[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS PILOT EXTENSION ACT OF 2008

  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3218, introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3218) to extend the pilot program for volunteer 
     groups to obtain criminal history background checks.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements 
relating to the bill be placed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3218) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3218

       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 ``Criminal History Background 
     Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 108(a)(3)(A) of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5119a 
     note) is amended by striking ``a 60-month'' and inserting ``a 
     66-month''.

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