H.R. 2596 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2596 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2013 Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. Israel) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the Attorney General to share information with agencies of State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing licenses to taxi drivers, chauffeurs, and other public passenger vehicle operators. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passenger Safety and Security Act or the PASS Act. 2. Authority of Attorney General to share information with State and local government agencies Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) agencies of State or local governments, including agencies of State or local governments acting through a qualified transportation regulation association, that conduct criminal background investigations as a condition of issuing a taxi, chauffeur, public passenger, or other similar license. ; and (2) in subsection (f)(3)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the term qualified transportation regulation association means the International Association of Transportation Regulators, or a wholly owned subsidiary of such association, used by a State or local agency for the purpose of sharing criminal background check information between the Department of Justice and the appropriate State and local agencies. .