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (1) as subpara-
graph (A); 
(4) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 1 or more States, if that State has dem-
onstrated, in the determination of the Attorney Gen-
eral, that the State has adopted policies, procedures, 
protocols, laws or regulations pertaining to the pos-
session or transfer of firearms or ammunition that— 
‘‘(A)(i) give State and local law enforce-
ment the authority, to the extent allowable 
under Federal laws and the United States Con-
stitution, to seize firearms or ammunition from 
an individual pursuant to a warrant, where 
there is probable cause to believe that the indi-
vidual in possession of such firearms or ammu-
nition poses an elevated risk of harm to himself 
or herself or to another individual, which may 
be determined by considering whether the indi-
vidual has caused harm to himself or herself or 
another individual, has detailed plans to cause 
harm to himself or herself or another indi-
vidual, has a history of substance abuse, or 
lacks impulse control; and 
‘‘(ii) provide that not later than 14 days 
after such a seizure, an individual from whom 
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a firearm or ammunition was so seized shall be 
given an opportunity to contest such seizure in 
court, and any firearm or ammunition so seized 
shall be returned to the individual, unless a 
State or local law enforcement officer dem-
onstrates in court by a preponderance of the 
evidence that the individual from whom a fire-
arm or ammunition was seized poses an ele-
vated risk of harm to himself or herself or to 
another individual; or 
‘‘(B) temporarily prohibit an individual 
who has been involuntarily hospitalized for a 
period of not less than 48 hours for mental ill-
ness on an emergency basis, from possessing a 
firearm or ammunition;’’. 
SEC. 405. NOTIFICATION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OF ATTEMPT TO 
PURCHASE FIREARM BY INELIGIBLE PER-
SON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish a system for the prompt notification of the relevant 
State and local enforcement agencies when the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System established 
under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Preven-
tion Act notifies a licensed dealer that the information 
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available to the system indicates that the possession of a 
firearm by an individual attempting to obtain a firearm 
from the licensed dealer would violate subsection (g) or 
(n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State 
law, except when it is determined, on a case-by-case basis, 
that law enforcement purposes would best be served by 
not providing such a notice. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘fire-
arm’’ and ‘‘licensed dealer’’ shall have the meanings given 
such terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE V—RESTORATION 
SEC. 501. FEDERAL AGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM. 
Section 101(c) of the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting after 
‘‘imposed by such subsections’’ the following: ‘‘if 
such person is a person described in subparagraph 
(C) and submits the opinion (and records and infor-
mation supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or 
licensed clinical psychologist who has personally 
evaluated the person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) PERSON
DESCRIBED.—A person is 
described in this subparagraph if, beginning not 
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earlier than 1 year after the person is subject 
to the disabilities imposed by subsection (d)(4) 
or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, and after affording the Federal 
department or agency the opportunity to re-
quest an additional evaluation, by a psychiatrist 
or licensed clinical psychologist appointed by 
the department or agency, the department or 
agency determines by a preponderance of the 
evidence received that— 
‘‘(i) the person no longer manifests 
the symptoms of mental disorder that re-
sulted in that person’s adjudication as a 
mental defective or involuntary commit-
ment or that otherwise significantly elevate 
the risk of harm to self or others; 
‘‘(ii) the person has adhered consist-
ently to any prescribed treatment for a 
substantial period of time preceding the 
date of the application and has expressed 
a willingness to continue treatment under 
an appropriate mental health professional; 
‘‘(iii) if ongoing treatment is required, 
that adherence to that treatment is likely 
to minimize the risk that the person will 
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revert to a mental state that would present 
a danger to self or others; and 
‘‘(iv) the granting of the relief would 
not be contrary to the public interest.’’. 
SEC. 502. STATE RELIEF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 105 of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘if the cir-
cumstances regarding the disabilities referred to in 
paragraph (1), and the person’s record and reputa-
tion, are such that the person will not be likely to 
act in a manner dangerous to public safety and that 
the granting of the relief would not be contrary to 
the public interest; and’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘beginning not earlier than 1 year after the person 
is first adjudicated as described in subsection (g)(4) 
of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, if the 
person submits the opinion (and records and infor-
mation supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or 
licensed clinical psychologist who has personally 
evaluated the person, and after affording the State 
the opportunity to request an additional evaluation, 
by a psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist ap-
pointed by the court, board, commission, or other 
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lawful authority, only if the court, board, commis-
sion, or other lawful authority determines by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence received that the person 
is a person described in subsection (c); and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person de-
scribed in this subsection is any person who submits with 
the application for relief under subsection (a)(1), the opin-
ion (and records and information supporting the opinion) 
of a psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist who has 
personally evaluated the petitioner and which attests 
that— 
‘‘(1) the person no longer manifests the symp-
toms of mental disorder that resulted in that per-
son’s adjudication as a mental defective or involun-
tary commitment; 
‘‘(2) the person appears to have adhered con-
sistently to any prescribed treatment for a substan-
tial period of time preceding the date of the applica-
tion and has expressed a willingness to continue 
treatment under an appropriate mental health pro-
fessional; 
‘‘(3) if ongoing treatment is required, that ad-
herence to that treatment is likely to minimize the 
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risk that the person will revert to a mental state 
that would present a danger to self or others; and 
‘‘(4) the granting of the relief would not be con-
trary to the public interest. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—The Attorney General may, by 
rule, define terms used in this section to ensure conformity 
with Federal programs providing relief from disabilities 
imposed under subsections (d) and (g) of section 922 of 
title 18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply only beginning on the date that 
is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, in the 
case of any State that has a program described in section 
105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 
(18 U.S.C. 922 note) in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 503. GENERAL FEDERAL RELIEF. 
Section 925 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (c)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) A person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 
(2), a person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In the case of a person who is subject to the 
disability imposed under subsection (d)(4) or subsection 
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(g)(4) of section 922, such person may not receive relief 
under this subsection unless— 
‘‘(A) the person submits an application not ear-
lier than 1 year after the person is first subject to 
the disability imposed under subsection (d)(4) or 
subsection (g)(4) of section 922; 
‘‘(B) the person submits, with the application 
for relief, the opinion (and records and information 
supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or licensed 
clinical psychologist who has personally evaluated 
the petitioner and which attests that— 
‘‘(i) the person no longer manifests the 
symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in 
that person’s adjudication as a mental defective 
or involuntary commitment; 
‘‘(ii) the person appears to have adhered 
consistently to any prescribed treatment for a 
substantial period of time preceding the date of 
the application; and 
‘‘(iii) if ongoing treatment is required, that 
adherence to that treatment is likely to mini-
mize the risk that the person will revert to a 
mental state that would present a danger to self 
or others; 
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‘‘(C) the Attorney General is afforded the op-
portunity to request an additional evaluation, by a 
psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist ap-
pointed by the court; and 
‘‘(D) the Attorney General determines by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence received that— 
‘‘(i) the person no longer manifests the 
symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in 
that person’s adjudication as a mental defective 
or involuntary commitment; 
‘‘(ii) the person appears to have adhered 
consistently to any prescribed treatment for a 
substantial period of time preceding the date of 
the application and has expressed a willingness 
to continue treatment under an appropriate 
mental health professional; 
‘‘(iii) if ongoing treatment is required, that 
adherence to that treatment is likely to mini-
mize the risk that the person will revert to a 
mental state that would present a danger to self 
or others; and 
‘‘(iv) the granting of the relief would not 
be contrary to the public interest.’’. 
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TITLE VI—SUBMISSION OF MEN-
TAL HEALTH RECORDS TO 
NATIONAL 
INSTANT 
CRIMI-
NAL 
BACKGROUND 
CHECK 
SYSTEM 
SEC. 601. REPORTS RELATING TO SUBMISSION OF INFOR-
MATION TO NICS. 
Section 201 of the NICS Improvement Amendments 
Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) REPORT ON PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM OB-
TAINING FIREARMS AS A RESULT OF A CONVICTION OF 
A MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Not 
later than January 31 of each year, the Director shall sub-
mit to Congress a report containing the number of persons 
reported by each State to the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System who are prohibited from pos-
sessing or receiving a firearm under section 922(g)(9) of 
title 18, United States Code.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) REPORT ON PROMISING PRACTICES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Promoting 
Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, 
and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to 
Congress and to each State participating in the Na-
tional Criminal History Improvement Program, a re-
port of the practices of the States that the Director 
considers to be promising practices. 
‘‘(2) PROMISING
PRACTICE
DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘promising 
practice’ means a program, activity, or strategy of a 
State regarding the collection, maintenance, automa-
tion, and transmittal of information relevant to de-
termining whether a person is prohibited from pos-
sessing or receiving a firearm by Federal or State 
law, by the State or any other agency, or any other 
records relevant to the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System, that the Director deter-
mines— 
‘‘(A) has been used by a State or other 
agency to successfully increase or expand its 
ability to collect, maintain, automate, and 
transmit the information described in the mat-
ter preceding this subparagraph; 
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‘‘(B) shows promise in its early stages of 
becoming a best practice under subsection (c), 
with long-term sustainable impact; and 
‘‘(C) may be replicated by other States or 
agencies.’’. 
SEC. 602. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL 
HISTORY 
RECORDS 
IMPROVEMENT 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 106(b) of Public Law 103–159 (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and in-
serting ‘‘of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer 
Communities Act of 2014’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for grants 
under this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2015 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 603. IMPROVEMENT OF METRICS AND INCENTIVES. 
Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
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