[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15960]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CHILD PROTECTION IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2017

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 
695 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 695) to amend the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history 
     background check system and criminal history review program 
     for certain individuals who, related to their employment, 
     have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with 
     disabilities, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Hatch 
substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, 
as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, the title 
amendment be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 1114) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 695), as amended, was passed.
  The amendment (No. 1115) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To amend the title)

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
     voluntary national criminal history background check system 
     and criminal history review program for certain individuals 
     who, related to their employment, have access to children, 
     the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other 
     purposes.''.

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