Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/98

 112 STAT. 2681-69 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 (2) in subsection (a)(10), by inserting "negligently before "to fail"; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(1)"; (B) by inserting "subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and" before "paragraph (2), and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(B) In the case of a violation of paragraph (5) or (10) of subsection (a), the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000.". SEC. 118. The General Accounting Office shall— (1) monitor the compliance of the Department of Justice and all United States Attorneys with the "Guidance on the Use of the False Claims Act in Civil Health Care Matters" issued by the Department of Justice on June 3, 1998, including any revisions to that guidance; and (2) not later than February 1, 1999, and again not later than August 2, 1999, submit a report on such compliance to the Committees on the Judiciary and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. SEC. 119. FIREARMS SAFETY, (a) SECURE GUN STORAGE DEVICE.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(34) The term 'secure gun storage or safety device' means— "(A) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device; "(B) a device incorporated into the design of the firearm that is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by anyone not having access to the device; or "(C) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device that is designed to be or can be used to store a firearm and that is designed to be unlocked only by means of a key, a combination, or other similar means.". (b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED IN APPLICATION FOR DEALER'S LICENSE.— Section 923(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking "and" at the end; (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(G) in the case of an application to be licensed as a dealer, the applicant certifies that secure gun storage or safety devices will be available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are not licensees (subject to the exception that in any case in which a secure gun storage or safety device is temporarily unavailable because of theft, casualty loss, consumer sales, backorders from a manufacturer, or any other similar reason beyond the control of the licensee, the dealer shall not be considered to be in violation of the requirement under this subparagraph to make available such a device).". (c) REVOCATION OF DEALER'S LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO HAVE SECURE GUN STORAGE OR SAFETY DEVICES AVAILABLE.—The first sentence of section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: "or fails to have secure gun storage or safety devices available at any place in which firearms are sold under the license to persons who are

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