3.0.0 3707 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z 2019-11-15T21:55:29Z Senate S S 2012-12-21 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-12-21T22:19:10Z 2012-12-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2012-12-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Electric power generation and transmission Employee hiring Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Industrial facilities Nuclear power Personnel records Public utilities and utility rates Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2012-12-21 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-11T22:19:23Z Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish procedures for regional entities or users, owners, or operators of the bulk-power system under the Federal Power Act, owners and operators of a facility licensed pursuant to and covered by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and owners and operators of a chemical facility subject to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards to obtain national criminal history background checks, including a search of the Interstate Identification Index of the National Crime Information Centers, for employees who have access to the most sensitive areas of operation. Authorizes the Director to collect fees for such checks.

Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to order the Electric Reliability Organization to submit a proposed reliability standard that would require each such regional entity or user, owner, or operator of the bulk-power system to obtain a background check for every such employee.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act to direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to require each such licensed facility to obtain a background check for every such employee.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to require each such chemical facility to obtain a background check for every such employee.

]]> Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 Display Title Utility Employee Background Check Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize utilities to obtain national criminal history background checks of certain employees in sensitive positions. Introduced in Senate 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3707is/xml/BILLS-112s3707is.xml 2012-12-21 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.