,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,capps introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to protect m victims (    
dome/ic viol5ce by prev5t+ _! abus]s f  
possess+ or receiv+ fire>ms1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dome/ic ,viol5ce ,survivor
 ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions (   
intimate p>tn] & misdemeanor crime (    
dome/ic viol5ce exp&$ ,section #iba7;a7 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#cb71 by /rik+
 & an individual :o cohabitates or has  
cohabit$ ) ! p]son4 & ins]t+ or a dat+  
p>tn] 7z def9$ 9 section #bbff7 or =m]  
dat+ p>tn]42 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#cc7-- 
7,a7 by /rik+ or aft] has cohabit$ ) !  
victim z a sp\se1 p>5t1 or gu>dian12 &  
7,b7 by ins]t+1 1 or by a dat+ p>tn] 7z 
def9$ 9 section #bbff7 or =m] dat+ p>tn]
 ( ! victim be=e ! p]iod4  #c4 ,li/ (   

p]sons subject to a re/ra9+ or simil>   
ord] prohibit$ f possess+ or receiv+ a  
fire>m exp&$ ,section #ibb7;g77#h7 (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7
 & 7,b7 & am5d+ !m to read z foll[s3    
7,a7 7i7 9 ! case ( conduct describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b77i71 0 issu$ aft] a     
he>+2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( conduct       
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 (       
subp>agraph 7,b71 0 issu$ aft] a he>+ ( 
:i* su* p]son receiv$ actual notice1 &  
at :i* su* p]son _h an opportunity to   
p>ticipate2  7,b7 re/ra9s su* p]son f-- 
7i7 h>ass+1 /alk+1 or ?reat5+ an        
intimate p>tn] ( su* p]son1 a *ild ( su*
 intimate p>tn] or p]son1 a family memb]
 ev5 if ! family memb] _h nev] cohabit$ 
) su* p]son1 an individual :o           
cohabitates or cohabit$ ) ! p]son1 or an
 eld]ly or dep5d5t adult1 or engag+ 9   
o!r conduct t w\ld place an individual  
describ$ 9 ?is clause 9 reasonable fe> (
 bodily injury to su* individual1 or 9 !
 case ( an intimate p>tn]1 reasonable   

fe> or bodily injury to ! p>tn] or *ild2
  7ii7 h>ass+1 /alk+1 ?reat5+ or engag+ 
9 o!r conduct t w\ld put an individual 9
 reasonable fe> ( bodily injury to su*  
individual1 includ+ an ord] :i* 0 issu$ 
at ! reque/ ( an employ] on behalf ( its
 employee or at ! reque/ ( an in/itution
 ( high] education on behalf ( its      
/ud5t2 or  7iii7 intimidat+ or dissuad+ 
a witness f te/ify+ 9 c\rt2 &  2 &  7#b7
 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ intimate  
p>tn] or *ild ea* place x appe>s &      
ins]t+ individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b74  #d4 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is ,act %all apply--  7#a7 to a
 c\rt ord] issu$ on or aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & to a c\rt ord] 9  
effect z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2
 &  7#b7 to a misdemeanor crime (       
dome/ic viol5ce committ$ on or aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4