I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 705 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Jus-
tice for use by the national instant criminal background check system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2023 
Mr. BOST (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. MACE, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. 
LUTTRELL, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. CRANE, Mr. SELF, Mrs. KIGGANS of 
Virginia, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MANN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. HIGGINS of Lou-
isiana, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. JACKSON of 
Texas, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 
CLINE, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. JOYCE
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
LATURNER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. CARL, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain in-
formation to the Department of Justice for use by the 
national instant criminal background check system. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans 2nd Amend-
ment Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS TRANSMITTAL OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR 
USE BY THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501A 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain infor-
mation to the Department of Justice for 
use by the national instant criminal back-
ground check system 
‘‘The Secretary may not transmit to any entity in the 
Department of Justice, for use by the national instant 
criminal background check system established under sec-
tion 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 
personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely 
on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay 
benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the bene-
ficiary under section 5502 of this title, without the order 
or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial author-
ity of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a 
danger to themselves or others.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 5501A the 
following new item: 
‘‘5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department 
of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background 
check system.’’. 
Æ 
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