II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 4, 2005 Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To extend and expand the Child Safety Pilot Program.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005.

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Extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program

Section 108 of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5119a note) is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (2)(B), by striking A volunteer organization in a participating State may not submit background check requests under paragraph (3).; (B)in paragraph (3)— (i)in subparagraph (A), by striking a 30-month and inserting: “a 60-month”; (ii)by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B)

Participating organizations

(i)

Eligible organizations

Eligible organizations include— (I)the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; (II)the MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership; (III)the National Council of Youth Sports; and (IV)any nonprofit organization that provides care, as that term is defined in section 5 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119c), for children. (ii)

Pilot program

The eligibility of an organization described in clause (i)(IV) to participate in the pilot program established under this section shall be determined by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children according to criteria established by such Center, including the potential number of applicants and suitability of the organization to the intent of this section. ; (iii)by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C)

Applicants from participating organizations

Participating organizations may request background checks on applicants for positions as volunteers and employees who will be working with children or supervising volunteers. ; (iv)in subparagraph (D), by striking the organizations described in subparagraph (C) and inserting participating organizations; and (v)in subparagraph (F), by striking 14 business days and inserting 10 business days; and (2)in subsection (c)(1), by striking and 2005 and inserting through 2008.