SEC. 2. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 502(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10153(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) A certification that during the previous fis-
cal year the applicant has not intentionally, acciden-
tally, or otherwise knowingly disclosed personally 
identifiable information of a person involved in a 
transaction to register a firearm, apply for a con-
cealed carry permit, apply for an open carry permit, 
or apply for a background check related to posses-
sion of a firearm.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCRETIONARY GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS TO PUBLIC AGENCIES.—Section 517 of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10181) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) certifies that during the previous fiscal 
year the applicant has not intentionally, accidentally, 
or otherwise knowingly disclosed personally identifi-
able information of a person involved in a trans-
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action to register a firearm, apply for a concealed 
carry permit, apply for an open carry permit, or 
apply for a background check related to possession 
of a firearm.’’. 
(b) GRANTS TO PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Section 519(b) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10191(b)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including 
a certification that the organization has not used, dissemi-
nated, or facilitated the use or dissemination of personally 
identifiable information of a person involved in a trans-
action to register a firearm, apply for a concealed carry 
permit, apply for an open carry permit, or apply for a 
background check related to possession of a firearm’’. 
(c) COPS GRANTS.—Section 1701 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) CERTIFICATION.—In awarding grants under 
this subchapter, the COPS Director and the BJA Director 
shall require States, units of local government, and Indian 
tribes to submit a certification that during the previous 
fiscal year the State, unit of local government, or Indian 
tribe has not intentionally, accidentally, or otherwise 
knowingly disclosed personally identifiable information of 
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a person or persons involved in a transaction to register 
a firearm, apply for a concealed carry permit, apply for 
an open carry permit, or apply for a background check 
related to the possession of a firearm. Such certification 
shall be made in a form acceptable to the COPS Director 
and the BJA Director.’’. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 901(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(29) the term ‘firearm’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 921 of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(30) the term ‘personally identifiable informa-
tion’ means information that can be used to distin-
guish or trace an individual’s identity, such as the 
name, Social Security number, date and place of 
birth, biometric records, home or other phone num-
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bers, or other demographic, medical, or financial in-
formation.’’. 
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