Sec. 344. Adjudicated as a mental defective
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Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The term adjudicated as a mental defective shall— have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; and include an order by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to mental illness, incompetency, or marked subnormal intelligence, be compelled to receive services— including counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed medications; and not including testing for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other drug.
The term committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. . An individual who has been adjudicated as a mental defective before the effective date described in section 203 may not apply for relief from disability under section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements in section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
Section 3 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of sections 102 and 103, the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the same meanings as on the day before the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2018 until the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. .
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