,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,deut* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
& ,mr4 ,quigley7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a gun 
buyback grant program4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,buyback ,our 
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,gun buyback grant   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al1 ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,attorney     
,g5]al = ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 %all e/abli% a   
gun buyback grant program "u :i* !      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al may make     
grants to law en=cem5t ag5cies ( ,/ates1
 units ( local gov]nm5t1 & ,indian      
tribal gov]nm5ts to assi/ 9 fund+ gun   
buyback programs c>ri$ out by su*       
ag5cies4  7b7 ,gun buyback program def9$
 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m gun   
buyback program means1 ) respect to a   
law en=cem5t ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 unit (    
local gov]nm5t1 or ,indian tribal       

gov]nm5t1 a program c>ri$ out by su*    
ag5cy "u :i* guns are pur*as$ or        
surr5d]$ to su* ag5cy4  7c7             
,applications ,a law en=cem5t ag5cy     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 desir+ a grant
 "u ?is section %all submit to !        
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al = ! ,(fice ( 
,ju/ice ,programs an application = !    
grant1 9 accordance ) subsection 7d7 &  
:i* %all be 9 su* =m & conta9 su*       
in=mation z ! ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al
 may require4  7d7 ,requirem5ts ,!      
,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al may make a   
grant "u ?is section to a law en=cem5t  
ag5cy describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 )      
respect to a gun buyback program1 only  
if ! application submitt$ "u subsection 
7c7 by su* ag5cy provides assurances t--
  7#a7 ! law en=cem5t ag5cy w adequately
 adv]tise su* program to ! public2  7#b7
 su* program w be adm9i/]$ by law       
en=cem5t p]sonnel2  7#c7 all guns       
receiv$ ?r\gh su* program w rema9 9 !   
possession ( law en=cem5t p]sonnel2     
7#d7 adequate safegu>ds w be e/abli%$ & 

foll[$ to prev5t ! occurr5ce ( fraud 9  
su* program2  7#e7 ! law en=cem5t ag5cy 
w h 9 place a process to te/ on site a  
gun pur*as$ f an individual ?r\gh su*   
program be=e paym5t is provid$ to su*   
individual2 &  7#f7 an adequate process 
w be 9 place to de/roy all guns receiv$ 
?r\gh su* program4  7e7 ,mat*+          
requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
p>agraph 7#b71 to be eligible = a grant 
"u ?is section1 a law en=cem5t ag5cy mu/
 c]tify t ! law en=cem5t ag5cy w mat*   
all ,f$]al funds provid$ "u su* grant ) 
an equal am\nt ( ca% or 9-k9d goods or  
s]vices f o!r non-,f$]al s\rces4  7#b7  
,waiv] ,! ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al = !
 ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs may waive1  
:olly or 9 "p1 ! mat*+ requirem5t "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a grant made 
"u ?is section to a law en=cem5t ag5cy =
 a gun buyback program if su* program   
provides = obta9+ only ! guns id5tifi$  
by ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces      
pursuant to subsection 7f74  7f7        
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces ,/&>ds ,! 

,attorney ,g5]al1 ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant     
,attorney ,g5]al = ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice   
,programs1 %all ent] into an arrangem5t 
) ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to    
develop /&>ds = id5tify+1 & id5tify1    
guns t are ! mo/ likely to be us$ 9     
viol5t crimes & e/abli% a pric+ scale = 
pur*as+ guns s id5tifi$ ?r\gh gun       
buyback programs receiv+ grants "u ?is  
section4  7g7 ,reports  7#a7 ,reports   
requir$ by grantees ,9 ! case ( a law   
en=cem5t ag5cy describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 receiv+ a grant "u ?is section )       
respect to a gun buyback program1 su*   
ag5cy %all submit to ! ,assi/ant        
,attorney ,g5]al = ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice   
,programs--  7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij days   
aft] receipt ( su* grant & e #ij days   
!reaft] dur+ ! p]iod = :i* ! program is 
c>ri$ out1 a report includ+--  7i7 !    
numb] & types ( guns collect$ & de/roy$ 
?r\gh su* program dur+ su* p]iod2 &     
7ii7 recomm5dations = improv+ future gun
 buyback programs 9 ! jurisdiction ( su*
 ag5cy2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]

 ! la/ day ( su* program1 a f9al report 
includ+ ! in=mation describ$ 9 ea* (    
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i7 ) 
respect to ! duration ( ! program4  7#b7
 ,reports by ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice         
,programs ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section & annually  
!reaft]1 ! ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al = 
! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs %all submit
 to ,congress a report on--  7,a7 !     
numb] ( gun buyback programs t receiv$  
fund+ "u ?is section2  7,b7 ! numb] (   
guns receiv$ ?r\gh ea* su* gun buyback  
program2  7,c7 ! total numb] ( guns     
pur*as$ ?r\gh all su* gun buyback       
programs2 &  7,d7 recomm5dations on     
improv+ ! grant program "u ?is section &
 gun buyback programs4  7h7 ,def9itions 
,= purposes ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,/ate  
,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 & !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7 ,unit (   
local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit ( local      

gov]nm5t means a c\nty1 municipality1   
t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1 p>i%1 bor\gh1 or  
o!r unit ( g5]al gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate  
level4  7#c7 ,viol5t crime ,! t]m viol5t
 crime means murd]1 non-neglig5t        
manslaught]1 =cible rape1 robb]y1 &     
aggravat$ assault1 z report$ by ! ,f$]al
 ,bureau ( ,inve/igation = purposes ( ! 
,uni=m ,crime ,report4  7i7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #ae1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4