[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8768 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8768

 To authorize the Attorney General to make grants available to support 
State, Tribal, and local firearm destruction activities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2024

  Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. 
   Ramirez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. 
Raskin, Mr. Case, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of 
    Texas, and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Attorney General to make grants available to support 
State, Tribal, and local firearm destruction activities, 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 ``Restoring Trust in Public Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to an 
eligible entity for activities related to firearm destruction. For 
purposes of this section, the term ``eligible entity'' means a State, 
Tribal government, or unit of local government, or any law enforcement 
agency thereof.
    (b) Program Authorized.--Not later than 180 days after such amounts 
are appropriated, the Attorney General shall award grants, on a 
competitive basis, to eligible entities whose applications are approved 
under subsection (c) to assist such applicants in firearm destruction.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require, including--
            (1) a description of how the applicant will use the grant 
        to carry out firearm destruction;
            (2) a description of community partners and organizations 
        contracted by or working with the eligible entity and their 
        roles in supporting a State or Tribal government or a unit of 
        local government's programs and initiatives related to the 
        acquisition, disposal, or destruction of a firearm or firearm 
        parts;
            (3) certification that funds awarded to the applicant will 
        be used to destroy firearms fully, including all parts and 
        components; and
            (4) certification that the applicant will make and maintain 
        records on the firearms and firearm parts that are destroyed.
    (d) Subgrants.--States, Tribal governments, and units of local 
government that are grantees shall award subgrants to units of local 
government or law enforcement agencies thereof. A unit of local 
government or law enforcement agency thereof seeking a subgrant that 
does not receive a grant under this Act may submit an application to 
the chief executive of the grantee that is substantially similar to the 
application prescribed by the Attorney General.
    (e) Grant Duration.--The duration of a grant awarded to an eligible 
entity under this section shall be two years.
    (f) Proof of Firearm Destruction.--The Attorney General shall 
require that a grantee or subgrantee develop and maintain a written 
policy on the destruction of firearms and other weapons including, 
without limitation, policies for identifying firearms and other weapons 
that are determined to be destroyed, keeping records of those firearms 
and other weapons and provide documented proof of firearm destruction. 
The Attorney General shall by rule establish acceptable forms of 
documented proof of destruction.
    (g) Use of Funds.--A grantee may use the grant for firearm 
destruction and related activities, including the following:
            (1) The purchase or maintenance of equipment used for 
        firearm destruction, including tools used to smelt, crush, cut, 
        or shred a firearm and components of a firearm.
            (2) Contracts with businesses that offer firearm 
        destruction services, provided that they fully destroy the 
        firearm, including all parts, components, and accessories of 
        such firearms.
            (3) The training of staff in firearm destruction.
    (h) Administrative Costs.--An eligible entity shall use not more 
than 10 percent of such funds for the administrative costs of carrying 
out the grant program under this Act.
    (i) Small Urban and Rural Preference.--In awarding grants, under 
this Act, the Attorney General shall set aside one-third of the total 
appropriated funding for grants to applicants representing a 
Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management 
and Budget) or rural area.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030 to 
carry out this Act.
    (k) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, 
        territory, or possession of the United States.
            (2) Tribal government.--The term ``Tribal government'' 
        means the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe.
            (3) Firearm destruction.--The term ``firearm destruction'' 
        means to destroy a firearm or other weapon in its entirety by 
        smelting, shredding, crushing, or cutting and shall include all 
        parts including, without limitation, the frame or receiver, 
        barrel, bolt, and grip of a firearm, as applicable, and any 
        attachments including, but not limited to, a sight, scope, 
        silencer, or suppressor, as applicable.
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