The Gun Safety Board and Research Act would establish a new independent board within the Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to researching and developing recommendations about firearm violence reduction. The 22-member board would include public health experts, law enforcement officials, firearm violence victims, researchers, and representatives from multiple federal agencies, and would be required to conduct original research, award grants to outside researchers and educators, and publish annual findings on the effectiveness of existing and proposed gun safety laws. The bill affects Americans concerned with firearm violence by directing federal attention and resources toward understanding and addressing various forms of gun violence, from mass shootings to suicides to community violence. The legislation authorizes $5 million annually for the first two years after enactment and $25 million per year thereafter, with at least half of appropriated funds going to grants, and requires the board to become operational within one year and begin its grant program within two years.
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