1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Restoration Act of 2018 . 2. Additional protections for our veterans (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes (a) In general (1) Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, in any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, the Secretary shall not determine a person to be adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 unless the Federal Government has met the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person is a danger to self or others. (2) The process to determine whether such person is a danger to self or others, as set forth in this section, shall proceed only after the Department has determined that a person requires the assignment of a fiduciary due to a finding of mental incompetency. (3) A person who is subject to the process set forth in this section that may result in a finding that he or she is a danger to self or others shall be provided formal notice and a process by which to challenge the Federal Government’s position, and shall be provided written notice of the effect of the ruling with respect to their ability to own and possess firearms and the protections granted under this section. (b) Determination of dangerousness (1) The process by which a person may be determined to be a danger to self or others shall be initiated, with the exception of those persons described in subsection (i)(1), only after the Department has determined that a person requires the assignment of a fiduciary due to a finding of mental incompetency and if the Department has a reasonable basis based on articulable facts that a person may be a danger to self or others. After such reasonable basis is found, the Department may then proceed to