,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dagg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #i1 #bjai,mr4
 ,de,saulnier introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a ,gun ,safety    
,board1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,gun ,safety ,board and ,research   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,gun ,safety ,board 
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services shall1 not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 establish a     
board to be known as the ,gun ,safety   
,board4  7b7 ,duties ,the ,gun ,safety  
,board shall-- 7#a7 not later than #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 establish a program that     
provides grants that recipients shall   
use to--  7,a7 conduct original research
 about firearm violence reduction       
7including research about topics        
identified for additional research by   

the ,gun ,safety ,board under paragraph 
7#b77;,b772 and  7,b7 to educate members
 of the public about-- 7i7 causes and   
effects of firearm violence2 and  7ii7  
ways to reduce the risk of harm from    
firearm violence2  7#b7 conduct original
 research about firearm violence        
reduction2 and  7#c7 on an ongoing      
basis1 publish in the ,federal ,register
 and on a public website of the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services the following3  7,a7 ,policy  
recommendations for potential ,federal1 
,state1 and local action based on       
available scientific research about     
firearm violence reduction4  7,b7 ,a    
list of subject areas related to firearm
 violence reduction that the ,gun       
,safety ,board finds would benefit from 
additional scientific research4  7,c7   
,the ,firearm ,safety ,board's findings 
about the efficacy of existing ,state   
and ,federal laws intended to reduce    
firearm violence1 and the expected      
efficacy of proposed ,state and ,federal

 legislation intended to reduce firearm 
violence1 in reducing any of the        
following3  7i7 ,gun assaults4  7ii7    
,gun robberies4  7iii7 ,threats with a  
gun4  7iv7 ,shootings4  7v7 ,mass       
shootings4  7vi7 ,deaths caused by      
firearms4  7vii7 ,injuries caused by    
firearms4  7viii7 ,health care-related  
expenditures 7including lost days of    
work and other indirect expenditures7   
for victims of firearm-caused injuries4 
7c7 ,membership  7#a7 ,number and       
appointment ,the ,gun ,safety ,board    
shall be composed of #ag members        
appointed by the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services4  7#b7 ,composition
 ,the members shall include-- 7,a7 at   
least #a member with expertise in law   
enforcement2  7,b7 at least #a member   
with expertise in public health2  7,c7  
at least #a member with expertise in    
firearm violence reduction research2    
7,d7 at least #a member with expertise  
in medicine2  7,e7 at least #a member   
with a background in firearm            

manufacturing1 firearm sales1           
professional firearm use1 or            
recreational firearm use2  7,f7 at least
 #a member representing victims of      
firearm violence2  7,g7 at least #a     
member representing nonprofit           
organizations that advocate for firearm 
violence reduction2 and  7,h7 at least  
#a member from each of the following3   
7i7 ,the ,national ,institutes of       
,health4  7ii7 ,the ,centers for        
,disease ,control and ,prevention4      
7iii7 ,the ,united ,states ,consumer    
,product ,safety ,commission4  7iv7 ,the
 ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4    
7v7 ,the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services4  7vi7 ,the ,bureau of 
,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and       
,explosives within the ,department of   
,justice4  7vii7 ,the ,office of        
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention within the ,department of   
,justice4  7viii7 ,the ,bureau of       
,justice ,assistance within the         
,department of ,justice4  7ix7 ,the     

,office for ,victims of ,crime within   
the ,department of ,justice4  7x7 ,the  
,office on ,violence ,against ,women    
within the ,department of ,justice4     
7xi7 ,the ,national ,institute of       
,justice within the ,department of      
,justice4  7d7 ,terms  7#a7 ,in general 
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
each member shall be appointed for a    
term of #d years4  7#b7 ,terms of       
initial appointees ,as designated by the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services at the time of appointment1 of
 the members first appointed--  7,a7    
three shall be appointed for a term of  
#d years2  7,b7 two shall be appointed  
for a term of #c years2  7,c7 two shall 
be appointed for a term of #b years2 and
  7,d7 two shall be appointed for a term
 of #a year4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,any      
member appointed to fill a vacancy      
occurring before the expiration of the  
term for which the member's predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only   
for the remainder of that term4 ,a      

vacancy shall be filled in the manner in
 which the original appointment was     
made4  7e7 ,basic pay ,members shall be 
paid at a rate set by the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services that is    
consistent with title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7f7 ,travel expenses    
,each member shall receive travel       
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 in accordance with         
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7g7 ,chair ,the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall designate one member to 
serve as chair of the ,firearm ,safety  
,board4  7h7 ,vice ,chair ,the members  
of the ,gun ,safety ,board shall elect  
one member to serve as vice chair of the
 ,firearm ,safety ,board4  7i7 ,meetings
 ,the ,board shall meet at least once   
each month at the call of the chair4    
7j7 ,staff ,the chair may appoint and1  
consistent with title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 fix the pay of additional

 personnel as the chair considers       
appropriate4  7k7 ,firearm ,for the     
purposes of this ,act1 the term firearm 
shall have the meaning given the term in
 section #iba of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7l7 ,authorization of   
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#be1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year        
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4