TITLE 
I—EXPANSION 
OF 
IN-
STANT GUN CHECK CAPABILI-
TIES
SEC. 101. EXPANSION OF BYRNE PURPOSES.
Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (16) through
(26) as (17) through (27), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(16) developing or expanding a State instant
criminal background check system that includes al-
lowing only limited access of the system, regarding
the eligibility status of a proposed firearm purchaser
(after receiving the purchaser’s express authoriza-
tion), to a person who sells a firearm and is not a
licensed dealer;’’.
SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS.
Section 509 of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3759) is amended by—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘5 percent’’
and insert ‘‘6 percent’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in the first paragraph (4), by striking
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(C) by redesignating the second paragraph
(4) that ends with ‘‘1993.’’as paragraph (6);
and
(B) by inserting after the first paragraph
(4) the following:
‘‘(5) developing or expanding a State instant
criminal background check system that includes al-
lowing only limited access of the system, regarding
the eligibility status of a proposed firearm purchaser
(after receiving the purchaser’s express authoriza-
tion), to a person who sells a firearm and is not a
licensed dealer; and’’.
TITLE 
II—NONREFUNDABLE
CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF
SAFE STORAGE DEVICES FOR
FIREARMS
SEC. 201. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF
SAFE STORAGE DEVICES FOR FIREARMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 25A the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 25B. PURCHASE OF SAFE STORAGE DEVICES FOR
FIREARMS.
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—There shall be al-
lowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
for a taxable year an amount equal to the qualified firearm
safe storage device expenses for the taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIFETIME DOLLAR LIMITATION.—The aggre-
gate amount of expenses paid by an individual which may
be treated as qualified firearm safe storeage device ex-
penses for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess
(if any) of—
‘‘(1) $250, over
‘‘(2) the aggregate amounts treated as qualified
firearm safe storeage device expenses with respect to
such individual for all prior taxable years.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED FIREARM SAFE STORAGE DEVICE
EXPENSE.—For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified firearm
safe storage device expense’ means amounts paid for
a trigger lock, secure locked cabinet, or other safety
device used solely for the storeage of a firearm.
‘‘(2) FIREARM.—The term ‘firearm’ has the
meaning given such term by section 921(a)(3) of
title 18, United States Code.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25A the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25B. Purchase of safe storage devices for firearms.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
TITLE III—HANDGUN CHILD
SAFETY LOCKS
SEC. 301. PROHIBITION AGAINST MANUFACTURE OF A
HANDGUN WITHOUT CHILD SAFETY LOCKS.
(a) PROHIBITION
AGAINST
MANUFACTURE
OF
HANDGUN WITHOUT CHILD SAFETY LOCK ATTACHED.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any
person, in or affecting commerce, to manufacture a
handgun in the United States, unless a child safety
lock which meets the requirement of subsection (b)
is attached to, or is an integral part of, the firearm.
(2) PENALTIES.—The Secretary shall impose a
civil fine of $5,000 on any person who violates para-
graph (1).
(b) CHILD SAFETY LOCK REQUIREMENTS.—A lock
meets the requirements of this subsection if the lock, while
activated or attached to the firearm, prevents the firearm
from being discharged.
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after
an individual receives notice from the Secretary of a deci-
sion to impose a fine on the individual under this section,
the individual may bring an action against the Secretary
in any United States district court for de novo review of
the decision.
(d) INAPPLICABILITY
TO GOVERNMENTAL
ENTI-
TIES.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to conduct of, or au-
thorized by, the United States or any department or agen-
cy thereof, or any State or any department, agency, or
political subdivision thereof.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the terms
‘‘State’’, ‘‘handgun’’, and ‘‘Secretary’’ shall have the
meanings given such terms in section 921(a) of title 18,
United States Code.
TITLE IV—CHILD FIREARM
ACCESS PREVENTION
SEC. 401. CHILDREN AND FIREARMS SAFETY.
(a) SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICE.—
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(35) The term ‘secure gun storage or safety device’
means—
‘‘(A) a device that, when installed on a firearm,
prevents the firearm from being operated without
first deactivating or removing the device;
‘‘(B) a device incorporated into the design of
the firearm that prevents the operation of the fire-
arm by anyone not having authorized access to the
device; or
‘‘(C) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or
other device that is designed to be or can be used
to store a firearm and that can be unlocked only by
means of a key, a combination, or other similar
means.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION AND PENALTIES.—Section 922 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
subsection (y) the following:
‘‘(z) PROHIBITION AGAINST GIVING JUVENILES AC-
CESS TO CERTAIN FIREARMS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF JUVENILE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘juvenile’ means an individual who
has not attained the age of 18 years.
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in
paragraph (3), any person that—