(B) INTERVENTION BY CONSUMER PROD-
UCT
SAFETY
COMMISSION.—The Commission 
may— 
(i) intervene in any civil action 
brought by the attorney general of a State 
under paragraph (1); and 
(ii) upon intervening— 
(I) be heard on all matters aris-
ing in the civil action; and 
(II) file petitions for appeal of a 
decision in the civil action. 
(3) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prevent the attorney 
general of a State from exercising the powers con-
ferred on the attorney general by the laws of the 
State to conduct investigations, to administer oaths 
or affirmations, or to compel the attendance of wit-
nesses or the production of documentary or other 
evidence. 
(4) PREEMPTIVE ACTION BY CONSUMER PROD-
UCT SAFETY COMMISSION.—If the Commission insti-
tutes a civil action or an administrative action with 
respect to a violation of subsection (b), the attorney 
general of a State may not, during the pendency of 
such action, bring a civil action under paragraph (1) 
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against any defendant named in the complaint of the 
Commission for the violation with respect to which 
the Commission instituted such action. 
(5) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 
(A) VENUE.—Any action brought under 
paragraph (1) may be brought in— 
(i) the district court of the United 
States that meets applicable requirements 
relating to venue under section 1391 of 
title 28, United States Code; or 
(ii) another court of competent juris-
diction. 
(B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an action 
brought under paragraph (1), process may be 
served in any district in which the defendant— 
(i) is an inhabitant; or 
(ii) may be found. 
(6) ACTIONS BY OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil ac-
tions brought by attorneys general under para-
graph (1), any other officer of a State who is 
authorized by the State to do so may bring a 
civil action under paragraph (1), subject to the 
same requirements and limitations that apply 
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under this subsection to civil actions brought by 
attorneys general. 
(B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prohibit an au-
thorized official of a State from initiating or 
continuing any proceeding in a court of the 
State for a violation of any civil or criminal law 
of the State. 
(d) COST OF RETROFITTING.— 
(1) COST BORNE BY MANUFACTURERS.—Upon 
the request of the owner of a handgun that was 
manufactured in the United States and that is not 
a personalized handgun or retrofitted personalized 
handgun, the manufacturer of the handgun— 
(A) shall— 
(i) retrofit the handgun so that the 
handgun is a retrofitted personalized hand-
gun; and 
(ii) return the handgun to the owner 
within a reasonable period of time; and 
(B) may not request compensation for the 
retrofit from the owner. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, 
in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
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Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall 
by regulation establish the maximum period of time 
within which a manufacturer that receives a request 
from the owner of a handgun under paragraph (1) 
shall retrofit and return the handgun to the owner. 
(3) REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE
ASSETS
FORFEITURE
FUND.—Section 
524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
following: 
‘‘(J) payments to reimburse manufacturers of 
handguns for the costs of retrofitting handguns to 
comply 
with 
the 
requirement 
under 
section 
202(d)(1) of the Handgun Trigger Safety Act of 
2015.’’. 
(e) RELATION TO STATE LAW.—This section shall 
not be construed as superseding, altering, or affecting any 
provision of law of a State, except to the extent that such 
provision of law is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
section, and then only to the extent of the inconsistency. 
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TITLE 
III—EXEMPTION 
FROM 
THE PROTECTION OF LAW-
FUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT 
SEC. 301. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROTECTION OF LAW-
FUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT. 
Section 4 of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in 
Arms Act (15 U.S.C. 7903) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The term ‘qualified prod-
uct’ means’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘The 
term ‘qualified product’— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 
means’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) does not include a handgun 
that— 
‘‘(I) is manufactured on or after 
the date that is 5 years after the date 
of enactment of the Handgun Trigger 
Safety Act of 2015; and 
‘‘(II) is not a— 
‘‘(aa) personalized handgun; 
or 
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‘‘(bb) retrofitted personal-
ized handgun.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) AUTHORIZED USER.—The term ‘author-
ized user’, with respect to a firearm, means— 
‘‘(A) the lawful owner of the firearm; and 
‘‘(B) any individual who is— 
‘‘(i) authorized by the lawful owner of 
the firearm to use the firearm; and 
‘‘(ii) authorized, under the law of the 
State where the firearm is being used, to 
own, carry, or use a firearm in the State. 
‘‘(11) HANDGUN.—The term ‘handgun’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(12) PERSONALIZED
HANDGUN.—The term 
‘personalized handgun’ means a handgun that— 
‘‘(A) enables only an authorized user of the 
handgun to fire the handgun; and 
‘‘(B) is manufactured in such a manner 
that the firing restriction described in subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) is incorporated into the design of 
the handgun; 
‘‘(ii) is not sold as an accessory; and 
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‘‘(iii) cannot be readily removed or de-
activated. 
‘‘(13) RETROFITTED
PERSONALIZED
HAND-
GUN.—The term ‘retrofitted personalized handgun’ 
means a handgun fitted with a device that— 
‘‘(A) enables only an authorized user of the 
handgun to fire the handgun; and 
‘‘(B) cannot be readily removed or deacti-
vated.’’. 
Æ 
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