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Union Calendar No. 256 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2377 
[Report No. 117–342] 
To authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. BASS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
LIEU, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. DEAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. NEGUSE, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, 
Ms. NEWMAN, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. COOPER, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. CARSON, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. CROW, Mr. BEYER, Mr. 
CRIST, and Ms. SHERRILL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JUNE 3, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RUSH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Ms. MENG, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
MORELLE, Ms. ROSS, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CORREA, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. KIM of New 
Jersey, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Ms. WASSERMAN
SCHULTZ, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
LYNCH, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. JONES, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. TRONE, Ms. 
TLAIB, Mr. STANTON, Mr. MFUME, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SOTO, Ms. JOHN-
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SON of Texas, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE 
of California, Ms. OMAR, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 
KILMER, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. MANNING, 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HIGGINS of 
New York, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. LARSEN
of Washington, Mr. 
MALINOWSKI, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. TORRES of 
California, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mrs. LEE
of Nevada, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. WILD, Mr. HIMES, Mr. SAN 
NICOLAS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. CASE 
JUNE 3, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 8, 2021] 
A BILL 
To authorize the issuance of extreme risk protection orders. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Extreme Risk 
Protection Order Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 932. Extreme risk protection orders 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘court’ means a district court of 
the United States; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘designated law enforcement officer’ 
means a law enforcement officer, designated by a 
United States marshal, who agrees to receive fire-
arms, ammunition, and permits, as applicable, sur-
rendered under subsection (f); 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘ex parte Federal extreme risk pro-
tection order’ or ‘ex parte Federal order’ means a 
Federal extreme risk protection order issued under 
subsection (c); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘Federal extreme risk protection 
order’ means an order issued by a Federal court that 
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enjoins an individual from purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving, in or affecting interstate and foreign com-
merce, a firearm or ammunition; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘family or household member’, with 
respect to a Federal order respondent, means any— 
‘‘(A) parent, spouse, sibling, or child related 
by blood, marriage, or adoption to the respond-
ent; 
‘‘(B) dating partner of the respondent; 
‘‘(C) individual who has a child in common 
with the respondent, regardless of whether the in-
dividual has— 
‘‘(i) been married to the respondent; or 
‘‘(ii) lived together with the respondent 
at any time; 
‘‘(D) individual who resides or has resided 
with the respondent during the past year; 
‘‘(E) domestic partner of the respondent; 
‘‘(F) individual who has a legal parent- 
child relationship with the respondent, including 
a stepparent-stepchild and grandparent-grand-
child relationship; and 
‘‘(G) individual who is acting or has acted 
as the legal guardian of the respondent; 
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‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal order petitioner’ means 
an individual authorized to petition for an ex parte 
or long-term Federal extreme risk protection order 
under subsection (b)(1); 
‘‘(8) the term ‘Federal order respondent’ means 
an individual named in the petition for an ex parte 
or long-term Federal extreme risk protection order or 
subject to an ex parte or long-term Federal extreme 
risk protection order; 
‘‘(9) the term ‘long-term Federal extreme risk 
protection order’ or ‘long-term Federal order’ means 
a Federal extreme risk protection order issued under 
subsection (d); 
‘‘(10) the term ‘mental health agency’ means an 
agency of a State, Tribal, or local government or its 
contracted agency that is responsible for mental 
health services or co-occurring mental health and sub-
stance abuse services; and 
‘‘(11) the term ‘national instant criminal back-
ground check system’ means the national instant 
criminal background check system established under 
section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Preven-
tion Act (34 U.S.C. 40901). 
‘‘(b) PETITION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A family or household mem-
ber of the applicable individual, or a law enforcement 
officer, may submit to an appropriate district court 
of the United States a petition requesting that the 
court issue an ex parte Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order or long-term Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order with respect to an individual. 
‘‘(2) NO
FEES.—A court or law enforcement 
agency may not charge a petitioner or respondent 
any fee for— 
‘‘(A) filing, issuing, serving, or reporting an 
extreme risk protection order; 
‘‘(B) a petition for an extreme risk protec-
tion order or any pleading, subpoena, warrant, 
or motion in connection with an extreme risk 
protection order; or 
‘‘(C) any order or order to show cause nec-
essary to obtain or give effect to this section. 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY.—A Federal order peti-
tioner who is a law enforcement officer may provide 
the identity of the petitioner’s sources, and any iden-
tifying information, to the court under seal. 
‘‘(c) EX PARTE ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) TIMING.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a court that receives a peti-
tion for an ex parte Federal order under sub-
section (b) shall grant or deny the petition on 
the date on which the petition is submitted. 
‘‘(B) LATE PETITIONS.—If a court receives 
a petition for an ex parte Federal order sub-
mitted under subsection (b) too late in the day 
to permit effective review, the court shall grant 
or deny the petition on the next day of judicial 
business at a time early enough to permit the 
court to file an order with the clerk of the court 
during that day. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE REQUIRED.—Before issuing an 
ex parte Federal order, a court shall require that the 
petitioner for such order submit a signed affidavit, 
sworn to before the court, that— 
‘‘(A) explains why such petitioner believes 
that the Federal order respondent poses a risk of 
imminent personal injury to self or another in-
dividual, by purchasing, possessing, or receiving 
a firearm or ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) describes the interactions and con-
versations of the petitioner with— 
‘‘(i) the respondent; or 
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‘‘(ii) another individual, if such peti-
tioner believes that information obtained 
from that individual is credible and reli-
able. 
‘‘(3) STANDARD FOR ISSUANCE OF ORDER.—A 
court may issue an ex parte Federal order only upon 
a finding of probable cause to believe that— 
‘‘(A) the Federal order respondent poses a 
risk of imminent personal injury to self or an-
other individual, by purchasing, possessing, or 
receiving a firearm or ammunition; and 
‘‘(B) the order is necessary to prevent the 
injury described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—An ex parte Federal order 
shall expire on the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 14 days after the date 
of issuance; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the court determines 
whether to issue a long-term Federal order with 
respect to the respondent. 
‘‘(d) LONG-TERM FEDERAL ORDERS.— 
‘‘(1) HEARING REQUIRED.—If a court receives a 
petition for a long-term Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order for a respondent under subsection (b), the 
court shall hold a hearing to determine whether to 
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‘‘(II) authorized to practice at 
such a hearing. 
‘‘(ii) COURT-PROVIDED
COUNSEL.—If 
the Federal order respondent is financially 
unable to obtain representation by counsel, 
the court, at the request of the respondent, 
shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that 
the respondent is represented by an attorney 
with respect to the petition. 
‘‘(3) BURDEN OF PROOF; STANDARD.—At a hear-
ing under this subsection, the Federal order peti-
tioner— 
‘‘(A) shall have the burden of proving all 
material facts; and 
‘‘(B) shall be required to demonstrate, by 
clear and convincing evidence, that— 
‘‘(i) the respondent to such order poses 
a risk of personal injury to self or another 
individual, during the period to be covered 
by the proposed Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order, by purchasing, possessing, or re-
ceiving a firearm or ammunition; and 
‘‘(ii) the order is necessary to prevent 
the injury described in clause (i). 
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surrender all firearms and ammunition that the re-
spondent possesses or owns, in or affecting interstate 
commerce, as well as any permit authorizing the re-
spondent to purchase or possess firearms (including a 
concealed carry permit), to— 
‘‘(A) the United States Marshals Service; or 
‘‘(B) a designated law enforcement officer. 
‘‘(2) SURRENDER AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(A) MANNER OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(i) PERSONAL
SERVICE.—Except as 
provided in clause (ii), a United States 
marshal or designated law enforcement offi-
cer shall serve a Federal extreme risk pro-
tection order on a respondent by handing 
the order to the respondent to such order. 
‘‘(ii) ALTERNATIVE
SERVICE.—If the 
respondent cannot reasonably be located for 
service as described in clause (i), a Federal 
extreme risk protection order may be served 
on the respondent in any manner author-
ized under the Federal Rules of Civil Proce-
dure. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), a United States marshal or 
designated law enforcement officer serving a Fed-
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eral extreme risk protection order personally on 
the respondent shall— 
‘‘(i) request that all firearms and am-
munition, in or affecting interstate com-
merce, as well as any permit authorizing 
the respondent to purchase or possess fire-
arms (including a concealed carry permit), 
that the respondent possesses or owns— 
‘‘(I) be immediately surrendered 
to the United States marshal or des-
ignated law enforcement officer; or 
‘‘(II) at the option of the respond-
ent, be immediately surrendered and 
sold to a federally licensed firearms 
dealer; and 
‘‘(ii) take possession of all firearms 
and ammunition described in clause (i) 
that are not sold under subclause (II) of 
that clause, as well as any permit described 
in that clause, that are— 
‘‘(I) surrendered; 
‘‘(II) in plain sight; or 
‘‘(III) discovered pursuant to a 
lawful search. 
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‘‘(C) 
ALTERNATIVE
SURRENDER.—If 
a 
United States marshal or designated law enforce-
ment officer is not able to personally serve a 
Federal extreme risk protection order under sub-
paragraph (A)(i), or is not reasonably able to 
take custody of the firearms, ammunition, and 
permits under subparagraph (B), the respondent 
shall surrender the firearms, ammunition, and 
permits in a safe manner to the control of a 
United States marshal or designated law enforce-
ment officer not later than 48 hours after being 
served with the order. 
‘‘(3) RECEIPT.— 
‘‘(A) ISSUANCE.—At the time of surrender 
or removal under paragraph (2), a United States 
marshal or designated law enforcement officer 
taking possession of a firearm, ammunition, or 
a permit pursuant to a Federal extreme risk pro-
tection order shall— 
‘‘(i) issue a receipt identifying all fire-
arms, ammunition, and permits that have 
been surrendered or removed; and 
‘‘(ii) provide a copy of the receipt 
issued under clause (i) to the respondent to 
such order. 
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‘‘(B) FILING.—Not later than 72 hours after 
issuance of a receipt under subparagraph (A), 
the United States marshal who issued the receipt 
or designated another law enforcement officer to 
do so shall— 
‘‘(i) file the original receipt issued 
under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
with the court that issued the Federal ex-
treme risk protection order; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that the United States 
Marshals Service retains a copy of the re-
ceipt. 
‘‘(C) DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICER.—If a designated law enforcement officer 
issues a receipt under subparagraph (A), the offi-
cer shall submit the original receipt and a copy 
of the receipt to the appropriate United States 
marshal to enable the United States marshal to 
comply with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(4) FORFEITURE.—If a respondent knowingly 
attempts, in violation of a Federal extreme risk pro-
tection order, to access a firearm, ammunition, or a 
permit that was surrendered or removed under this 
subsection, the firearm, ammunition, or permit shall 
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be subject to seizure and forfeiture under section 
924(d). 
‘‘(g) RETURN OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—If a Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order is dissolved, or expires and is not renewed, 
the court that issued the order shall order the United 
States Marshals Service to— 
‘‘(A) confirm, through the national instant 
criminal background check system and any other 
relevant law enforcement databases, that the re-
spondent to such order may lawfully own and 
possess firearms and ammunition; and 
‘‘(B)(i) if the respondent may lawfully own 
and possess firearms and ammunition, notify the 
respondent that the respondent may retrieve each 
firearm, ammunition, or permit surrendered by 
or removed from the respondent under subsection 
(f); or 
‘‘(ii) if the respondent may not lawfully 
own or possess firearms and ammunition, notify 
the respondent that each firearm, ammunition, 
or permit surrendered by or removed from the re-
spondent under subsection (f) will be returned 
only when the respondent demonstrates to the 
United States Marshals Service that the respond-
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ent may lawfully own and possess firearms and 
ammunition. 
‘‘(2) RETURN.—If a Federal extreme risk protec-
tion order is dissolved, or expires and is not renewed, 
and the United States Marshals Service confirms 
under paragraph (1)(A) that the respondent may law-
fully own and possess firearms and ammunition, the 
court that issued the order shall order the entity that 
possesses each firearm, ammunition, or permit sur-
rendered by or removed from the respondent under 
subsection (f) to return those items to the respondent. 
‘‘(h) RETURN OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION IM-
PROPERLY RECEIVED.—If a court, in a hearing under sub-
section (d), determines that a firearm or ammunition sur-
rendered by or removed from a respondent under subsection 
(f) is owned by an individual other than the respondent, 
the court may order the United States marshal or des-
ignated law enforcement officer in possession of the firearm 
or ammunition to transfer the firearm or ammunition to 
that individual if— 
‘‘(1) the individual may lawfully own and pos-
sess firearms and ammunition; and 
‘‘(2) the individual will not provide the respond-
ent with access to the firearm or ammunition. 
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‘‘(i) PENALTY FOR FALSE REPORTING OR FRIVOLOUS 
PETITIONS.—An individual who knowingly submits mate-
rially false information to the court in a petition for a Fed-
eral extreme risk protection order under this section, or who 
knowingly files such a petition that is frivolous, unreason-
able, or without foundation, shall be fined not more than 
$5,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, except 
to the extent that a greater sentence is otherwise provided 
by any other provision of law, as the court deems necessary 
to deter such abuse of process. 
‘‘(j) MODEL POLICY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall draft a 
model policy to maximize the accessibility of Federal 
extreme risk protection orders. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In drafting the model policy 
under paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that State, Tribal, and local 
law enforcement officers and members of the pub-
lic without legal training are able to easily file 
petitions for Federal extreme risk protection or-
ders; 
‘‘(B) prescribe outreach efforts by employees 
of the district courts of the United States to fa-
miliarize relevant law enforcement officers and 
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the public with the procedures for filing peti-
tions, either— 
‘‘(i) through direct outreach; or 
‘‘(ii) in coordination with— 
‘‘(I) relevant officials in the execu-
tive or legislative branch of the Federal 
Government; or 
‘‘(II) with relevant State, Tribal, 
and local officials; 
‘‘(C) prescribe policies for allowing the fil-
ing of petitions and prompt adjudication of peti-
tions on weekends and outside of normal court 
hours; 
‘‘(D) prescribe policies for coordinating 
with law enforcement agencies to ensure the safe, 
timely, and effective service of Federal extreme 
risk protection orders and relinquishment of fire-
arms, ammunition, and permits, as applicable; 
and 
‘‘(E) identify governmental and non-govern-
mental resources and partners to help officials of 
the district courts of the United States coordi-
nate with civil society organizations to ensure 
the safe and effective implementation of this sec-
tion. 
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‘‘(k) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 court 
days after the date on which a court issues or 
dissolves a Federal extreme risk protection order 
under this section or a Federal extreme risk pro-
tection order expires without being renewed, the 
court shall notify— 
‘‘(i) the Attorney General; 
‘‘(ii) each relevant mental health agen-
cy in the State in which the order is issued; 
and 
‘‘(iii) State and local law enforcement 
officials in the jurisdiction in which the 
order is issued, including the national in-
stant criminal background check system sin-
gle point of contact for the State of resi-
dence of the respondent, where applicable. 
‘‘(B) FORMAT.—A court shall submit a no-
tice under subparagraph (A) in an electronic for-
mat, in a manner prescribed by the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(C) UPDATE OF DATABASES.—As soon as 
practicable and not later than 5 days after re-
ceiving a notice under subparagraph (A), the At-
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torney General shall update the background 
check databases of the Attorney General to reflect 
the prohibitions articulated in the applicable 
Federal extreme risk protection order. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Federal Extreme 
Risk Protection Order Act of 2021, and annually 
thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes, with respect to the preceding year— 
‘‘(A) the number of petitions for ex parte 
Federal orders filed, as well as the number of 
such orders issued and the number denied, 
disaggregated by— 
‘‘(i) the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(ii) whether the individual authorized 
under subsection (b) to petition for a Fed-
eral extreme risk protection order is a law 
enforcement officer, or a family or household 
member, and in the case of a family or 
household member, which of subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) of subsection (a)(6) de-
scribes the relationship; and 
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‘‘(iii) the alleged danger posed by the 
Federal order respondent, including whether 
the danger involved a risk of suicide, unin-
tentional injury, domestic violence, or other 
interpersonal violence; 
‘‘(B) the number of petitions for long-term 
Federal orders filed, as well as the number of 
such orders issued and the number denied, 
disaggregated by— 
‘‘(i) the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(ii) whether the individual authorized 
under subsection (b) to petition for a Fed-
eral extreme risk protection order is a law 
enforcement officer, or a family or household 
member, and in the case of a family or 
household member, which of subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) of subsection (a)(6) de-
scribes the relationship; and 
‘‘(iii) the alleged danger posed by the 
Federal order respondent, including whether 
the danger involved a risk of suicide, unin-
tentional injury, domestic violence, or other 
interpersonal violence; 
‘‘(C) the number of petitions for renewals of 
long-term Federal orders filed, as well as the 
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number of such orders issued and the number de-
nied; 
‘‘(D) the number of cases in which a court 
has issued a penalty for false reporting or frivo-
lous petitions; 
‘‘(E) demographic data of Federal order pe-
titioners, including race, ethnicity, national ori-
gin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual 
income, and English language proficiency, if 
available; 
‘‘(F) demographic data of Federal order re-
spondents, including race, ethnicity, national or-
igin, sex, gender, age, disability, average annual 
income, and English language proficiency, if 
available; and 
‘‘(G) the total number of firearms removed 
pursuant to Federal extreme risk protection or-
ders, and, if available, the number of firearms 
removed pursuant to each such order. 
‘‘(l) TRAINING FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS.—The head of 
each Federal law enforcement agency shall require 
each Federal law enforcement officer employed by the 
agency to complete training in the safe, impartial, ef-
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fective, and equitable use and administration of Fed-
eral extreme risk protection orders, including training 
to address— 
‘‘(A) bias based on race and racism, eth-
nicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender iden-
tity, religion, language proficiency, mental 
health condition, disability, and classism in the 
use and administration of Federal extreme risk 
protection orders; 
‘‘(B) the appropriate use of Federal extreme 
risk protection orders in cases of domestic vio-
lence, including the applicability of other policies 
and protocols to address domestic violence in sit-
uations that may also involve Federal extreme 
risk protection orders and the necessity of safety 
planning with the victim before law enforcement 
petitions for and executes a Federal extreme risk 
protection order, if applicable; 
‘‘(C) interacting with persons with mental, 
behavioral, or physical disabilities, or emotional 
distress, including de-escalation techniques and 
crisis intervention; 
‘‘(D) training on community relations; and 
‘‘(E) best practices for referring persons 
subject to Federal extreme risk protection orders 
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