,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dahc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ca1 #bjag,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania 7for himself and ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to condition a ,state's eligibility for grants under the ,national ,criminal ,history ,improvement ,program on compliance with certain requirements relating to increasing reporting of domestic violence records1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,domestic ,violence ,records ,reporting ,improvement ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,restriction on ,,nchip grants ,section #ajb of the ,crime ,identification ,technology ,act of #aiih 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djcja7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 7#a7 ,national instant criminal background check system ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system means the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system established under section #ajc7;b7 of the ,brady ,handgun ,violence ,prevention ,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ibb note7 for firearms eligibility determinations4 7#b7 ,domestic violence record defined ,for purposes of paragraph 7#c71 a domestic violence record is the following3 7,a7 ,a record that identifies a person who is subject to a court order described in section #ibb7;g77#h7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,a record that identifies a person who was convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence1 as defined in section #iba7;a77#cc7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 during the #e years preceding the date of enactment of this subsection4 7#c7 ,report to congress ,not later than ,january #ca of each year1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report identifying the percentage of records described in paragraph 7#b7 from each ,state that are accessible through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system4 7#d7 ,methodology ,the method established to calculate the number of records identified in paragraph 7#b7 accessible through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system1 as set forth in paragraph 7#b7 and ,state compliance with the required level of reporting under paragraph 7#f71 shall be determined by the ,attorney ,general1 after consultation with the ,states1 in accordance with the following3 7,a7 ,a record of an individual convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence shall be counted as accessible through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system if a record identifying the individual has been submitted to the ,,nics ,index or a record identifies the individual in the ,interstate ,identification ,index and the record in the ,interstate ,identification ,index either complies with paragraph 7c77#b7 of section #ajb of the ,,nics ,amendment ,improvements ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djiab71 or otherwise clearly indicates that the person is ineligible to purchase or possess firearms as a result of the conviction4 7,b7 ,a record of an individual subject to a court order described in section #ibb7;g77#h7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code shall be counted as accessible through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system if either a record identifying the individual has been submitted to the ,,nics ,index1 or the individual is identified in the ,protection ,order ,file of the ,national ,crime ,information ,center and the record in the ,protection ,order ,file of the ,national ,crime ,information ,center clearly indicates that the person is ineligible to purchase or possess firearms as a result of the court order4 7#e7 ,grant eligibility ,starting in each year as stated below1 a ,state shall not be eligible for a grant under this section for purposes that do not contribute to the accessibility of the records described in paragraph 7#b7 through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system1 unless at least the following percentage of such records from that ,state are accessible through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system1 as determined by the ,attorney ,general in accordance with paragraph 7#d73 7,a7 #cj percent of such records1 starting #bjba2 7,b7 #ej percent of such records1 starting #bjbc2 and 7,c7 #gj percent of such records1 starting #bjbe4 7#f7 ,reallocation ,any funds that are not allocated to a ,state because of the failure of the ,state to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be reallocated to ,states that meet such requirements4 4 #c4 ,,narip funding for domestic violence reporting 7a7 ,implementation assistance to ,states ,section #ajc7;c7 of the ,,nics ,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djiac7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 after 7c72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end1 the following3 7#b7 ,the ,attorney ,general shall waive the requirement of a relief from disabilities program for any ,state to receive a grant under this section if the primary purpose of the grant is to improve the accessibility through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system of the records identified in subsection 7g77#c7 of section #ajb of the ,crime ,identification ,technology ,act of #aiih 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djcja74 4 7b7 ,disposition records automation and transmittal improvement grants ,section #cja7;d7 of the ,,nics ,improvement ,amendments ,act of #bjjg 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djida7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 after 7d72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end1 the following3 7#b7 ,the ,attorney ,general shall waive the requirement of a relief from disabilities program for any ,state to receive a grant under this section if the primary purpose of the grant is to improve the accessibility through the ,national ,instant ,criminal ,background ,check ,system of the records identified in subsection 7g77#c7 of section #ajb of the ,crime ,identification ,technology ,act of #aiih 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djcja74 4