(b) CRIMINAL PROHIBITION AGAINST ADULT LEAV-
ING FIREARM AND AMMUNITION WITH AN UNSUPER-
VISED MINOR.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—Section 922 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
subsection (x) the following:
‘‘(y)(1) It shall be unlawful for an adult to leave a
loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition
for the firearm, with a minor, unless the possession of the
firearm by the minor is supervised by an adult who is not
prohibited by Federal, State, or local law from possessing
a firearm.
‘‘(2) As used in paragraph (1):
‘‘(A) The term ‘adult’ means an individual who
has attained 18 years of age.
‘‘(B) The term ‘minor’ means an individual who
has not attained 18 years of age.’’.
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(y) shall,
notwithstanding section 3571, be fined not more than
$10,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.’’.
(c) STUDIES.—
(1) STANDARDS FOR LOCKING DEVICES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute
of Justice and the Consumer Product Safety
Commission shall each conduct a study to de-
termine the feasibility of developing minimum
quality standards for locking devices.
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
National Institute of Justice and the Consumer
Product Safety Commission shall each submit
to the Attorney General and the Secretary of
the Treasury a report that includes the results
of the study required of the entity by subpara-
graph (A) and any recommendations for legisla-
tive or regulatory action.
(2) RESULTS OF THIS SECTION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the
Centers for Disease Control shall conduct a
study on the results of this section.
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention shall submit to the Attorney General
and the Secretary of the Treasury a report that
contains the findings of the study required by
subparagraph (A).
(d) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.—For public service
announcements and counter advertisements designed to
educate the public on the proper storage of firearms, not
more than $1,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal year 1998 to each of the Attorney General and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall
coordinate their expenditure of the sums appropriated
pursuant to this subsection, and the sums are authorized
to remain available until expended.
(e) REGULATIONS GOVERNING MANUFACTURE
OF
LOCKING DEVICES.—Within 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final
regulations which prescribe minimum quality standards
for locking devices.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
(1) LOCKING DEVICE.—The term ‘‘locking de-
vice’’ means a device that—
(A) when installed and secured (with a
key, electronic code, or electro-mechanically op-
erated combination lock) on the trigger guard
of a firearm, and while activated, prevents the
firearm from being discharged; or
(B) is incorporated into the design of, and
is an integral part of, a handgun, and while ac-
tivated, prevents the handgun from being dis-
charged.
(2) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘fire-
arm’’, ‘‘handgun’’, ‘‘dealer’’, ‘‘licensed dealer’’,
‘‘manufacturer’’, 
‘‘licensed 
manufacturer’’, 
‘‘im-
porter’’, ‘‘licensed importer’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ shall
have the meanings given such terms in section
921(a) of title 18, United States Code.
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