,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,tokuda 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4       
,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 ,ms4 
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 & ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,attorney ,g5]al to make 
grants available to support ,/ate1      
,tribal1 & local fire>m de/ruction      
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,re/or+
 ,tru/ 9 ,public ,safety ,act4  #b4     
,grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,attorney ,g5]al may make grants to an  
eligible entity = activities relat$ to  
fire>m de/ruction4 ,= purposes ( ?is    
section1 ! t]m eligible entity means a  
,/ate1 ,tribal gov]nm5t1 or unit ( local
 gov]nm5t1 or any law en=cem5t ag5cy    
!re(4  7b7 ,program au?oriz$ ,n lat] ?an

 #ahj days aft] su* am\nts are          
appropriat$1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all    
aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to 
eligible entities ^: applications are   
approv$ "u subsection 7c7 to assi/ su*  
applicants 9 fire>m de/ruction4  7c7    
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible     
entity %all submit an application to !  
,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t & conta9+ su*
 in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may     
reasonably require1 includ+--  7#a7 a   
description ( h[ ! applicant w use !    
grant to c>ry out fire>m de/ruction2    
7#b7 a description ( community p>tn]s & 
organizations contract$ by or work+ ) ! 
eligible entity & _! roles 9 support+ a 
,/ate or ,tribal gov]nm5t or a unit (   
local gov]nm5t's programs & initiatives 
relat$ to ! acquisition1 disposal1 or   
de/ruction ( a fire>m or fire>m p>ts2   
7#c7 c]tification t funds aw>d$ to !    
applicant w be us$ to de/roy fire>ms    
fully1 includ+ all p>ts & compon5ts2 &  
7#d7 c]tification t ! applicant w make &

 ma9ta9 records on ! fire>ms & fire>m   
p>ts t are de/roy$4  7d7 ,subgrants     
,/ates1 ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 & units (    
local gov]nm5t t are grantees %all aw>d 
subgrants to units ( local gov]nm5t or  
law en=cem5t ag5cies !re(4 ,a unit (    
local gov]nm5t or law en=cem5t ag5cy    
!re( seek+ a subgrant t does n receive a
 grant "u ?is ,act may submit an        
application to ! *ief executive ( !     
grantee t is sub/antially simil> to !   
application prescrib$ by ! ,attorney    
,g5]al4  7e7 ,grant duration ,! duration
 ( a grant aw>d$ to an eligible entity  
"u ?is section %all be two ye>s4  7f7   
,pro( ( fire>m de/ruction ,! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all require t a grantee or      
subgrantee develop & ma9ta9 a writt5    
policy on ! de/ruction ( fire>ms & o!r  
weapons includ+1 )\t limitation1        
policies = id5tify+ fire>ms & o!r       
weapons t are det]m9$ to be de/roy$1    
keep+ records ( ^? fire>ms & o!r weapons
 & provide docum5t$ pro( ( fire>m       
de/ruction4 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all by 

rule e/abli% acceptable =ms ( docum5t$  
pro( ( de/ruction4  7g7 ,use ( funds ,a 
grantee may use ! grant = fire>m        
de/ruction & relat$ activities1 includ+ 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! pur*ase or ma9t5ance 
( equipm5t us$ = fire>m de/ruction1     
includ+ tools us$ to smelt1 cru%1 cut1  
or %r$ a fire>m & compon5ts ( a fire>m4 
7#b7 ,contracts ) bus9esses t (f] fire>m
 de/ruction s]vices1 provid$ t !y fully 
de/roy ! fire>m1 includ+ all p>ts1      
compon5ts1 & accessories ( su* fire>ms4 
7#c7 ,! tra9+ ( /aff 9 fire>m           
de/ruction4  7h7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,an 
eligible entity %all use n m ?an #aj    
p]c5t ( su* funds = ! adm9i/rative co/s 
( c>ry+ out ! grant program "u ?is ,act4
  7i7 ,small urban & rural pref]5ce ,9  
aw>d+ grants1 "u ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney  
,g5]al %all set aside "o-?ird ( ! total 
appropriat$ fund+ = grants to applicants
 repres5t+ a ,metropolitan ,/ati/ical   
,area 7z def9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t 
& ,budget7 or rural area4  7j7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ae1jjj1jjj =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjca to 
c>ry out ?is ,act4  7k7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section-- 7#a7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 or any commonweal?1        
t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7#b7 ,tribal gov]nm5t ,! t]m   
,tribal gov]nm5t means ! recogniz$      
gov]n+ body ( an ,indian ,tribe4  7#c7  
,fire>m de/ruction ,! t]m fire>m        
de/ruction means to de/roy a fire>m or  
o!r weapon 9 its entirety by smelt+1    
%r$d+1 cru%+1 or cutt+ & %all include   
all p>ts includ+1 )\t limitation1 !     
frame or receiv]1 b>rel1 bolt1 & grip ( 
a fire>m1 z applicable1 & any atta*m5ts 
includ+1 b n limit$ to1 a sight1 scope1 
sil5c]1 or suppressor1 z applicable4