Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 572 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 572

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under 
     which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally 
                   incompetent for certain purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2013

 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Risch, Mr. Moran, 
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Thune, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo, 
and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under 
     which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally 
                   incompetent for certain purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Second Amendment Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS ADJUDICATED 
              MENTALLY INCOMPETENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated 
              mentally incompetent for certain purposes
    ``In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of 
laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally 
incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended 
loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental 
defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 
without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial 
authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to 
himself or herself or others.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item:

``5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated 
                            mentally incompetent for certain 
                            purposes.''.
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