,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hfh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 ,payne 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,clay7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance to make grants to ,states1 units of local government1 and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safer ,neighborhoods ,gun ,buyback ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,program ,authorized 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance 7referred to in this ,act as the ,director7 may make grants to eligible entities to conduct gun buyback programs4 7b7 ,eligible entity defined ,in this ,act1 the term eligible entity means-- 7#a7 a ,state2 7#b7 a unit of local government2 or 7#c7 a gun dealer if neither the unit of local government nor the ,state where such dealer is located receives a grant under this ,act4 #c4 ,applications 7a7 ,grants ,the chief executive of an eligible entity seeking a grant under this ,act shall submit an application to the ,director at such time and containing such information as the ,director may reasonably require4 7b7 ,subgrants ,a gun dealer located in a unit of local government or ,state that does receive a grant under this ,act seeking a subgrant shall submit an application to the chief executive of such unit of local government or ,state at such time and containing such information as the chief executive may reasonably require1 including proof of such dealer's license under section #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,term of grant 7a7 ,term ,the term of a grant awarded under this ,act shall be two years4 7b7 ,availability of grant funds 7#a7 ,gun dealers ,a gun dealer that receives a grant or subgrant under this ,act shall return to the ,director any remaining smart prepaid cards and any unused portion of such grant or subgrant that was allocated to be used to buy back guns-- 7,a7 in the case of a gun dealer receiving a grant1 at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date that the grant was awarded2 or 7,b7 in the case of a gun dealer receiving a subgrant1 at the end of the two-year period beginning on the date that the grant was awarded to the ,state or unit of local government from which the gun dealer received a subgrant4 7#b7 ,states or units of local government ,a ,state of unit of local government that receives a grant under this ,act shall return to the ,director any unused portion of such grant at the end of the two-year and #bgj-;day period beginning on the date that the grant was awarded4 7c7 ,amounts returned ,the ,director shall return to the general fund of the ,treasury any amounts returned under subsection 7b74 #e4 ,smart prepaid cards 7a7 ,in general ,in conducting the grant program authorized under section #b1 the ,director may reserve such funds as may be necessary to acquire and distribute smart prepaid cards to eligible entities that receive grants under this ,act4 ,the ,director shall distribute the smart prepaid cards without any funds loaded onto the cards4 7b7 ,market value of guns ,the ,director shall determine the market value of each gun listed in section #g7b7 and make such information publicly available4 7c7 ,prohibition on use of cards ,to buy guns 7#a7 ,in general ,a person may not use a smart prepaid card to buy a gun or ammunition1 and a merchant may not accept a smart prepaid card to sell a gun or ammunition4 7#b7 ,penalty ,a merchant that violates paragraph 7#a7 shall pay to the ,director an amount that is equal to the value of the prohibited sale4 #f4 ,uses of funds 7a7 ,states and units of local government ,a ,state or unit of local government receiving a grant under this ,act shall use such funds to do the following3 7#a7 ,subgrants to gun dealers ,distribute not less than #hj percent of such funds in the form of subgrants to gun dealers in such ,state or unit of local government to conduct gun buyback programs4 7#b7 ,distribute smart prepaid cards ,distribute the smart prepaid cards such ,state or unit of local government receives to gun dealers receiving subgrants4 7#c7 ,gun recycling program ,use #aj percent of such funds to recycle the guns that such ,state or unit of local government receives from gun dealers to make street signs1 energy efficient washing machines1 car parts1 energy efficient refrigerators1 or other steel parts such as railroad or metro tracks4 7#d7 ,administrative costs ,use not more than #aj percent of such funds for the administrative costs of carrying out the grant program under this ,act4 7b7 ,gun dealers 7#a7 ,in general ,a gun dealer receiving a grant or subgrant under this ,act shall use such funds to conduct a gun buyback program4 7#b7 ,smart prepaid card amounts 7,a7 ,in order to purchase a gun through a gun buyback program1 a gun dealer shall load onto a smart prepaid card #abe percent of the market value of the gun that the individual wishes to dispose of 7as determined by the ,director under section #e7;b774 7,b7 ,a gun dealer may increase the purchase price of a gun and load an amount onto a smart prepaid card that is greater than #abe percent of the market value of the gun if the gun dealer determines that the gun has been altered in a way that would increase the market value of the gun 7such as an altered grip1 or the addition of a scope74 7#c7 ,guns received 7,a7 ,in the case of a gun dealer receiving a grant under this ,act1 the gun dealer shall deliver a gun the dealer receives under the gun buyback program to the closest office of the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives not later than #fj days after receiving such gun4 7,b7 ,in the case of a gun dealer receiving a subgrant under this ,act1 the gun dealer shall deliver a gun the dealer receives under the gun buyback program to the ,state or unit of local government from which it receives the subgrant not later than #fj days after receiving such gun4 7c7 ,incentives for gun dealer participation ,to the extent that the ,director determines necessary to facilitate participation of gun dealers in the gun buyback program1 grant funds may be used to provide monetary or other incentives to gun dealers to participate in such program4 ,for purposes of subsection 7a71 any such incentives shall be treated as part of the subgrant to the gun dealer described in paragraph 7#a7 thereof4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,gun ,the term gun means firearm as defined in section #iba7;a77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,gun buyback program ,the term gun buyback program means a program under which a gun dealer1 using smart prepaid cards as described in section #f7;b77#b71 purchases back from individuals wishing to dispose of them1 the following guns3 7,a7 ,smith and ,wesson 4#ch revolver4 7,b7 ,smith and ,wesson 4#dj semiautomatic pistol4 7,c7 ,haskell ,hi-,point ,,jhp #de semiautomatic pistol4 7,d7 ,iberia ,firearm ,,jcp#dj pistol4 7,e7 ,ruger #i mm semiautomatic pistol4 7,f7 ,hi-,point ,,cf#chj 4#chj semiautomatic pistol4 7,g7 ,raven ,arms 4#be semiautomatic pistol4 7,h7 ,mossberg #ab gauge shotgun4 7,i7 ,smith and ,wesson #imm semiautomatic pistol4 7,j7 ,smith and ,wesson 4#ceg revolver4 7,k7 ,bryco ,arms #imm semiautomatic pistol4 7,l7 ,bryco ,arms 4#chj semiautomatic pistol4 7,m7 ,davis ,industries 4#chj semiautomatic pistol4 7,n7 ,cobra ,,fs#chj 4#ch semiautomatic pistol4 7#c7 ,gun dealer ,the term gun dealer means a dealer of firearms licensed under section #ibc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,smart prepaid card ,the term smart prepaid card means a card issued by the ,director that-- 7,a7 is redeemable at multiple1 unaffiliated merchants or service providers2 7,b7 contains a mechanism1 for the purpose of preventing the card-holder from using it to purchase a gun or ammunition1 that recognizes the merchant category code of a merchant and prohibits the use of such card at gun stores and pawn shops2 7,c7 is honored1 upon presentation1 by merchants for goods or services1 except for merchants described in subparagraph 7,b72 7,d7 is loaded on a prepaid basis by a gun dealer for use in a gun buyback program2 and 7,e7 clearly and conspicuously bears the words ,,this ,,card ,,may ,,not ,,be ,,used ,,to ,,purchase ,a ,,gun ,,or ,,ammunition in capital and raised letters on the card4 7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the #ej ,states and the ,district of ,columbia4 #h4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #cfj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjaf to carry out this ,act4