; (2) make any publication whereby the information furnished by any particular individual pursuant to an application under this Act can be identified; or (3) permit anyone other than an officer or employee of the United States Government, the alien, or, in the case of an application filed under this Act with a designated entity, that designated entity, to examine such application filed under this Act. (b) Required disclosure The Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the information furnished under this Act, and any other information derived from such furnished information, to— (1) a Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, national security agency, component of the Department of Homeland Security, court, or grand jury in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, a background check conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act ( Public Law 103–159 ; 107 Stat. 1536) or an amendment made by that Act, or for homeland security or national security purposes, if such information is requested by such entity or consistent with an information sharing agreement or mechanism