Sec. 111. Reauthorization of NICS Act Record Improvement Program grants
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Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— in paragraph (1)(C)— by striking clauses
(ii)and (iii); and by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and
(vi)as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively; and by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The Attorney General, in determining the compliance of a State under this section or section 104 for the purpose of granting a waiver or imposing a loss of Federal funds, shall assess the total percentage of records provided by the State concerning any event occurring within the time period established by the Attorney General under subparagraph (B), which would disqualify a person from possessing a firearm under subsection
(g)or
(n)of section 922 of title 18, United States Code. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 , the Attorney General shall, through regulation, establish the time period described in subparagraph (A). . Section 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting the following: From amounts made available to carry out this section and subject to section 102(b)(1)(B), the Attorney General shall make grants to States and Indian tribal governments, in a manner consistent with the National Criminal History Improvement Program, which shall be used by the States and Indian tribal governments, in conjunction with units of local government and State and local courts to— establish and plan information and identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations; and make improvements or upgrade information and identification technologies for firearms eligibility determinations. ; by striking subsections
(b)and
(c)and inserting the following: Grants awarded to States or Indian tribes under subsection (a)(1) may only be used to— create electronic systems, which provide accurate and up-to-date information that is directly related to checks under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (referred to in this section as NICS ), including court disposition and corrections records; assist States in establishing or enhancing their own capacities to perform NICS background checks; supply accurate and timely information to the Attorney General concerning final dispositions of criminal records to databases accessed by NICS; supply accurate and timely information to the Attorney General concerning the identity of persons who are prohibited from obtaining a firearm under section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, to be used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation solely to conduct NICS background checks; supply accurate and timely court orders and records of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence for inclusion in Federal and State law enforcement databases used to conduct NICS background checks; and collect and analyze data needed to demonstrate levels of State compliance with this Act. In addition to the uses described in paragraph (1)— a grant awarded under subsection (a)(1)(A) may be used to assist States in establishing or enhancing a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105; and a grant awarded under subsection (a)(1)(B) may be used to maintain the relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105. Not less than 3 percent and not more than 10 percent of each grant awarded under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be used for the purpose described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph. To be eligible for a grant under section 103(a)(1)(B), a State shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Attorney General, that the State has implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105. ; and by striking subsection
(e)and inserting the following: There are to be authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year under paragraph (1), not more than 30 percent may be used to carry out subsection (a)(1)(B). A State may not be awarded more than 2 grants under subsection (a)(1)(B). .
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Reauthorization of NICS Act Record Improvement Program grants
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