I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5941 
To prevent child injuries and deaths by firearms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2018 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Ms. NORTON) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, 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 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prevent child injuries and deaths by firearms. 
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 ‘‘Child Gun Access Pre-
vention Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION GRANTS TO STATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, make grants 
to States that have in place a child access prevention law 
that, at a minimum, has substantially similar require-
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ments to those under subsection (c), for the purpose of 
implementing or carrying out such a law, including edu-
cating the public about such law. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a State 
seeking a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD ACCESS PREVEN-
TION LAWS.—The requirements for a child access preven-
tion law described in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, the law provides that it is unlawful for an 
adult to leave a unsecured firearm owned or con-
trolled by the adult in a manner that the adult 
knows or reasonably should know is accessible to a 
child. 
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), an adult 
shall be considered to have left a firearm unsecured 
with respect to a child if— 
(A) the firearm is not secured, unless the 
adult is carrying the firearm or the firearm is 
readily accessible to the adult; or 
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(B) the firearm is secured, and the adult 
knows or reasonably should know that the child 
can unsecure the firearm. 
(3) In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘adult’’ means a person who 
has attained 18 years of age. 
(B) The term ‘‘child’’ means a person who 
has not attained 18 years of age. 
(C) The term ‘‘secured’’ means in a locked 
container (such as a safe), or rendered inoper-
able by means of a tamper-resistant lock or 
other secure gun storage or safety device. 
(D) The term ‘‘firearm’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 921 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an adult 
with respect to a child and a firearm if— 
(A)(i) the adult is directly supervising the 
child while the child is in possession of the fire-
arm; and 
(ii) a parent or guardian of the child has 
consented to the supervision; or 
(B) the child accesses the firearm through 
an unforeseeable trespass. 
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(5) A law shall be considered to comply with 
the requirements of this subsection if the law pro-
vides that the prohibition under paragraph (1) ap-
plies— 
(A) only in the case that a child accesses 
the firearm, or a child accesses the firearm and 
a crime or further harm occurs as a result; or 
(B) regardless of whether a child accesses 
the firearm. 
(6) A law shall be considered to comply with 
the requirements of this subsection if the law pro-
vides that the prohibition under paragraph (1) ap-
plies— 
(A) only in the case that the unsecured 
firearm is loaded; or 
(B) regardless of whether the unsecured 
firearm is loaded. 
(d) REPORT.—A State receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit an annual report to the Attorney Gen-
eral containing, for the previous year— 
(1) a description of the use of the grant funds; 
(2) the number of children who were injured 
and the number of children who were killed by fire-
arms in that State; 
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(3) the number of adults who were prosecuted 
under the law described in subsection (a), and the 
number of such adults who were convicted; and 
(4) such additional information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(e) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Any Federal funds 
received by a State under this section shall be used to sup-
plement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would oth-
erwise be available for the purposes described in sub-
section (a). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 3. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVEN-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, through the Director of the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a study, 
and submit to Congress a report, on child injuries and 
deaths resulting from firearms and on practices for the 
safe storage of firearms. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out subsection (a), there is authorized 
to be appropriated $10,000,000. 
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SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FIREARMS DEAL-
ERS. 
Section 923 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) Each licensed dealer shall provide to each per-
son to whom the licensee sells a firearm a document that 
contains gun safety information, including safe storage 
practices, as the Attorney General shall prescribe, which 
shall be set forth in easy-to-understand language.’’. 
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