,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #befg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjac ,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,tierney1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 and ,mr4 ,farr7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require that all handguns manufactured1 sold in1 or imported into1 the ,united ,states incorporate technology that precludes the average five year old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child ,handgun ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,consumer product safety standard for child-resistant handguns 7a7 ,establishment of standard ,notwithstanding section #c7;a77#e77;,e7 of the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeb7;a77#e77;,e771 the ,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission1 in consultation with the ,attorney ,general and the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,justice1 shall promulgate a consumer product safety standard under section #g7;a7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bjef7;a77 for handguns4 7b7 ,standard ,requirements 7#a7 ,in general ,the standard established under subsection 7a7 shall require that-- 7,a7 effective #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any handgun manufactured in the ,united ,states must be child-resistant and include a mechanism such as one described in paragraph 7#b7 that effectively precludes an average five year old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire2 and 7,b7 effective #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 any handgun sold1 offered for sale1 traded1 transferred1 shipped1 leased1 or distributed in the ,united ,states must be-- 7i7 child-resistant1 if manufactured on or after the effective date in subparagraph 7,a72 or 7ii7 a retrofitted child-resistant handgun1 if manufactured before the effective date in paragraph 7#a74 7#b7 ,mechanisms described ,the mechanisms described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 include-- 7,a7 raising trigger resistance to at least a ten-pound pull2 7,b7 altering the firing mechanism so that an average five year old child's hands are too small to operate the handgun2 or 7,c7 requiring a series of multiple motions in order to fire the handgun4 7c7 ,exemptions 7#a7 ,antique firearms ,the standard established under this section shall not require retrofitting of antique firearms4 7#b7 ,military firearms ,the standard established under this section shall not apply to a firearm that is owned by the ,department of ,defense4 7d7 ,cost of retrofitting 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the cost of retrofitting a handgun as required under subsection 7b7 shall be borne by the manufacturer of the handgun if the manufacturer is operational at the time the retrofit is required4 7#b7 ,reimbursement ,section #ebd7;c7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,i7 the following3 7,j7 payments to reimburse manufacturers of handguns for the costs of retrofitting handguns as required by section #bja7;b77#b77;,b7 of the ,child ,handgun ,safety ,act4 4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,handgun and antique firearm ,the terms handgun and antique firearm have the meanings given such terms in section #iba of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 child-resistant handgun ,the term child-resistant handgun means a handgun that-- 7,a7 prevents a child from being able to fire the handgun2 and 7,b7 was manufactured in such a manner that the firing restriction described in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 is incorporated into the design of the handgun2 and 7ii7 cannot be readily removed or deactivated4 7#c7 ,retrofitted personalized handgun ,the term retrofitted child-resistant handgun means a handgun fitted with a device that-- 7,a7 precludes an average five year old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire2 and 7,b7 attaches to the handgun in a manner such that the device cannot be readily removed or deactivated4