[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4965 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4965

    To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm 
storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage 
                    devices, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2023

 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, 
Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, 
 Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. 
 Casar, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, 
    Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Davis of 
   Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Ms. 
   Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Foushee, Mr. 
Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. 
 Grijalva, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, 
 Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of 
Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Landsman, Ms. 
 Lee of California, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Ms. 
  Manning, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
 Meeks, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
   Payne, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
  Ruppersberger, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
Sewell, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Thompson 
  of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Torres of New 
 York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wild, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mr. Thompson 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm 
storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage 
                    devices, 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 ``Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe 
Storage Act''.

SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFE FIREARM STORAGE.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish 
        voluntary best practices relating to safe firearm storage 
        solely for the purpose of public education.
            (2) Public notice; hearing.--The Attorney General shall 
        give not less than 90 days public notice, and shall afford 
        interested parties opportunity for hearing, before establishing 
        the best practices.
    (b) Requirements.--In establishing the best practices under 
subsection (a), the Attorney General shall outline the best practices 
for preventing firearm loss, theft, and other unauthorized access for 
the following locations:
            (1) Businesses.
            (2) Vehicles.
            (3) Private homes.
            (4) Off-site storage facilities.
            (5) Any other place about which the Attorney General deems 
        appropriate to provide such guidance.
    (c) Publication.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall publish, in print and 
on a public website, the best practices established under subsection 
(a), and shall review and update the best practices not less often than 
annually.

SEC. 3. PROMOTION OF SAFE FIREARM STORAGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Beginning January 1, 2025, a licensed manufacturer or 
licensed importer that serializes not fewer than 250 firearms annually 
pursuant to subsection (i) shall provide with each manufactured or 
imported handgun, rifle, or shotgun a clear and conspicuous written 
notice that--
            ``(1) is attached or adhered to, or appears on or within 
        any packaging of, the handgun, rifle, or shotgun; and
            ``(2) states `SAFE STORAGE SAVES LIVES' followed by the 
        address of the public website established by the Attorney 
        General pursuant to section 2 of the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm 
        Safe Storage Act.''.

SEC. 4. SAFE STORAGE DEVICES FOR ALL FIREARM SALES.

    (a) In General.--Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``handgun'' each place it appears and inserting 
``handgun, rifle, or shotgun''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 5. SAFE FIREARM STORAGE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may award grants to States 
and Indian Tribes for the development, implementation, and evaluation 
of Safe Firearm Storage Assistance Programs.
    (b) Application Requirements.--Each applicant for a grant under 
this section shall--
            (1) submit to the Attorney General an application at such 
        time, in such a manner, and containing such information as the 
        Attorney General may require; and
            (2) to the extent practicable, identify State, local, 
        Tribal, and private funds available to supplement the funds 
        received under this section.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Grantee report.--
                    (A) In general.--A recipient of a grant under this 
                section shall submit to the Attorney General an annual 
                report that includes the following information:
                            (i) The amount distributed to each Safe 
                        Firearm Storage Assistance Program in the 
                        jurisdiction of the grant recipient.
                            (ii) The number of safe firearm storage 
                        devices distributed by each such Safe Firearm 
                        Storage Assistance Program.
                    (B) Prohibition.--A recipient of a grant under this 
                section shall not include in a report under 
                subparagraph (A) any personally identifying information 
                of a recipient of a safe firearms storage device 
                pursuant to a Safe Firearm Storage Assistance Program 
                funded under this section.
            (2) Attorney general report.--Beginning 13 months after the 
        date grants are first awarded under this section, and annually 
        thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a 
        report that includes the following:
                    (A) A list of grant recipients during the preceding 
                year, including the funds awarded, cumulatively and 
                disaggregated by grantee.
                    (B) The information submitted pursuant to paragraph 
                (1).
    (d) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this 
section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2034, to 
remain available until expended.
    (e) Use of Funds.--A grantee to which funds are awarded under this 
section--
            (1) shall use not less than 75 percent of the funds to 
        create or to provide resources for Safe Firearm Storage 
        Assistance Programs in the jurisdiction of the grantee; and
            (2) may make available to nonprofit organizations not more 
        than 25 percent of the funds to partner with units of local 
        government to purchase and distribute safe firearm storage 
        devices.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Safe firearm storage device.--The term ``safe firearm 
        storage device'' means a device that--
                    (A) is designed and marketed for the principal 
                purpose of denying unauthorized access to, or rendering 
                inoperable, a firearm or ammunition;
                    (B) is secured by a combination lock, key lock, or 
                lock based on biometric information; and
                    (C) once locked, is incapable of being opened 
                without the combination, key, or biometric information, 
                respectively.
            (2) Safe firearm storage assistance program.--The term 
        ``Safe Firearm Storage Assistance Program'' means a program--
                    (A) carried out by a unit of local government or an 
                Indian tribe; and
                    (B) solely for the purpose of acquiring and 
                distributing safe firearm storage devices to the 
                public.
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