3.0.0 2756 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z Senate S S 2008-03-13 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-07-28T23:40:15Z Markup by 2008-05-22T14:48:52Z Referred to 2008-04-01T22:19:28Z sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-04-01T22:19:06Z Referred to 2008-03-13T15:04:33Z Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 110 6995 HR 2008-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 110 5606 HR 2008-04-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 904. Calendars 2008-07-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2008-07-28 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2008-04-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-04-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2008-04-01 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2008-03-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2140-2142) IntroReferral 2008-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2139-2140) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2008-03-13 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-03-13 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2008-04-10 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2008-04-15 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-04-15 False E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2008-04-22 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-05-07 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-05-07 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-08 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2008-11-20 False 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z S. 2756, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20007 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 22, 2008</p> 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z S. 2756, Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20007 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 22, 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety Criminal justice information Day care Employee selection Families Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Personnel records Social Welfare Volunteer workers Youth services Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-08T21:17:24Z Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to provide for a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations.

Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program.

]]> 01 2008-07-28 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-10-30T19:59:04Z Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to establish a program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish within the federal government or through an agreement with a nongovernmental entity an applicant processing center; (2) enter into an agreement for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to establish a criminal history resource center; and (3) assess annually whether each state authorized agency operates a qualified state program meeting specified requirements, as well as, upon request, state authorized agencies that do not have qualified programs, or those that have qualified programs failing to meet standards.

Requires the applicant processing center to: (1) streamline the process of obtaining nationwide background checks; (2) provide effective customer service; and (3) facilitate widespread access to nationwide background checks by participating entities. Authorizes the center to collect fees for its work according to a specified schedule.

Requires the criminal history resource center to provide participating entities with reliable and accurate information regarding the interpretation of criminal histories.

Requires the applicant processing center to complete criminal background checks within 10 business days after receiving a request.

Grants the subject of a nationwide background check (covered individual) the right to contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and, if appropriate, a state authorized agency to: (1) receive a full criminal history report within 10 days of requesting it; and (2) challenge the report's accuracy and completeness.

Authorizes appropriations to the Attorney General for: (1) FY2008 to establish the applicant processing center and the criminal history resource center; and (2) FY2009-FY2013 for the agreement with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to support the criminal history resource center.

Declares the sense of the Senate that in FY2009 and following fiscal years the fees collected by the applicant processing center should be sufficient to carry out the center's duties.

Declares that no participating entity shall be liable in an action for damages solely for failure to: (1) conduct a criminal background check on a covered individual; or (2) take action adverse to a covered individual upon receiving any notice of criminal history from the applicant processing center.

Declares that neither the applicant processing center nor a participating entity reasonably relying on criminal history record information received in response to a background check shall be liable in an action for damages based on the inaccuracy or incompleteness of that information.

Relieves the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents of any liability in an action for damages relating to performance of the Center's responsibilities and functions, except in a case of intentional, reckless, or other misconduct.

Prohibits unauthorized disclosure or use of criminal history records.

Requires the applicant processing center to destroy any fingerprints or criminal history record received under this Act after any transaction based on the fingerprints or criminal history record is completed. Prohibits the center from maintaining the fingerprints, the criminal history records, or the information in the criminal history record in any form.

(Sec. 4) Amends the PROTECT Act to terminate the Child Safety Pilot Program on the date that the program for national criminal history background checks for child-serving organizations established under this Act is operating and able to enroll any organization using the Child Safety Pilot Program.

]]> Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 S Senate Display Title Child Protection Improvements Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Reported to Senate 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2756rs/xml/BILLS-110s2756rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2756is/xml/BILLS-110s2756is.xml Committee Discharged Senate 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2756cds/xml/BILLS-110s2756cds.xml 2008-07-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 904. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.