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II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1712IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 12, 2025Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo authorize peace officer standards and training agencies to access criminal history records, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal History Access Act of 2025.

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Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Peace officer standards and training agency

The term peace officer standards and training agency means an agency of a State with the statutory authority under State law to set standards for the hiring, training, ethical conduct, and retention of the law enforcement officers of the State through certification, licensing, or other similar qualification process.(2)

State

The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.

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Amendments

(a)

Title 28

Section 534(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking and;(2)in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(3)peace officer standards training agencies, as defined in section 2 of the Criminal History Access Act of 2025.(b)

Regulations

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall amend section part 20 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.