H.R. 10663 — Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act

This section establishes a firearms access victim notification system, operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in consultation with state, local, and Tribal agencies, to notify registered victims of offenses under sections 117, 1591, 2261, 2261A, or 2262 of prohibited firearm purchases or possession by offenders. It requires notifications upon attempted acquisitions, transfers after three business days, arrests, pardons, and relief from disabilities; permits legal guardians to register for victims under 18 years of age or incapacitated; and bars offenders from serving as such guardians.

This section establishes a pilot grant program under which the Attorney General awards funds to States and Tribes to upgrade victim notification systems (as defined in 34 USC 20108) so that victims of prohibiting domestic violence offenses or subject to prohibiting court orders receive notice if an offender attempts to acquire a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System or a state agency. Grantees must enable voluntary registration and deregistration, annual notices of registration status, and notifications of firearm purchase attempts by offenders or respondents.