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This bill provides for the establishment and funding of a Center for Gun Violence Research in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The center will be administered by a university selected by the Governor and will conduct independent academic research on gun violence to provide policymakers with scientific evidence to develop sound gun violence prevention policies and programs. The bill requires State agencies, law enforcement, and local health departments to cooperate with the center by providing data, and it mandates that the center submit biennial reports to the Governor and General Assembly on its research activities. The General Assembly will provide annual funding for the center, which may also award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations for gun violence research.