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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6151 

To encourage local educational agencies to inform parents about gun safety, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. JAMES (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 

the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To encourage local educational agencies to inform parents 

about gun safety, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Incentivize Motivated 

5 Parents with Responsible Options for Vital Education 

6 Safety for Schools Act’’ or the ‘‘IMPROVE Safety for 

7 Schools Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENCOURAGE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO 

2 INFORM PARENTS ABOUT GUN SAFETY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United States 

4 Secret Service shall provide guidance to local educational 

5 agencies that receive Federal funds on preparing a notice 

6 to advise parents on purchasing and using a gun safety 

7 device. 

8 (b) CONTENTS OF GUIDANCE.—The guidance pro9 vided pursuant to subsection (a) shall include— 

10 (1) a proposed deadline for the local educational 

11 agency to prepare the notice described in subsection 

12 (a); 

13 (2) recommendations on the size of the gun 

14 safety device that should be purchased based on the 

15 type of firearm in a parent’s possession; and 

16 (3) information on the tax credit described in 

17 section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code, as added 

18 by section 3. 

19 (c) NOTICE DISTRIBUTION.—Each local educational 

20 agency that receives Federal funds shall submit the notice 

21 described in subsection (a) to each parent with a child at22 tending a school served by such local educational agency. 

23 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu25 cational agency’’ and ‘‘parent’’ have the meanings 

26 given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 


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1 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 7801). 

3 (2) GUN SAFETY DEVICE.—The term ‘‘gun 

4 safety device’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘se5 cure gun storage or safety device’’ in section 921 of 

6 title 18, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 3. SECURE FIREARM CREDIT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub9 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

10 1986 is amended by inserting after section 25E the fol11 lowing new section: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 25F. SECURE FIREARM CREDIT. 

13 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an in14 dividual with a qualifying child or dependent, there shall 

15 be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this 

16 chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 75 per17 cent of amounts paid during such taxable year by the tax18 payer for the purchase of any firearm safety device. 

19 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) CREDIT AMOUNT.—The amount allowed as 

21 a credit under subsection (a) for a taxpayer for a 

22 taxable year shall not exceed $300. 

23 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION BASED ON ADJUSTED GROSS

24 INCOME.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the 

2 credit allowed by subsection (a) (determined 

3 without regard to this subsection) shall be re4 duced (but not below zero) by the amount 

5 which bears the same ratio to such credit (as so 

6 determined) as— 

7 ‘‘(i) the excess of— 

8 ‘‘(I) the taxpayer’s adjusted 

9 gross income for such taxable year, 

10 over 

11 ‘‘(II) $75,000, bears to 

12 ‘‘(ii) $5,000. 

13 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) JOINT RETURN OR SURVIVING

15 SPOUSE.—In the case of a joint return or 

16 a surviving spouse (as defined in section 

17 2(a)), paragraph (1) shall be applied by 

18 substituting ‘$150,000’ for ‘$75,000’ and 

19 ‘$10,000’ for ‘$5,000’. 

20 ‘‘(ii) HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD.—In the 

21 case of a head of household (as defined in 

22 section 2(b)), paragraph (1) shall be ap23 plied by substituting ‘$112,500’ for 

24 ‘$75,000’ and ‘$7,500’ for ‘$5,000’. 

25 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 


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1 ‘‘(1) FIREARM SAFETY DEVICE.—The term 

2 ‘firearm safety device’ means a secure gun storage 

3 or safety device which— 

4 ‘‘(A) is described in section 921(a)(34)(C) 

5 of title 18, United States Code, and 

6 ‘‘(B) bears a unique serial number. 

7 ‘‘(2) QUALIFYING CHILD OR DEPENDENT.—The 

8 term ‘qualifying child or dependent’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) a qualifying child (as defined in sec10 tion 24(c)), or 

11 ‘‘(B) a dependent of the taxpayer with re12 spect to whom a partial credit is allowed under 

13 section 24(h)(4) for the taxable year. 

14 ‘‘(d) SUBSTANTIATION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be allowed 

16 under subsection (a) with respect to any firearm 

17 safety device unless the taxpayer includes the receipt 

18 or serial number of such device with the return of 

19 tax for the taxable year. 

20 ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—The Sec21 retary shall issue such regulations or other guidance 

22 as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out 

23 the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 

24 or other guidance prohibiting inquiries which violate 

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1 retary), including inquiries relating to ownership of, 

2 or types of, guns, ammunition, modifications, or ac3 cessories stored in such device. 

4 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—No credit shall be allowed 

5 under this section with respect to any firearm safety de6 vice acquired after December 31, 2028.’’. 

7 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

9 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat10 ing to section 25E the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 25F. Secure firearm credit.’’. 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 

13 December 31, 2023. 

14 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF CREDIT FOR 

15 PURCHASE OF FIREARM SAFETY DEVICE TO 

16 ANY FEDERAL AGENCY. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103 of the Internal Rev18 enue Code of 1986 is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (i)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘or paragraph (9)’’ after 

21 ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (6)’’ each 

22 place it appears, and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

24 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(9) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE OF RETURN

2 INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURE FIREARM

3 CREDIT.—The Secretary shall not disclose return in4 formation relating to the credit under section 25F to 

5 any officer or employee of a Federal agency.’’, and 

6 (2) by redesignating subsection (q) as sub7 section (r) and by inserting after subsection (p) the 

8 following new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(q) PROHIBITION ON NON-ANONYMIZED DISCLO10 SURES RELATING TO FIREARM SAFETY CREDIT.—Not11 withstanding any other provision of this section, the Sec12 retary shall not compile or disclose any list of return infor13 mation relating to the credit under section 25F unless 

14 such list is in a form which cannot be associated with, 

15 or otherwise identify, directly or indirectly, a particular 

16 taxpayer.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

18 this section shall apply to disclosures after the date of the 

19 enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 5. SCHOOL AND LOCAL SAFETY ACTIONS. 

21 (a) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 4104(b)(3)(B) of 

22 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

23 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(B)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii); 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv); 

2 and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(v) supporting local educational 

5 agencies in providing de-escalation training 

6 through a certified entity (such as Federal, 

7 State, or local law enforcement or an enti8 ty that has been certified by Federal, 

9 State, or local law enforcement to provide 

10 de-escalation training) to teachers, admin11 istrators, and other staff; and 

12 ‘‘(vi) establishing a school safety spe13 cialist position (on a full-time or part-time 

14 basis) or training a school resource officer 

15 to fulfill the role and responsibilities of a 

16 school safety specialist at each local edu17 cational agency, and at each public elemen18 tary school and secondary school, in the 

19 State to— 

20 ‘‘(I) serve as a liaison between 

21 the State and Federal agencies rel22 evant to school safety 

23 ‘‘(II) help identify and apply for 

24 State and Federal grants to bolster 

25 physical safety in schools; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) develop a relationship with 

2 local law enforcement on best practice 

3 to keep schools safe; and’’. 

4 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 4102 of the Elementary 

5 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112) 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(9) DE-ESCALATION TRAINING.—The term 

8 ‘de-escalation training’ means instruction or guid9 ance on the use of communication or other tech10 niques during a violent, or potentially violent, en11 counter to stabilize, slow, or reduce the intensity of 

12 such an encounter without using physical force or 

13 with a reduction in force.’’. 

14 (c) REQUIRED SERVICES.—Section 8561(b) of the 

15 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

16 U.S.C. 7961(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(4) SERVICES.—In addition to the require19 ments of paragraph (1), each State receiving Fed20 eral funds under any title of this Act shall, in the 

21 case of a student expelled from school pursuant to 

22 paragraph (1), provide confidential mental health 

23 services by telephone or virtually for such student 

24 and the parents of such student if the parents do 


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1 not have the financial means to provide such services 

2 for the student.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY FOR STANDARDIZED TRAINING FOR 

4 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. 

5 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con6 gress that any State that receives Federal assistance for 

7 law enforcement programs to assist local jurisdictions 

8 should develop a standardized training program for school 

9 resource officers, the requirements of which should be de10 termined by the Governor of a State and a State law en11 forcement agency. 

12 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 1701 of the Omnibus 

13 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

14 10381) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (22) and (23) 

16 as paragraphs (23) and (24), respectively; 

17 (2) in paragraph (23), as so redesignated, by 

18 striking ‘‘(21)’’ and inserting ‘‘(22)’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting after paragraph (21) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(22) to provide for the implementation of a 

22 standardized training program for school resource 

23 officers, the requirements of which shall be deter24 mined by the Governor of a State and a State law 

25 enforcement agency for local educational agencies in 


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1 any State that does not have a standardized training 

2 program;’’. 

3 SEC. 7. SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

6 Education, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec7 retary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney 

8 General shall, with respect to the social media of presence 

9 of SchoolSafety.gov— 

10 (1) expand such social media presence to 

11 Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Discord, and 

12 Instagram, and other social media platforms deter13 mined to be appropriate by the Secretaries; and 

14 (2) include the information provided in the 

15 guidance used by local educational agencies to pre16 pare notices pursuant to section 2(a). 

17 (b) SECRETARIES DEFINED.—In this section, the 

18 term ‘‘Secretaries’’ means the Secretary of Education, the 

19 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health 

20 and Human Services, and the Attorney General. 

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