,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bbg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 and ,mr4 ,quigley7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to establish a gun buyback grant program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,buyback ,our ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,gun buyback grant program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general1 through the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs of the ,department of ,justice1 shall establish a gun buyback grant program under which the ,assistant ,attorney ,general may make grants to law enforcement agencies of ,states1 units of local government1 and ,indian tribal governments to assist in funding gun buyback programs carried out by such agencies4 7b7 ,gun buyback program defined ,for purposes of this section1 the term gun buyback program means1 with respect to a law enforcement agency of a ,state1 unit of local government1 or ,indian tribal government1 a program carried out by such agency under which guns are purchased or surrendered to such agency4 7c7 ,applications ,a law enforcement agency described in subsection 7a7 desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs an application for the grant1 in accordance with subsection 7d7 and which shall be in such form and contain such information as the ,assistant ,attorney ,general may require4 7d7 ,requirements ,the ,assistant ,attorney ,general may make a grant under this section to a law enforcement agency described in subsection 7a71 with respect to a gun buyback program1 only if the application submitted under subsection 7c7 by such agency provides assurances that-- 7#a7 the law enforcement agency will adequately advertise such program to the public2 7#b7 such program will be administered by law enforcement personnel2 7#c7 all guns received through such program will remain in the possession of law enforcement personnel2 7#d7 adequate safeguards will be established and followed to prevent the occurrence of fraud in such program2 7#e7 the law enforcement agency will have in place a process to test on site a gun purchased from an individual through such program before payment is provided to such individual2 and 7#f7 an adequate process will be in place to destroy all guns received through such program4 7e7 ,matching requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 to be eligible for a grant under this section1 a law enforcement agency must certify that the law enforcement agency will match all ,federal funds provided under such grant with an equal amount of cash or in-kind goods or services from other non-,federal sources4 7#b7 ,waiver ,the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs may waive1 wholly or in part1 the matching requirement under paragraph 7#a7 with respect to a grant made under this section to a law enforcement agency for a gun buyback program if such program provides for obtaining only the guns identified by the ,national ,academy of ,sciences pursuant to subsection 7f74 7f7 ,national ,academy of ,sciences ,standards ,the ,attorney ,general1 through the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs1 shall enter into an arrangement with the ,national ,academy of ,sciences to develop standards for identifying1 and identify1 guns that are the most likely to be used in violent crimes and establish a pricing scale for purchasing guns so identified through gun buyback programs receiving grants under this section4 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,reports required by grantees ,in the case of a law enforcement agency described in subsection 7a7 receiving a grant under this section with respect to a gun buyback program1 such agency shall submit to the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs-- 7,a7 not later than #ij days after receipt of such grant and every #ij days thereafter during the period for which the program is carried out1 a report including-- 7i7 the number and types of guns collected and destroyed through such program during such period2 and 7ii7 recommendations for improving future gun buyback programs in the jurisdiction of such agency2 and 7,b7 not later than #ij days after the last day of such program1 a final report including the information described in each of subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 of clause 7i7 with respect to the duration of the program4 7#b7 ,reports by the ,office of ,justice ,programs ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter1 the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 7,a7 the number of gun buyback programs that received funding under this section2 7,b7 the number of guns received through each such gun buyback program2 7,c7 the total number of guns purchased through all such gun buyback programs2 and 7,d7 recommendations on improving the grant program under this section and gun buyback programs4 7h7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the #ej ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 and the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4 7#b7 ,unit of local government ,the term unit of local government means a county1 municipality1 town1 township1 village1 parish1 borough1 or other unit of general government below the ,state level4 7#c7 ,violent crime ,the term violent crime means murder1 non-negligent manslaughter1 forcible rape1 robbery1 and aggravated assault1 as reported by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation for purposes of the ,uniform ,crime ,report4 7i7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section #ae1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4