‘‘(B) in the case of a 2nd or subsequent viola-
tion, subject the person to a civil money penalty of 
not more than $5,000; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of any violation, notify the per-
son of the prohibitions set forth in section 
922(d)(10).’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—Section 922(d) of such title is 
amended in the 1st sentence— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) has been assessed a civil money penalty 
for a violation of subsection (z)(4) within the pre-
ceding 5 years.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Within 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
promulgate such rules as are necessary to ensure that— 
(1) the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act denies the 
transfer of a firearm to a person who has been as-
sessed a civil money penalty for a violation of section 
922(z)(4) of title 18, United States Code, in the 5- 
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year period ending with the date of the proposed 
transfer; and 
(2) each person licensed under chapter 44 of 
such title provides notice of the penalties for vio-
lating such section 922(z)(4) to any person not li-
censed under such chapter who seeks to acquire a 
firearm from the licensee. 
SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SAFE STORAGE EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts made available 
to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local edu-
cational agencies to provide parents with educational ma-
terials on gun safety and the importance and necessity of 
secure gun storage. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible local educational agency 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—In addition to 
using a grant received under this section for the purposes 
described in subsection (a), an eligible local educational 
agency may use such grant to— 
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(1) provide educational materials on gun safety 
for parents, including best practices on how to keep 
guns secure from children; 
(2) conduct information sessions on gun safety 
that are publicly accessible; or 
(3) hire or assign an individual to monitor the 
activities carried out under the grant. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days before the 
first grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary 
shall issue guidance on best practices on— 
(1) keeping children secure from guns; and 
(2) the provision, by local educational agencies, 
of age-appropriate education on gun safety for par-
ents. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘eligible local educational agency’’ means 
a local educational agency that is located in a State 
with a secure gun storage law similar to paragraph 
(4) of section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, 
as added by section 3. 
(2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’ and ‘‘parent’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
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and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Education. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION. 
Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall 
submit a written report to the Congress on the implemen-
tation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act, 
including a disaggregation of the application of the 
amendments to individuals by sex, race, age, ethnicity, na-
tional origin, and English language proficiency. 
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