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112 STAT. 1872 PUBLIC LAW 105-251—OCT. 9, 1998 section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) for firearms eligibility determinations; (7) integrated criminal justice information systems to manage and communicate criminal justice information among law enforcement agencies, courts, prosecutors, and corrections agencies; (8) noncriminal history record information systems relevant to firearms eligibility determinations for availability and accessibility to the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); (9) court-based criminal justice information systems that promote— (A) reporting of dispositions to central State repositories and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (B) compatibility with, and integration of, court systems with other criminal justice information systems; (10) ballistics identification and information programs that are compatible and integrated with the National Integrated Ballistics Network (NIBN); (11) the capabilities of forensic science programs and medical examiner programs related to the administration of criminal justice, including programs leading to accreditation or certification of individuals or departments, agencies, or laboratories, and programs relating to the identification and analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid; (12) sexual offender identification and registration systems; (13) domestic violence offender identification and information systems; (14) programs for fingerprint-supported background checks capability for noncriminal justice purposes, including youth service employees and volunteers and other individuals in positions of responsibility, if authorized by Federal or State law and administered by a government agency; (15) criminal justice information systems with a capacity to provide statistical and research products including incidentbased reporting systems that are compatible with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and uniform crime reports; and (16) multiagency, multijurisdictional communications systems among the States to share routine and emergency information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. (c) ASSURANCES. — (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall provide assurances to the Attorney General that the State has the capability to contribute pertinent information to the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note). (2) INFORMATION SHARING.—Such assurances shall include a provision that ensures that a statewide strategy for information sharing systems is underway, or will be initiated, to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on integration of all criminal justice components, law enforcement, courts, prosecution, corrections, and probation and parole. The strategy shall be prepared after consultation