1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Guns for Abusers Act of 2018 . 2. Grants for State implementation of relinquishment statutes (a) Authorization The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States or units of local government that have in place a statute, rule, policy, or practice that is the same as or substantially similar to the best practices published by the Attorney General under this Act, for the purpose of implementing such statute, administrative rule, policy, or practice. (b) Application A jurisdiction seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, and including the applicable statute, rule, policy, or practice that the jurisdiction has enacted. 3. Report and recommendations (a) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall prepare and submit a report to Congress on best practices for statutes, rules, policies, and practices, which provide a process by which individuals who are charged with or convicted of a crime of domestic violence, or who are subject to, or in violation of a domestic violence protective order, may be subject to relinquishment. Such report shall include an analysis of the effect of reducing firearm access for the individuals described in the previous sentence on reducing domestic violence and homicide. (b) Best practices In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Director shall examine and determine the best practices for each of the following: (1) The types of offenses or court orders for which relinquishment may be authorized. (2) The level of discretion of a court in entering a relinquishment order. (3) The process courts use in determining whether relinquishment is appropriate for a particular party. (4) The process courts and law enforcement agencies use to determine whether an