H.R. 1041
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 6, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Bost · Committee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
The Secretary may not transmit to any entity in the Department of Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the beneficiary under section 5502 of this title, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.