‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Promoting Healthy 
Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014, the At-
torney General, in coordination with the States, shall 
establish for each State or Indian tribal government 
desiring a grant under section 103 a 4-year imple-
mentation plan to ensure maximum coordination and 
automation of the reporting of records or making 
records available to the National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System. 
‘‘(2) BENCHMARK
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 4- 
year plan established under paragraph (1) shall in-
clude annual benchmarks, including both qualitative 
goals and quantitative measures, to assess imple-
mentation of the 4-year plan. 
‘‘(3) PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 4-year pe-
riod covered by a 4-year plan established under 
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall with-
hold— 
‘‘(i) 10 percent of the amount that 
would otherwise be allocated to a State 
under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) if the State does not meet 
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the benchmark established under para-
graph (2) for the first year in the 4-year 
period; 
‘‘(ii) 11 percent of the amount that 
would otherwise be allocated to a State 
under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) if the State does not meet 
the benchmark established under para-
graph (2) for the second year in the 4-year 
period; 
‘‘(iii) 13 percent of the amount that 
would otherwise be allocated to a State 
under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) if the State does not meet 
the benchmark established under para-
graph (2) for the third year in the 4-year 
period; and 
‘‘(iv) 15 percent of the amount that 
would otherwise be allocated to a State 
under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) if the State does not meet 
the benchmark established under para-
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graph (2) for the fourth year in the 4-year 
period. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ESTABLISH A PLAN.—A 
State that fails to establish a plan under para-
graph (1) shall be treated as having not met 
any benchmark established under paragraph 
(2).’’. 
SEC. 604. GRANTS TO STATES TO IMPROVE COORDINATION 
AND AUTOMATION OF NICS RECORD REPORT-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 103 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 103. GRANTS TO STATES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CO-
ORDINATION AND AUTOMATION OF NICS 
RECORD REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall 
make grants to States, Indian Tribal governments, and 
State court systems, in a manner consistent with the Na-
tional Criminal History Improvement Program and con-
sistent with State plans for integration, automation, and 
accessibility of criminal history records, for use by the 
State, or units of local government of the State, Indian 
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Tribal government, or State court system to improve the 
automation and transmittal of mental health records and 
criminal history dispositions, records relevant to deter-
mining whether a person has been convicted of a mis-
demeanor crime of domestic violence, court orders, and 
mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal 
and State record repositories in accordance with section 
102 and the National Criminal History Improvement Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grants awarded to 
States, Indian Tribal governments, or State court systems 
under this section may only be used to— 
‘‘(1) carry out, as necessary, assessments of the 
capabilities of the courts of the State or Indian Trib-
al government for the automation and transmission 
of arrest and conviction records, court orders, and 
mental health adjudications or commitments to Fed-
eral and State record repositories; 
‘‘(2) implement policies, systems, and proce-
dures for the automation and transmission of arrest 
and conviction records, court orders, and mental 
health adjudications or commitments to Federal and 
State record repositories; 
‘‘(3) create electronic systems that provide ac-
curate and up-to-date information which is directly 
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related to checks under the National Instant Crimi-
nal Background Check System, including court dis-
position and corrections records; 
‘‘(4) assist States or Indian Tribal governments 
in establishing or enhancing their own capacities to 
perform background checks using the National In-
stant Criminal Background Check System; and 
‘‘(5) develop and maintain the relief from dis-
abilities program in accordance with section 105. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, a State, Indian Tribal govern-
ment, or State court system shall certify, to the sat-
isfaction of the Attorney General, that the State, In-
dian Tribal government, or State court system— 
‘‘(A) is not prohibited by State law or 
court order from submitting mental health 
records to the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System; and 
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), has imple-
mented a relief from disabilities program in ac-
cordance with section 105. 
‘‘(2) RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES PROGRAM.— 
For purposes of obtaining a grant under this sec-
tion, a State, Indian Tribal government, or State 
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