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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 1155 (Introduced in Senate) — To reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes. · Sec. 202

Sec. 202. Extreme risk protection grant program

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The Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice shall establish a program under which, from amounts made available to carry out this section, the Director may make grants to eligible entities to assist in carrying out the provisions of the legislation described in section 203. Funds awarded under this section may be used by an applicant to— enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies and the courts of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe by providing personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and other resources to carry out legislation described in section 203; train judges, court personnel, and law enforcement officers to more accurately identify individuals whose access to firearms poses a danger of causing harm to themselves or others by increasing the risk of firearms suicide or interpersonal violence; develop and implement law enforcement and court protocols, forms, and orders so that law enforcement agencies and the courts may carry out the provisions of the legislation described in section 203 in a safe and effective manner, including through the removal and storage of firearms pursuant to extreme risk protection orders under the legislation; and raise public awareness and understanding of the legislation described in section 203 so that extreme risk protection orders may be issued in appropriate situations to reduce the risk of firearms-related death and injury.
An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Attorney General shall give affirmative preference in awarding any discretionary grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to a State or Indian Tribe that has enacted legislation described in section 203.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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