[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13412]
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                       CHILD SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 298, S. 
1961.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1961) to extend and expand the Child Safety 
     Pilot Program.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third 
time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and 
that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The bill (S. 1961) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1961

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 2. 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''.

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