,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhhb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #e1 #bjbe,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 ,act4 #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 uses not less than half of the amounts appropriated under this ,act to provide 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#c772 and 7,b7 educate members of the public about-- 7i7 causes and effects of firearm violence2 and 7ii7 ways to reduce firearm violence2 7#b7 conduct original research about firearm violence reduction2 and 7#c7 publish in the ,federal ,register and on a public website of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 not less frequently than annually-- 7,a7 policy and funding recommendations for potential ,federal1 ,state1 and local action based on available scientific research about firearm violence reduction2 7,b7 a list of subject areas related to firearm violence reduction that the ,gun ,safety ,board finds would benefit from additional scientific research2 and 7,c7 the ,gun ,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-- 7i7 domestic violence2 7ii7 suicide and attempted suicide2 7iii7 chronic community violence2 7iv7 police violence2 7v7 mass shootings2 7vi7 hate crimes2 7vii7 school shootings2 7viii7 health care-related expenditures 7including lost days of work and other indirect expenditures7 for victims of firearm-caused injuries2 7ix7 hospital interventions2 7x7 broader socioeconomic impacts of chronic gun violence2 7xi7 diversions of firearms1 including straw purchasing and gun trafficking2 and 7xii7 unintentional shootings4 7c7 ,membership 7#a7 ,number and appointment ,the ,gun ,safety ,board shall be composed of #bb members appointed by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 7#b7 ,composition ,the members shall include-- 7,a7 #a member with expertise in public health2 7,b7 #a member with expertise in mental health care2 7,c7 #a member with expertise in firearm violence reduction research2 7,d7 #a member with expertise in trauma surgery2 7,e7 #a member with expertise in law enforcement2 7,f7 #a member with a background in firearm manufacturing1 firearm sales1 professional firearm use1 or recreational firearm use2 7,g7 #b members representing victims of firearm violence2 7,h7 #a member representing a nonprofit organization that advocates for racial justice2 7,i7 #a member representing a nonprofit organization that advocates or engages in firearm violence intervention or prevention2 and 7,j7 #a member from each of-- 7i7 the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7ii7 the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention2 7iii7 the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration2 7iv7 the ,united ,states ,consumer ,product ,safety ,commission2 7v7 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 7vi7 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services2 7vii7 the ,bureau of ,alcohol1 ,tobacco1 ,firearms and ,explosives within the ,department of ,justice2 7viii7 the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency ,prevention within the ,department of ,justice2 7ix7 the ,bureau of ,justice ,assistance within the ,department of ,justice2 7x7 the ,office for ,victims of ,crime within the ,department of ,justice2 7xi7 the ,office on ,violence ,against ,women within the ,department of ,justice2 and 7xii7 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 #g shall be appointed for a term of #d years2 7,b7 #f shall be appointed for a term of #c years2 7,c7 #e shall be appointed for a term of #b years2 and 7,d7 #d 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 #a member to serve as chair of the ,gun ,safety ,board4 7h7 ,vice ,chair ,the members of the ,gun ,safety ,board shall elect #a member to serve as vice chair of the ,gun ,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 #e1jjj1jjj for each of the first #b fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and #be1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year thereafter4 7m7 ,prohibition on diversion of other ,federal gun violence research funds ,the amounts made available for ,federal gun violence research other than under this ,act shall not be reduced in order to provide funds to carry out this ,act4