,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,king of ,new ,york 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,andrews1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4         
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 and ,mr4       
,israel7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 drivers1       
chauffeurs1 and other public passenger  
vehicle operators4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,passenger ,safety and ,security ,act or
 the ,,pass ,act4  #b4 ,authority of    
,attorney ,general to share information 
with ,state and local government        
agencies ,section #ecd of title #bh1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7 by       

striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#a72  7,b7 by striking the period at   
the end of paragraph 7#b7 and inserting 
2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#c7      
agencies of ,state or local governments1
 including agencies of ,state or local  
governments acting through a qualified  
transportation regulation association1  
that conduct criminal background        
investigations as a condition of issuing
 a taxi1 chauffeur1 public passenger1 or
 other similar license4  2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7f77#c7--  7,a7 by striking  
and at the end of subparagraph 7,a72    
7,b7 by striking the period at the end  
of subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting 2    
and2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 the   
term qualified transportation regulation
 association means the ,international   
,association of ,transportation         
,regulators1 or a wholly owned          
subsidiary of such association1 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 agencies4  4