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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to complete the studies, evalua-
tions, and reports required under this section. 
TITLE III—GRANTS TO STATE COURT 
SYSTEMS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN 
AUTOMATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF 
DISPOSITION RECORDS 
SEC. 301. DISPOSITION RECORDS AUTOMATION AND TRANSMITTAL 
IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made available to 
carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants 
to each State, consistent with State plans for the integration, auto-
mation, and accessibility of criminal history records, for use by 
the State court system to improve the automation and transmittal 
of criminal history dispositions, records relevant to determining 
whether a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of 
domestic violence, court orders, and mental health adjudications 
or commitments, to Federal and State record repositories in accord-
ance with sections 102 and 103 and the National Criminal History 
Improvement Program. 
(b) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—Up to 5 percent of the grant 
funding available under this section may be reserved for Indian 
tribal governments for use by Indian tribal judicial systems. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts granted under this section shall 
be used by the State court system only— 
(1) to carry out, as necessary, assessments of the capabili-
ties of the courts of the State for the automation and trans-
mission of arrest and conviction records, court orders, and 
mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal and 
State record repositories; and 
(2) to implement policies, systems, and procedures for the 
automation and transmission of arrest and conviction records, 
court orders, and mental health adjudications or commitments 
to Federal and State record repositories. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a State shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Attorney 
General, that the State has implemented a relief from disabilities 
program in accordance with section 105. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$62,500,000 for fiscal year 2009, $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $62,500,000 for fiscal year 2012, 
and $62,500,000 for fiscal year 2013. 
TITLE IV—GAO AUDIT 
SEC. 401. GAO AUDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an audit of the expenditure of all funds appropriated 
for criminal records improvement pursuant to section 106(b) of
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the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Public Law 103– 
159) to determine if the funds were expended for the purposes 
authorized by the Act and how those funds were expended for 
those purposes or were otherwise expended. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report 
to Congress describing the findings of the audit conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.