“To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes.”
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This section establishes the short title of the Act as the “Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025.”
This section establishes definitions for the Act, including “Advisory Council” as the advisory council established under section 3(c)(1), “Director” as the Director of the Office, “gun violence” to include homicide, violent crime, domestic violence, attempted suicide, suicide, and unintentional death or injury involving a firearm, and “Office” as the Office of Gun Violence Prevention established under section 3(a).
This section establishes within the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, headed by a Director appointed by the Attorney General, and directs the office to coordinate, integrate, and maximize federal gun violence prevention responsibilities and services across DOJ components, including the administration of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under 34 U.S.C. 40901. As background, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System is the federal system used by firearms licensees to determine whether a prospective firearm transfer would violate 18 U.S.C. § 922 or state law. The section also requires the Director, in consultation with an advisory council, to evaluate relevant laws, regulations, federal programs, offices, data sources, and grant programs; recommend legislative and executive policy options; identify data gaps and develop a collection and analysis plan; assess DOJ research to establish a comprehensive gun violence research agenda; educate the public through awareness campaigns directed at firearm owners, parents and legal guardians of minors, and service providers in disproportionately impacted communities; assist communities affected by gun violence with crisis response activities, including access to mental health services, anti-gun trafficking activities, crisis response training, and suicide prevention services; coordinate with 14 specified federal departments, agencies, and commissions; and submit an annual report to Congress beginning 1 year after enactment and annually thereafter. The section further requires the Attorney General to convene an advisory council within 180 days after enactment and at least quarterly thereafter, chaired by the Director and composed of specified DOJ and federal officials.