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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8768 
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants available to support State, 
Tribal, and local firearm destruction activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2024 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mrs. RA-
MIREZ, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. CASE, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA 
of Texas, and Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants available 
to support State, Tribal, and local firearm destruction 
activities, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Trust in 
Public Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to an eligible entity for activities related to firearm 
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destruction. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘eligi-
ble entity’’ means a State, Tribal government, or unit of 
local government, or any law enforcement agency thereof. 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—Not later than 180 
days after such amounts are appropriated, the Attorney 
General shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eli-
gible entities whose applications are approved under sub-
section (c) to assist such applicants in firearm destruction. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Attorney General at such time and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may rea-
sonably require, including— 
(1) a description of how the applicant will use 
the grant to carry out firearm destruction; 
(2) a description of community partners and or-
ganizations contracted by or working with the eligi-
ble entity and their roles in supporting a State or 
Tribal government or a unit of local government’s 
programs and initiatives related to the acquisition, 
disposal, or destruction of a firearm or firearm 
parts; 
(3) certification that funds awarded to the ap-
plicant will be used to destroy firearms fully, includ-
ing all parts and components; and 
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(4) certification that the applicant will make 
and maintain records on the firearms and firearm 
parts that are destroyed. 
(d) SUBGRANTS.—States, Tribal governments, and 
units of local government that are grantees shall award 
subgrants to units of local government or law enforcement 
agencies thereof. A unit of local government or law en-
forcement agency thereof seeking a subgrant that does not 
receive a grant under this Act may submit an application 
to the chief executive of the grantee that is substantially 
similar to the application prescribed by the Attorney Gen-
eral. 
(e) GRANT DURATION.—The duration of a grant 
awarded to an eligible entity under this section shall be 
two years. 
(f) PROOF OF FIREARM DESTRUCTION.—The Attor-
ney General shall require that a grantee or subgrantee de-
velop and maintain a written policy on the destruction of 
firearms and other weapons including, without limitation, 
policies for identifying firearms and other weapons that 
are determined to be destroyed, keeping records of those 
firearms and other weapons and provide documented proof 
of firearm destruction. The Attorney General shall by rule 
establish acceptable forms of documented proof of destruc-
tion. 
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(g) USE OF FUNDS.—A grantee may use the grant 
for firearm destruction and related activities, including the 
following: 
(1) The purchase or maintenance of equipment 
used for firearm destruction, including tools used to 
smelt, crush, cut, or shred a firearm and compo-
nents of a firearm. 
(2) Contracts with businesses that offer firearm 
destruction services, provided that they fully destroy 
the firearm, including all parts, components, and ac-
cessories of such firearms. 
(3) The training of staff in firearm destruction. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—An eligible entity shall 
use not more than 10 percent of such funds for the admin-
istrative costs of carrying out the grant program under 
this Act. 
(i) SMALL URBAN AND RURAL PREFERENCE.—In 
awarding grants, under this Act, the Attorney General 
shall set aside one-third of the total appropriated funding 
for grants to applicants representing a Metropolitan Sta-
tistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget) or rural area. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2025 through 2030 to carry out this Act. 
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(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, or any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States. 
(2) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
government’’ means the recognized governing body 
of an Indian Tribe. 
(3) FIREARM DESTRUCTION.—The term ‘‘fire-
arm destruction’’ means to destroy a firearm or 
other weapon in its entirety by smelting, shredding, 
crushing, or cutting and shall include all parts in-
cluding, without limitation, the frame or receiver, 
barrel, bolt, and grip of a firearm, as applicable, and 
any attachments including, but not limited to, a 
sight, scope, silencer, or suppressor, as applicable. 
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