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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 4339 (Introduced in Senate) — To reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes. · Sec. 401

Sec. 401. Definitions

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In this title: The term eligible entity means— a State or Indian Tribe— that enacts legislation described in section 403; with respect to which the Attorney General determines that the legislation described in clause
(i)complies with the requirements of section 403; and that certifies to the Attorney General that the State or Indian Tribe shall— use a grant under section 402 for the purposes described in section 402(b); and allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers; or a unit of local government or other public or private entity that— is located in a State or in the territory under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that meets the requirements described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subparagraph (A); and certifies to the Attorney General that the unit of local government or entity shall— use a grant under section 402 for the purposes described in section 402(b); and allocate not less than 25 percent of the amount received under the grant for training for law enforcement officers. The term firearm has the meaning given the term in section 921 of title 18, United States Code. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 1709 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10389 ). The term law enforcement officer means a public servant authorized by State, local, or Tribal law or by a State, local, or Tribal government agency to— engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of an offense; or supervise sentenced criminal offenders. The term nonprohibited person means a person who— is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; is not less than 21 years of age; and does not reside with the applicable prohibited person. The term prohibited person means any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under paragraph
(8)or
(9)of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code. The term qualifying order means an order which triggers the prohibition on possession of a firearm possession under paragraph
(8)or
(9)of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code. The term State means— a State; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term unit of local government has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10251 ).
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