Amendment establishs a voluntary, opt-in pilot program for the purpose of suicide prevention.

1. Adds SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY OWNED FIREARMS at the end of subtitle J of title V

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   Inserted: SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSONALLY OWNED FIREARMS.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a voluntary pilot program to promote the safe storage of personally owned firearms.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--Under the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (c) secure gun storage or safety devices for the purpose of securing personally owned firearms when not in use (including by directly providing, subsidizing, or otherwise making available such devices).

   Inserted: (c) Voluntary Participants.--A member of the Armed Forces described in this subsection is a member of the Armed Forces who elects to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) and is stationed at a military installation selected under subsection (e).

   Inserted: (d) Plan.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (e) Selection of Installations.--Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than five military installations at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a).

   Inserted: (f) Duration.--The duration of the pilot program under subsection (a) shall be for a period of six years.

   Inserted: (g) Report.--Upon the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following information:

   Inserted: (1) The number and type of secure gun storage or safety devices furnished to members of the Armed Forces under such pilot program.

   Inserted: (2) The cost of such pilot program.

   Inserted: (3) An analysis of the effect of such pilot program on suicide prevention.

   Inserted: (4) Such other information as the Secretary may determine appropriate, except that such information may not include the personally identifiable information of a participant in such pilot program.

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   Inserted: (h) Secure Gun Storage or Safety Device Defined.--In this subsection, the term "secure gun storage or safety device" means--

   Inserted: (1) a device that, when installed on a firearm, is designed to prevent the firearm from being operated without first deactivating the device;

   Inserted: (2) a device incorporated into the design of the firearm that is designed to prevent the operation of the firearm by any individual without access to the device; or

   Inserted: (3) a safe, gun safe, gun case, lock box, or other device that may be used to store a firearm and is designed to be unlocked only by a key, combination, or other similar means.

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   At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:

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