Sec. 803. Unlawful sale of firearm to a person subject to a protection order
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Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (d)(8), by striking that restrains such person and all that follows, and inserting described in subsection (g)(8); ; and by amending subsection (g)(8) to read as follows: who is subject to a court order— that was issued— after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to participate; or after an ex parte hearing, after which such person received actual notice and had opportunity to participate at a subsequent hearing— within the time required for such an ex parte order pursuant to State, tribal, or territorial law; and in any event within a reasonable time after the order is issued, sufficient to protect the due process rights of the person; that restrains such person from— engaging in conduct that would put an intimate partner of such person in reasonable fear of bodily injury to such intimate partner or a child of such intimate partner, including an order that was issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its employee or at the request of an institution of higher education on behalf of its student; intimidating a witness from testifying in court; or harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and that— includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such individual described in subparagraph (B); or by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such individual described in subparagraph
(B)that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; .