Federal

Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023

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What This Bill Does

This bill allows Congress to set aside money for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a federal health agency) to research firearms safety and gun violence prevention. The bill authorizes a specific amount of funding for this research over a six-year period.

Who It Affects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be directly affected as the agency receiving the funding authorization.

Key Provisions

• Congress authorizes $50,000,000 per year to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention for fiscal years 2024 through 2029 (Sec. 2) • This authorized funding is in addition to any other money already authorized for this purpose (Sec. 2)

What Changes

If this bill becomes law, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be able to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention using the authorized funding amount.

Important Definitions

None defined

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2390 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 29, 2023 Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. NOR- TON, Ms. BROWN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. TRONE, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. COSTA, Ms. WIL- LIAMS of Georgia, Ms. BUSH, Ms. ROSS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce 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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Violence Preven- 4 tion Research Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:30 Apr 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2390.IH H2390 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 2390 IH SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIREARMS 1 SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers 3 for Disease Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each 4 of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 for the purpose of con- 5 ducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 6 violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act 7 (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be ap- 8 propriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any 9 other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such pur- 10 pose. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:30 Apr 08, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2390.IH H2390 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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