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termine which applicants meet the criteria for funding, 
based primarily on a determination of greatest need (in 
accordance with section 102), with due consideration to 
other enumerated factors and the indicated ability of the 
applicant to successfully implement the program described 
in the application. 
SEC. 229. EVALUATION OF PROMISE GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations under this title, the Adminis-
trator shall, in consultation with the organization provided 
assistance under section 223(f)(1) of the Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5633(f)(1)), provide for an evaluation of the programs and 
activities carried out with grants under this title. In car-
rying out this section, the Administrator shall— 
(1) award grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation (including institutions that are eligible to re-
ceive funds under part F of title III of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q et seq.)), 
to facilitate the evaluation process and measurement 
of achieved outcomes; 
(2) identify evidence-based and promising prac-
tices used by PROMISE Coordinating Councils 
under PROMISE Implementation grants that have 
proven to be effective in preventing involvement in, 
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or diverting further involvement in, juvenile delin-
quency or criminal street gang activity; and 
(3) ensure— 
(A) that such evaluation is based on the 
performance standards that are developed by 
the PROMISE Advisory Panel in accordance 
with section 223(g) of the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (as added 
by section 101(b) of this Act); 
(B) the development of longitudinal and 
clinical trial evaluation and performance meas-
urements with regard to the evidence-based and 
promising practices funded under this title; and 
(C) the dissemination of the practices iden-
tified in paragraph (2) to the National Re-
search Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Prac-
tices (established under section 301), units of 
local government, and Indian tribes to promote 
the use of such practices by such units and 
tribes to prevent involvement in, or to divert 
further involvement in, juvenile delinquency or 
criminal street gang activity. 
(b) RESULTS TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER 
FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE PRACTICES.—The Ad-
ministrator shall provide the results of the evaluation 
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under subsection (a) to the National Research Center for 
Proven Juvenile Justice Practices established under sec-
tion 301. 
SEC. 230. RESERVATION OF FUNDS. 
For fiscal years 2016 through 2020, not more than 
20 percent of the total amount appropriated to the Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to carry 
out Youth Mentoring Programs for each fiscal year shall 
be made available to carry out this Act. 
CHAPTER 3—PROMISE RESEARCH 
CENTERS 
SEC. 231. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 
CENTER FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE 
PRACTICES. 
(a) CENTER ESTABLISHED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall award a 
grant to a nonprofit organization with a national reputa-
tion for expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evi-
dence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention or intervention to 
develop a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile 
Justice Practices. Such Center shall— 
(1) collaborate with institutions of higher edu-
cation as regional partners to create a best practices 
juvenile justice information-sharing network to sup-
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port the programs and activities carried out with 
grants under title II of this Act; 
(2) collect, and disseminate to PROMISE Co-
ordinating Councils, research and other information 
about evidence-based and promising practices related 
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity prevention and intervention to inform the ef-
forts of PROMISE Coordinating Councils and re-
gional research partners and to support the pro-
grams and activities carried out with grants under 
title II of this Act; 
(3) increase the public’s knowledge and under-
standing of effective juvenile justice practices to pre-
vent crime and delinquency and reduce recidivism; 
and 
(4) develop, manage, and regularly update a 
site to disseminate proven practices for successful 
juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amount made available under section 224 to carry out this 
Act— 
(1) for fiscal year 2016, not more than 2.5 per-
cent of such amount shall be made available to carry 
out this section; and 
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(2) for fiscal years 2017 through 2020, not 
more than 4 percent of such amount shall be made 
available to carry out this section. 
SEC. 232. GRANTS FOR REGIONAL RESEARCH PROVEN 
PRACTICES PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Adminis-
trator shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
establish a grant program to award grants to institutions 
of higher education to serve as regional research partners 
with PROMISE Coordinating Councils that are located in 
the same geographic region as an institution, in collabora-
tion with the National Research Center for Proven Juve-
nile Justice Practices authorized under section 301. Re-
gional research partners shall provide research support to 
such PROMISE Coordinating Councils, including— 
(1) assistance with preparing PROMISE grant 
applications under title II, including collection of 
baseline data for such applications; 
(2) assistance with the needs and strengths as-
sessments conducted under section 203; and 
(3) provision of support services to PROMISE 
grant recipients for data collection and analysis to 
assess progress under the PROMISE grant. 
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‘‘(2) to receive from a person, two or more fire-
arms in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, 
if the recipient knows or has reasonable cause to be-
lieve that such receipt would be in violation of, or 
would result in a violation of any Federal, State, or 
local law punishable by a term of imprisonment ex-
ceeding 1 year; 
‘‘(3) to make a statement to a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer re-
lating to the purchase, receipt, or acquisition from 
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or li-
censed dealer of two or more firearms that have 
moved in or affected interstate or foreign commerce 
that— 
‘‘(A) is material to— 
‘‘(i) the identity of the actual buyer of 
the firearms; or 
‘‘(ii) the intended trafficking of the 
firearms; and 
‘‘(B) the person knows or has reasonable 
cause to believe is false; or 
‘‘(4) to direct, promote, or facilitate conduct 
specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates, or 
conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 
years, or both. 
‘‘(2) ORGANIZER ENHANCEMENT.—If a viola-
tion of subsection (a) is committed by a person in 
concert with five or more other persons with respect 
to whom such person occupies a position of orga-
nizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of 
management, such person may be sentenced to an 
additional term of imprisonment of not more than 5 
consecutive years. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘actual buyer’ means the indi-
vidual for whom a firearm is being purchased, re-
ceived, or acquired; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘term of imprisonment exceeding 
1 year’ does not include any offense classified by the 
applicable jurisdiction as a misdemeanor and punish-
able by a term of imprisonment of 2 years or less.’’. 
(b) 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘932. Trafficking in firearms.’’. 
(c) DIRECTIVE TO THE SENTENCING COMMISSION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority 
under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, 
the United States Sentencing Commission shall re-
view and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sen-
tencing guidelines and policy statements applicable 
to persons convicted of offenses under section 932 of 
title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Commission shall— 
(A) review the penalty structure that the 
guidelines currently provide based on the num-
ber of firearms involved in the offense and de-
termine whether any changes to that penalty 
structure are appropriate in order to reflect the 
intent of Congress that such penalties reflect 
the gravity of the offense; and 
(B) review and amend, if appropriate, the 
guidelines and policy statements to reflect the 
intent of Congress that guideline penalties for 
violations of section 932 of title 18, United 
States Code, and similar offenses be increased 
substantially when committed by a person who 
is a member of a gang, cartel, organized crime 
ring, or other such enterprise or in concert with 
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another person who is a member of a gang, car-
tel, organized crime ring or other such enter-
prise. 
Subtitle B—Report on Effects of 
Gun Violence on Public Health 
SEC. 311. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF GUN VIOLENCE ON PUB-
LIC HEALTH. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a 
report on the effects on public health of gun violence in 
the United States during the relevant period, and the sta-
tus of actions taken to address such effects. 
SEC. 312. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN AMENDMENTS TO AP-
PROPRIATIONS MEASURES. 
Clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(g) A provision prohibiting the use of funds to 
study the public health effects of gun violence may 
not be reported in a general appropriation bill and 
may not be in order in any amendment thereto.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Keeping Guns From 
High-Risk Individuals 
SEC. 321. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Guns 
from High-Risk Individuals Act’’. 
SEC. 322. FIREARM PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE WITH RE-
SPECT TO CERTAIN HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) SALES
OR
OTHER
DISPOSITIONS.—Section 
922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 
first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) in the most recent 10-year period, has 
been convicted in any court of a crime of violence 
(as defined in section 16); 
‘‘(11) has not attained 25 years of age, and has 
been adjudicated by any court as having committed 
an offense that would have been a crime of violence 
(as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; 
‘‘(12) in any period of 3 consecutive years in 
the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted 
in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense 
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that has, as an element, the possession or distribu-
tion of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol 
or a controlled substance (as so defined); or 
‘‘(13) has been convicted in any court of stalk-
ing.’’. 
(b) POSSESSION, SHIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, OR 
RECEIPT.—Section 922(g) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who, in the most recent 10-year period, 
has been convicted in any court of a crime of vio-
lence (as defined in section 16); 
‘‘(11) who has not attained 25 years of age and 
has been adjudicated by any court as having com-
mitted an offense that would have been a crime of 
violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by 
an adult; 
‘‘(12) who, in any period of 3 consecutive years 
in the most recent 10-year period, has been con-
victed in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an 
offense that has, as an element, the possession or 
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distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, 
alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or 
‘‘(13) who has been convicted in any court of 
stalking,’’. 
Subtitle D—Strengthening Gun 
Checks Act 
SEC. 341. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Gun 
Checks Act of 2018’’. 
CHAPTER 1—ENSURING THAT ALL INDI-
VIDUALS WHO SHOULD BE PROHIB-
ITED FROM BUYING A GUN ARE LIST-
ED IN THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMI-
NAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM 
SEC. 342. STATES TO MAKE DATA ELECTRONICALLY AVAIL-
ABLE TO THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(b) of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, the Attor-
ney General, in coordination with the States, shall 
establish, for each State or Indian tribal govern-
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ment, a plan to ensure maximum coordination and 
automation of the reporting of records or making of 
records available to the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System established under section 
103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 
during a 4-year period specified in the plan. 
‘‘(2) BENCHMARK REQUIREMENTS.—Each such 
plan shall include annual benchmarks, including 
qualitative goals and quantitative measures, to en-
able the Attorney General to assess implementation 
of the plan.’’. 
(b) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR RAPID COMPLIANCE.— 
Section 506 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) Of the total amount made available to carry out 
this subpart for a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall 
reserve not more than $50,000,000 for incentive grants 
by the Attorney General to States that comply with section 
102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 
2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note), in accordance with the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) During the 4-year period covered by a plan 
established under such section, if the State meets 
the benchmark established under paragraph (2) of 
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such section, the State may receive an incentive 
grant under this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) The Attorney General shall allocate the 
amounts reserved under this section equally among 
each State receiving an incentive grant.’’. 
SEC. 343. REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES CER-
TIFY THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE 
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM ALL RECORDS IDENTIFYING 
PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM PURCHASING 
FIREARMS UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 
Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) SEMIANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
AND 
REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The head of each 
Federal department or agency shall submit 
to the Attorney General a written certifi-
cation indicating whether the department 
or agency has provided to the Attorney 
General the pertinent information con-
tained in any record of any person that the 
department or agency was in possession of 
during the time period addressed by the 
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report demonstrating that the person falls 
within a category described in subsection 
(g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(ii) SUBMISSION DATES.—The head 
of a Federal department or agency shall 
submit a certification under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) not later than July 31 of 
each year, which shall address any 
record the department or agency was 
in possession of during the period be-
ginning on January 1 of the year and 
ending on June 30 of the year; and 
‘‘(II) not later than January 31 
of each year, which shall address any 
record the department or agency was 
in possession of during the period be-
ginning on July 1 of the previous year 
and ending on December 31 of the 
previous year. 
‘‘(iii) CONTENTS.—A certification re-
quired under clause (i) shall state, for the 
applicable period— 
‘‘(I) the number of records of the 
Federal department or agency dem-
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onstrating that a person fell within 
each of the categories described in 
section 922(g) of title 18, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(II) the number of records of 
the Federal department or agency 
demonstrating that a person fell with-
in the category described in section 
922(n) of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(III) 
for 
each 
category 
of 
records described in subclauses (I) 
and (II), the total number of records 
of the Federal department or agency 
that have been provided to the Attor-
ney General.’’. 
SEC. 344. ADJUDICATED AS A MENTAL DEFECTIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘adjudicated as a mental defective’ 
shall— 
‘‘(A) have the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor thereto; and 
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‘‘(B) include an order by a court, board, com-
mission, or other lawful authority that a person, in 
response to mental illness, incompetency, or marked 
subnormal intelligence, be compelled to receive serv-
ices— 
‘‘(i) including counseling, medication, or 
testing to determine compliance with prescribed 
medications; and 
‘‘(ii) not including testing for use of alco-
hol or for abuse of any controlled substance or 
other drug. 
‘‘(37) The term ‘committed to a mental institution’ 
shall have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 
of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
thereto.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—An individual who has been adju-
dicated as a mental defective before the effective date de-
scribed in section 203 may not apply for relief from dis-
ability under section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) on the 
basis that the individual does not meet the requirements 
in section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a). 
(c) NICS IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS ACT
OF 
2007.—Section 3 of the NICS Improvement Amendments 
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Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) MENTAL HEALTH TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the terms ‘adjudicated as a 
mental defective’ and ‘committed to a mental 
institution’ shall have the meaning given the 
terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of sec-
tions 102 and 103, the terms ‘adjudicated as a 
mental defective’ and ‘committed to a mental 
institution’ shall have the same meanings as on 
the day before the date of enactment of the Fix 
Gun Checks Act of 2018 until the end of the 
2-year period beginning on such date of enact-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 345. CLARIFICATION THAT FEDERAL COURT INFOR-
MATION IS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE 
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM. 
Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), as amended by sec-
tion 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(G) 
APPLICATION
TO
FEDERAL 
COURTS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the terms ‘department or agency 
of the United States’ and ‘Federal depart-
ment or agency’ include a Federal court; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of any request, sub-
mission, or notification, the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall perform the functions of the 
head of the department or agency.’’. 
CHAPTER 2—REQUIRING A BACKGROUND 
CHECK FOR EVERY FIREARM SALE 
SEC. 346. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this chapter is to extend the Brady 
Law background check procedures to all sales and trans-
fers of firearms. 
SEC. 347. FIREARMS TRANSFERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (s) and redesignating 
subsection (t) as subsection (s); 
(2) in subsection (s), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘(as defined in subsection (s)(8))’’; and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) In this subsection, the term ‘chief law en-
forcement officer’ means the chief of police, the 
sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of 
any such individual.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (s), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(t)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not 
a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed 
dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is 
not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed manu-
facturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of 
the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection 
(s). Upon taking possession of the firearm, the licensee 
shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if 
the licensee were transferring the firearm from the inven-
tory of the licensee to the unlicensed transferee. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) a transfer of a firearm by or to any law 
enforcement agency or any law enforcement officer, 
armed private security professional, or member of 
the armed forces, to the extent the officer, profes-
sional, or member is acting within the course and 
scope of employment and official duties; 
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‘‘(B) a transfer between spouses, between do-
mestic partners, between parents and their children, 
between siblings, or between grandparents and their 
grandchildren; 
‘‘(C) a transfer to an executor, administrator, 
trustee, or personal representative of an estate or a 
trust that occurs by operation of law upon the death 
of another person; 
‘‘(D) a temporary transfer that is necessary to 
prevent imminent death or great bodily harm, if the 
possession by the transferee lasts only as long as im-
mediately necessary to prevent the imminent death 
or great bodily harm; 
‘‘(E) a transfer that is approved by the Attor-
ney General under section 5812 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(F) a temporary transfer if the transferor has 
no reason to believe that the transferee will use or 
intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited 
from possessing firearms under State or Federal 
law, and the transfer takes place and the trans-
feree’s possession of the firearm is exclusively— 
‘‘(i) at a shooting range or in a shooting 
gallery or other area designated and built for 
the purpose of target shooting; 
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‘‘(ii) while hunting, trapping, or fishing, if 
the hunting, trapping, or fishing is legal in all 
places where the transferee possesses the fire-
arm and the transferee holds all licenses or per-
mits required for such hunting, trapping, or 
fishing; or 
‘‘(iii) while in the presence of the trans-
feror. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
empt any State criminal statutory or case law re-
lated to self-defense, heat of passion, or any other 
justifying or mitigation action in a crime or potential 
crime involving a firearm.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION 922.—Section 922(y)(2) of such 
title is amended in the matter preceding subpara-
graph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘, 
(g)(5)(B), 
and 
(s)(3)(B)(v)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g)(5)(B)’’. 
(2) SECTION 925A.—Section 925A of such title 
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (s) or (t) of section 922’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 922(s)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a)(4) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 348. LOST AND STOLEN REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) It shall be unlawful for any person who lawfully 
possesses or owns a firearm that has been shipped or 
transported in, or has been possessed in or affecting, inter-
state or foreign commerce, to fail to report the theft or 
loss of the firearm, within 48 hours after the person dis-
covers the theft or loss, to the Attorney General and to 
the appropriate local authorities.’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 924(a)(1)(B) of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) knowingly violates subsection (a)(4), 
(f), (k), (q), or (aa) of section 922;’’. 
Subtitle E—Background Check 
Completion Act 
SEC. 351. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Background Check 
Completion Act’’. 
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SEC. 352. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT A FIRE-
ARMS DEALER TRANSFER A FIREARM IF THE 
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNABLE TO COM-
PLETE A BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE PRO-
SPECTIVE TRANSFEREE WITHIN 3 BUSINESS 
DAYS. 
Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(i)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(3) by striking clause (ii). 
TITLE IV—MENTAL HEALTH 
SEC. 401. PRIORITY MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF REGIONAL 
AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 520A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by amending subsection (h), as redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $394,550,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2024. 
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‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amounts author-
ized by paragraph (1) to be appropriated for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2024— 
‘‘(A) $194,500,000 shall be for carrying 
out subsection (f) (relating to the Resiliency in 
Communities After Stress and Trauma Pro-
gram); and 
‘‘(B) $189,500,000 shall be for carrying 
out 
subsection 
(g) 
(relating 
to 
Project 
AWARE).’’. 
(b) RESILIENCY IN COMMUNITIES AFTER STRESS 
AND TRAUMA PROGRAM.—Section 520A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32), as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after sub-
section (e) the following subsection: 
‘‘(f) RESILIENCY IN COMMUNITIES AFTER STRESS 
AND TRAUMA PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall main-
tain the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and 
Trauma Program of the Substance Abuse and Men-
tal Health Services Administration, to be known at 
the ReCAST Program. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—In carrying out the ReCAST 
Program, the Secretary shall award grants to State 
and local health agencies to assist high-risk youth 
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and families and promote resilience and equity in 
communities that have recently faced civil unrest 
through— 
‘‘(A) implementation of evidence-based vio-
lence prevention and community youth engage-
ment programs; and 
‘‘(B) linkages to trauma-informed behav-
ioral health services. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘civil unrest’— 
‘‘(A) means demonstrations of mass pro-
test and mobilization, civil disobedience, and 
disruption through violence, often connected 
with law enforcement issues; and 
‘‘(B) includes such demonstrations in com-
munities that have been affected by a high inci-
dence of gun violence not caused by law en-
forcement.’’. 
(c) PROJECT AWARE.—Section 520A of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32), as amended by 
subsection (b), is further amended by inserting after sub-
section (f) the following subsection: 
‘‘(g) PROJECT AWARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall main-
tain the Project Advancing Wellness and Resiliency 
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in Education program of the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, to be known 
as Project AWARE. 
‘‘(2) 
GRANTS.—In 
carrying 
out 
Project 
AWARE, the Secretary shall make grants to State 
educational agencies to build or expand the capacity 
of such agencies, in partnership with State mental 
health agencies overseeing school-aged youth and 
local education agencies— 
‘‘(A) to increase awareness of mental 
health issues among school-aged youth; 
‘‘(B) to provide training for school per-
sonnel and other adults who interact with 
school-aged youth to detect and respond to 
mental health issues; and 
‘‘(C) to connect school-aged youth, who 
may have behavioral health issues (including se-
rious emotional disturbance or serious mental 
illness), and their families to needed services. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘State educational agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State educational agency as defined 
in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; or 
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‘‘(B) an education agency or authority of 
an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as such 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act).’’. 
SEC. 402. ANNUAL REPORT ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPE-
RIENCES OF CERTAIN CHILDREN IN COMMU-
NITIES FACING CIVIL UNREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the 
Congress on the adverse childhood experiences of children 
who are exposed to traumatic experiences in communities 
that have recently faced civil unrest. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘civil 
unrest’’— 
(1) means demonstrations of mass protest and 
mobilization, civil disobedience, and disruption 
through violence, often connected with law enforce-
ment issues; and 
(2) includes such demonstrations in commu-
nities that have been affected by a high incidence of 
gun violence not caused by law enforcement. 
Æ 
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