,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dagg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,de,saulnier introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,gun
 ,safety ,bo>d1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,gun ,safety ,bo>d & ,rese>* ,act (     
#bjai4  #b4 ,gun ,safety ,bo>d  7a7     
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all1 n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1      
e/abli% a bo>d to be kn[n z ! ,gun      
,safety ,bo>d4  7b7 ,duties ,! ,gun     
,safety ,bo>d %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
e/abli% a program t provides grants t   
recipi5ts %all use to--  7,a7 conduct   
orig9al rese>* ab\t fire>m viol5ce      
r$uction 7includ+ rese>* ab\t topics    
id5tifi$ = additional rese>* by ! ,gun  
,safety ,bo>d "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b772 & 
7,b7 to educate memb]s ( ! public ab\t--
 7i7 causes & effects ( fire>m viol5ce2 

&  7ii7 ways to r$uce ! risk ( h>m f    
fire>m viol5ce2  7#b7 conduct orig9al   
rese>* ab\t fire>m viol5ce r$uction2 &  
7#c7 on an ongo+ basis1 publi% 9 !      
,f$]al ,regi/] & on a public website ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ! 
foll[+3  7,a7 ,policy recomm5dations =  
pot5tial ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local action  
bas$ on available sci5tific rese>* ab\t 
fire>m viol5ce r$uction4  7,b7 ,a li/ ( 
subject areas relat$ to fire>m viol5ce  
r$uction t ! ,gun ,safety ,bo>d f9ds    
w\ld b5efit f additional sci5tific      
rese>*4  7,c7 ,! ,fire>m ,safety ,bo>d's
 f9d+s ab\t ! efficacy ( exi/+ ,/ate &  
,f$]al laws int5d$ to r$uce fire>m      
viol5ce1 & ! expect$ efficacy ( propos$ 
,/ate & ,f$]al legislation int5d$ to    
r$uce fire>m viol5ce1 9 r$uc+ any ( !   
foll[+3  7i7 ,gun assaults4  7ii7 ,gun  
robb]ies4  7iii7 ,?reats ) a gun4  7iv7 
,%oot+s4  7v7 ,mass %oot+s4  7vi7 ,dea?s
 caus$ by fire>ms4  7vii7 ,injuries     
caus$ by fire>ms4  7viii7 ,heal?        
c>e-relat$ exp5ditures 7includ+ lo/ days

 ( "w & o!r indirect exp5ditures7 =     
victims ( fire>m-caus$ injuries4  7c7   
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t ,!   
,gun ,safety ,bo>d %all be compos$ ( #ag
 memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices4  7#b7 ,composition ,!
 memb]s %all include-- 7,a7 at lea/ #a  
memb] ) exp]tise 9 law en=cem5t2  7,b7  
at lea/ #a memb] ) exp]tise 9 public    
heal?2  7,c7 at lea/ #a memb] ) exp]tise
 9 fire>m viol5ce r$uction rese>*2  7,d7
 at lea/ #a memb] ) exp]tise 9 m$ic9e2  
7,e7 at lea/ #a memb] ) a backgr\nd 9   
fire>m manufactur+1 fire>m sales1       
pr(essional fire>m use1 or recreational 
fire>m use2  7,f7 at lea/ #a memb]      
repres5t+ victims ( fire>m viol5ce2     
7,g7 at lea/ #a memb] repres5t+ nonpr(it
 organizations t advocate = fire>m      
viol5ce r$uction2 &  7,h7 at lea/ #a    
memb] f ea* ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! ,national
 ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  7ii7 ,! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7iii7  
,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,consum] ,product      
,safety ,commission4  7iv7 ,! ,f$]al    

,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  7v7 ,!        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7vi7 ,! ,bureau ( ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1   
,fire>ms & ,explosives )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice4  7vii7 ,! ,(fice ( ,juv5ile    
,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion )9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7viii7 ,! ,bureau 
( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,ju/ice4  7ix7 ,! ,(fice = ,victims (   
,crime )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7x7 ,!
 ,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 )9 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7xi7 ,! ,national 
,in/itute ( ,ju/ice )9 ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,ju/ice4  7d7 ,t]ms  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ea*  
memb] %all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #d ye>s4
  7#b7 ,t]ms ( initial appo9tees ,z     
designat$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices at ! "t ( appo9tm5t1 ( !
 memb]s fir/ appo9t$--  7,a7 ?ree %all  
be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #d ye>s2  7,b7 two 
%all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #c ye>s2  7,c7
 two %all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #b ye>s2 
&  7,d7 two %all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #a
 ye>4  7#c7 ,vacancies ,any memb]       

appo9t$ to fill a vacancy occurr+ be=e !
 expiration ( ! t]m = :i* ! memb]'s     
pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be appo9t$    
only = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4 ,a vacancy    
%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7e7 ,basic pay       
,memb]s %all be paid at a rate set by ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices t  
is consi/5t ) title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7f7 ,travel exp5ses ,ea* memb]  
%all receive travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] 
diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) 
applicable provisions "u sub*apt] ,i (  
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7g7 ,*air ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices %all designate "o     
memb] to s]ve z *air ( ! ,fire>m ,safety
 ,bo>d4  7h7 ,vice ,*air ,! memb]s ( !  
,gun ,safety ,bo>d %all elect "o memb]  
to s]ve z vice *air ( ! ,fire>m ,safety 
,bo>d4  7i7 ,meet+s ,! ,bo>d %all meet  
at lea/ once ea* mon? at ! call ( !     
*air4  7j7 ,/aff ,! *air may appo9t &1  
consi/5t ) title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 fix ! pay ( additional p]sonnel z

 ! *air consid]s appropriate4  7k7      
,fire>m ,= ! purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m 
fire>m %all h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #iba ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7l7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4