Firearm Safety Education Grants.

Sec. 120. Firearm Safety Education Grants. (a) In General.—Section 510 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3760) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: “(1) undertaking educational and training programs for— “(A) criminal justice personnel; and “(B) the general public, with respect to the lawful and safe ownership, storage, carriage, or use of firearms, including the provision of secure gun storage or safety devices;”; (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting before the period the following: “and is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, those persons and entities to carry out the purposes specified in subsection (a)(1)(B) in accordance with subsection (c)”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(c)(1) In accordance with this subsection, the Director may make a grant to, or enter into a contract with, any person or entity referred to in subsection (b) to provide for a firearm safety program that, in a manner consistent with subsection (a)(1)(B), provides for general public training and dissemination of information concerning firearm safety, secure gun storage, and the lawful ownership, carriage, or use of firearms, including the provision of secure gun storage or safety devices. “(2) Funds made available under a grant under paragraph (1) may not be used (either directly or by supplanting non-Federal funds) for advocating or promoting gun control, including making communications that are intended to directly or indirectly affect the passage of Federal, State, or local legislation intended to restrict or control the purchase or use of firearms. “(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), each firearm safety program that receives funding under this subsection shall provide for evaluations that shall be developed pursuant to guidelines that the Director of the National Institute or Justice of the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice 112 STAT. 2681–71Assistance and recognized private entities that have expertise in firearms safety, education and training, shall establish. “(4) With respect to a firearm safety program that receives funding under this section, the Director may waive the evaluation requirement described in paragraph (3) if the Director determines that the program— “(A) is not of a sufficient size to justify an evaluation; or “(B) is designed primarily to provide material resources and supplies, and that activity would not justify an evaluation.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the earlier of— (1) October 1, 1998; or (2) the date of enactment of this Act.