3.0.0 163 2022-02-03T06:05:22Z 2022-02-03T06:05:22Z Senate S S 2009-01-07 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-07T17:26:37Z Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010 111 1469 HR 2010-07-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 111 1365 S 2009-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 111 1598 S 2009-08-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-01-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV N B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2009-01-07 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-01-07 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2009-01-07 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2009-01-07 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2009-02-09 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child care and development Child safety and welfare Criminal justice information and records Personnel records Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-06T22:36:04Z Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 - 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.

Amends the PROTECT Act to terminate the Child Safety Pilot Program on the date the program established under this Act is operating and able to enroll any organization using that Program.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish an applicant processing center to streamline the process of obtaining nationwide background checks; (2) enter into an agreement with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) to establish a criminal history resource center to provide child-serving organizations with reliable and accurate information for interpreting criminal histories; and (3) assess annually the compliance of state criminal background check programs with requirements of this Act.

Sets forth the duties of applicant processing centers, procedures for requesting a nationwide criminal background check, and fee schedules for background checks. Grants individuals who are the subject of a background check the right to request full criminal history reports and to challenge the accuracy and completeness of such reports.

Grants limited immunity to child-serving organizations and NCMEC for acts and omissions in obtaining or using criminal history background information.

Prohibits unauthorized disclosure or use of criminal history records.

]]> Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 Display Title Child Protection Improvements Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s163is/xml/BILLS-111s163is.xml 2009-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.