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Section 20105(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13705(b)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.—To be eligible 
to receive a grant under section 20103 or 20104, a 
State shall, not later than January 1, 2004, have a 
program of mental health screening and treatment 
for appropriate categories of juvenile and other of-
fenders during periods of incarceration and juvenile 
and criminal justice supervision, that is consistent 
with guidelines issued by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subtitle, amounts made 
available to a State under section 20103 or 
20104, may be applied to the costs of programs 
described in paragraph (1), consistent with 
guidelines issued by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
USE.—In addition to 
being used as specified in subparagraph (A), 
the funds referred to in that subparagraph may 
be used by a State to pay the costs of providing 
to the Attorney General a baseline study on the 
mental health problems of juvenile offenders
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and prisoners in the State, which study shall be 
consistent with guidelines issued by the Attor-
ney General.’’. 
SEC. 10107. INAPPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS. 
Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INAPPLICABILITY
OF AMENDMENTS.—A civil 
action brought pursuant to section 1983 of title 42, 
United States Code, that seeks to remedy conditions of 
confinement for individuals who are under the age of 18 
shall be governed by the terms of this section, as in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the Prison Liti-
gation Reform Act of 1995 and the amendments made by 
that Act (18 U.S.C. 3601 note).’’. 
Subtitle C—Juvenile Justice and 
Accountability 
SEC. 10201. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR TITLE III OF THE 
JJDPA. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
et seq.)—
(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, of which 
$100,000,000 shall be for the Basic Centers and 
Transitional Living Program and $20,000,000 shall 
be for the Sexual Abuse Prevention Program; and
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(2) such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 10202. FUNDING FOR THE SERVICES FOR YOUTHFUL 
OFFENDERS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 520D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb–35)—
(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 
(2) such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2005.
TITLE XI—SAFE START—GUN 
SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Closing the Gun Show 
Loophole 
SEC. 11001. EXTENSION OF BRADY BACKGROUND CHECKS 
TO GUN SHOWS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) more than 4,400 traditional gun shows are 
held annually across the United States, with each 
show attracting thousands of attendees and hun-
dreds of Federal firearms licensees and nonlicensed 
firearms sellers; 
(2) traditional gun shows, flea markets, and 
other organized events, at which a large number of 
firearms are offered for sale by Federal firearms li-
censees and nonlicensed firearms sellers, comprise a 
significant part of the national firearms market;
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(3) firearms and ammunition exhibited or of-
fered for sale or exchange at gun shows, flea mar-
kets, and other organized events move easily in, and 
substantially affect, interstate commerce; 
(4) before a firearm is exhibited or offered for 
sale or exchange at a gun show, flea market, or 
other organized event, the gun, its component parts, 
ammunition, and the raw materials from which the 
gun is manufactured have moved in interstate com-
merce; 
(5) gun shows, flea markets, and other orga-
nized events at which firearms are exhibited or of-
fered for sale or exchange, provide a convenient and 
centralized commercial location at which firearms 
may be bought and sold anonymously, often without 
background checks or records that enable gun trac-
ing; 
(6) criminals and other ineligible persons obtain 
guns without background checks at gun shows, flea 
markets, and other organized events at which guns 
are exhibited or offered for sale or exchange, and 
frequently use these untraceable guns to commit 
crimes; 
(7) many persons who buy and sell firearms at 
gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events
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cross State lines to attend these events and to en-
gage in the interstate transportation of firearms ob-
tained at these events; 
(8) gun violence is a pervasive, national prob-
lem that is exacerbated by the availability of guns at 
gun shows, flea markets, and other organized events; 
(9) firearms associated with gun shows have 
been—
(A) transferred illegally to residents of 
other States by Federal firearms licensees and 
nonlicensed firearms sellers; and 
(B) involved in subsequent crimes, includ-
ing drug offenses, crimes of violence, property 
crimes, and illegal possession of firearms, by 
felons and other prohibited persons; and 
(10) Congress has the power, under the inter-
state commerce clause and other provisions of the 
Constitution of the United States, to ensure that 
criminals and other prohibited persons do not obtain 
firearms at gun shows, flea markets, and other orga-
nized events. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(36) GUN SHOW.—The term ‘gun show’ means any 
event at which 50 or more firearms are offered or exhib-
ited for sale, transfer, or exchange, if 1 or more of the 
firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise 
affects, interstate or foreign commerce. 
‘‘(37) GUN SHOW PROMOTER.—The term ‘gun show 
promoter’ means any person who organizes, plans, pro-
motes, or operates a gun show. 
‘‘(38) GUN SHOW VENDOR.—The term ‘gun show 
vendor’ means any person who exhibits, sells, offers for 
sale, transfers, or exchanges 1 or more firearms at a gun 
show, whether or not the person arranges with the gun 
show promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, 
sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange those firearms.’’. 
(c) REGULATION OF FIREARMS TRANSFERS AT GUN 
SHOWS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows 
‘‘(a) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
GUN
SHOW
PRO-
MOTERS.—It shall be unlawful for any person to organize, 
plan, promote, or operate a gun show unless that person— 
‘‘(1) registers with the Attorney General in ac-
cordance with regulations promulgated by the Attor-
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ney General, including the payment of a registration 
fee, in an amount determined by the Attorney Gen-
eral; 
‘‘(2) before commencement of the gun show—
‘‘(A) verifies the identity of each gun show 
vendor participating in the gun show by exam-
ining a valid identification document (as defined 
in section 1028(d)(2)) of the vendor containing 
a photograph of the vendor; 
‘‘(B) requires each gun show vendor to 
sign— 
‘‘(i) a ledger with identifying informa-
tion concerning the vendor; and 
‘‘(ii) a notice advising the vendor of 
the obligations of the vendor under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(3) notifies each person who attends the gun 
show of the requirements of this chapter, in accord-
ance with regulations promulgated by the Attorney 
General; and 
‘‘(4) maintains a copy of the records described 
in paragraph (3) at the permanent place of business 
of the gun show promoter for such period of time 
and in such form as the Attorney General shall re-
quire by regulation.
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‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRANSFERORS OTHER 
THAN LICENSEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm 
transaction takes place at a gun show, it shall be 
unlawful for any person who is not licensed under 
this chapter to transfer a firearm to another person 
who is not licensed under this chapter, unless the 
firearm is transferred through a licensed importer, 
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in accord-
ance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A per-
son who is subject to the requirement of paragraph 
(1)—
‘‘(A) shall not transfer the firearm to the 
transferee until the licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which 
the transfer is made under subsection (d) 
makes the notification described in subsection 
(d)(3)(A); and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
shall not transfer the firearm to the transferee 
if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 
or licensed dealer through which the transfer is 
made under subsection (d) makes the notifica-
tion described in subsection (d)(3)(B).
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‘‘(3) ABSENCE OF RECORDKEEPING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section shall permit or au-
thorize the Attorney General to impose record-
keeping requirements on any nonlicensed vendor. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF TRANSFEREES OTHER 
THAN LICENSEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any part of a firearm 
transaction takes place at a gun show, it shall be 
unlawful for any person who is not licensed under 
this chapter to receive a firearm from another per-
son who is not licensed under this chapter, unless 
the firearm is transferred through a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.—A per-
son who is subject to the requirement of paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) shall not receive the firearm from the 
transferor until the licensed importer, licensed 
manufacturer, or licensed dealer through which 
the transfer is made under subsection (d) 
makes the notification described in subsection 
(d)(3)(A); and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
shall not receive the firearm from the transferor
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if the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 
or licensed dealer through which the transfer is 
made under subsection (d) makes the notifica-
tion described in subsection (d)(3)(B). 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF LICENSEES.—A licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer who 
agrees to assist a person who is not licensed under this 
chapter in carrying out the responsibilities of that person 
under subsection (b) or (c) with respect to the transfer 
of a firearm shall—
‘‘(1) enter such information about the firearm 
as the Attorney General may require by regulation 
into a separate bound record; 
‘‘(2) record the transfer on a form specified by 
the Attorney General; 
‘‘(3) comply with section 922(t) as if transfer-
ring the firearm from the inventory of the licensed 
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
to the designated transferee (although a licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
complying with this subsection shall not be required 
to comply again with the requirements of section 
922(t) in delivering the firearm to the nonlicensed 
transferor), and notify the nonlicensed transferor 
and the nonlicensed transferee—
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‘‘(A) of such compliance; and 
‘‘(B) if the transfer is subject to the re-
quirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt 
by the licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 
or licensed dealer of a notification from the na-
tional instant criminal background check sys-
tem that the transfer would violate section 922 
or State law; 
‘‘(4) not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney 
General a report of the transfer, which report—
‘‘(A) shall be on a form specified by the 
Attorney General by regulation; and 
‘‘(B) shall not include the name of, or 
other identifying information relating to, any 
person involved in the transfer who is not li-
censed under this chapter; 
‘‘(5) if the licensed importer, licensed manufac-
turer, or licensed dealer, during any 5 consecutive 
business days, assists a person other than a licensee 
in transferring any combination of pistols and re-
volvers totaling 2 or more to the same nonlicensed 
person, prepare a report of the multiple transfers on 
a form specified by the Attorney General;
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‘‘(6) not later than the close of business on the 
date on which the transfer occurs, submit the report 
prepared pursuant to paragraph (5) to— 
‘‘(A) the office specified on the form de-
scribed in paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(B) the appropriate State law enforce-
ment agency of the jurisdiction in which the 
transfer occurs; and 
‘‘(7) retain a record of the transfer as part of 
the permanent business records of the licensed im-
porter, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer. 
‘‘(e) RECORDS OF LICENSEE TRANSFERS.—If any 
part of a firearm transaction takes place at a gun show, 
each licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, and li-
censed dealer who transfers 1 or more firearms to a person 
who is not licensed under this chapter shall, not later than 
10 days after the date on which the transfer occurs, sub-
mit to the Attorney General a report of the transfer, which 
report—
‘‘(1) shall be in a form specified by the Attor-
ney General by regulation; 
‘‘(2) shall not include the name of or other 
identifying information relating to the transferee; 
and
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‘‘(3) shall not duplicate information provided in 
any report required under subsection (d)(4). 
‘‘(f) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘fire-
arm transaction’— 
‘‘(1) includes the offer for sale, sale, transfer, 
or exchange of a firearm; and 
‘‘(2) does not include the mere exhibition of a 
firearm.’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(8)(A) Whoever knowingly violates subsection 
(a)(1), (d), or (e) of section 932 shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) (ex-
cept for paragraph (1)), (c), or (d) of section 932, shall 
be—
‘‘(i) fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 2 years, or both; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a second or subsequent con-
viction, fined under this title, imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(C) In addition to any other penalties imposed 
under this paragraph, the Attorney General may, with re-
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spect to any person who knowingly violates any provision 
of section 932— 
‘‘(i) if the person is registered pursuant to sec-
tion 932(a)(1), after notice and opportunity for a 
hearing, suspend for not more than 6 months or re-
voke the registration of that person under section 
932(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) impose a civil fine in an amount equal to 
not more than $10,000.’’.
(3) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended—
(A) in the chapter analysis, by adding at 
the end the following:
‘‘932. Regulation of firearms transfers at gun shows.’’;
and 
(B) in the first sentence of section 923(j), 
by striking ‘‘a gun show or event’’ and inserting 
‘‘an event’’. 
(d) INSPECTION AUTHORITY.—Section 923(g)(1) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the At-
torney General may enter, during business hours, the 
place of business of any gun show promoter and any place 
where a gun show is held for the purposes of examining
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the records required by sections 923 and 932 and the in-
ventory of licensees conducting business at the gun show. 
‘‘(ii) An entry and examination under clause (i) shall 
be conducted to determine compliance with this chapter 
by gun show promoters and licensees conducting business 
at the gun show and shall not require a showing of reason-
able cause or a warrant.’’. 
(e) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SERIOUS RECORD-
KEEPING VIOLATIONS BY LICENSEES.—Section 924(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graph (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any 
licensed dealer, licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, 
or licensed collector who knowingly makes any false state-
ment or representation with respect to the information re-
quired by this chapter to be kept in the records of a person 
licensed under this chapter, or violates section 922(m), 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
‘‘(B) If the violation described in subparagraph (A) 
is in relation to an offense— 
‘‘(i) under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
922(b), such person shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; and
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‘‘(ii) under subsection (a)(6) or (d) of section 
922, such person shall be fined under this title, im-
prisoned not more than 10 years, or both.’’. 
(f) INCREASED PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS
OF 
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (e)), 
is further amended—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (s) or (t) of section 922’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 922(s)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(t) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 
years, or both.’’. 
(2) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF 
OFFENSE.—Section 922(t)(5) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and, at the 
time’’ and all that follows through ‘‘State law’’. 
(g) GUN OWNER PRIVACY
AND PREVENTION
OF 
FRAUD AND ABUSE OF SYSTEM INFORMATION.—Section 
922(t)(2)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘, as soon as 
possible, in accordance with section 103(h) of the Brady 
Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note),
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and not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
licensee first contacts the system with respect to the trans-
fer’’. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Child Safety Locks 
SEC. 11101. REQUIREMENT OF CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY 
LOCKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 11001(b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(39) LOCKING DEVICE.—The term ‘locking de-
vice’ means a device or locking mechanism that is 
approved by a licensed firearms manufacturer for 
use on the handgun with which the device or locking 
mechanism is sold, delivered, or transferred and 
that— 
‘‘(A) if installed on a firearm and secured 
by means of a key or a mechanically, electroni-
cally, or electromechanically-operated combina-
tion lock, is designed to prevent the firearm 
from being discharged without first deactivating 
or removing the device by means of a key or
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mechanically, 
electronically, 
or 
electromechanically-operated combination lock; 
‘‘(B) if incorporated into the design of a 
firearm, is designed to prevent discharge of the 
firearm by any person who does not have access 
to the key or other device designed to unlock 
the mechanism and thereby allow discharge of 
the firearm; or 
‘‘(C) is a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock 
box, or other device that is designed to—
‘‘(i) store a firearm; and 
‘‘(ii) be unlocked only by means of a 
key, a combination, or other similar 
means.’’. 
(b) UNLAWFUL ACTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 922 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(z) LOCKING DEVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), it shall be unlawful for any licensed man-
ufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to 
sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person 
other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed im-
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porter, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is 
provided with a locking device for that handgun. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply to— 
‘‘(A) the manufacture for, transfer to, or 
possession of a firearm by—
‘‘(i) the United States; 
‘‘(ii) a department or agency of the 
United States; 
‘‘(iii) a State; or 
‘‘(iv) a department, agency, or polit-
ical subdivision of a State; 
‘‘(B) the transfer to, or possession of a 
firearm for law enforcement purposes by, a law 
enforcement officer employed by an entity re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) the transfer to, or possession of a 
firearm for law enforcement purposes by, a rail 
police officer, employed by a rail carrier and 
certified or commissioned as a police officer 
under the laws of a State.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 922(z) of title 
18, United States Code, as added by this subsection, 
shall take effect 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
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(c) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or (f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(f), or (q)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) PENALTIES RELATING TO LOCKING DEVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LI-
CENSE; CIVIL
PENALTIES.—With respect to 
each violation of section 922(z)(1) by a licensee, 
the Attorney General may, after notice and op-
portunity for hearing— 
‘‘(i) suspend or revoke any license 
issued to the licensee under this chapter; 
or 
‘‘(ii) subject the licensee to a civil 
penalty in an amount equal to not more 
than $10,000. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW.—An action of the Attorney 
General under this paragraph may be reviewed 
only as provided under section 923(f). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
REMEDIES.—The sus-
pension or revocation of a license or the imposition 
of a civil penalty under paragraph (1) does not pre-
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clude any administrative remedy that is otherwise 
available to the Attorney General.’’. 
(d) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—The Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 39. CHILD HANDGUN SAFETY LOCKS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an indi-
vidual who is less than 13 years of age. 
‘‘(2) LOCKING DEVICE.—The term ‘locking de-
vice’ has the meaning given that term in section 
921(a)(39)(A) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARD.—
‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.—
‘‘(A) INITIATION OF RULEMAKING.—Not-
withstanding section 3(a)(1), the Commission 
shall initiate, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, a rulemaking 
proceeding under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, to establish a consumer product 
safety standard for locking devices. For good 
cause, the Commission may extend this 90-day 
period for an additional 90 days. 
‘‘(B) FINAL STANDARD.—The Commission 
shall promulgate, not later than 12 months
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after the date on which the Commission initi-
ated the rulemaking, a final consumer product 
safety standard. For good cause, the Commis-
sion may extend this 12-month period. 
‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The consumer 
product safety standard promulgated under this 
paragraph shall take effect 6 months after the 
date on which the final standard is promulgated 
pursuant to subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) 
STANDARD
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
standard promulgated pursuant to subpara-
graph (B) shall require locking devices that—
‘‘(i) are sufficiently difficult for chil-
dren to deactivate or remove; and 
‘‘(ii) prevent the discharge of the 
handgun unless the locking device has been 
deactivated or removed. 
‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABLE PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(A) PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.—Sections 
7, 9, and 30(d) shall not apply to the rule-
making proceeding under paragraph (1) and 
section 11 shall not apply to any consumer 
product safety standard promulgated under 
paragraph (1).
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‘‘(B) TITLE
5.—Except for section 553, 
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply to this section and chapter 6 of such 
title 5 shall not apply to this section. 
‘‘(C) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 
ACT
OF
1969.—The National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) shall not 
apply to this section. 
‘‘(b) NO EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
26, this section shall not annul, alter, impair, affect, 
or exempt any person subject to the provisions of 
this section from complying with any provision of 
the law of any State or any political subdivision 
thereof, except to the extent that such provisions of 
State law are inconsistent with any provision of this 
section. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—A provision of State law 
is not inconsistent with this section if such provision 
provides children with greater protection from hand-
guns than is provided by this section. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b)(2)(A), the consumer product safety standard promul-
gated by the Commission pursuant to subsection (b) shall
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be enforced under this Act as if it were a consumer prod-
uct safety standard described in section 7(a).’’. 
(e) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
FOR
CONSUMER 
PRODUCT SAFETY ACT.—Section 1 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act is amended by adding at the end of 
the table of contents the following:
‘‘Sec. 39. Child handgun safety locks.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CON-
SUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission $2,000,000 to carry out the provisions 
of section 39 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as 
added by subsection (d), which shall remain available until 
expended. 
(g) LIABILITY; EVIDENCE.—
(1) LIABILITY.—Nothing in this section, or the 
amendments made by this section, shall be construed 
to—
(A) create a cause of action against any 
dealer of firearms or any other person for any 
civil liability; or 
(B) establish any standard of care. 
(2) EVIDENCE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, evidence regarding compliance or 
noncompliance with the amendments made by this
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section shall not be admissible as evidence in any 
proceeding of any court, agency, board, or other en-
tity, except with respect to an action to enforce this 
section. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to bar a governmental 
action to impose a penalty under section 924(q) of 
title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(d), for a failure to comply with section 922(z) of 
that title. 
Subtitle C—Unlawful Weapons 
Transfers 
SEC. 11201. UNLAWFUL WEAPONS TRANSFERS TO JUVE-
NILES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 922(x) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(x) JUVENILES.—
‘‘(1) TRANSFERS TO JUVENILES.—It shall be 
unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise 
transfer to a person who the transferor knows, or 
has reasonable cause to believe, is a juvenile—
‘‘(A) a handgun; 
‘‘(B) ammunition that is suitable for use 
only in a handgun (in this section referred to 
as ‘‘ammunition’’);
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‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or 
‘‘(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding 
device. 
‘‘(2) POSSESSION BY JUVENILES.—It shall be 
unlawful for any person who is a juvenile to know-
ingly possess—
‘‘(A) a handgun; 
‘‘(B) ammunition; 
‘‘(C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or 
‘‘(D) a large capacity ammunition feeding 
device. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection shall not 
apply to—
‘‘(A) a temporary transfer to a juvenile of 
a handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammu-
nition feeding device, or a semiautomatic as-
sault weapon or the possession or use by a juve-
nile of a handgun, ammunition, large capacity 
ammunition feeding device, or a semiautomatic 
assault weapon—
‘‘(i) if the handgun, ammunition, 
large capacity ammunition feeding device, 
or semiautomatic assault weapon is pos-
sessed and used by the juvenile—
‘‘(I) in the course of employment;
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‘‘(II) in the course of ranching or 
farming related to activities at the 
residence of the juvenile (or on prop-
erty used for ranching or farming at 
which the juvenile, with the permis-
sion of the property owner or lessee, is 
performing activities related to the op-
eration of the farm or ranch); 
‘‘(III) for target practice; 
‘‘(IV) for hunting; or 
‘‘(V) for a course of instruction 
in the safe and lawful use of a fire-
arm; 
‘‘(ii) if the juvenile’s possession and 
use of a handgun, ammunition, large ca-
pacity ammunition feeding device, or a 
semiautomatic assault weapon under this 
subparagraph are in accordance with State 
and local law; 
‘‘(iii) if a parent or guardian of the 
juvenile is not in the immediate and super-
visory presence of the juvenile, the juvenile, 
at all times when a handgun, ammunition, 
large capacity ammunition feeding device, 
or semiautomatic assault weapon has pos-
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session of the prior written consent of the 
juvenile’s parent or guardian who is not 
prohibited by Federal, State, or local law 
from possessing a firearm or ammunition; 
‘‘(iv) if, during transportation by the 
juvenile to and from the place at which an 
activity described in clause (i) is to take 
place, the firearm is kept unloaded and 
stored in a locked container or case; and 
‘‘(v) if, with respect to the employ-
ment, ranching or farming activities de-
scribed in clause (i)—
‘‘(I) the juvenile possesses and 
uses a handgun, ammunition, a large 
capacity ammunition feeding device, 
or a semiautomatic assault rifle with 
the prior written approval of the juve-
nile’s parent or legal guardian; and 
‘‘(II)(aa) such approval is on file 
with the parent or legal guardian; 
‘‘(bb) the parent or legal guard-
ian is not prohibited by Federal, 
State, or local law from possessing a 
firearm or ammunition; and
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‘‘(cc) the parent or legal guard-
ian is directing the ranching or farm-
ing activities of the juvenile; 
‘‘(B) a juvenile, as a member of the Armed 
Forces of the United States or the National 
Guard, who possesses or is armed with a hand-
gun, ammunition, large capacity ammunition 
feeding device, or semiautomatic assault weapon 
in the line of duty; 
‘‘(C) a transfer to a juvenile by inheritance 
of title (but not possession) of a handgun, am-
munition, large capacity ammunition feeding 
device, or a semiautomatic assault weapon; or 
‘‘(D) the possession by a juvenile of a 
handgun, ammunition, large capacity ammuni-
tion feeding device, or a semiautomatic assault 
weapon taken in the lawful defense of the juve-
nile or other persons in the residence of the ju-
venile or a residence in which the juvenile is an 
invited guest. 
‘‘(4) PROPERTY RIGHT RETAINED.—The trans-
fer to a juvenile of a handgun, ammunition, a large 
capacity ammunition feeding device, or a semiauto-
matic assault weapon that does not violate this sub-
section shall not result in the permanent confiscation
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of the firearm by the Government if its possession 
by the juvenile subsequently becomes unlawful be-
cause of the conduct of the juvenile, but shall be re-
turned to the lawful owner when such handgun, am-
munition, large capacity ammunition feeding device, 
or semiautomatic assault weapon is no longer re-
quired by the Government for the purposes of inves-
tigation or prosecution. 
‘‘(5) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(A) MANDATORY ATTENDANCE OF PAR-
ENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN AT PROCEEDINGS.—
In a prosecution of a violation of this sub-
section, the court shall require the presence of 
a parent or legal guardian of the juvenile de-
fendant at all proceedings. 
‘‘(B) CONTEMPT POWER.—The court may 
use the contempt power to enforce compliance 
with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The court may waive the 
attendance requirement under subparagraph 
(A) for good cause shown. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection, 
the following definitions shall apply: