,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj ,ms4 
,dean introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant program  
?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice to          
inc5tivize ,/ates to e/abli%            
po9t-(-contact sy/ems = fire>m sales    
subject to a backgr\nd *eck1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,po9t (   
,contact ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants     
e/abli%$  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may make an annual 
grant ( n m ?an #a1jjj1jjj to ea*       
eligible ,/ate t has con=m$ to !        
requirem5ts ( ?is ,act4 ,su* grant may  
be r5ew$ = ea* ye> t ! ,/ate rema9s 9   
su* con=mity4 ,! grant %all be us$ = !  
e/abli%m5t1 op]ation1 & ma9t5ance ( a   
po9t-(-contact sy/em z set =? 9 section 
#c4  7#b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations
 ,!re are au?oriz$ to c>ry out ?is      
program n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj ea* fiscal  

ye>4  7#c7 ,mat*+ requirem5t ,! ,f$]al  
%>e ( ! co/ ( a po9t-(-contact sy/em    
c>ri$ out us+ grant funds may n exce$   
#be p]c5t4  7b7 ,pref]5ce = o!r grants  
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all give pref]5ce 9
 aw>ds ( any discretion>y grant adm9i/]$
 by ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance to a 
,/ate t has con=m$ its laws 9 accordance
 ) ?is ,act4  #c4 ,po9t-(-contact sy/ems
 requir$ ,to be 9 compliance ) ?is      
section1 a ,/ate %all con=m its laws to 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a po9t-(-contact sy/em 
= ! sale or transf] ( a fire>m %all be  
e/abli%$ or ma9ta9$1 "u :i* a p]son     
lic5s$ "u section #ibc ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 may v]ify t ! sale 
or transf] w\ld be lawful4  7#b7 ,a sale
 or transf] ( a fire>m may n be complet$
 unless ! p>ties to ! sale or transf]   
receive an approval numb] issu$ by !    
po9t-(-contact sy/em n lat] ?an #aj days
 aft] ! sale or transf] is initiat$4    
7#c7 ,! po9t-(-contact sy/em may n issue
 an approval numb] if ! sy/em _c confirm
 t ! sale or transf] w\ld be lawful4    

7#d7 ,a hotl9e %all be e/abli%$1 to be  
op]at$ by ! ,/ate1 to be us$ by a p]son 
lic5s$ "u section #ibc ( title #ah1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = purposes (       
contact+ ! national in/ant crim9al      
backgr\nd *eck sy/em4  7#e7 ,a fund %all
 be e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate = ! op]ation ( !
 po9t-(-contact sy/em4  7#f7 ,an appeals
 process 9 ! case ( any failure by !    
po9t-(-contact sy/em to issue an        
approval numb]1 ) ! burd5 ( pro( on !   
,/ate to prove t !re 0 a valid basis =  
failure to issue %all be e/abli%$4  7#g7
 ,= ea* d5ial1 ! in=mation w be         
transf]r$ to ! /ate or local law        
en=cem5t ag5cy responsible = inve/igat+ 
! d5ial z a violation ( law4  #d4       
,report+ requirem5t ,to be 9 compliance 
) ?is section1 a ,/ate t receives a     
grant "u ?is ,act %all publi% an annual 
report t conta9s in=mation sub/antially 
simil> to ! in=mation includ$ 9 a ,,nics
 op]ations report made by ! ,director ( 
! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation &      
additionally includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!

 numb] ( inve/igations result+ f        
failures to issue approval numb]s4  7#b7
 ,results ( inve/igations report$4  7#c7
 ,d5i$ appeals t 7 ov]turn$4  7#d7      
,total numb] ( h\rs :]e po9t ( contact  
sy/em 0 n functional result+ 9 a halt 9 
process+ *ecks4  7#e7 ,! numb] ( p]sons 
arre/s$ z a result ( an in=mation       
transf] "u section #c7g74  #e4 ,annual  
audit ,to be 9 compliance ) ?is section1
 a ,/ate %all submit to an annual audit 
by ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (     
,inve/igation ( ! po9t-(-contact sy/em  
e/abli%$ "u section #c4  #f4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m fire>m has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #iba (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,!
 t]ms law en=cem5t ag5cy & unit ( local 
gov]nm5t h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9     
section #ija ( ! ,omnibus ,crime        
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#c7 ,! t]m    
,/ate includes ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! 
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 & any o!r t]ritory ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates4