Grant program for safe storage education

(a) In general From the amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local educational agencies to provide parents with educational materials on gun safety and the importance and necessity of secure gun storage. (b) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Authorized uses of funds In addition to using a grant received under this section for the purposes described in subsection (a), an eligible local educational agency may use such grant to— (1) provide educational materials on gun safety for parents, including best practices on how to keep guns secure from children; (2) conduct information sessions on gun safety that are publicly accessible; or (3) hire or assign an individual to monitor the activities carried out under the grant. (d) Guidance Not later than 180 days before the first grant is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall issue guidance on best practices on— (1) keeping children secure from guns; and (2) the provision, by local educational agencies, of age-appropriate education on gun safety for parents. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible local educational agency The term eligible local educational agency means a local educational agency that is located in a State with a secure gun storage law similar to paragraph (4) of section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section 3. (2) ESEA terms The terms local educational agency and parent have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.