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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1217
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 23, 2021
Mr. Bost (for himself and Ms. Cheney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, 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 system.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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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
In general
Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501A the following new section:
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 Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, 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 5502 of this title, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a danger to themselves 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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