Sec. 3. Additional Firearms Prohibitions to Federal NICS System Based on State Reporting Systems
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Section 992 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (d)— by amending paragraph
(4)to read as follows: has been— adjudicated as a mental defective; or committed to any mental institution, and— in the case of a voluntary commitment— has been determined by a mental health professional, in accordance with section 5(c) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014, to present a danger to others; and is serving a period of commitment at such institution; in the case of a temporary involuntary commitment or hold through a process established pursuant to section 2(a)(1)(B) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014— has been determined by a mental health professional, in accordance with section 5(c) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014, to present a danger to others; and is serving a period of commitment at such institution, or has been released from such institution for a period of less than 5 years; or in the case of a formal commitment by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority, is serving a period of commitment at such institution, or has been released from such institution; ; in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by inserting after paragraph (9), the following new paragraph: during the prior 6-month period, has communicated to a mental health professional a serious threat to commit an act of physical violence against another identifiable person. ; and in subsection (g)— by amending paragraph
(4)to read as follows: who has been— adjudicated as a mental defective; or committed to any mental institution, and— in the case of a voluntary commitment— has been determined by a mental health professional, in accordance with section 5(c) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014, to present a danger to others; and is serving a period of commitment at such institution; in the case of a temporary involuntary commitment or hold through a process established pursuant to section 2(a)(1)(B) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014— has been determined by a mental health professional, in accordance with section 5(c) of the End Purchase of Firearms by Dangerous Individuals Act of 2014, to present a danger to others; and is serving a period of commitment at such institution, or has been released from such institution for a period of less than 5 years; or in the case of a formal commitment by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority, is serving a period of commitment at such institution, or has been released from such institution; ; in paragraph (8), by striking or at the end; in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or ; and by inserting after paragraph (9), the following new paragraph: who has communicated to a mental health professional a serious threat to commit an act of physical violence against another identifiable person, for a period of 6 months after making such a threat, .