This bill establishes a new Gun Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services to research ways to reduce firearm violence and make policy recommendations to federal, state, and local governments. The board will be composed of 22 members with diverse expertise, including public health officials, trauma surgeons, law enforcement representatives, firearm industry representatives, victims' advocates, and officials from various federal agencies. The board must distribute at least half of its funding through grants to support original research on firearm violence reduction and public education efforts, and it will publish annual reports on the effectiveness of existing and proposed gun laws targeting issues like mass shootings, suicide, and domestic violence. The legislation authorizes $5 million annually for the first two years after enactment, then $25 million per year thereafter, while prohibiting any reduction in other federal gun violence research funding to pay for this new board.
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