I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2613 
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 
JUNE 2, 2015 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. CLARK of Massa-
chusetts, and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 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 2015’’. 
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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 fiscal years 2016 and 
2017. 
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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tion 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052(a)). 
SEC. 202. PROHIBITION ON MANUFACTURING AND DIS-
TRIBUTION OF HANDGUNS THAT ARE NOT 
PERSONALIZED HANDGUNS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) MANUFACTURING.—Beginning on the date 
that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, no person may manufacture in the United 
States a handgun that is not a personalized hand-
gun. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE.—Beginning 
on the date that is 10 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, no person may distribute in com-
merce any handgun that is not a personalized hand-
gun or a retrofitted personalized handgun. 
(3) EXEMPTIONS FOR ANTIQUE FIREARMS AND 
MILITARY FIREARMS.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
not apply to— 
(A) an antique firearm; 
(B) the manufacture of a firearm that is 
sold to the Department of Defense; or 
(C) the sale or distribution of a firearm to 
the Department of Defense. 
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(b) ENFORCEMENT BY CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 
COMMISSION.— 
(1) 
TREATMENT
OF
VIOLATION.—Notwith-
standing section 3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), a viola-
tion of subsection (a) or any rule promulgated by 
the Commission pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be 
treated as a violation of section 19(a)(1) of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(1)). 
(2) TREATMENT AS CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFE-
TY
STANDARDS.—Notwithstanding 
section 
3(a)(5)(E) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), subsection (a) and any rule 
promulgated pursuant to paragraph (4) shall be con-
sidered consumer product safety rules. 
(3) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
enforce this section in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though all applicable 
terms and provisions of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this section. 
(B) PRIVILEGES
AND
IMMUNITIES.—Any 
person who violates this section shall be subject 
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to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
and immunities provided in the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). 
(4) REGULATIONS.—The Commission, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General and the Director 
of the National Institute of Justice, may promulgate 
such rules as the Commission considers appropriate 
to carry out this section. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the at-
torney general of a State has reason to believe that 
an interest of the residents of the State has been or 
is threatened or adversely affected by the engage-
ment of any person in a practice that violates sub-
section (a), the attorney general of the State may, 
as parens patriae, bring a civil action on behalf of 
the residents of the State in an appropriate district 
court of the United States— 
(A) to enjoin further violation of such sub-
section by such person; 
(B) to compel compliance with such sub-
section; 
(C) to obtain damages, restitution, or other 
compensation on behalf of such residents; or 
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