,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to award grants  
for providing legal resources for       
petitioners seeking extreme risk        
protection orders1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fair ,legal ,access
 ,grants ,act4  #b4 ,legal resources for
 extreme risk protection order          
petitioners ,subpart ,i of ,part ,e of  
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating section #eji as   
section #eaj2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after section #ejh the following3  #eji4
 ,legal resources for extreme risk      
protection order petitioners  7a7       

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered petitioner ,the term covered   
petitioner means an individual who is   
eligible to seek an extreme risk        
protection order from an applicable     
,state or ,tribal court4  7#b7 ,extreme 
risk protection order ,the term extreme 
risk protection order means a written   
order or warrant issued by a ,state or  
,tribal court or signed by a magistrate 
or other comparable judicial officer1   
the primary purpose of which is to      
reduce the risk of firearm-related death
 or injury by-- 7,a7 prohibiting a named
 individual from owning1 purchasing1    
possessing1 receiving1 or having under  
the custody or control of the individual
 a firearm2 or  7,b7 having a firearm   
removed or requiring the surrender of a 
firearm from a named individual4  7#c7  
,firearm ,the term firearm has the      
meaning given the term in section #iba  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,authority  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,attorney ,general shall award grants to

 ,states1 local governments1 and ,tribal
 governments for the purpose of         
providing legal representation and      
resources to covered petitioners4  7#b7 
,use of funds ,a ,state1 local          
government1 or ,tribal government that  
receives a grant under paragraph 7#a7   
may use amounts from the grant to-- 7,a7
 ensure covered petitioners have access 
to counsel and interpretation and       
translation services2  7,b7 establish   
legal resources centers-- 7i7 for       
publishing and distributing information 
and responding to inquiries relating to 
the extreme risk protection order legal 
process of the applicable ,state or     
,tribal government2 and  7ii7 that focus
 on expanding resources in multiple     
languages other than ,english2  7,c7    
hire personnel to-- 7i7 process and     
represent covered petitioners1 such as  
personnel in local district attorney    
offices and law enforcement agencies2 or
  7ii7 serve as legal resource          
coordinators2  7,d7 award subgrants to  

nonprofit organizations that provide    
community legal aid2 and  7,e7 train    
legal service providers1 law enforcement
 officers1 prosecutors1 court personnel1
 and other individuals on the           
differences between an extreme risk     
protection order and a domestic violence
 protection order to ensure that victims
 of domestic violence seek the form of  
protection order that best addresses    
their safety needs4  7c7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbg through #bjca4  4  #c4      
,jurisdiction of ,federal courts  7a7   
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
covered petitioner has the meaning given
 the term in section #eji7;a7 of title  
,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and  
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh1 as added  
by section #b of this ,act4  7b7 ,no    
jurisdiction ,no ,federal court may     
exercise jurisdiction over a ,federal1  
,state1 ,tribal1 or local cause of      

action in response to a covered         
petitioner filing a petition for an     
extreme risk protection order if the    
covered petitioner did not file a false 
or intentionally harassing petition4