,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjai,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california 7for 
himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4  
,raskin1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clark of 
,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1    
,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4     
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1
 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4     
,ryan1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,ms4 ,velzquez1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of     
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
authorize the ,attorney ,general to make
 grants to ,states and units of local   
government to implement statutes1 rules1
 policies1 or procedures to authorize   
courts to issue relinquishment orders   
with respect to individuals charged with
 or convicted of a crime of domestic    
violence1 or subject to a domestic      

violence protective order1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,no ,guns for       
,abusers ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grants for
 ,state implementation of relinquishment
 statutes  7a7 ,authorization ,the      
,attorney ,general is authorized to make
 grants to ,states or units of local    
government that have in place a statute1
 rule1 policy1 or practice that is the  
same as or substantially similar to the 
best practices published by the         
,attorney ,general under this ,act1 for 
the purpose of implementing such        
statute1 administrative rule1 policy1 or
 practice4  7b7 ,application ,a         
jurisdiction seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit to the ,attorney   
,general an application at such time1 in
 such manner1 and containing such       
information as the ,attorney ,general   
may reasonably require1 and including   
the applicable statute1 rule1 policy1 or
 practice that the jurisdiction has     
enacted4  #c4 ,report and               

recommendations  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #c years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 ,attorney   
,general1 acting through the ,director  
of the ,national ,institute of ,justice1
 shall prepare and submit a report to   
,congress on best practices for         
statutes1 rules1 policies1 and          
practices1 which provide a process by   
which individuals who are charged with  
or convicted of a crime of domestic     
violence1 or who are subject to1 or in  
violation of a domestic violence        
protective order1 may be subject to     
relinquishment4 ,such report shall      
include an analysis of the effect of    
reducing firearm access for the         
individuals described in the previous   
sentence on reducing domestic violence  
and homicide4  7b7 ,best practices ,in  
preparing the report under subsection   
7a71 the ,director shall examine and    
determine the best practices for each of
 the following3  7#a7 ,the types of     
offenses or court orders for which      

relinquishment may be authorized4  7#b7 
,the level of discretion of a court in  
entering a relinquishment order4  7#c7  
,the process courts use in determining  
whether relinquishment is appropriate   
for a particular party4  7#d7 ,the      
process courts and law enforcement      
agencies use to determine whether an    
individual is in possession or control  
of firearms4  7#e7 ,the guidance        
provided to parties subject to          
relinquishment orders1 as well as the   
manner of providing guidance4  7#f7 ,the
 persons or entities to which firearms  
may be relinquished1 including whether  
any entity other than a law enforcement 
officer or licensed dealer under section
 #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 may receive firearms4  7#g7 ,the 
person or entity which may store        
relinquished firearms1 including any    
criteria such a person or entity must   
meet1 which may include a background    
check4  7#h7 ,the period of time        
provided for an individual subject to a 

relinquishment order to comply with the 
order4  7#i7 ,the manner of proof       
required to show a relinquishment order 
is fulfilled4  7#aj7 ,the power granted 
to a court or law enforcement agency to 
compel compliance with a relinquishment 
order4  7#aa7 ,the manner in which      
relinquished firearms may be safely and 
securely stored4  7#ab7 ,the duration of
 a relinquishment order4  7#ac7 ,fees   
that may be charged by persons or       
entities storing relinquished firearms  
to persons subject to relinquishment    
orders4  7#ad7 ,considerations for      
returning1 disposing of1 or selling     
relinquished firearms4  7#ae7 ,criteria 
for returning a firearm to an individual
 subject to a relinquishment order4     
7#af7 ,the extent to which victims of   
offenses committed by the individual    
subject to the relinquishment order1 or 
individuals who are protected from an   
individual subject to a domestic        
violence protective order1 should be    
notified when a firearm is returned to  

the individual subject to the           
relinquishment order4  7#ag7            
,precautions taken to ensure victim     
safety as a court gathers information   
necessary to issue a relinquishment     
order and a law enforcement officer     
executes the order4  7#ah7 ,procedural  
protections that are required to ensure 
that individuals who may be subject to a
 relinquishment order are provided due  
process at each stage of the process4   
7c7 ,review and consultation ,in        
preparing the report required under this
 section1 the ,director shall1 at a     
minimum-- 7#a7 review ,federal1 ,state1 
and local statutes1 rules1 policies1 and
 practices that provide authority for   
courts to enter relinquishment orders in
 effect on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act2  7#b7 review academic        
studies1 including studies analyzing the
 effectiveness of statutes1 rules1      
policies1 and practices described in    
paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7 meet with1 and
 consider any facts and analyses offered

 by1 prosecutors1 defense attorneys1    
judges1 nonprofit organizations1        
,federal1 ,state1 and local courts1     
,federal1 ,state1 and local law         
enforcement agencies1 and individuals   
with academic expertise in              
relinquishment4  7d7 ,identification of 
items for further study ,in the report  
under this section1 the ,director shall 
identify items for further study1       
relating to the effectiveness of the    
best practices developed under          
subsection 7b74  #d4 ,further studies   
,the ,attorney ,general1 acting through 
the ,director of the ,national          
,institute of ,justice1 shall enter into
 contracts with nongovernmental entities
 to conduct studies comparing statutes1 
administrative rules1 policies and      
practices to determine the relative     
effectiveness of such statutes1 rules1  
policies1 and procedures in effectively 
providing for relinquishment4 ,not later
 than the date that is #aj years after  
the submission of the report under      

section #c1 the ,director shall submit  
to ,congress not less than one report   
including updates to the best practices 
based on the studies conducted under    
this section4  #e4 ,federal adoption    
7a7 ,statute ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall prepare and submit to ,congress   
recommendations for ,federal legislation
 in accordance with section #c4  7b7    
,rules2 policies and practices ,to the  
extent authorized by law1 the ,attorney 
,general shall make rules1 policies1 and
 practices in accordance with the best  
practices described in section #c4  #f4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,the   
term intimate partner has the meaning   
given that term in section #iba of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the 
term dating partner has the meaning     
given that term in section #bbff of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 
,the term crime of domestic violence    
means an offense that has1 as an        
element1 the use or attempted use of    
physical force1 or the threatened use of

 a deadly weapon1 committed by a current
 or former spouse1 intimate partner1    
dating partner1 parent1 or guardian of  
the victim1 by a person with whom the   
victim shares a child in common1 by a   
person who is cohabiting with or has    
cohabited with the victim as a spouse1  
intimate partner1 dating partner1       
parent1 or guardian1 or by a person     
similarly situated to a spouse1 intimate
 partner1 dating partner1 parent1 or    
guardian of the victim4  7#d7 ,the term 
domestic violence protective order means
 a court order that restrains a person  
from harassing1 stalking1 or threatening
 an intimate partner or dating partner  
of such person or child of such intimate
 partner or dating partner or person1 or
 engaging in other conduct that would   
place an intimate partner or dating     
partner in reasonable fear of bodily    
injury to the partner or child4  7#e7   
,the term relinquishment means the      
removal of a firearm 7as such term is   
defined in section #iba of title #ah1   

,united ,states ,code7 or ammunition 7as
 such term is defined in section #iba of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 from 
a person's possession or control4  7#f7 
,the term relinquishment order means any
 mandate from a court requiring a person
 to be subject to relinquishment4