TITLE IV—ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. FIREARM INJURY INFORMATION AND RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
(1) maintain a Firearm Injury Information
Clearinghouse to collect, investigate, analyze, and
disseminate data and information relating to the
causes and prevention of death and injury associated
with firearms;
(2) conduct continuing studies and investiga-
tions of firearm-related deaths and injuries and the
resulting economic costs and losses;
(3) collect and maintain current production and
sales figures for each firearms manufacturer licensed
under section 923 of title 18, United States Code;
(4) conduct research on, studies of, and inves-
tigation into the safety of firearm products and im-
proving the safety of firearm products; and
(5) develop firearm safety testing methods and
testing devices.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—On a regular
basis, but not less frequently than annually, the Secretary
shall make available to the public the results of the activi-
ties of the Secretary under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
of subsection (a).
SEC. 402. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prepare and
submit to the President and Congress at the beginning
of each regular session of Congress, a comprehensive re-
port on the administration of this Act for the most re-
cently completed fiscal year.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) a thorough appraisal, including statistical
analyses and projections, of the incidence of injury
and death and effects on the population resulting
from firearm products, with a breakdown, as prac-
ticable, among the various types of such products as-
sociated with the injuries and deaths;
(2) a list of firearm safety regulations pre-
scribed that year;
(3) an evaluation of the degree of compliance
with firearm safety regulations, including a list of
enforcement actions, court decisions, and settlements
of alleged violations, by name and location of the vi-
olator or alleged violator, as the case may be;
(4) a summary of the outstanding problems
hindering enforcement of this Act, in the order of
priority; and
(5) a log and summary of meetings between the
Secretary or employees of the Secretary and rep-
resentatives of industry, interested groups, or other
interested parties.
TITLE V—RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER LAW
SEC. 501. SUBORDINATION TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL
ACT.
In the event of any conflict between any provision of
this Act and any provision of the Arms Export Control
Act, the provision of the Arms Export Control Act shall
control.
SEC. 502. EFFECT ON STATE LAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall not be construed
to preempt any provision of the law of any State or politi-
cal subdivision thereof, or prevent a State or political sub-
division thereof from enacting any provision of law regu-
lating or prohibiting conduct with respect to a firearm
product, except to the extent that such provision of law
is inconsistent with any provision of this Act, and then
only to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A provision of State
law is not inconsistent with this Act if the provision im-
poses a regulation or prohibition of greater scope or a pen-
alty of greater severity than any prohibition or penalty im-
posed by this Act.
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