of Justice shall establish a program under which, from 
amounts made available to carry out this section, the Di-
rector may make grants to eligible entities to assist in car-
rying out the provisions of the legislation described in sec-
tion 203. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds awarded under this sec-
tion may be used by an applicant to— 
(1) enhance the capacity of law enforcement 
agencies and the courts of a State, unit of local gov-
ernment, or Indian Tribe by providing personnel, 
training, technical assistance, data collection, and 
other resources to carry out legislation described in 
section 203; 
(2) train judges, court personnel, and law en-
forcement officers to more accurately identify indi-
viduals whose access to firearms poses a danger of 
causing harm to themselves or others by increasing 
the risk of firearms suicide or interpersonal violence; 
(3) develop and implement law enforcement and 
court protocols, forms, and orders so that law en-
forcement agencies and the courts may carry out the 
provisions of the legislation described in section 203 
in a safe and effective manner, including through 
the removal and storage of firearms pursuant to ex-
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treme risk protection orders under the legislation; 
and 
(4) raise public awareness and understanding of 
the legislation described in section 203 so that ex-
treme risk protection orders may be issued in appro-
priate situations to reduce the risk of firearms-re-
lated death and injury. 
(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Attorney General 
an application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining or accompanied by such information as the Attor-
ney General may reasonably require. 
(d) INCENTIVES.—For each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028, the Attorney General shall give affirmative 
preference in awarding any discretionary grant awarded 
by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to a State or Indian 
Tribe that has enacted legislation described in section 203. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 203. NATIONAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER 
LAW. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Legislation described in this 
section is legislation that establishes requirements that are 
substantially similar to the following: 
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(1) APPLICATION FOR EXTREME RISK PROTEC-
TION ORDER.—A petitioner, including a law enforce-
ment officer, may submit an application to a State 
or Tribal court, on a form designed by the court or 
a State or Tribal agency, that— 
(A) describes the facts and circumstances 
justifying that an extreme risk protection order 
be issued against the named individual; and 
(B) is signed by the applicant, under oath. 
(2) NOTICE.—The individual named in an ap-
plication for an extreme risk protection order as de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be given— 
(A) written notice of the application; 
(B) an opportunity to be heard on the 
matter in accordance with this section; and 
(C) an opportunity to voluntarily surrender 
any firearm in the possession of the individual. 
(3) ISSUANCE OF EXTREME RISK PROTECTION 
ORDERS.— 
(A) HEARING.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of an 
application described in paragraph (1), or 
request of an individual named in such ap-
plication, the court shall order a hearing to 
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be held not later than 30 days after the 
date of such application or request. 
(ii) DETERMINATION.—After a hear-
ing described in clause (i), if the court 
finds by a preponderance of the evidence 
that the respondent poses a danger of 
causing harm to himself or herself or to 
another individual by having access to a 
firearm, the court may issue an extreme 
risk protection order. 
(B) LENGTH OF EXTREME RISK PROTEC-
TION ORDER.—An extreme risk protection order 
shall be in effect until— 
(i) an order is entered terminating or 
superseding the extreme risk protection 
order; or 
(ii) the date, if any, specified in the 
extreme risk protection order. 
(C) RETURN OF FIREARMS.—After a hear-
ing conducted under this paragraph, if the 
Court finds that the respondent does not pose 
a substantial risk of personal injury to himself 
or herself or to another individual by having ac-
cess to a firearm, the court shall order that 
each firearm surrendered, transferred, or re-
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moved under paragraph (5) shall be returned to 
the respondent. 
(4) EX PARTE EXTREME RISK PROTECTION OR-
DERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of an ap-
plication described in paragraph (1), the court 
may issue an ex parte extreme risk protection 
order before conducting the hearing required 
under paragraph (3), if— 
(i) the application for an extreme risk 
protection order alleges that the respond-
ent poses a danger of causing harm to 
himself, herself, or others in the near fu-
ture by having access to a firearm; and 
(ii) the court finds there is reasonable 
cause to believe that the respondent poses 
a danger of causing harm to himself, her-
self, or others in the near future by having 
access to a firearm. 
(B) LENGTH OF EX PARTE EXTREME RISK 
PROTECTION ORDER.—An ex parte extreme risk 
protection order shall be in effect for a period 
not to exceed 30 days, unless continued for 
good cause. 
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(5) SURRENDER
AND
REMOVAL
OF
FIRE-
ARMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of notice 
under paragraph (1), the individual who is the 
subject of an extreme risk protection order ap-
plication shall surrender to a law enforcement 
agency, or transfer to a third party, all firearms 
in the possession of the individual. 
(B) REMOVAL.—If an individual described 
in subparagraph (A) does not surrender or 
transfer all firearms in the possession of the in-
dividual, the firearms shall be removed by a law 
enforcement officer with appropriate jurisdic-
tion. 
(6) STORAGE
OF
REMOVED
FIREARMS.—All 
firearms removed by, or surrendered to, a law en-
forcement officer under paragraph (5) shall be re-
tained by the law enforcement officer or appropriate 
law enforcement agency until the named individual 
regains his or her eligibility to possess firearms, ex-
cept that the legislation may authorize a law en-
forcement agency to— 
(A) contract with a manufacturer, dealer, 
or importer licensed under chapter 44 of title 
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18, United States Code, for the secure storage 
of firearms; and 
(B) transfer the firearm upon proof that 
the named individual will no longer have access 
to the firearm. 
(7) NOTIFICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A State or tribal court 
that issues an extreme risk protection order 
shall notify the Department of Justice or the 
comparable State or Tribal agency, as applica-
ble, of the order as soon as practicable. Such 
notice shall be submitted in an electronic for-
mat, in a manner prescribed by the Department 
of Justice or the comparable State or Tribal 
agency. 
(B) UPDATE OF DATABASES.—As soon as 
practicable after receiving a notification under 
subparagraph (A), the Department of Justice 
or the comparable State or Tribal agency shall 
ensure the extreme risk protection order is re-
flected in the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System. 
(8) CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS.—All per-
sonally identifiable information provided to the 
court, the Department of Justice, and comparable 
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State or Tribal agencies shall be kept confidential, 
as required by the laws of the jurisdiction, except as 
necessary to carry out the legislation. 
(b) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITIES.—Legislation de-
scribed in this section may— 
(1) provide procedures for the termination of an 
extreme risk protection order; 
(2) provide procedures for the renewal of an ex-
treme risk protection order; 
(3) establish burdens of proof for issuance of 
orders described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of sub-
section (a) that are higher than the burdens of proof 
required under those paragraphs; 
(4) limit the individuals who may submit an ap-
plication described in subsection (a)(1), provided 
that, at a minimum, law enforcement officers are 
authorized to do so; and 
(5) include other authorizations or requirements 
that the State or Indian Tribe determines appro-
priate. 
SEC. 204. FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
paragraph (12); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) is subject to a court order that prohibits 
such person from having under his or her custody or 
control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving 
any firearms, or requires the surrender or removal 
of firearms from the person, provided that the 
order— 
‘‘(A) is issued in a manner consistent with 
the due process rights of the person; and 
‘‘(B) is based on a finding that the person 
poses a danger of causing harm to himself, her-
self, or others by having access to a firearm; 
or’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘through (10)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (11)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(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 prohibits 
such person from having under his or her custody or 
control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving 
any firearms, or requires the surrender or removal 
of firearms from the person, provided that the 
order— 
‘‘(A) is issued in a manner consistent with 
the due process rights of the person; and 
‘‘(B) is based on a finding that the person 
poses a danger of causing harm to himself, her-
self, or others by having access to a firearm.’’. 
(b) 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 (12) of section 922(g)’’. 
SEC. 205. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT. 
Any extreme risk protection order issued under a 
State or Tribal law enacted in accordance with this title 
shall be accorded the same full faith and credit by the 
court of another State or Indian Tribe (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘enforcing State or Indian Tribe’’) and 
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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 Tribe. 
TITLE III—FIREARM SAFETY 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 301. REPORTING LOST OR STOLEN FIREARMS. 
(a) OFFENSE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by section 102, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(cc)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to fail to 
provide notice to an appropriate State or local law enforce-
ment agency of a firearm of the individual which has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
other than an antique firearm, that was lost or stolen 
within 48 hours after the person discovers the loss or theft 
or is informed by another person with knowledge of the 
loss or theft. 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), a person 
who, in good faith, reports the loss or theft of a firearm 
under this subsection shall not be liable for any acts or 
omissions that result from the theft or loss of the firearm. 
‘‘(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any person 
who— 
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‘‘(A) knowingly reports a false loss or theft 
under this subsection; or 
‘‘(B) stored the firearm in a reckless or neg-
ligent manner under this subsection.’’. 
(2) PENALTY.—Section 924 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
(p)’’ and inserting ‘‘(p), or (q)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) A person who violates section 922(cc) shall be 
subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State and local law en-
forcement agency shall report to the National Crime 
Information Center any lost or stolen firearm that is 
reported to the agency under section 922(cc) of title 
18, United States Code, as amended by subsection 
(a). 
(2) USE OF FUNDS REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(7) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant will use not 
less than 5 percent of the total amount of the grant 
award for the fiscal year to study and implement ef-
fective management and collection of data relating to 
lost or stolen firearms reported to the a law enforce-
ment agency of the applicant under section 922(cc) 
of title 18, United States Code, unless the applicant 
has ensured, and the Attorney General has certified, 
that the applicant and each local law enforcement 
agency of the applicant is in substantial compliance 
with the reporting requirement in section 301(c)(1) 
of the Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 
2024.’’. 
SEC. 302. ACCESS TO FIREARMS BY MINORS. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Section 922(z) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MINORS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful 
for a person to recklessly leave a loaded and un-
secured firearm, which has moved in, or that 
has otherwise affected, interstate or foreign 
commerce, in such a manner as to endanger the 
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life or limb of any other person who is under 
the age of 14. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraph 
(A) 
shall not apply to a person if the person— 
‘‘(i) keeps the firearm— 
‘‘(I) secure using a secure gun 
storage or safety device; or 
‘‘(II) in a location which a rea-
sonable person would believe to be se-
cure; or 
‘‘(ii) carries the firearm on his or her 
person or within such close proximity 
thereto that the person can readily retrieve 
and use the firearm as if the person car-
ried the firearm on his or her person.’’. 
(b) PENALTY.—Section 924 of title 18, United States 
Code, as amended by section 301, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (q)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(q), or (r)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(r) A person who violates section 922(z)(4) shall be 
imprisoned for not more than 1 year, fined not more than 
$2,500, or both.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 303. PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB-
JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A 
FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 204 of this Act, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re-
strains such person’’ and all that follows, and 
inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (12) as 
paragraph (13); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
following: 
‘‘(12) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor crime of stalking; or’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘through (11)’’ and inserting 
‘‘through (12)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 
‘‘(A) that was issued— 
‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per-
son received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to partici-
pate; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 
relative to which notice and opportunity to 
be heard are provided— 
‘‘(I) within the time required by 
State, tribal, or territorial law; and 
‘‘(II) in any event within a rea-
sonable time after the order is issued, 
sufficient to protect the due process 
rights of the person; 
‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 
‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat-
ening an intimate partner of such person 
or child of such intimate partner or person, 
or engaging in other conduct that would 
place an intimate partner in reasonable 
fear of bodily injury to the partner or 
child; or 
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‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and 
‘‘(C) that— 
‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per-
son represents a credible threat to the 
physical safety of such individual described 
in subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 
the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
of physical force against such individual 
described in subparagraph (B) that would 
reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (10), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) 
as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(34)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of 
stalking’ means an offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking 
under Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; 
and 
‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimida-
tion, or surveillance of another person that— 
‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable 
fear of material harm to the health or safe-
ty of— 
‘‘(aa) that person; 
‘‘(bb) an immediate family mem-
ber (as defined in section 115) of that 
person; 
‘‘(cc) a household member of that 
person; or 
‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate part-
ner of that person; or 
‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or 
would reasonably be expected to cause 
emotional distress to a person described in 
item (aa), (bb), (cc), or (dd) of subclause 
(I). 
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‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have 
been convicted of such an offense for purposes of 
this chapter, unless— 
‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel 
in the case, or knowingly and intelligently 
waived the right to counsel in the case; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an of-
fense described in this paragraph for which a 
person was entitled to a jury trial in the juris-
diction in which the case was tried, either— 
‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 
‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case 
tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 
‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to 
have been convicted of such an offense for pur-
poses of this chapter if the conviction has been 
expunged or set aside, or is an offense for 
which the person has been pardoned or has had 
civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable 
jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights 
under such an offense) unless the pardon, 
expungement, or restoration of civil rights ex-
pressly provides that the person may not ship, 
transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
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SEC. 304. CAUSING OR ENABLING A CHILD TO GAIN POS-
SESSION OF A FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 301, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(dd)(1) In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered caregiver’ means a par-
ent, a guardian, or another person who is not less 
than 18 years of age who is responsible for the care 
of a child under 18 years of age; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘violent felony’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 924(e)(2). 
‘‘(2) It shall be unlawful for a covered caregiver to, 
through a willful act or a willful failure to act, cause or 
enable a child in the care of the covered caregiver who 
is under 18 years of age to gain possession of a firearm— 
‘‘(A) after having received notice from a child 
welfare (or other comparable) agency, from a mental 
health provider for the child, or from an educational 
institution attended by the child that the child poses 
a risk of violence or physical harm to himself or her-
self or to others; or 
‘‘(B) after the covered caregiver knows or rea-
sonably should know that— 
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‘‘(i) the child has charges pending for or 
has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of 
a violent felony; or 
‘‘(ii) the child has been determined by a 
State, local, Tribal, or Federal court to pose a 
risk of physical harm to himself or herself or to 
others. 
‘‘(3)(A) A covered caregiver shall not be in violation 
of paragraph (2)(A) if, at the time of the applicable act 
or failure to act, the covered caregiver has received notice 
from a provider or entity listed in such paragraph that 
the child no longer poses a risk of violence or physical 
harm to himself or herself or to others. 
‘‘(B) A covered caregiver shall not be in violation of 
paragraph (2)(B) if, at the time of the applicable act or 
failure to act, the covered caregiver has received notice 
that any pending charge for a violent felony has been dis-
missed or a nolle prosequi has been entered. 
‘‘(4) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for 
a violation of paragraph (2) that the covered caregiver en-
abled a child to gain possession of a firearm while in a 
dwelling because of a reasonable belief that the covered 
caregiver or the child was in imminent danger of bodily 
injury.’’. 
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(b) PENALTY.—Section 924 of title 18, United States 
Code, as amended by section 302, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (r)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(r), or (s)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) A person who violates section 922(dd) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 
years, or both.’’. 
Æ 
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