,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,ellison 7for himself1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,scott of   
,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of        
,mississippi7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #bh1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide for procedures        
ensuring accuracy in employment-related 
exchanges of records and information1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,accurate ,background ,check ,act of    
#bjac or as the ,,abc ,act of #bjac4    
#b4 ,procedures relating to             
employment-related exchanges of records 
and information ,section #ecd of title  
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7g7
 ,employment with ,federal ,government  
or ,federal contractor  7#a7 ,procedures
 to ensure accuracy of records ,the     

,attorney ,general shall by rule provide
 for procedures to ensure that any      
records and information exchanged under 
this section for purposes of employment 
background checks are as accurate and   
complete as is reasonably possible4     
7#b7 ,necessary elements of procedures  
,the procedure under paragraph 7#a7     
shall ensure that1 if a record or       
information is determined to be         
inaccurate or incomplete1 then not later
 than #aj days after a request for an   
exchange of the record or information is
 made and prior to releasing the record 
or information to the requesting entity1
 the ,attorney ,general shall correct   
or1 if appropriate1 delete or amend that
 information1 and--  7,a7 conduct       
research in whatever ,state and local   
recordkeeping systems are available in  
order to obtain complete data2  7,b7    
maintain a disposition document database
 that contains information obtained     
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 that      
cannot otherwise be posted or maintained

 and searched in other databases2  7,c7 
search the disposition document database
 established pursuant to subparagraph   
7,b7 and any other ,federal databases   
that contain relevant disposition       
information2 and  7,d7 notify each      
appropriate reporting jurisdiction of   
any updated information obtained        
pursuant to this paragraph4  7#c7       
,completeness of record or information  
,for purposes of this subsection1 a     
record or information is incomplete if  
that record or information indicates    
that an arrest was made and does not    
include the disposition of that arrest4 
7#d7 ,opportunity to review records or  
information ,in connection with an      
exchange of a record or information     
under this section for purposes of      
employment background checks1 the       
,attorney ,general shall1 prior to the  
exchange--  7,a7 obtain a statement of  
consent signed by the subject of such   
record or information authorizing the   
exchange of a record or information2    

7,b7 provide the applicant an           
opportunity to obtain a copy of the     
record or information upon request and  
to challenge the accuracy and           
completeness of that record or          
information2  7,c7 promptly notify the  
requesting entity of any such challenge2
  7,d7 not later than #cj days after the
 challenge is made1 complete an         
investigation of the challenge2  7,e7   
provide to the applicant the specific   
findings and results of that            
investigation2 and  7,f7 enter such     
findings in the disposition document    
database established pursuant to        
paragraph 7#b77;,b74  7#e7 ,report of   
,attorney ,general ,not later than #b   
years after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
submit a report to ,congress that       
includes--  7,a7 the number of requests 
for information made under this section2
  7,b7 appropriate statistical          
information to determine whether the    
exchange of records or information about

 arrests that did not result in         
convictions is affecting the employment 
opportunities of applicants to whom     
those records or information pertain2   
7,c7 any prolonged failure of a         
reporting jurisdiction to comply with a 
request by the ,attorney ,general for   
information about dispositions of       
arrests2  7,d7 the percentage of missing
 arrest dispositions located within the 
time limit required by this ,act2 and   
7,e7 the number of successful and       
unsuccessful challenges to the accuracy 
and completeness of records or          
information4  7#f7 ,certain other       
parties included as authorized officials
 for exchanges under this subsection    
,for purposes of exchanges under this   
subsection1 the term employment         
background checks includes background   
investigations authorized by ,executive 
,order #ajdej1 background investigations
 authorized by ,homeland ,security      
,presidential ,directive #ab1 and any   
exchanges made pursuant to section      

#gjaje7;d7 of title #df1 ,united ,states
 ,code4  4