I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1008 
To provide for the development and use of technology for personalized hand-
guns, to require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported 
into, the United States incorporate such technology, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. CARSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the development and use of technology for 
personalized handguns, to require that all handguns 
manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the United 
States incorporate such technology, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Handgun Trigger 
Safety Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) It is in the interest of the United States to 
protect its citizens from handgun violence and acci-
dental firearm deaths. 
(2) Personalizing handguns would prevent un-
authorized users, whether children, criminals, or oth-
ers, from misusing the weapons. 
(3) Personalizing handguns would allow author-
ized users to continue to lawfully own and use their 
handguns more safely. 
(4) From 2011 to 2015, according to the Cen-
ters for Disease Control, an average of 544 Ameri-
cans died in firearm accidents each year. 
(5) According to research from Everytown for 
Gun Safety, an unintentional shooting involving a 
child happens every 34 hours in the United States. 
(6) According to the National Crime Victimiza-
tion Survey, almost 350,000 incidents of firearm 
theft from private citizens occur each year. 
(7) According to the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, 24 law enforcement officers were killed with 
their own weapon between 2006 and 2015. 
(8) According to the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, almost half of all murders in the United 
States in 2015 were committed with handguns. 
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TITLE 
I—TECHNOLOGY 
FOR 
PERSONALIZED 
HANDGUNS 
GRANTS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AUTHORIZED USER.—The term ‘‘authorized 
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. 
(2) HANDGUN.—The term ‘‘handgun’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 921(a)(29) of title 
18, United States Code. 
(3) PERSONALIZED HANDGUN.—The term ‘‘per-
sonalized 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)— 
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(i) is incorporated into the design of 
the handgun; 
(ii) is not sold as an accessory; and 
(iii) cannot be readily removed or de-
activated. 
(4) 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. 1001)). 
(5) RETROFITTED PERSONALIZED HANDGUN.— 
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. 
SEC. 102. 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 en-
tities to develop technology for personalized handguns. 
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SEC. 103. 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. 104. USES OF FUNDS. 
A qualified entity that receives a grant under this 
title— 
(1) shall use not less than 70 percent of the 
amount of the grant to develop technology for per-
sonalized handguns; 
(2) may use not more than 20 percent of the 
amount of the grant to develop technology for retro-
fitted personalized handguns; and 
(3) may use not more than 10 percent of the 
amount of the grant for administrative costs associ-
ated with the development of technology funded 
under this title. 
SEC. 105. TERM; RENEWAL. 
(a) TERM.—A grant awarded under this title shall 
be for a term of 1 year. 
(b) RENEWAL.—A qualified entity receiving a grant 
under this title may renew the 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. 
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SEC. 106. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS TO DIRECTOR.—A qualified entity re-
ceiving a grant under this title shall submit to the Director 
such reports, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director may reasonably 
require. 
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Each year, the Direc-
tor shall submit to Congress a report that contains a sum-
mary of the information submitted to the Director under 
subsection (a) during the previous year. 
SEC. 107. REGULATIONS. 
The Director may promulgate such guidelines, rules, 
regulations, and procedures as may be necessary to carry 
out this title. 
SEC. 108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $2,000,000 for each of the first 2 fiscal years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE II—CONSUMER PRODUCT 
SAFETY COMMISSION SAFETY 
STANDARD 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ANTIQUE FIREARM; FIREARM; HANDGUN.— 
The terms ‘‘antique firearm’’, ‘‘firearm’’, and ‘‘hand-
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gun’’ have the meaning given those terms in section 
921 of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) AUTHORIZED USER.—The term ‘‘authorized 
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. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
(4) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY RULE.—The 
term ‘‘consumer product safety rule’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 3(a) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). 
(5) MANUFACTURED
AND
MANUFACTURER.— 
The terms ‘‘manufactured’’ and ‘‘manufacturer’’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 3(a) 
of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 
2052(a)). 
(6) PERSONALIZED HANDGUN.—The term ‘‘per-
sonalized handgun’’ means a handgun that— 
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(A) enables only an authorized user of a 
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 
(iii) cannot be readily removed or de-
activated. 
(7) RETROFITTED PERSONALIZED HANDGUN.— 
The term ‘‘retrofitted personalized handgun’’ means 
a handgun fitted with a device that— 
(A) enables only an authorized user of a 
handgun to fire the handgun; and 
(B) cannot be readily removed or deacti-
vated. 
(8) STATE AND UNITED STATES.—The terms 
‘‘State’’ and ‘‘United States’’ have the meaning 
given those terms in section 3(a) of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). 
(9) TO DISTRIBUTE IN COMMERCE AND DIS-
TRIBUTION
IN
COMMERCE.—The terms ‘‘to dis-
tribute in commerce’’ and ‘‘distribution in com-
merce’’ have the meaning given those terms in sec-
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