,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dade  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,engel introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states to conduct a study 
of1 and report to the ,congress on1     
secure gun storage or safety devices4   
#a4 ,,gao study of secure gun storage or
 safety devices  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states 7in this section referred to as 
the ,comptroller ,general7 shall conduct
 a comprehensive study of the           
effectiveness of secure gun storage or  
safety devices1 and the enforcement of  
section #ibb7z7 of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7b7 ,matters ,to be     
studied ,in conducting the study        
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,comptroller ,general shall examine the 
following3  7#a7 ,the effectiveness of  
widely available secure gun storage or  

safety devices in preventing accidental 
and intentional firearm-related injuries
 and fatalities4  7#b7 ,the effects of  
the use of widely available secure gun  
storage or safety devices on the utility
 of firearms with which they may be     
used4  7#c7 ,the effectiveness of smart 
gun technologies and similar tools that 
verify the identity of a firearm user   
before allowing the weapon to fire and  
the effects of the tools on the rate of 
accidental and intentional              
firearm-related injuries and fatalities4
  7#d7 ,the expected effects of the     
universal adoption of effective secure  
gun storage or safety devices and smart 
gun technology by firearm owners in the 
,united ,states on the rate of          
accidental and intentional              
firearm-related injuries and fatalities4
  7#e7 ,the enforcement efforts of all  
,federal agencies concerning potential  
violations of section #ibb7z7 of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#f7 ,an   
estimate of the prevalence in the       

,united ,states of violations of that   
section4  7#g7 ,the expected effects of 
effective enforcement of that section on
 the rate of accidental and intentional 
firearm-related injuries and fatalities4
  7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,firearm ,the term firearm has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#iba7;a77#c7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,secure gun storage
 or safety device ,the term secure gun  
storage or safety device has the meaning
 given the term in section #iba7;a77#cd7
 of such title4  7d7 ,consultation ,in  
conducting the study required by        
subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall consult with law         
enforcement agencies1 firearm safety    
advocates1 firearm rights advocates1 and
 the manufacturers of smart guns and    
secure gun storage or safety devices4   
7e7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
submit to the ,congress a report that   

contains--  7#a7 the results of the     
study required by subsection 7a72 and   
7#b7 any recommendations based on the   
study4