,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,,nics 
,improvem5t ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg to   
enc\rage ,/ates to provide records to ! 
,national ,in/ant ,backgr\nd ,*eck      
,sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,backgr\nd ,*ecks  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,p5alties = ,/ates t 
d n make data available to ! ,national  
,in/ant ,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em
  7a7 ,increas$ m&atory p5alties        
,section #ajd7;b7 ( ! ,,nics ,improvem5t
 ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4  
#ibb note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#c7 & ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 !      
foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#c7 ,increas$   
m&atory r$uctions ,not)/&+ p>agraphs    
7#a7 & 7#b71 aft] ! expiration ( ! p]iod
 ref]r$ to 9 section #ajg7;b71 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all )hold #aj p]c5t ( 
! am\nt t w\ld o!rwise be allocat$ to a 

,/ate "u section #eje ( title ,i ( !    
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgee71    
if--  7,a7 ! ,/ate fails to comply )    
section #ajg2 or  7,b7 ! ,/ate provides 
less ?an #ij p]c5t ( ! records requir$  
to be provid$ "u sections #ajb & #ajc4  
7#d7 ,waiv]s by ,attorney ,g5]al ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al may--  7,a7 waive !    
applicability ( p>agraph 7#b7 to a ,/ate
 if ! ,/ate provides sub/antial evid5ce1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 t !   
,/ate is mak+ a reasonable ef=t to      
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( sections #ajb &
 #ajc1 includ+ an inability to comply   
due to c\rt ord] or o!r legal           
re/riction2  7,b7 waive ! applicability 
( p>agraph 7#c7 to a ,/ate = "o ye> if !
 ,/ate provides sub/antial evid5ce1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 t ! ,/ate
 is mak+ a reasonable ef=t to comply ) !
 requirem5ts ( sections #ajb1 #ajc1 &   
#ajg1 includ+ an inability to comply due
 to c\rt ord]1 conflicts betwe5 section 
#ajg & ! con/itution ( ! ,/ate1 or o!r  

legal re/riction2 &  7,c7 waive !       
applicability ( p>agraph 7#c71 9 "p1 to 
a ,/ate = :i* ! waiv] p]iod "u          
subp>agraph 7,b7 has expir$1 =          
additional "o-ye> p]iods1 if--  7i7 !   
,/ate provides sub/antial evid5ce1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 t ! ,/ate
 is mak+ a reasonable ef=t to comply ) !
 requirem5ts ( sections #ajb1 #ajc1 &   
#ajg1 includ+ an inability to comply due
 to c\rt ord]1 conflicts betwe5 section 
#ajg & ! con/itution ( ! ,/ate1 or o!r  
legal re/riction2 &  7ii7 ! ,attorney   
,g5]al )holds #e p]c5t ( ! am\nt t w\ld 
o!rwise be allocat$ to a ,/ate "u       
section #eje ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus    
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgee7 = ea* su*   
"o-ye> p]iod4  4  7b7 ,/ate laws requir+
 provision ( records ,title ,i ( !      
,,nics ,improvem5t ,am5dm5ts ,act (     
#bjjg 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note7 is fur!r
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ajf !    
foll[+ new section3  #ajg4 ,/ate laws   
requir+ provision ( records  7a7 ,9     

,g5]al ,= ea* fiscal ye> aft] !         
expiration ( ! p]iod specifi$ 9         
subsection 7b71 ! ,/ate %all h 9 effect 
?r\gh\t ! ,/ate laws & policies t--     
7#a7 require ! ,/ate to provide to !    
,attorney ,g5]al n less ?an #ij p]c5t ( 
! records requir$ to be provid$ "u      
sections #ajb & #ajc2 &  7#b7 require ! 
,/ate to provide su* records to !       
,attorney ,g5]al 9 ! same mann]1 or 9 a 
mann] sub/antially simil> to1 ! mann] 9 
:i* su* records are requir$ to be       
provid$ by ! ,/ate "u su* sections4  7b7
 ,compliance p]iod ,ea* ,/ate %all h n m
 ?an #b ye>s f ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,/r5g!n+ ,backgr\nd ,*ecks ,act ( #bjac 
9 :i* to fully implem5t ?is section4  4 
7c7 ,au?orization & appropriation =     
implem5tation assi/ance to ,/ates  7#a7 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#ajc7;e7 ( ! ,,nics ,improvem5t         
,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4   
#ibb note7 is am5d$--  7,a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by /rik+ #abe1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjab & all t foll[s & ins]t+ &        

#abe1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjab  
?r\gh #bjae42 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ fiscal ye>s #bjaa1 #bjab1 &    
#bjac & ins]t+ ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjaa  
?r\gh #bjae4  7#b7 ,appropriation  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,!re are h]eby appropriat$ = ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 out ( funds 9 !    
,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1        
#abe1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ! grant program
 au?oriz$ "u section #ajc ( ! ,,nics    
,improvem5t ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg 7#ah 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note74  7,b7 ,(fset ,( ! 
unobligat$ balances available "u !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,assets ,=feiture   
,fund1 #abe1jjj1jjj are p]man5tly       
cancell$4