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Calendar No. 21
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1181
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 21, 2017
Received; read the first time
March 22, 2017
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes
In general
Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501A the following new section:
Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes
Notwithstanding any determination made by the Secretary under section 5501A of this title, in any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5501A the following new item:
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Passed the House of Representatives March 16, 2017.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
March 22, 2017
Read the second time and placed on the calendar