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18 U.S.C. § 925D — Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys
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**(a) In General.—** In order to improve the enforcement of paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g), the Attorney General may—
(1) appoint, in accordance with [section 543 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section543&num=0&edition=prelim), qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the United States government to serve as special assistant United States attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting violations of such paragraphs; and
(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhancing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in responding to and investigating violations of such paragraphs.
**(b) Improve Intimate Partner and Public Safety.—** The Attorney General shall—
(1) identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions among States, territories and Tribes where there are high rates of firearms violence and threats of firearms violence against intimate partners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources to address such violence;
(2) make such appointments as described in subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced enforcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury rates; and
(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial, and local law enforcement agencies responding to intimate partner violence cases where such agencies have probable cause to believe that the offenders may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of contact within—
(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Expl
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**(a) In General.—** In order to improve the enforcement of paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g), the Attorney General may—
(1) appoint, in accordance with [section 543 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section543&num=0&edition=prelim), qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the United States government to serve as special assistant United States attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting violations of such paragraphs; and
(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhancing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in responding to and investigating violations of such paragraphs.
**(b) Improve Intimate Partner and Public Safety.—** The Attorney General shall—
(1) identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions among States, territories and Tribes where there are high rates of firearms violence and threats of firearms violence against intimate partners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources to address such violence;
(2) make such appointments as described in subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced enforcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury rates; and
(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial, and local law enforcement agencies responding to intimate partner violence cases where such agencies have probable cause to believe that the offenders may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of contact within—
(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and
(B) each District Office of the United States Attorneys.
**(c) Qualified Defined.—** For purposes of this section, the term “qualified” means, with respect to an attorney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good standing with any relevant licensing authority.
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**(a)** The Attorney General may appoint attorneys to assist United States attorneys when the public interest so requires, including the appointment of qualified tribal prosecutors and other qualified attorneys to assist in prosecuting Federal offenses committed in Indian country.
**(b)** Each attorney appointed under this section is subject to removal by the Attorney General.
**(c) Indian Country.—** In this section, the term “Indian country” has the meaning given that term in [section 1151 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Commercial pornographic content** — The term “commercial pornographic content” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under [section 2257 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2257&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Consent** — The term “consent” means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization made by the individual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or coercion.
(3) **Depicted individual** — The term “depicted individual” means an individual whose body appears in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, or from information displayed in connection with the visual depiction.
(4) **Disclose** — The term “disclose” means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible.
(5) **Intimate visual depiction** — The term “intimate visual depiction”—
(A) means a visual depiction, as that term is defined in [section 2256(5) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section2256/5&num=0&edition=prelim), that depicts—
(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an identifiable individual; or
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily sexual fluids—
(I) on to any part of the body of an identifiable individual;
(II) from the body of an identifiable individual; or
(III) an identifiable individual engaging in sexually explicit conduct and 11 So in original.
(B) includes any visual depictions described in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifiable individual wa
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TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
§ 925D
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘Attorney General’s’’.
established under section 103 of the Brady
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C.
40901);
(E) the number of denials with respect to
which an investigation was opened by a field
division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives;
(F) the number of persons charged with a
Federal criminal offense in connection with
a denial; and
(G) the number of convictions obtained by
Federal authorities in connection with a de-
nial.
(2) The number of background check notices
reported pursuant to section 925B (including
the number of the notices that would have
been so reported but for section 925B(c)).
(Added Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XI, § 1102(a),
Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 920.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in
text, is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–103, which
was approved Mar. 15, 2022.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
Section not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal
year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of
div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section
6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
§ 925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and
cross-deputized attorneys
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the en-
forcement of paragraphs (8) and (9) of section
922(g), the Attorney General may—
(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of
title 28, qualified State, Tribal, territorial and
local prosecutors and qualified attorneys
working for the United States government to
serve as special assistant United States attor-
neys for the purpose of prosecuting violations
of such paragraphs; and
(2) deputi
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