1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Needs to Know Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is used to conduct background checks on individuals as they purchase a gun from federally licensed firearms dealers, provides a one-time snapshot view of an individual’s criminal history status. It does not, however, provide notice to Federal, State, or local law enforcement officials if a firearm owner later falls into a category of people prohibited by law from possessing firearms. (2) Law enforcement should be notified when a firearm license or permit holder loses his or her legal eligibility for the license or permit through criminal activity anywhere in the country. (3) The Rap Back Service is a capability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system. The Rap Back Service provides notice to authorized agencies of activity of licensed individuals that might impact their continued eligibility for a license. Enrollment in the Rap Back Service eliminates the need for repeated background checks on a person in order to determine whether they continue to be eligible for their license. (4) In 2012, the Government Accountability Office issued a report based on a survey of State concealed carry permitting systems. The report found that 6 of the 9 States surveyed used in-State rap back services to monitor the continued eligibility of concealed carry permitholders. The report also found that the FBI’s nationwide Rap Back Service may provide States with the opportunity to subscribe to this service and automatically be notified of subsequent arrests across the United States for crimes committed by permit holders. . 3. Grant program (a) In general The Attorney General shall award grants to States and Indian Tribal governments to assist those States and Indian Tribal governments in enrolling individuals purchasing firearms or applying for firearm licenses in the Rap Back Service.