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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 281
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety
or gun violence prevention.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. CARPER, Mr.
COONS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. WARREN, Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. FEIN-
STEIN, Mr. KING, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr.
REED, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR,
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. SMITH, Mr.
CARDIN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. BENNET, Mr. KAINE, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs.
GILLIBRAND, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HEINRICH, and Mr.
PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or sup-
porting research on firearms safety or gun violence pre-
vention.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Violence Preven-
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tion Research Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIREARMS
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SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers
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for Disease Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each
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of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 for the purpose of con-
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ducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun
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violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act
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(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be ap-
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propriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any
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other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such pur-
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pose.
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