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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ENGEL:H.R. 4145.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto:U.S. Const. Art. I Sec. 1.[Page H8860]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study that examines: (1) the effectiveness of secure gun storage or safety devices, and (2) enforcement of a federal criminal code provision that prohibits a licensed gun dealer from selling or transferring a handgun without also providing a secure gun storage or safety device for the handgun. </p> <p>The GAO must report results and recommendations to Congress within one year of enactment. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress on, secure gun storage or safety devices.</title>
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