I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 768 
To support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms 
from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant 
to court orders for this purpose. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2023 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Mr. BEYER, and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access 
to firearms from individuals who are a danger to them-
selves or others pursuant to court orders for this pur-
pose. 
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 ‘‘Extreme Risk Protec-
tion Order Expansion Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State or Indian Tribe— 
(i) that enacts legislation described in 
subsection (c); 
(ii) with respect to which the Attorney 
General determines that the legislation de-
scribed in clause (i) complies with the re-
quirements under subsection (c)(1); and 
(iii) that certifies to the Attorney 
General that the State or Indian Tribe 
will, with respect to a grant received under 
subsection (b)— 
(I) use the grant for the purposes 
described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(II) allocate not less than 25 per-
cent and not more than 70 percent of 
the amount received under the grant 
for the development and dissemination 
of training for law enforcement offi-
cers in accordance with subsection 
(b)(4); or 
(B) a unit of local government or other 
public or private entity that— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(i) is located in a State or in the terri-
tory under the jurisdiction of an Indian 
Tribe that meets the requirements de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara-
graph (A); and 
(ii) certifies to the Attorney General 
that the unit of local government or entity 
will, with respect to a grant received under 
subsection (b)— 
(I) use the grant for the purposes 
described in subsection (b)(2); and 
(II) allocate not less than 25 per-
cent and not more than 70 percent of 
the amount received under the grant 
for the development and dissemination 
of training for law enforcement offi-
cers in accordance with subsection 
(b)(4). 
(2) EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER.—The 
term ‘‘extreme risk protection order’’ means a writ-
ten order or warrant, issued by a State or Tribal 
court or signed by a magistrate (or other com-
parable judicial officer), the primary purpose of 
which is to reduce the risk of firearm-related death 
or injury by doing 1 or more of the following: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(A) Prohibiting a named individual from 
having under the custody or control of the indi-
vidual, owning, purchasing, possessing, or re-
ceiving a firearm. 
(B) Having a firearm removed or requiring 
the surrender of firearms from a named indi-
vidual. 
(3) FIREARM.—The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 1709 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10389). 
(5) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement officer’’ means a public servant 
authorized by Federal, State, local, or Tribal law or 
by an agency of the Federal Government or of a 
State, local, or Tribal government to— 
(A) engage in or supervise the prevention, 
detection, investigation, or prosecution of an of-
fense; or 
(B) supervise sentenced criminal offenders. 
(6) 
PETITIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘petitioner’’ 
means an individual authorized under State or Trib-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
al law to petition for an extreme risk protection 
order. 
(7) RESPONDENT.—The term ‘‘respondent’’ 
means an individual named in the petition for an ex-
treme risk protection order or subject to an extreme 
risk protection order. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
and 
(D) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(9) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘‘unit of local government’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10251). 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
establish a program under which, from amounts 
made available to carry out this section, the Attor-
ney General may make grants to eligible entities to 
assist in carrying out the provisions of the legisla-
tion described in subsection (c). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds awarded under 
this subsection may be used by an applicant to— 
(A) enhance the capacity of law enforce-
ment agencies and the courts of a State, unit 
of local government, or Indian Tribe by pro-
viding personnel, training, technical assistance, 
data collection, and other resources to carry out 
enacted legislation described in subsection (c); 
(B) train judges, court personnel, health 
care and legal professionals, and law enforce-
ment officers to more accurately identify indi-
viduals whose access to firearms poses a danger 
of causing harm to themselves or others by in-
creasing the risk of firearms suicide or inter-
personal violence; 
(C) develop and implement law enforce-
ment and court protocols, forms, and orders so 
that law enforcement agencies and the courts 
may carry out the provisions of the enacted leg-
islation described in subsection (c) in a safe, eq-
uitable, and effective manner, including through 
the removal and storage of firearms pursuant to 
extreme risk protection orders under the en-
acted legislation; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(D) raise public awareness and under-
standing of the enacted legislation described in 
subsection (c), including through subgrants to 
community-based organizations for the training 
of community members, so that extreme risk 
protection orders may be issued in appropriate 
situations to reduce the risk of firearms-related 
death and injury. 
(3) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this subsection shall submit to the At-
torney General an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing or accompanied by such in-
formation as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require. 
(4) TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant 
under this subsection shall provide training to 
law enforcement officers, including officers of 
relevant Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
enforcement agencies, in the safe, impartial, ef-
fective, and equitable use and administration of 
extreme risk protection orders, including train-
ing to address— 
(i) bias based on race and racism, eth-
nicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
identity, religion, language proficiency, 
mental health condition, disability, and 
classism in the use and administration of 
extreme risk protection orders; 
(ii) the appropriate use of extreme 
risk protection orders in cases of domestic 
violence, including the applicability of other 
policies and protocols to address domestic 
violence in situations that may also involve 
extreme risk protection orders and the ne-
cessity of safety planning with the victim 
before a law enforcement officer petitions 
for and executes an extreme risk protection 
order, if applicable; 
(iii) interacting with persons with a 
mental illness or emotional distress, includ-
ing de-escalation and crisis intervention; 
and 
(iv) best practices for referring per-
sons subject to extreme risk protection or-
ders and associated victims of violence to 
social service providers that may be avail-
able in the jurisdiction and appropriate for 
those individuals, including health care, 
mental health, substance abuse, and legal 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
services, employment and vocational serv-
ices, housing assistance, case management, 
and veterans and disability benefits. 
(B) CONSULTATION
WITH
EXPERTS.—A 
recipient of a grant under this subsection, in 
developing law enforcement training required 
under subparagraph (A), shall seek advice from 
domestic violence service providers (including 
culturally specific (as defined in section 40002 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291)) organizations), social service 
providers, suicide prevention advocates, violence 
intervention specialists, law enforcement agen-
cies, mental health disability experts, and other 
community groups working to reduce suicides 
and violence, including domestic violence, within 
the State or the territory under the jurisdiction 
of the Indian Tribe, as applicable, that enacted 
the legislation described in subsection (c) that 
enabled the grant recipient to be an eligible en-
tity. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this subsection. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTREME RISK PROTECTION 
ORDER GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—Legislation described in 
this subsection is legislation that establishes require-
ments that are substantially similar to the following: 
(A) PETITION
FOR
EXTREME
RISK
PRO-
TECTION ORDER.—A petitioner, including a law 
enforcement officer, may submit a petition to a 
State or Tribal court, on a form designed by 
the court or a State or Tribal agency, that— 
(i) describes the facts and cir-
cumstances justifying that an extreme risk 
protection order be issued against the 
named individual; and 
(ii) is signed by the applicant, under 
oath. 
(B) NOTICE AND DUE PROCESS.—The in-
dividual named in a petition for an extreme risk 
protection order as described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be given written notice of the petition 
and an opportunity to be heard on the matter 
in accordance with this paragraph. 
(C) ISSUANCE OF EXTREME RISK PROTEC-
TION ORDERS.— 
(i) HEARING.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(I) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt 
of a petition described in subpara-
graph (A) or request of an individual 
named in such a petition, the court 
shall order a hearing to be held within 
a reasonable time, and not later than 
30 days after the date of the petition 
or request. 
(II) 
DETERMINATION.—If 
the 
court finds at the hearing ordered 
under subclause (I), by a preponder-
ance of the evidence or according to a 
higher evidentiary standard estab-
lished by the State or Indian Tribe, 
that the respondent poses a danger of 
causing harm to self or others by hav-
ing access to a firearm, the court may 
issue an extreme risk protection order. 
(ii) DURATION
OF
EXTREME
RISK 
PROTECTION
ORDER.—An extreme risk 
protection order shall be in effect— 
(I) until an order terminating or 
superseding the extreme risk protec-
tion order is issued; or 
(II) for a set period of time. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(D) EX
PARTE
EXTREME
RISK
PROTEC-
TION ORDERS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a 
petition described in subparagraph (A), the 
court may issue an ex parte extreme risk 
protection order, if— 
(I) the petition for an extreme 
risk protection order alleges that the 
respondent poses a danger of causing 
harm to self or others by having ac-
cess to a firearm; and 
(II) the court finds there is prob-
able cause to believe, or makes a find-
ing according to a higher evidentiary 
standard established by the State or 
Indian Tribe, that the respondent 
poses a danger of causing harm to self 
or others by having access to a fire-
arm. 
(ii) DURATION
OF
EX
PARTE
EX-
TREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER.—An ex 
parte extreme risk protection order shall 
remain in effect only until the hearing re-
quired under subparagraph (C)(i). 
(E) STORAGE OF REMOVED FIREARMS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(i) AVAILABILITY FOR RETURN.—All 
firearms removed or surrendered pursuant 
to an extreme risk protection order shall 
only be available for return to the named 
individual when the individual has regained 
eligibility under Federal and State law 
and, where applicable, Tribal law to pos-
sess firearms. 
(ii) CONSENT
REQUIRED
FOR
DIS-
POSAL
OR
DESTRUCTION.—Firearms 
owned by a named individual may not be 
disposed of or destroyed during the period 
of the extreme risk protection order with-
out the consent of the named individual. 
(F) NOTIFICATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.— 
(I) REQUIREMENT.—A State or 
Tribal court that issues an extreme 
risk protection order shall notify the 
Attorney General or the comparable 
State or Tribal agency, as applicable, 
of the order as soon as practicable or 
within a designated period of time. 
(II) FORM
AND
MANNER.—A 
State or Tribal court shall submit a 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
notification under subclause (I) in an 
electronic format, in a manner pre-
scribed by the Attorney General or the 
comparable State or Tribal agency. 
(ii) UPDATE
OF
DATABASES.—As 
soon as practicable or within the time pe-
riod designated by State or Tribal law 
after receiving a notification under clause 
(i), the Attorney General or the com-
parable State or Tribal agency shall ensure 
that the extreme risk protection order is 
reflected in the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System. 
(2) ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.—Legislation de-
scribed in this subsection may— 
(A) provide procedures for the termination 
of an extreme risk protection order; 
(B) provide procedures for the renewal of 
an extreme risk protection order; 
(C) establish burdens and standards of 
proof for issuance of orders described in para-
graph (1) that are substantially similar to or 
higher than the burdens and standards of proof 
set forth in that paragraph; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(D) limit the individuals who may submit 
a petition described in paragraph (1), provided 
that, at a minimum, 1 or more law enforcement 
officers are authorized to do so; and 
(E) include any other authorizations or re-
quirements that the State or Tribal authorities 
determine appropriate. 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which an eligible entity receives a 
grant under subsection (b), and annually thereafter 
for the duration of the grant period, the entity shall 
submit to the Attorney General a report that in-
cludes, with respect to the preceding year— 
(A) the number of petitions for ex parte 
extreme risk protection orders filed, as well as 
the number of such orders issued and the num-
ber denied, disaggregated by— 
(i) the jurisdiction; 
(ii) the individual authorized under 
State or Tribal law to petition for an ex-
treme risk protection order, including the 
relationship of the individual to the re-
spondent; and 
(iii) the alleged danger posed by the 
respondent, including whether the danger 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
involved a risk of suicide, unintentional in-
jury, domestic violence, or other inter-
personal violence; 
(B) the number of petitions for extreme 
risk protection orders filed, as well as the num-
ber of such orders issued and the number de-
nied, disaggregated by— 
(i) the jurisdiction; 
(ii) the individual authorized under 
State or Tribal law to petition for an ex-
treme risk protection order, including the 
relationship of the individual to the re-
spondent; and 
(iii) the alleged danger posed by the 
respondent, including whether the danger 
involved a risk of suicide, unintentional in-
jury, domestic violence, or other inter-
personal violence; 
(C) the number of petitions for renewals of 
extreme risk protection orders filed, as well as 
the number of such orders issued and the num-
ber denied; 
(D) the number of cases in which a court 
imposed a penalty for false reporting or frivo-
lous petitions; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(E) demographic data of petitioners, in-
cluding race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gen-
der, age, disability, and English language pro-
ficiency, if available; 
(F) demographic data of respondents, in-
cluding race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gen-
der, age, disability, and English language pro-
ficiency, if available; and 
(G) the number of firearms removed, if 
available. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITION. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) is subject to a court order that— 
‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which 
such person received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to participate; 
‘‘(B) prevents such person from possessing 
or receiving firearms; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(C) includes a finding that such person 
poses a danger of harm to self or others.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(11)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(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) is subject to a court order that— 
‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which 
such person received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to participate; 
‘‘(B) prevents such person from possessing 
or receiving firearms; and 
‘‘(C) includes a finding that such person 
poses a danger of harm to self or others,’’. 
SEC. 4. IDENTIFICATION RECORDS. 
Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) acquire, collect, classify, and preserve 
records from Federal, Tribal, and State courts and 
other agencies identifying individuals subject to ex-
treme risk protection orders, as defined in section 
2(a) of the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expan-
sion Act of 2023;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(6)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a)(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a)(5)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS IN NA-
TIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES.—A Federal, 
Tribal, or State criminal justice agency or criminal or civil 
court may— 
‘‘(1) include extreme risk protection orders, as 
defined in section 2(a) of the Extreme Risk Protec-
tion Order Expansion Act of 2023, in national crime 
information databases, as that term is defined in 
subsection (f)(3) of this section; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(2) have access to information regarding ex-
treme risk protection orders through the national 
crime information databases.’’. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 3(1) of the NICS Improvement Amendments 
Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 40903(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 922(g)(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (8) or (10) 
of section 922(g)’’. 
SEC. 6. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ex-
treme risk protection order’’, ‘‘Indian Tribe’’, and ‘‘State’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 2(a). 
(b) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT REQUIRED.—Any ex-
treme risk protection order issued under a State or Tribal 
law enacted in accordance with this Act shall be accorded 
the same full faith and credit by the court of another State 
or Indian Tribe (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘en-
forcing State or Indian Tribe’’) and enforced by the court 
and law enforcement personnel of the other State or Tribal 
government as if it were the order of the enforcing State 
or Indian Tribe. 
(c) APPLICABILITY TO EXTREME RISK PROTECTION 
ORDERS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) shall apply to 
an extreme risk protection order issued by a State 
or Tribal court if— 
(A) the court has jurisdiction over the par-
ties and matter under the law of the State or 
Indian Tribe; and 
(B) reasonable notice and opportunity to 
be heard is given to the person against whom 
the order is sought sufficient to protect that 
person’s right to due process. 
(2) EX PARTE EXTREME RISK PROTECTION OR-
DERS.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), in the 
case of an ex parte extreme risk protection order, 
notice and opportunity to be heard shall be provided 
within the time required by State or Tribal law, and 
in any event within a reasonable time after the order 
is issued, sufficient to protect the due process rights 
of the respondent. 
(d) TRIBAL COURT JURISDICTION.—For purposes of 
this section, a court of an Indian Tribe shall have full civil 
jurisdiction to issue and enforce an extreme risk protection 
order involving any person, including the authority to en-
force any order through civil contempt proceedings, to ex-
clude violators from Indian land, and to use other appro-
priate mechanisms, in matters arising anywhere in the In-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
dian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code) of the Indian Tribe or otherwise with-
in the authority of the Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, 
the remaining provisions of this Act and amendments 
made by this Act, or the application of such provision or 
amendment to other persons or circumstances, shall not 
be affected. 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:06 Feb 24, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H768.IH
H768
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS