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[CITE: 42USC3760]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                 CHAPTER 46--JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
 
        SUBCHAPTER V--BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS
 
                      Part B--Discretionary Grants
 
            subpart 1--grants to public and private entities
 
Sec. 3760. Purposes


(a) In general

    The purpose of this subpart is to provide additional Federal 
financial assistance to public or private agencies and private nonprofit 
organizations for purposes of--
        (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) providing technical assistance to States and local units of 
    government;
        (3) undertaking projects which are national or 
    multijurisdictional in scope and which address the purposes 
    specified in section 3752 of this title; and
        (4) providing financial assistance to public agencies and 
    private nonprofit organizations for demonstration programs which, in 
    view of previous research or experience, are likely to be a success 
    in more than one jurisdiction.

(b) Grants and contracts

    In carrying out this subpart, the Director is authorized to make 
grants to, or enter into contracts with non-Federal public or private 
agencies, institutions, or organizations or individuals to carry out any 
purpose specified in section 3751(b) of this title 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) of this 
section in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. The Director 
shall have final authority over all funds awarded under this subpart.

(c) Firearm safety education grants

    (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) of this section to provide for a firearm safety 
program that, in a manner consistent with subsection (a)(1)(B) of this 
section, 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 of Justice of the Department of 
Justice, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance 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.

(Pub. L. 90-351, title I, Sec. 510, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, 
Sec. 6091(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4335; amended Pub. L. 101-647, 
title XVIII, Sec. 1801(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4847; Pub. L. 
103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320702(a), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2121; 
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 120(a)], Oct. 21, 
1998, 112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-70.)


                            Prior Provisions

    For prior section 510 of Pub. L. 90-351 and prior section 3760 of 
this title, see note set out preceding section 3750 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, 
Sec. 120(a)(1)], added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which 
read as follows: ``undertaking educational and training programs for 
criminal justice personnel;''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 120(a)(2)], 
inserted before period at end of first sentence ``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) of this 
section in accordance with subsection (c) of this section''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 120(a)(3)], 
added subsec. (c).
    1994--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-322 inserted ``non-Federal'' after 
``with''.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-647 substituted ``subpart'' for ``part'' wherever 
appearing.


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 120(b)], Oct. 
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-71, provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the 
earlier of--
        ``(1) October 1, 1998; or
        ``(2) the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998].''


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Section 320702(b) of Pub. L. 103-322 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on 
October 1, 1994.''

                          Transfer of Functions

    Effective Aug. 1, 2000, all functions of Director of Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, other than those enumerated in section 3742(3) to 
(6) of this title, transferred to Assistant Attorney General for Office 
of Justice Programs, see section 1000(a)(1) [title I, Sec. 108(b)] of 
Pub. L. 106-113, set out as a note under section 3741 of this title.
