Sec. 604. Grants to States to improve coordination and automation of NICS record reporting
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The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 et seq.) 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 mental health records and criminal history dispositions, records relevant to determining whether a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, court orders, and mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal and State record repositories 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, 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, 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; and subject to paragraph (2), has implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.
For purposes of obtaining a grant under this section, a State, Indian Tribal government, or State court system shall not be required to meet the eligibility requirement described in paragraph (1)(B) until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Safer Communities Act of 2019. 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.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 though 2023. ; 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 Safer Communities Act of 2019 . The table of sections in section 1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 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. .
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Grants to States to improve coordination and automation of NICS record reporting
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