<enum>I</enum><header>Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header> <section id="HBA11B33BD585488688F54C8F68978BAF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/159">Public Law 103–159</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40302">34 U.S.C. 40302(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H29D466D2D0854061B309D7BFDDD406D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title></quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D219330081D4CDB91D8451E77E9D6C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H904C2FE7E32E48D799E13B4EC133497F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAB7DF230FC274286B0DC356854A3DDDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H865B0E6785BA4AF09A7E2ABC9CCFE2C5"><enum>102.</enum><header>Improvement of metrics and incentives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40916">34 U.S.C. 40916</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AFFB806411E4928BE7933803BDB4598" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFC8F2B48752D43BA981958F565BEE98B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation plan</header> <paragraph id="H9C929A7AAF69431D8E8E7CCCC6D293C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>, the Attorney General, in coordination with the States, shall establish, for each State or Indian tribal government applying for a grant under section 103, a 4-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of the reporting of records or making of records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA95A5CDE64049DB8D5D3940B0DA9CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benchmark requirements</header><text>Each 4-year plan established under paragraph (1) shall include annual benchmarks, including both qualitative goals and quantitative measures, to enable the Attorney General to assess implementation of the 4-year plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1ACFFE6B7AF14FE1ACF3C3AB4E8F8238"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for non-compliance</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0738413478324317AC32B9C406ABA725"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the 4-year period covered by a 4-year plan established under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall withhold—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H851F3C3401B64AB483FB562E4D1465BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the first year in the 4-year period;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H8E2296CFA0DA4FA9AA076D437B0505FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>11 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the second year in the 4-year period;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3F4EFFA092B5443C8F0494356B138FB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>13 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the third year in the 4-year period; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HB913DE7DBEFB40B2A25AB8D57E273021"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>15 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the fourth year in the 4-year period.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3D746CAE907E4F6E8CC5839719A6D93C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to establish a plan</header><text>A State that fails to establish a plan under paragraph (1) shall be treated as having not met any benchmark established under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H307BF36BDC6F45E68C965B2E5AE8407D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header> <subsection id="H8EB7C7E52D70473DA4A135BEAE59E97D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40902">34 U.S.C. 40902</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H386A5C8A162848B497B2EA2975127E44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H932994B38A7E41EF9D9FFBF79372BD85" style="OLC"> <section id="H466026C475FA4C4295C7BD9B8605C739"><enum>103.</enum><header>Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header> <subsection id="H56A6A32219D84FDF93E8D4D7193D3DFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H1F1CB845C8F44D83AD0C05A914AF8EF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text>Grants awarded to States, Indian Tribal governments, or State court systems under this section may only be used to—</text> <paragraph id="H933F67F1C7B74AFFBD2D571BA5D80DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12FE795423B34FAABA22F3FBCE0F97F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1958E44B52DD425ABA01EFF93684D768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE06C0F26193B480C82FB53623F364E66"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7FDF204B8A454297A5F1DBDB5DAB9850"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and maintain the relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B7BEF4DC8E44D2592976E39ED9A8965"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="HE03A0238605C40B886C4437D23212D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HC49F4771700240A1AD7BC565893158D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not prohibited by State law or court order from submitting mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8627AC2AB4D4EB49D26FE47EC54D88D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), has implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD3CE8CD92E4A2F9D587B8D70C8DEC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relief from disabilities program</header><text>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 <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD684DAF7EF0452485CBE7928F3DD9B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <paragraph id="H2146EDE8AD7040169509D97B66C8349D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Studies, assessments, non-material activities</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7339E2578704CCEB004368803F82E03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure or system development</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41B44847EF87452CAD4CEDB8E393E815"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants to indian tribes</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE5BE84A2E5304C619338F081CB86C83A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H927D7F1707484871A326551D6190E8D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking title III; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H367234D5CF374DF69CBAE0E6E50BF817"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 401(b), by inserting after <quote>of this Act</quote> the following: <quote>and 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H428ED1D9CD2242709D6289C0B2F8485A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections in section 1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10101">34 U.S.C. 10101</external-xref> note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4B36DF75E784731814236B0C7391907" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 103. Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H98047F5B73D14620A1AF18FD3C653F58"><enum>104.</enum><header>Relief from disabilities program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40915">34 U.S.C. 40915</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F862A831DDA47EAB30340FDD08EAC49" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H57C1A0C15EC3437A81B6662712399A25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties for non-Compliance</header> <paragraph id="H260799494DE14932A5CF8379C9E105A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>10 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>, the Attorney General shall withhold 10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H415834A4B66F4E1DA1FCD67D0DF26A42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>11 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period after the expiration of the period described in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall withhold 11 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12DCABF4659A4C89BFC8BB9F8E598530"><enum>(3)</enum><header>13 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period after the expiration of the period described in paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall withhold 13 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H62FB56EA77164E2E9EDD0F7742253FE0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>15 percent reduction</header><text>After the expiration of the 1-year period described in paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall withhold 15 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBDF680D92B477D89E50A525C56680F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts not allocated under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to a State for failure to implement a relief from disabilities program shall be reallocated to States that are in compliance.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HE94DA3C92F4B4021834A6DCB9DAD0266"><enum>105.</enum><header>Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e)(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/159">Public Law 103–159</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40901">34 U.S.C. 40901(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD8EF664AF884A198DEEEF84AA6B14B8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HB02C7027415D443B8AC4B411BFE41307"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Application to federal courts</header><text>In this subsection—</text> <clause id="H52E5A2E604FB445CA9D960989863AE51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms <term>department or agency of the United States</term> and <term>Federal department or agency</term> include a Federal court; and</text> </clause><clause id="H078C201B700744A8966F2827CA4E8454"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of the department or agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H7428B3025A1446589F50218F1654595F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Codification of HIPAA authority for covered entities to submit mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A covered entity (as defined in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) may use or disclose protected health information (as defined in such section) for purposes of reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System the identity of an individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, provided the covered entity—</text> <paragraph id="HAE4C0013438142A2B1C840A2E4B3013F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a State agency or other entity that is, or contains an entity that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H798F4E2118A24B4C800213BDC4ADAECC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity designated by the State to report, or which collects information for purposes of reporting, on behalf of the State, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E7CA17D47CB44C29C7086137901E412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that makes the commitment or adjudication that causes an individual to become subject to such section 922(g)(4);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59B01D0A1D78471AABC7C01510E72395"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discloses the information only to—</text> <subparagraph id="HA67329433C6F4885AE992860861EB181"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H261789062DB14ED6AB0CEF9FD3304822"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity designated by the State to report, or which collects information for purposes of reporting, on behalf of the State, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD63320DC686D46FABA644A55868B9DA6"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE69894537854464FA4BB825010EFA7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>discloses only the limited demographic and certain other information needed for purposes of reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31B694F0B7174B3999066291BBFCE99D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not disclose diagnostic or clinical information for such purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H5BEAF635D74A44E3B8FAF6569EBF91AF"><enum>107.</enum><header>Publication of NICS index statistics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Attorney General shall make the National Instant Criminal Background Check System index statistics available on a publically accessible Internet website.</text> </section><section id="HCBA7C242B2ED46739F21E69E2A202697"><enum>108.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this title shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </section>

115 HR 4240 IH: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2017-11-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017

. (b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Findings.

Sec. 3. Rule of construction.

Sec. 4. Severability.

Title I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System

Sec. 101. Reauthorization of the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program.

Sec. 102. Improvement of metrics and incentives.

Sec. 103. Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting.

Sec. 104. Relief from disabilities program.

Sec. 105. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Sec. 106. Codification of HIPAA authority for covered entities to submit mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Sec. 107. Publication of NICS index statistics.

Sec. 108. Effective date.

Title II—Providing a Responsible and Consistent Background Check Process

Sec. 201. Purpose.

Sec. 202. Firearms transfers.

Sec. 203. Penalties.

Sec. 204. Rule of construction.

Sec. 205. Effective date.

Findings

Congress finds the following: (1)Congress supports, respects, and defends the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (2)Congress supports and reaffirms the existing prohibition on a national firearms registry. (3)Congress believes the Department of Justice should prosecute violations of background check requirements to the maximum extent of the law. (4)There are deficits in the background check system in existence prior to the date of enactment of this Act and the Department of Justice should make it a top priority to work with States to swiftly input missing records, including mental health records. (5)Congress and the citizens of the United States agree that in order to promote safe and responsible gun ownership, dangerous criminals and the seriously mentally ill should be prohibited from possessing firearms; therefore, it should be incumbent upon all citizens to ensure weapons are not being transferred to such people.

Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to— (1)expand in any way the enforcement authority or jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (2)allow the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a Federal firearms registry.

Severability

If any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid for any reason in any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.

<enum>I</enum><header>Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header> <section id="HBA11B33BD585488688F54C8F68978BAF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/159">Public Law 103–159</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40302">34 U.S.C. 40302(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H29D466D2D0854061B309D7BFDDD406D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title></quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9D219330081D4CDB91D8451E77E9D6C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H904C2FE7E32E48D799E13B4EC133497F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAB7DF230FC274286B0DC356854A3DDDA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2021.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H865B0E6785BA4AF09A7E2ABC9CCFE2C5"><enum>102.</enum><header>Improvement of metrics and incentives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40916">34 U.S.C. 40916</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AFFB806411E4928BE7933803BDB4598" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HFC8F2B48752D43BA981958F565BEE98B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation plan</header> <paragraph id="H9C929A7AAF69431D8E8E7CCCC6D293C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>, the Attorney General, in coordination with the States, shall establish, for each State or Indian tribal government applying for a grant under section 103, a 4-year implementation plan to ensure maximum coordination and automation of the reporting of records or making of records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFA95A5CDE64049DB8D5D3940B0DA9CE7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benchmark requirements</header><text>Each 4-year plan established under paragraph (1) shall include annual benchmarks, including both qualitative goals and quantitative measures, to enable the Attorney General to assess implementation of the 4-year plan.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1ACFFE6B7AF14FE1ACF3C3AB4E8F8238"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for non-compliance</header> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0738413478324317AC32B9C406ABA725"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the 4-year period covered by a 4-year plan established under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall withhold—</text> <clause commented="no" id="H851F3C3401B64AB483FB562E4D1465BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the first year in the 4-year period;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H8E2296CFA0DA4FA9AA076D437B0505FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>11 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the second year in the 4-year period;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H3F4EFFA092B5443C8F0494356B138FB5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>13 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the third year in the 4-year period; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HB913DE7DBEFB40B2A25AB8D57E273021"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>15 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the fourth year in the 4-year period.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3D746CAE907E4F6E8CC5839719A6D93C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to establish a plan</header><text>A State that fails to establish a plan under paragraph (1) shall be treated as having not met any benchmark established under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H307BF36BDC6F45E68C965B2E5AE8407D"><enum>103.</enum><header>Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header> <subsection id="H8EB7C7E52D70473DA4A135BEAE59E97D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40902">34 U.S.C. 40902</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H386A5C8A162848B497B2EA2975127E44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H932994B38A7E41EF9D9FFBF79372BD85" style="OLC"> <section id="H466026C475FA4C4295C7BD9B8605C739"><enum>103.</enum><header>Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header> <subsection id="H56A6A32219D84FDF93E8D4D7193D3DFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H1F1CB845C8F44D83AD0C05A914AF8EF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text>Grants awarded to States, Indian Tribal governments, or State court systems under this section may only be used to—</text> <paragraph id="H933F67F1C7B74AFFBD2D571BA5D80DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12FE795423B34FAABA22F3FBCE0F97F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1958E44B52DD425ABA01EFF93684D768"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE06C0F26193B480C82FB53623F364E66"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7FDF204B8A454297A5F1DBDB5DAB9850"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and maintain the relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7B7BEF4DC8E44D2592976E39ED9A8965"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header> <paragraph id="HE03A0238605C40B886C4437D23212D1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HC49F4771700240A1AD7BC565893158D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not prohibited by State law or court order from submitting mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8627AC2AB4D4EB49D26FE47EC54D88D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), has implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBCD3CE8CD92E4A2F9D587B8D70C8DEC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relief from disabilities program</header><text>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 <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAD684DAF7EF0452485CBE7928F3DD9B6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal share</header> <paragraph id="H2146EDE8AD7040169509D97B66C8349D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Studies, assessments, non-material activities</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF7339E2578704CCEB004368803F82E03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure or system development</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41B44847EF87452CAD4CEDB8E393E815"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants to indian tribes</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE5BE84A2E5304C619338F081CB86C83A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H927D7F1707484871A326551D6190E8D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking title III; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H367234D5CF374DF69CBAE0E6E50BF817"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 401(b), by inserting after <quote>of this Act</quote> the following: <quote>and 18 months after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H428ED1D9CD2242709D6289C0B2F8485A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections in section 1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/10101">34 U.S.C. 10101</external-xref> note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4B36DF75E784731814236B0C7391907" style="OLC"> <toc> <toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 103. Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section id="H98047F5B73D14620A1AF18FD3C653F58"><enum>104.</enum><header>Relief from disabilities program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40915">34 U.S.C. 40915</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F862A831DDA47EAB30340FDD08EAC49" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H57C1A0C15EC3437A81B6662712399A25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Penalties for non-Compliance</header> <paragraph id="H260799494DE14932A5CF8379C9E105A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>10 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017</short-title>, the Attorney General shall withhold 10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H415834A4B66F4E1DA1FCD67D0DF26A42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>11 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period after the expiration of the period described in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall withhold 11 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H12DCABF4659A4C89BFC8BB9F8E598530"><enum>(3)</enum><header>13 percent reduction</header><text>During the 1-year period after the expiration of the period described in paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall withhold 13 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H62FB56EA77164E2E9EDD0F7742253FE0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>15 percent reduction</header><text>After the expiration of the 1-year period described in paragraph (3), the Attorney General shall withhold 15 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if the State has not implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0EBDF680D92B477D89E50A525C56680F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts not allocated under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to a State for failure to implement a relief from disabilities program shall be reallocated to States that are in compliance.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="HE94DA3C92F4B4021834A6DCB9DAD0266"><enum>105.</enum><header>Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(e)(1) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/159">Public Law 103–159</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/34/40901">34 U.S.C. 40901(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD8EF664AF884A198DEEEF84AA6B14B8" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HB02C7027415D443B8AC4B411BFE41307"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Application to federal courts</header><text>In this subsection—</text> <clause id="H52E5A2E604FB445CA9D960989863AE51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the terms <term>department or agency of the United States</term> and <term>Federal department or agency</term> include a Federal court; and</text> </clause><clause id="H078C201B700744A8966F2827CA4E8454"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for purposes of any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of the department or agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="H7428B3025A1446589F50218F1654595F"><enum>106.</enum><header>Codification of HIPAA authority for covered entities to submit mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A covered entity (as defined in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) may use or disclose protected health information (as defined in such section) for purposes of reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System the identity of an individual who is prohibited from possessing a firearm under section 922(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, provided the covered entity—</text> <paragraph id="HAE4C0013438142A2B1C840A2E4B3013F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a State agency or other entity that is, or contains an entity that is—</text> <subparagraph id="H798F4E2118A24B4C800213BDC4ADAECC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity designated by the State to report, or which collects information for purposes of reporting, on behalf of the State, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E7CA17D47CB44C29C7086137901E412"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that makes the commitment or adjudication that causes an individual to become subject to such section 922(g)(4);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H59B01D0A1D78471AABC7C01510E72395"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">discloses the information only to—</text> <subparagraph id="HA67329433C6F4885AE992860861EB181"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H261789062DB14ED6AB0CEF9FD3304822"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an entity designated by the State to report, or which collects information for purposes of reporting, on behalf of the State, to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD63320DC686D46FABA644A55868B9DA6"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE69894537854464FA4BB825010EFA7BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>discloses only the limited demographic and certain other information needed for purposes of reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31B694F0B7174B3999066291BBFCE99D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not disclose diagnostic or clinical information for such purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H5BEAF635D74A44E3B8FAF6569EBF91AF"><enum>107.</enum><header>Publication of NICS index statistics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and biannually thereafter, the Attorney General shall make the National Instant Criminal Background Check System index statistics available on a publically accessible Internet website.</text> </section><section id="HCBA7C242B2ED46739F21E69E2A202697"><enum>108.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this title shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </section><enum>II</enum><header>Providing a Responsible and Consistent Background Check Process</header> <section id="H1B5740C682654F87A305F58CCC12F9C0"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to enhance the current background check process in the United States to ensure criminals and the mentally ill are not able to purchase firearms.</text> </section><section id="HF0D2C3F1EEFC4CA69E4785CA28F75CD9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Firearms transfers</header> <subsection id="H81CEABC84E1F4D17B772031941E74380"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2527006E95B04FAD8FEED097E4D869D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by repealing subsection (s);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFAF1DF70A1CF4242AEB54E377EEB3DB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (t) as subsection (s);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8F3606A6BAC743989EE3038463F23865"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (s), as redesignated—</text> <subparagraph id="H19BCE72EA38040C38C7BD8F7846D1802"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>(as defined in subsection (s)(8))</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F34EED7E6DC4A9F99D12B4290AFAF69"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFB37FA431EF4DD290E99799E42FB79F" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB7FA13E4A23540A883FB8032F9B7FAC2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In this subsection—</text> <subparagraph id="H30CAE358FD8441548C12AC0E8C9DBE2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <term>chief law enforcement officer</term> means the chief of police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the designee of any such individual; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A4CEC34FDCB49F58AD787DA09E91B13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>gun show or event</term> has the meaning given the term in subsection (t)(4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0333FDF2682A497491D20158269B85A0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (s), as redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H779AAA9069AD42AF98A2946B6A205900" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HE10CB2CDE575454F99C8AEB51494FDDC"><enum>(t)</enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H567D6161E86E4210A5240AC753D5112C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed dealer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed importer to complete the transfer of a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, if such transfer occurs—</text> <subparagraph id="H5002BDDC2ADF4EC9AD8DEE291B8F56ED" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a gun show or event, on the curtilage thereof; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21BAAE4F0A0F4121BFFF7618411455CB" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>pursuant to an advertisement, posting, display or other listing on the Internet or in a publication by the transferor of his intent to transfer, or the transferee of his intent to acquire, the firearm.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H66E36EB97A7346DBAF66C28E5B8433DB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply if—</text> <subparagraph id="H1304CD12ECC64B21B566DBD0D9360532"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the transfer is made after a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (s), and upon taking possession of the firearm, the licensee complies with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the firearm from the licensee’s business inventory to the unlicensed transferee, except that when processing a transfer under this chapter the licensee may accept in lieu of conducting a background check a valid permit issued within the previous 5 years by a State, or a political subdivision of a State, that allows the transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, if the law of the State, or political subdivision of a State, that issued the permit requires that such permit is issued only after an authorized government official has verified that the information available to such official does not indicate that possession of a firearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State, or local law;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC21AF7DECCF49709A2CF758996E7FE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the transfer is made between an unlicensed transferor and an unlicensed transferee residing in the same State, which takes place in such State, if—</text> <clause id="H5BB854251E2E40D3A529D18F8293A00B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Attorney General certifies that State in which the transfer takes place has in effect requirements under law that are generally equivalent to the requirements of this section; and</text> </clause><clause id="HF541643EAF1D49C1AE9A03AE254137C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the transfer was conducted in compliance with the laws of the State;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC869A7FC73394F6EBDFA8418C8061206"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the transfer is made between spouses, between parents or spouses of parents and their children or spouses of their children, between siblings or spouses of siblings, or between grandparents or spouses of grandparents and their grandchildren or spouses of their grandchildren, or between aunts or uncles or their spouses and their nieces or nephews or their spouses, or between first cousins, if the transferor does not know or have reasonable cause to believe that the transferee is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm under Federal, State, or local law; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D23363537D48C3A21844DC7C0F5311"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Attorney General has approved the transfer under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5812">section 5812</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H443CF3C4BDAD4E84A2C452AB49C23711" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA91990F29A76443583AF0A68BD6A2030"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, except for section 923(m), the Attorney General may implement this subsection with regulations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F46DFE8BAA243B5BCA78C584649EF04" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision requiring licensees to facilitate transfers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA52CCF50C4374CDBA7935D70541C92FA" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision requiring persons not licensed under this chapter to keep records of background checks or firearms transfers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6378A9804D8644E1A9630934A5D6789C" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Regulations promulgated under this paragraph may not include any provision placing a cap on the fee licensees may charge to facilitate transfers in accordance with paragraph (2)(A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF079A0A79C1C46C9BC98FF61187DE608" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>gun show or event</term>—</text> <subparagraph id="H92B3D57627944F75A80C01368AD270A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means any event at which 75 or more firearms are offered or exhibited for sale, exchange, or transfer, if 1 or more of the firearms has been shipped or transported in, or otherwise affects, interstate or foreign commerce; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C5380B576B44727AD203279A2417ED6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not include an offer or exhibit of firearms for sale, exchange, or transfer by an individual from the personal collection of that individual, at the private residence of that individual, if the individual is not required to be licensed under section 923.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3689BC09294F452D8550A840F6389771"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of national gun registry</header><text>Section 923 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98D0DD3EE54D44E886B797B6EA9A89CB" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H7F4F97EA75024CE19EAB17AF993FDDA2"><enum>(m)</enum><text>The Attorney General may not consolidate or centralize the records of the—</text> <paragraph id="H902B42EB85BB47EC8141DEB538517236"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquisition or disposition of firearms, or any portion thereof, maintained by—</text> <subparagraph id="H242424599A51414F83E0AD6902B5CAB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a person with a valid, current license under this chapter; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB89B88F51CD4420EAA6411503F0B4F6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an unlicensed transferor under section 922(t); or</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9A745EEE2B14CA7BA44DFDBFA79E4DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>possession or ownership of a firearm, maintained by any medical or health insurance entity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection id="HECCE41932F5D4E96ABB5A04348545A62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph id="HA2EE1666F3014089911CEDF45B672B70"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section 922</header><text>Section 922(y)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II)</quote> and inserting <quote>and (g)(5)(B)</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H46195EA6B0A14FC7A114464508490943"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 511 of title V of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>subsection 922(t)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (s) or (t) of section 922</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H34B1F04646BC43629FFBE8FF178301B1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Penalties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2BBCD6965E474E239679057C60E7A840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5934D0E0FBD74D68932ADF34BE29DCC1" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC876564BEB0C405D8DB7721FCCD8C1DA" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Whoever makes or attempts to make a transfer of a firearm in violation of section 922(t) to a person not licensed under this chapter who is prohibited from receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or State law, to a law enforcement officer, or to a person acting at the direction of, or with the approval of, a law enforcement officer authorized to investigate or prosecute violations of section 922(t), shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDC967BC9075D463D8D1E99C4020CF653"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H635655A77F844F2193808BDDA421F20B" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HD797CC83B64540EE9C451C2BE3574984"><enum>(q)</enum><header>Improper use of storage of records</header><text>Any person who knowingly violates section 923(m) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="H1808264214DE434CA515A736D0C97C06"><enum>204.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this title, or an amendment made by this title, shall be construed—</text> <paragraph id="H133950B4ABB54FF8932815CA36B34062"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to extend background check requirements to transfers other than those made at gun shows or on the curtilage thereof, or pursuant to an advertisement, posting, display, or other listing on the Internet or in a publication by the transferor of the intent of the transferor to transfer, or the transferee of the intent of the transferee to acquire, the firearm; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4490CDD45B2B41F9BEE2B695D388F8BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to extend background check requirements to temporary transfers for purposes including lawful hunting or sporting or to temporary possession of a firearm for purposes of examination or evaluation by a prospective transferee.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H0B7426260CAD47B68086213178D85E4C"><enum>205.</enum><header>Effective date</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </section>