§40917 Implementation Plan

Summary

The Attorney General must, within 1 year after March 23, 2018, work with States and Indian tribal governments to make a plan for each State/tribe. Each plan must set a 4-year period to maximize coordination and automation of sending appropriate records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and to check that those records are accurate. The records covered are only about people listed in subsections (g) or (n) of 18 U.S.C. 922. Plans must have yearly benchmarks with goals, measurable targets, and an estimate of compliance costs. After each fiscal year, the Attorney General must say whether each State/tribe met the benchmarks and must publish on the DOJ website any that failed, with reasons and, where possible, what kinds and amounts of records were not sent. If a State/tribe later becomes compliant, the Attorney General must fix the published entry and remove it within 3 days. For fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Attorney General must give priority to Bureau of Justice Assistance discretionary grant applications from States/tribes found substantially compliant in that same fiscal year.