[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4062 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4062

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for referenda 
  among residents of public housing developments to determine whether 
 firearms shall be prohibited or limited in such developments, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 1994

    Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on 
          Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs and the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for referenda 
  among residents of public housing developments to determine whether 
 firearms shall be prohibited or limited in such developments, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Public Housing Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) a disproportionate amount of violent crime, including 
        crime with guns, is committed in or near public housing 
        developments;
            (2) public housing developments are funded and regulated by 
        the Federal Government;
            (3) many guns responsible for violence in public housing 
        have been transported between States; and
            (4) under the commerce clause of the Constitution of the 
        United States, the Congress has the authority to regulate the 
        presence of guns in public housing and establish crimes 
        relating to guns in public housing.

SEC. 3. REFERENDA REGARDING PROHIBITING AND REGISTERING FIREARMS IN 
              PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:

``SEC. 26. REFERENDA REGARDING PROHIBITING AND REGISTERING FIREARMS IN 
              PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

    ``(a) Prohibition and Registration of Firearms.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--No resident of a covered public housing 
        development described in subsection (b)(1)(A) may knowingly 
        possess or cause to be present a firearm in the covered public 
        housing development, or attempt to do so.
            ``(2) Registration of firearms.--No resident of a covered 
        public housing development described in subsection (b)(1)(B) 
        may knowingly possess or cause to be present a firearm in the 
        covered public housing development, or attempt to do so, unless 
        the resident has registered such firearm with the public 
        housing agency, as the Secretary shall require.
            ``(3) Registration of firearms owners.--No resident of a 
        covered public housing development described in subsection 
        (b)(1)(C) may knowingly possess or cause to be present a 
        firearm in the covered public housing development, or attempt 
        to do so, unless the resident has registered with the public 
        housing agency as a possessor of firearms, as the Secretary 
        shall require.
            ``(4) Registration standard.--A public housing agency may 
        refuse to register a firearm for a resident under paragraph (2) 
        or to register a resident to possess firearms under paragraph 
        (3), if the agency has probable cause to believe that 
        possession of a firearm by such resident will be a threat to 
        the safety of residents of the covered public housing 
        development.
            ``(5) Law enforcement exceptions.--Paragraphs (1), (2), and 
        (3) shall not apply to the possession of a firearm by--
                    ``(A) a law enforcement officer acting in his or 
                her official capacity; or
                    ``(B) a Federal official or a member of the Armed 
                Forces if such possession is otherwise authorized by 
                law.
    ``(b) Covered Public Housing Development.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `covered public housing development' means a 
qualified public housing development for which--
            ``(1) a referendum under subsection (c) or (j)(1) has been 
        held to determine whether the development shall be subject to--
                    ``(A) the prohibition under subsection (a)(1) 
                regarding the possession of firearms by residents;
                    ``(B) the requirements under subsection (a)(2) 
                regarding registration of firearms by residents; or
                    ``(C) the requirements under subsection (a)(3) 
                regarding registration of residents who possess 
                firearms;
            ``(2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has 
        certified under subsection (i)(1) or (j)(4) that the referendum 
        was approved;
            ``(3) the 30-day period beginning upon such certification 
        has expired; and
            ``(4) notice that the development shall cease to be a 
        covered public housing development has not subsequently been 
        published pursuant to subsection (j)(5)(B)(i).
    ``(c) Referendum.--Not later than the expiration of the 60-day 
period beginning upon the certification under subsection (e)(2) of a 
petition requesting a referendum under this section for a qualified 
public housing development to ascertain whether the development shall 
be a covered public housing development and subject to paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of subsection (a), such a referendum shall be conducted 
among the residents of the development who are adults. The referendum 
shall be conducted by the public housing agency, except that, at the 
request of the resident council for the qualified public housing 
development, the public housing agency may designate a nonprofit 
organization to conduct the referendum if the agency determines such 
organization is qualified to do so.
    ``(d) Submission of Petition and Review.--Upon submission to the 
Secretary of a petition for a referendum under this section, the 
Secretary shall immediately notify the public housing agency that 
administers the public housing to which the petition relates that the 
petition has been submitted and shall review the petition to determine 
if it complies with the requirements for certification of the petition 
under subsection (e)(1) or (j)(2), as applicable. The Secretary shall 
make such determination before the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning upon the submission of the petition to the Secretary. The 
public housing agency responsible for administering the public housing 
to which the petition relates shall provide to the Secretary any 
information necessary for the Secretary to make such a determination.
    ``(e) Certification of Petition.--
            ``(1) Requirements for certification.--The Secretary may 
        certify a petition for a referendum under subsection (c) only 
        if the petition meets the following requirements:
                    ``(A) Contents of petition.--The petition shall--
                            ``(i) clearly state that the purpose of the 
                        petition is to request the Secretary to conduct 
                        a referendum under subsection (c) to ascertain 
                        whether the public housing described in the 
                        petition shall be--
                                    ``(I) a covered public housing 
                                development for purposes of this 
                                section; and
                                    ``(II) subject to the provisions of 
                                paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
                                subsection (a), and shall specify which 
                                paragraph;
                            ``(ii) clearly describe the limitations 
                        regarding firearms that will apply to the 
                        public housing development if the referendum is 
                        approved and the penalties for violations of 
                        such limitations;
                            ``(iii) clearly describe the public housing 
                        to which the petition relates in a manner 
                        sufficient for the Secretary to determine 
                        whether such housing is a qualified public 
                        housing development;
                            ``(iv) clearly state that each of the 
                        signatories represents that, as of the date of 
                        signing the petition, the signatory is a lawful 
                        resident of the public housing described in the 
                        petition and is an adult; and
                            ``(v) contain the name and address of each 
                        signatory.
                    ``(B) Signature requirements.--Not less than 10 
                percent of the adults who, as of the date that the 
                petition is submitted to the Secretary, reside in the 
                public housing described in the petition have signed 
                the petition during the 12-month period ending upon 
                such date of submission.
                    ``(C) Qualified public housing development.--The 
                public housing to which the petition relates is a 
                qualified public housing development under subsection 
                (l).
            ``(2) Certification.--Upon determining that a petition 
        under this section complies with the requirements for 
        certification under paragraph (1) of this subsection or 
        subsection (j)(2), as applicable, the Secretary shall 
        immediately certify such compliance and notify, in writing, the 
        public housing agency for the qualified public housing 
        development to which the petition relates of such 
        certification.
            ``(3) Denial of certification.--Upon determining that a 
        petition fails to comply with the requirements for 
        certification, the Secretary shall immediately notify, in 
        writing, the public housing agency for the qualified public 
        housing development to which the petition relates of such 
        failure.
            ``(4) Failure to notify.--If, pursuant to the submission of 
        a petition for a referendum under this section to the 
        Secretary, the Secretary fails to determine whether the 
        petition complies with the requirements for certification 
        before the expiration of the 30-day period under subsection (d) 
        and provide notice of the determination in accordance with 
        paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection before such date, the 
        petition shall be considered as certified for purposes of this 
        section.
    ``(f) Requirements of Referendum.--The Secretary shall, by 
regulation, establish requirements for referenda held under this 
section. Such regulations shall provide, with respect to a referendum 
for a qualified public housing development--
            ``(1) that the referendum shall be restricted to residents 
        of the development who are adults;
            ``(2) for giving reasonable notice to residents of the 
        development of the time, place, and manner of the referendum;
            ``(3) for holding the referendum at such time and place and 
        in such a manner that the adult residents of the development 
        have a reasonable opportunity to participate;
            ``(4) that the referendum shall be conducted by secret 
        ballot; and
            ``(5) that the referendum shall be administered by 
        officials or employees of the public housing agency or the 
        nonprofit organization designated pursuant to subsection (c).
    ``(g) Tally.--The public housing agency or nonprofit organization 
conducting a referendum under this section shall determine the result 
of the referendum and immediately upon such determination notify the 
Secretary of the result.
    ``(h) Standards for Approval.--The proposition presented in a 
referendum under this section shall be considered to have been approved 
only if--
            ``(1) a majority of the residents of the development who 
        are adults voted in the referendum; and
            ``(2) a majority of such residents voting in the referendum 
        voted in favor of the proposition presented in the referendum.
    ``(i) Review and Certification of Results by Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after receiving 
        notice of the result of a referendum under subsection (c), the 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) review the referendum to determine whether 
                the referendum was held in accordance with the 
                requirements of this section and the regulations issued 
                pursuant to this section; and
                    ``(B) if the Secretary determines that the 
                referendum was held in accordance with such 
                requirements and regulations, certify the result of the 
                referendum.
            ``(2) Notice.--If the Secretary certifies a referendum 
        under subsection (b) as having been approved for a qualified 
        public housing development, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) immediately notify the public housing agency 
                that administers the qualified public housing 
                development of the certification and the firearms 
                limitation effective date (as defined in subsection 
                (o)) for the development;
                    ``(B) before the firearms limitation effective date 
                for the development, cause to be published in the 
                Federal Register notice--
                            ``(i) that the development shall be 
                        classified as covered public housing 
                        development for purposes of this section;
                            ``(ii) that the prohibition or limitation 
                        under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 
                        (a) that was approved under the referendum 
                        shall take effect with respect to the public 
                        housing development; and
                            ``(iii) describing the specific obligations 
                        and effects resulting from such classification 
                        (including the effects of section 922(s) of 
                        title 18, United States Code and of the lease 
                        provisions required under section 6(l)(6) of 
                        this Act), the firearms limitation effective 
                        date for the development, and the boundaries of 
                        the development;
                    ``(C) before the firearms limitation effective date 
                for the development, provide written notice to each 
                resident of the development containing the information 
                required in notice published under subparagraph (B); 
                and
                    ``(D) require the public housing agency to post 
                notice of the prohibitions or limitation that shall 
                apply to the covered public housing development in 
                prominent places in the development before the firearms 
                limitation effective date for the development.
    ``(j) Referendum to Alter Firearms Prohibition or Limitation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than the expiration of the 60-
        day period beginning upon the certification under subsection 
        (e)(2) of a petition that requests a referendum under this 
        subsection for a covered public housing development to--
                    ``(A) ascertain whether the development shall cease 
                to be a covered public housing development for purposes 
                of this section, or
                    ``(B) ascertain whether the prohibition or 
                limitation under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
                subsection (a) that applies to the development at such 
                time shall cease to apply and another such prohibition 
                or limitation shall apply,
        such a referendum shall be conducted among the residents of the 
        development who are adults. The referendum shall be conducted 
        by the public housing agency, except that, at the request of 
        the resident council for the covered public housing 
        development, the public housing agency may designate a 
        nonprofit organization to conduct the referendum if the agency 
        determines such organization is qualified to do so.
            ``(2) Requirements for certification of petition.--The 
        Secretary may certify a petition for a referendum under 
        paragraph (1) only if--
                    ``(A) the petition clearly states that the purpose 
                of the petition is to request the Secretary to conduct 
                a referendum under paragraph (1) to ascertain whether 
                the development shall--
                            ``(i) cease to be a covered public housing 
                        development for purposes of this section; or
                            ``(ii) instead of being subject to the 
                        prohibition or limitation under paragraph (1), 
                        (2), or (3) of subsection (a) that applies to 
                        the development at such time, be subject to 
                        another prohibition or limitation under one of 
                        such paragraphs, and shall specify which 
                        paragraph;
                    ``(B) the petition clearly describes any 
                limitations regarding firearms that will apply to the 
                covered public housing development if the referendum is 
                approved and the penalties for violations of such 
                limitations;
                    ``(C) the petition clearly describes the covered 
                public housing development to which the petition 
                relates;
                    ``(D) the petition clearly states that each of the 
                signatories represents that, as of the date of signing 
                the petition, the signatory is a lawful resident of the 
                covered public housing development described in the 
                petition and is an adult;
                    ``(E) the petition contains the name and address of 
                each signatory;
                    ``(F) not less than 10 percent of the adults who, 
                as of the date that the petition is submitted to the 
                Secretary, reside in the covered public housing 
                development described in the petition have signed the 
                petition during the 12-month period ending upon such 
                date of submission; and
                    ``(G) the public housing to which the petition 
                relates is a covered public housing development.
            ``(3) Procedure for certification of petition.--The 
        provisions of paragraphs (2) through (4) of subsection (e) and 
        subsections (f), (g), and (h) shall apply to any petition for a 
        referendum under paragraph (1) of this subsection submitted to 
        the Secretary and any referendum conducted pursuant to 
        certification of such petition.
            ``(4) Review of and certification of referendum results by 
        secretary.--Not later than 30 days after receiving notice of 
        the result of a referendum under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) review the referendum to determine whether 
                the referendum was held in accordance with the 
                requirements of this section and the regulations issued 
                pursuant to this section; and
                    ``(B) if the Secretary determines that the 
                referendum was held in accordance with such 
                requirements and regulations, certify the result of the 
                referendum.
            ``(5) Notice.--If the Secretary certifies a referendum 
        under paragraph (1) as having been approved for a covered 
        public housing development, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) immediately notify the public housing agency 
                that administers the covered public housing of the 
                certification and, if applicable, the firearms 
                limitation effective date for the new firearms 
                prohibition or limitation that will apply to the 
                development;
                    ``(B) before the expiration of the 30-day period 
                beginning upon such certification, cause to be 
                published in the Federal Register--
                            ``(i) in the case of a referendum conducted 
                        for the purpose under paragraph (1)(A), notice 
                        that, effective upon such publication, the 
                        development shall cease to be a covered public 
                        housing development for purposes of this 
                        section and describing the boundaries of the 
                        development; or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a referendum 
                        conducted for the purpose under paragraph 
                        (1)(B), notice--
                                    ``(I) that the prohibition or 
                                limitation under paragraph (1), (2), or 
                                (3) of subsection (a) that applies at 
                                such time to the development shall 
                                cease to apply;
                                    ``(II) that the prohibition or 
                                limitation that was approved under the 
                                referendum shall take effect with 
                                respect to the public housing 
                                development; and
                                    ``(III) describing the specific 
                                obligations and effects resulting from 
                                such classification (including the 
                                effects of section 922(s) of title 18, 
                                United States Code and of the lease 
                                provisions required under section 
                                6(l)(6) of this Act), the firearms 
                                limitation effective date under 
                                paragraph (5) of this subsection for 
                                the new firearms prohibition or 
                                limitation that will apply to the 
                                development, and the boundaries of the 
                                development;
                    ``(C) before the expiration of such 30-day period, 
                provide written notice to each resident of the 
                qualified public housing development that contains the 
                information required in notice under clause (i) or (ii) 
                of subparagraph (B), whichever is applicable; and
                    ``(D) in the case of a referendum conducted for the 
                purpose under paragraph (1)(B), require the public 
                housing agency to post notice of the new prohibitions 
                or limitation that shall apply to the covered public 
                housing development in prominent places in the 
                development before the firearms limitation effective 
                date for the development under paragraph (5).
            ``(6) Firearms limitation effective date for alteration of 
        firearms prohibition or limitation.--In the case of referendum 
        conducted for the purpose under paragraph (1)(B) that is 
        certified by the Secretary as having been approved, the 
        prohibition or limitation under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
        subsection (a) in effect for the covered public housing 
        development at the time of the referendum shall cease to apply 
        and the prohibition or limitation that was considered under the 
        referendum shall take effect with respect to the development, 
        upon the expiration of the 30-day period beginning upon such 
        certification.
    ``(k) Timing of Prohibition Referendum.--The Secretary may not 
certify a petition under this section for any public housing that is 
submitted before the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the 
date of any referendum under this section relating to any such housing 
that was certified by the Secretary as having been approved.
    ``(l) Qualified Public Housing Developments.--Public housing for 
which a petition is submitted under subsection (d) shall be a qualified 
public housing development for purposes of this section only if the 
Secretary determines that the boundaries of the housing described in 
the petition accurately describe--
            ``(1) a group of buildings (and the grounds and other 
        appurtenances thereto) that comprise or are associated, 
        treated, or administered as a single public housing 
        development; or
            ``(2) a single building or a group of buildings comprising 
        public housing, and the grounds and other appurtenances 
        thereto, that, in the determination of the Secretary, has a 
        continuous or other boundary or other geographic or 
        administrative association that would allow treatment as a 
        unitary development if the housing becomes a covered public 
        housing development for purposes of this section.
The Secretary may make a determination of whether certain public 
housing is a qualified public housing development before the submission 
of a petition under subsection (d) for the public housing.
    ``(m) Withholding of Amounts for Failure to Conduct Referendum.--If 
any referendum is required under this section to be conducted (pursuant 
to certification of petition for a referendum under subsection (e) or 
(j)(3)) and is not conducted in accordance with the provisions of this 
section, the Secretary may withhold any amounts provided under this Act 
for the public housing agency that administers such housing until the 
referendum is conducted.
    ``(n) Liability.--A public housing agency administering a covered 
public housing development that makes a good faith effort to comply 
with the requirements under this section applicable to such agency 
regarding such development shall not be liable for any injury caused by 
a firearm because of any failure to prevent any activity in the 
development that violates any provision under this section or section 
922(s) of title 18, United States Code.
    ``(o) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Adult.--The term `adult' means an individual who is 
        18 years of age or older.
            ``(2) Development.--The term `development', when used in 
        reference to public housing, has the meaning given the term 
        `project' in section 3(b) of this Act.
            ``(3) Firearms limitation effective date.--The term 
        `firearms limitation effective date' means, with respect to a 
        qualified public housing development or covered public housing 
        development, the date under subsection (b)(3) or (j)(6), 
        respectively, on which the prohibition or limitation under 
        paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) that was approved 
        under the referendum takes effect with respect to the 
        development.
            ``(4) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
        organization' means a private organization no part of the net 
        earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member, 
        shareholder, founder, contributor, or individual.
            ``(5) Qualified public housing development.--The term 
        `qualified public housing development' means public housing 
        that has been determined by the Secretary under subsection (l) 
        to be a qualified public housing development.
            ``(6) Resident council.--The term `resident council' means 
        any incorporated nonprofit organization or association that--
                    ``(A) is representative of the residents of the 
                housing;
                    ``(B) adopts written procedures providing for the 
                election of officers on a regular basis; and
                    ``(C) has a democratically elected governing board, 
                elected by residents of the housing.
    ``(p) Effect on State Law.--The provisions of this section and 
section 6 do not annul, alter, or affect, or exempt any person subject 
to the provisions of such sections from complying with, the laws of any 
State with respect to possession or registration of firearms, except to 
the extent that such laws are inconsistent with any provision of this 
section or section 6, and then only to the extent of such 
inconsistency.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue any regulations 
necessary to carry out the provisions in the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF TENANCY IN PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR 
              VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION OR LIMITATION ON POSSESSION OF 
              FIREARMS.

    (a) Expedited Administrative Grievance Procedure.--Section 6(k) of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(k)) is amended 
in the 1st sentence of the matter that follows paragraph (6)--
            (1) by striking ``or any'' and inserting ``, involves 
        any''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``such premises,'' the following: 
        ``or involves any activity that violates a lease provision 
        required under subsection (l)(6),''.
    (b) Lease Provision.--Section 6(l) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) provide that, if the public housing in which the 
        dwelling unit subject to the lease is located in or becomes a 
        covered public housing development for purposes of section 26, 
        the tenancy may be terminated for any activity--
                    ``(A) that violates the particular prohibition or 
                limitation under section 26(a) that applies to such 
                covered public housing development that is engaged in 
                by a public housing resident, any member of the 
                resident's household, or any guest or other person 
                under the resident's control, or
                    ``(B) that violates the prohibition under section 
                922(s) of title 18, United States Code that is engaged 
                in by any guest or other person under the resident's 
                control,
        except that a resident shall not be considered to have control 
        of any guest or other person for purposes of this paragraph if 
        the resident makes a good faith effort to notify the public 
        housing agency for the development or an appropriate law 
        enforcement agency of any activity described in subparagraph 
        (A) or (B) that is engaged in by such guest or person; and''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF FIREARMS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC HOUSING 
              DEVELOPMENTS BY NON-RESIDENTS AND CRIMINAL PENALTY.

    (a) Unlawful Act.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(s)(1) It shall be unlawful for any individual who is not a 
resident of the covered public housing development knowingly to possess 
a firearm in an area that is a covered public housing development.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession of a 
firearm--
            ``(A) by a law enforcement officer acting in his or her 
        official capacity;
            ``(B) by a Federal official or a member of the Armed 
        Forces, if such possession is otherwise authorized by law; or
            ``(C) if the individual possessing the firearm is 
        specifically authorized to possess the firearm at the covered 
        public housing development at such time by the Federal 
        Government, the government of the State or political 
        subdivision of the State in which the development is located, 
        or the public housing agency that administers the development, 
        pursuant to a determination that such individual--
                    ``(i) does not pose a threat to the safety of 
                residents of the development; and
                    ``(ii) is otherwise authorized under Federal law or 
                the applicable law of the State or the political 
                subdivision in which the development is located, to 
                possess the firearm.
    ``(3) As used in this subsection, the term `covered public housing 
development' has the meaning given such term in section 26(b) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937.''.
    (b) Penalty.--Section 924(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``or (q)'' and inserting ``(q), or (s)''.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF ACTIVITIES TO ENFORCE PHA FIREARMS LIMITATIONS 
              FOR FUNDING UNDER PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG 
              ELIMINATION GRANTS.

    Section 5124(a) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
11903(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(8) in the case of a grant to a public housing agency (or 
        public housing resident management corporation) that 
        administers a covered public housing development under section 
        26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, costs of 
        activities relating to enforcement of the prohibitions or 
        limitations under such section 26 and section 922(s) of title 
        18, United States Code, that apply to such development, which 
        shall include only--
                    ``(A) acquiring, maintaining, and operating metal 
                detectors for covered public housing developments;
                    ``(B) acquiring, maintaining, and operating on-site 
                or off-site storage facilities, as appropriate, for 
                firearms confiscated or relinquished in covered public 
                housing developments;
                    ``(C) providing for registration of firearms or 
                possessors of firearms under such provisions; and
                    ``(D) any other activities relating to enforcement 
                of such provisions for such developments as the 
                Secretary may approve.''.

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