Sec. 3. Grants incentives to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting
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The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— by striking section 103 and inserting the following: From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to States, Indian tribal governments, and State court systems, in a manner consistent with the National Criminal History Improvement Program and consistent with State plans for integration, automation, and accessibility of criminal history records, for use by the State, or units of local government of the State, Indian tribal government, or State court system to improve the automation and transmittal of any records that identify persons who are prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, in accordance with section 102 and the National Criminal History Improvement Program.
Grants awarded to States, Indian tribal governments, or State court systems under this section may only be used to— carry out, as necessary, assessments of the capabilities of the courts of the State or Indian tribal government for the automation and transmission of arrest and conviction records, court orders including those for domestic violence, and mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal and State record repositories; implement policies, systems, and procedures for the automation and transmission of arrest and conviction records, court orders including those for domestic violence, and mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal and State record repositories; create electronic systems that provide accurate and up-to-date information which is directly related to checks under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, including court disposition and corrections records; assist States or Indian tribal governments in establishing or enhancing their own capacities to perform background checks using the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and develop and maintain the relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.
To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or State court system shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Attorney General, that the State, Indian tribal government, or State court system is not prohibited by State law or court order from submitting mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Federal share of a study, assessment, creation of a task force, or other non-material activity, as determined by the Attorney General, carried out with a grant under this section shall be not more than 25 percent.
The Federal share of an activity involving infrastructure or system development, including labor-related costs, for the purpose of improving State or Indian tribal government record reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System carried out with a grant under this section may amount to 100 percent of the cost of the activity. Up to 5 percent of the grant funding available under this section may be reserved for Indian tribal governments for use by Indian tribal judicial systems.
In awarding grants under this section, the Attorney General shall give preferential consideration to a State or Indian tribal government that has— successfully met the benchmarks established under section 102(b)(2); and implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. ; by striking title III; and in section 401(b), by inserting after of this Act the following: and 18 months after the date of enactment of the NICS Reporting Improvement Act .
The table of sections in section 1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following: Sec. 103. Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting. ; by striking the item relating to title III; and by striking the item relating to section 301.
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