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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2917 
To incentivize State reporting systems that allow mental health professionals 
to submit information on certain individuals deemed dangerous for pur-
poses of prohibiting firearm possession by such individuals, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2015 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To incentivize State reporting systems that allow mental 
health professionals to submit information on certain 
individuals deemed dangerous for purposes of prohibiting 
firearm possession by such individuals, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘End Purchase of Fire-
arms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE REPORTING SYSTEMS. 
(a) STATE REPORTING SYSTEMS AS CONDITION OF 
RECEIVING FULL EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE 
ASSISTANCE GRANTS AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year begin-
ning with fiscal year 2019, a State shall— 
(A) establish a reporting system, in accord-
ance with guidelines provided pursuant to sec-
tion 4(a), through which mental health profes-
sionals may report to appropriate State enti-
ties— 
(i) in accordance with paragraph (2), 
information described in such paragraph 
with respect to individuals described in 
such paragraph; 
(ii) in accordance with paragraph (3), 
information described in such paragraph 
with respect to individuals described in 
such paragraph; and 
(iii) in accordance with paragraph (4), 
information described in such paragraph 
with respect to individuals described in 
such paragraph; 
(B) establish under State law a process, in 
accordance with the guidelines provided pursu-
ant to section 4(b), relating to temporarily com-
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mitting individuals involuntarily to, or holding 
individuals involuntarily at, mental health facili-
ties; 
(C) from the information collected by the 
State pursuant to subparagraph (A), make elec-
tronically available to the Attorney General 
records relevant to a determination of whether 
a person is disqualified from possessing or re-
ceiving a firearm under subsection (g)(4) of sec-
tion 922 of title 18, United States Code, or ap-
plicable State law; 
(D) upon notification under a subsequent 
paragraph of this section or subparagraph (G), 
or otherwise as specified under such paragraph 
or subparagraph, that the basis under which a 
record was made available under subparagraph 
(A) does not apply, or no longer applies, shall, 
as soon as practicable— 
(i) update, correct, modify, or remove, 
as applicable, the record from any data-
base that the Federal or State government 
maintains and makes available to the Na-
tional Instant Criminal Background Check 
System, consistent with the rules per-
taining to that database; and 
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(ii) notify the Attorney General that 
such basis no longer applies so that the 
record system in which the record is main-
tained is kept up to date; 
(E) ensure that the information submitted 
to the reporting system pursuant to this sub-
section— 
(i) with respect to an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (3), is removed from 
such system on the date described in the 
second sentence of such paragraph; and 
(ii) with respect to an individual de-
scribed in paragraph (4), is removed from 
such system on the date described in the 
second sentence of such paragraph; 
(F) ensure that the reporting system es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) includes an 
appeals process comparable to such a process 
applied with respect to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System, including 
with respect to procedures for notifications of 
individuals with respect to whom information is 
submitted to the reporting system and an op-
portunity to review and appeal such submission; 
and 
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(G)(i) ensure that any individual who— 
(I) is disqualified from possessing or 
receiving a firearm under subsection (g)(4) 
of section 922, of title United States Code, 
or applicable State law pursuant to infor-
mation reported through the reporting sys-
tem established under subparagraph (A); 
and 
(II) at the time of inclusion of such 
information in such reporting system is 
under 18 years of age; 
is evaluated by a mental health professional by 
not later than the date the individual is 21 
years of age in order to determine if such indi-
vidual should remain so disqualified; and 
(ii) upon determination that such indi-
vidual should not remain so disqualified, notify 
the appropriate State entity that the informa-
tion so reported no longer applies for inclusion 
in the reporting system or any database or 
record described in subparagraph (D). 
(2) INDIVIDUALS TEMPORARILY COMMITTED ON 
A VOLUNTARY BASIS.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(1)(A)(i), in the case of an individual who is com-
mitted on a voluntary basis to a mental institution 
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(as defined for purposes of section 922(g)(4) of title 
18, United States Code) in a State, the mental 
health professional who is primarily responsible for 
the individual’s treatment at such institution— 
(A) may report to the reporting system es-
tablished by the State under paragraph (1)(A) 
information with respect to such individual that 
is sufficient for inclusion in the National In-
stant Criminal Background Check System and 
consistent with Federal and State privacy laws 
if such mental health professional determines, 
in accordance with the guidelines provided pur-
suant to section 4(a) and with section 5(c), 
such individual is a danger to the individual or 
to others; and 
(B) upon discharge of such individual from 
such institution, shall notify the appropriate 
State entity that the information submitted 
under subparagraph (A) no longer applies for 
inclusion in the reporting system established 
under paragraph (1)(A) or any database or 
record described in paragraph (1)(D). 
(3) INDIVIDUALS TEMPORARILY COMMITTED OR 
HELD ON AN INVOLUNTARY BASIS.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii), in the case of an individual 
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who is temporarily committed or held on an involun-
tary basis, in accordance with a process described in 
paragraph (1)(B), to a mental institution (as defined 
for purposes of section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United 
States Code) in a State, the mental health profes-
sional who is primarily responsible for the individ-
ual’s treatment at such institution may report to the 
reporting system established by the State under 
paragraph (1)(A), as soon as is practicable after the 
date the individual is released from such institution, 
information with respect to such individual that is 
sufficient for inclusion in the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System and consistent 
with Federal and State privacy laws if such mental 
health professional determines, in accordance with 
the guidelines provided pursuant to section 4(a) and 
with section 5(c), such individual is a danger to the 
individual or to others. On the date that is 5 years 
after the date of such release, for purposes of sub-
sections (a)(1)(D) and (b)(1), the appropriate State 
entity and the Attorney General shall be deemed to 
have been notified that the information submitted 
under the previous sentence no longer applies for in-
clusion in the reporting system established under 
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paragraph (1)(A) or any database or record de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(D). 
(4) INDIVIDUALS MAKING SPECIFIC THREAT TO 
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii), in the case of an individual 
who communicates to a mental health professional a 
serious threat, as determined by the professional in 
accordance with the guidance provided pursuant to 
section 4(a), of physical violence against another in-
dividual who is reasonably identifiable, the mental 
health professional may report to the reporting sys-
tem established by the State under paragraph 
(1)(A), as soon as is practicable after the date of 
such communication, information with respect to 
such individual that is sufficient for inclusion in the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem and consistent with Federal and State privacy 
laws. On the date that is 6 months after the date 
of such report, for purposes of subsections (a)(1)(D) 
and (b)(1), the appropriate State entity and the At-
torney General shall be deemed to have been notified 
that the information submitted under the previous 
sentence no longer applies for inclusion in the re-
porting system established under paragraph (1)(A) 
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or any database or record described in paragraph 
(1)(D). 
(b) NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM UPDATES REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General upon 
receiving notice pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(D) 
shall ensure that the record in the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System is updated, cor-
rected, modified, or removed within 30 days of re-
ceipt. 
(2) SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
REMOVED
FROM 
RECORD.—The Attorney General shall ensure that 
the information submitted to the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System pursuant to 
subsection (a)— 
(A) with respect to an individual described 
in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), is removed 
from such system on the date described in the 
second sentence of such paragraph; and 
(B) with respect to an individual described 
in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), is removed 
from such system on the date described in the 
second sentence of such paragraph. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.— 
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