,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,levin1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,ms4 ,warren7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish a grant program to        
encourage ,states to adopt certain      
policies and procedures relating to the 
transfer and possession of firearms4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,domestic ,violence ,gun   
,homicide ,prevention ,act of #bjad4    
#b4  ,grant program regarding firearms  
7a7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,authority to  
make grants ,the ,director of the       
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services of the ,department  
of ,justice may make grants to eligible 
,states to assist the ,state in carrying
 out the policies1 procedures1          

protocols1 laws1 or regulations         
described in subsection 7b74  7#b7      
,eligible ,state ,a ,state shall be     
eligible to receive grants under this   
subsection on and after the date on     
which the ,attorney ,general determines 
that the ,state has in effect policies1 
procedures1 protocols1 laws1 or         
regulations described in subsection 7b74
  7#c7 ,use of funds ,funds awarded     
under this section may be used by a     
,state to assist law enforcement        
agencies or the courts of the ,state in 
carrying out the policies1 procedures1  
protocols1 laws1 or regulations         
described in subsection 7b74  7#d7      
,application ,an eligible ,state        
desiring a grant under this section     
shall submit to the ,director of the    
,office of ,community ,oriented         
,policing ,services an application at   
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing or accompanied by such       
information1 as the ,director may       
reasonably require4  7b7 ,state policies

 and procedures ,the policies1          
procedures1 protocols1 laws1 or         
regulations described in this subsection
 are policies1 procedures1 protocols1   
laws1 or regulations relating to the    
possession or transfer of firearms or   
ammunition 7as those terms are defined  
in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code7 that--  7#a7 impose      
restrictions and penalties substantially
 similar to or more comprehensive than  
those described in paragraphs 7#h7 and  
7#i7 of subsection 7d7 and paragraphs   
7#h7 and 7#i7 of subsection 7g7 of      
section #ibb of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code2  7#b7 requires the       
seizure or surrender of all firearms and
 ammunition from an individual-- 7,a7   
convicted of any crime for which the    
restrictions or penalties described in  
paragraph 7#a7 apply2 or  7,b7 against  
whom any court has issued a protection  
order1 as defined in section #bbff7e7 of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2  7#c7
 require the ,state and local courts to 

consider at the initial appearance      
before a magistrate of any individual   
arrested for any crime for which the    
restrictions or penalties described in  
paragraph 7#a7 apply1 if the individual 
possesses a firearm or ammunition that  
has been or is likely to be used to     
threaten1 harass1 menace1 or harm the   
victim or the victim's child1 or may    
otherwise pose a danger to the victim or
 the victim's child and issue a         
protection order1 as defined in section 
#bbff7e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 in which the ,state or local     
court shall prohibit the possession of  
any firearm or ammunition and require   
the surrender or seizure of any firearm 
or ammunition then possessed2  7#d7 give
 ,state and local law enforcement the   
authority1 consistent with the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states1 to
 seize a firearm or ammunition when     
responding to domestic violence         
situations1 if there is probable cause  
to believe-- 7,a7 such firearm or       

ammunition is contraband or illegally in
 the possession of the suspected        
offender2 and  7,b7 such firearm or     
ammunition has been or is likely to be  
used to threaten1 harass1 menace1 or    
harm the victim or the victim's child1  
or may otherwise pose a danger to the   
victim or the victim's child2 and  7#e7 
provide for the safe return of any      
firearm or ammunition seized or         
surrendered as described in paragraph   
7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d7-- 7,a7 at such time 
as-- 7i7 the restrictions and penalties 
of paragraph 7#a7 no longer apply to    
such individual2  7ii7 the protection   
order described in paragraph 7#b7 or    
7#c7 is no longer in force against such 
individual2 or  7iii7 the firearm or    
ammunition described in paragraph 7#d7  
is determined not to be contraband or   
illegally in the suspected offender's   
possession2 and  7,b7 in a manner that  
does not endanger the safety of persons 
who were the victim of any crime        
described in paragraph 7#a7 or suspected

 crime described in paragraph 7#d7 or   
who were the persons protected by the   
protection order described in paragraph 
7#b7 or 7#c74  7c7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as are        
necessary to carry out this section4