Title I — Technology for Personalized Handguns Grants

H.R. 2005 · 113th Congress · May 15, 2013 · Lineage

I Technology for Personalized Handguns Grants

Sec. 101 Authorization

The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice (referred to in this title as the “Director”), shall make grants to qualified entities to develop technology for personalized handguns.

Sec. 102 Applications

A qualified entity seeking a grant under this title shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.

Sec. 103 Uses of funds

A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title—

(1)

shall use not less than 70 percent of such funds to develop technology for personalized handguns;

(2)

may use not more than 20 percent of such funds to develop technology for retrofitted personalized handguns; and

(3)

may use not more than 10 percent of such funds for administrative costs associated with the development of technology funded under this title.

Sec. 104 Term; renewal

(a)

Term— A grant awarded under this title shall be for a term of one year.

(b)

Renewal— A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title may renew such grant by submitting to the Director an application for renewal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require.

Sec. 105 Reports

A qualified entity receiving a grant under this title shall submit to the Director such reports, at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may reasonably require. The Director shall transmit to Congress each year a report containing a summary of such information received.

Sec. 106 Regulations

The Director may promulgate such guidelines, rules, regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry out this title.

Sec. 107 Definitions

In this title:

(1)

Handgun— The term handgun has the meaning given the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 18, United States Code.

(2)

Personalized handgun— The term personalized handgun means a handgun that—

(A)

enables only the authorized users of a handgun to fire such handgun; and

(B)

was manufactured in such a manner that the firing restriction described in subparagraph (A)—

(i)

is incorporated into the design of the handgun, and is not sold as an accessory; and

(ii)

cannot be readily removed or deactivated.

(3)

Qualified entity— The term qualified entity means—

(A)

a State or unit of local government;

(B)

a nonprofit or for-profit organization; or

(C)

an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2001)).

(4)

Retrofitted personalized handgun— The term retrofitted personalized handgun means a handgun fitted with a device that—

(A)