; (2) the term NICS means the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and (3) the term relevant Federal records means any record demonstrating that a person is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code. I Combating Gun Crime, NICS Reauthorization, and NICS Improvement 101. Reauthorization and improvements to NICS (a) In general Section 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 40913 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; (2) by amending subsection (f), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.