The bill would authorize the Attorney General to award grants to institutions of higher education and firearms manufacturers for research, development, and consumer-uptake strategies involving safe firearm storage devices, including devices using biometric data. It would authorize $10 million annually for fiscal years 2027 through 2030, require grant recipients to report annually on fund use, and require the Attorney General to report to Congress within one year of enactment on technology development, law-enforcement deployment, and preventing self-harm and suicide attempts.

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