,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aab #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ajda
 ,report ,no4 #aai-adc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #f1 #bjbe,mr4 ,bost 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,luttrell1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 
,mrs4 ,biggs of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,finstad1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,fulcher1 
,mr4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,webster of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,zinke1 ,mr4
 ,graves1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,mace1   
,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,alford1 ,mr4 ,van   
,orden1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1    
,mr4 ,roy1 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,mr4 ,kelly  
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 
,feenstra1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,harris
 of ,maryland1 ,mrs4 ,miller-,meeks1    
,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,moore of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1 ,mr4 ,amodei
 of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,crenshaw1 ,mr4       
,collins1 ,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona1    
,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,stauber1 ,mr4 ,smith of          
,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,rulli1 and ,mr4 ,yakym7
 introduced the following bill2 which   

was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,june #e1          
#bjbe;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,barrett1 ,mr4 ,langworthy1 ,mrs4       
,hinson1 ,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,murphy1   
,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mrs4        
,houchin1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,ms4  
,hageman1 ,mr4 ,downing1 ,mr4 ,meuser1  
,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4       
,rogers of ,kentucky1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,ms4 
,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,crank1 ,mr4 ,gill of   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,moore of  
,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mrs4   
,fischbach1 ,mr4 ,ezell1 ,mr4 ,hurd of  
,colorado1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,ms4 ,de ,la    
,cruz1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mr4 ,harris of 
,north ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,rutherford  
,june #e1 #bjbe,reported with           
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on

 ,february #f1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs from transmitting certain      
information to the ,department of       
,justice for use by the national instant
 criminal background check system4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans #bnd ,amendment           
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
transmittal of certain information to   
the ,department of ,justice for use by  
the national instant criminal background
 check system  7a7 ,in general ,chapter 
#ee of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after section  
#eeja;,a the following new section3     
#eeja;,b4 ,prohibition on transmittal of
 certain information to the ,department 
of ,justice for use by the national     
instant criminal background check system
 ,the ,secretary may not transmit to any
 entity in the ,department of ,justice1 
for use by the national instant criminal

 background check system established    
under section #ajc of the ,brady        
,handgun ,violence ,prevention ,act 7#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djija2 ,public ,law         
#ajc-aei2 #ajg ,stat4 #aeda71 personally
 identifiable information of a          
beneficiary1 solely on the basis of a   
determination by the ,secretary to pay  
benefits to a fiduciary for the use and 
benefit of the beneficiary under section
 #eejb of this title1 without the order 
or finding of a judge1 magistrate1 or   
other judicial authority of competent   
jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a 
danger to themselves or others4  4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #ee
 of such title is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#eeja;,a the following new item3        
#eeja;,b4 ,prohibition on transmittal of
 certain information to the ,department 
of ,justice for use by the national     
instant criminal background check       
system4  4  #c4 ,notification of lack of

 basis for the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to have transmitted certain    
information to the ,department of       
,justice for use by the national instant
 criminal background check system  7a7  
,in general ,such chapter 7as amended by
 section #b7 is further amended by      
inserting after section #eeja;,b the    
following new section3  #eeja;,c4       
,notification of lack of basis for      
transmittal of certain information to   
the ,department of ,justice for use by  
the national instant criminal background
 check system ,the ,secretary shall1    
within #cj days of the enactment of the 
,veterans #bnd ,amendment ,protection   
,act1 and in accordance with section    
#ajc7;e77#a77;,d7 of the ,brady ,handgun
 ,violence ,prevention ,act 7#cd        
,u4,s4,c4 #djija7;e77#a77;,d72 ,public  
,law #ajc-aei2 #ajg ,stat4 #aeda71      
notify the ,attorney ,general that the  
basis for the transmittal1 on or after  
,november #cj1 #aiic1 by the ,secretary1
 of personally identifiable information 

of a beneficiary1 solely on the basis of
 a determination by the ,secretary to   
pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use 
and benefit of the beneficiary under    
section #eejb of this title1 to any     
entity in the ,department of ,justice1  
for use by the national instant criminal
 background check system established    
under section #ajc of the ,brady        
,handgun ,violence ,prevention ,act 7#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djija2 ,public ,law         
#ajc-aei2 #ajg ,stat4 #aeda71 does not  
apply1 or no longer applies4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter 7as amended by section #b7 is   
further amended by inserting after the  
item relating to section #eeja;,b the   
following new item3  #eeja;,c4          
,notification of lack of basis for      
transmittal of certain information to   
the ,department of ,justice for use by  
the national instant criminal background
 check system4  4  #d4 ,determination by
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   

that a person is mentally incompetent is
 insufficient to treat such person as a 
mental defective  7a7 ,in general ,such 
chapter 7as amended by sections #b and  
#c7 is further amended by inserting     
after section #eeja;,c the following new
 section3  #eeja;,d4 ,determination of  
mental incompetence is insufficient     
basis to treat a person as a mental     
defective ,the ,secretary shall not     
treat a person as having been           
adjudicated as a mental defective solely
 on the basis that the ,secretary has   
determined that such person-- 7#a7 is   
mentally incompetent under section      
#c4cec of title #ch1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7or successor regulation72 
or  7#b7 requires a fiduciary under     
section #eejb of this title4  4  7b7    
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter 7as amended by sections #b and  
#c7 is further amended by inserting     
after the item relating to section      
#eeja;,c the following new item3        

#eeja;,d4 ,determination of mental      
incompetence is insufficient basis to   
treat a person as a mental defective  4 
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to prohibit the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs from transmitting    
certain information to the ,department  
of ,justice for use by the national     
instant criminal background check       
system1 and for other purposes44 ,june  
#e1 #bjbe,reported with amendments1     
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed