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VA RIN: 2900-AP92 Publication ID: Fall 2017 
Title: Brady Act Compliance and the National Instant Criminal Background Check Relief Program 
Abstract:

Federal law prohibits certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries from owning firearms because mental disability precludes them from managing their monetary VA benefits. Under this law, VA must report information about these beneficiaries to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is a Federal information system that those who sell firearms must review prior to completing commercial transactions. The law also requires VA to administer a program that allows affected beneficiaries to request that VA grant relief from the NICS reporting requirements. VA proposes to amend its regulations to prescribe the rules by which it will administer its relief program.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 3.858   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Li
Chief, Regulations Staff (211D), Loan Guaranty Service
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9700
Email: stephanie.li@va.gov