,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ag1        
#bjai,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,lofgren1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 
,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 and ,mr4       
,lynch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize
 the ,attorney ,general to carry out a  
pilot program to make grants to entities
 to develop gun safety technology1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,advancing ,gun ,safety ,technology ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,gun safety technology  
pilot program  7a7 ,authorization ,the  
,attorney ,general1 acting through the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,justice1 is authorized to carry out a 
pilot program to make grants to eligible
 entities to develop gun safety         
technology4  7b7 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of the grant program under this section 

is to support the commercialization of  
technology that decreases the likelihood
 that a gun can be used accidentally or 
by unauthorized users4  7c7 ,application
 ,an eligible entity seeking a grant    
under this section shall submit to the  
,attorney ,general an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require1 which information shall include
 a description of the entity's          
commitment and plans to develop gun     
safety technology and an initial gun    
safety product design4  7d7 ,number of  
grants ,the ,attorney ,general shall    
make not less than #c grants and not    
more than #e grants under the pilot     
program under this section4  7e7 ,report
 ,an eligible entity receiving a grant  
under this section shall report to the  
,attorney ,general1 at such times and   
including such information as the       
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require1 related milestones for the gun 

safety technology funded under this     
section1 including the following3  7#a7 
,building a prototype4  7#b7 ,conducting
 reliability testing4  7#c7 ,planning   
for trial production4  7#d7 ,preparing  
to commercialize4  7f7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated #aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjba4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3  7#a7 ,the term eligible entity
 means a small business concern 7as     
defined under section #c of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77    
that has less than #ejj employees4  7#b7
 ,the term gun has the meaning given the
 term firearm in section #iba of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the  
term gun safety technology means        
technology that is designed to reduce   
the likelihood of an accidental or      
unauthorized use of a gun1 including    
smart guns1 user-authorized handguns1   
childproof guns1 personalized guns1 and 
safes and locking devices that include  
personalized technology4