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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10487

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
 program to provide temporary firearm storage to veterans who seek to 
 store their firearms outside of their residence due to certain mental 
               health conditions, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2024

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
 program to provide temporary firearm storage to veterans who seek to 
 store their firearms outside of their residence due to certain mental 
               health conditions, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Armory Project Expansion Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING 
              STORAGE OF FIREARMS OF CERTAIN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a 
pilot program under which the Secretary shall seek to enter into an 
agreement with a licensed firearms dealer who, pursuant to such 
agreement, shall temporarily store, on premises under the control of 
such licensed firearm dealer, the firearm of a veteran who--
            (1) suffers from--
                    (A) depression associated with post-traumatic 
                stress disorder; or
                    (B) suicidal thoughts; and
            (2) elects to participate in the pilot program.
    (b) Use of Existing Findings.--To implement the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall use the findings from similar research or pilot 
programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the pilot 
program known as ``the Armory Project''.
    (c) Limitation on Liability.--No cause of action shall lie in any 
Federal court against a licensed firearms dealer for any lawful act or 
omission under the pilot program that results in personal injury to, or 
the death of, any person.
    (d) Locations.--The Secretary shall implement the pilot program in 
not more than five States.
    (e) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate three years 
after the day the Secretary implements the pilot program.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination of the 
pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report 
on the pilot program, including any recommendations of the Secretary 
based on the results of the pilot program.
    (g) Licensed Firearms Dealer Defined.--In this section, the term 
``licensed firearms dealer'' has the meaning given the term ``licensed 
dealer'' in section 921 of title 18, United States Code.
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