,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fahf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbj,mr4   
,web] ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate    
scre5+ & crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *ecks 
= individuals seek+ access to qualifi$  
*emical & ref9+ infra/ructure entities1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp$i5t ,work=ce  
,scre5+ ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,purpose2    
f9d+s  7a7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is    
,act is to facilitate scre5+ =          
individuals seek+ access to qualifi$    
*emical & ref9+ infra/ructure entities 9
 a mann] t promotes public safety :ile  
protect+ ! int]e/s ( bo? individuals &  
qualifi$ entities4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,f$]al ,crim9al    
,hi/ory ,record ,in=mation 7,,*ri7 is an
 ess5tial & widely accept$ res\rce =    
backgr\nd scre5+4  7#b7 ,! ,f$]al       
,bureau ( ,inve/igation's 7,,fbi7 exi/+ 
,,*ri sy/em1 ! ,int]/ate ,id5tification 

,index 7,,iii71 includ+ ! ,national     
,f+]pr9t ,file 7,,nff71 is a p>tn]%ip   
betwe5 ! ,/ates & ! ,,fbi4 ,x is !      
prim>y means = access+ & communicat+    
,,*ri = crim9al ju/ice & c]ta9 critical 
noncrim9al ju/ice purposes4  7#c7 ,!    
exi/+ ,,*ri sy/em is built on in=mation 
ma9ta9$ by ! ,/ates4 ,,*ri available f !
 ,/ates repres5ts #ie p]c5t ( ! ,,*ri   
available = backgr\nd *eck decisions4   
7#d7 ,today1 access to a national       
crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *eck ?r\gh !   
,,fbi is dep5d5t on a pat*work ( legal  
au?orizations1 result+ 9 ongo+ reque/s =
 new ,f$]al or ,/ate au?oriz+           
legislation by private sector entities t
 d n curr5tly h a means ( access4  7#e7 
,an enhanc$ sy/em = facilitat+ *emical &
 ref9+ infra/ructure access to ,,*ri =  
v5ue access %\ld rely ^u a us]-fee-fund$
 me*anism ?r\gh :i* qualifi$ *emical &  
ref9+ infra/ructure entities nationwide 
c obta9 f+]pr9t-bas$ positive           
id5tification & national crim9al hi/ory 
backgr\nd *ecks f ! ,,fbi4  7#f7        

,qualifi$ *emical & ref9+ infra/ructure 
entities %\ld be free to use ei!r a     
national crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *eck  
?r\gh ! ,,fbi or a c\rt-s\rc$ hi/ory    
record in=mation ?r\gh a *eck us+ "n &  
o!r id5tifi]s1 f+]pr9ts1 or a comb9ation
 ( bo?4  7#g7 ,any national sy/em =     
qualifi$ *emical & ref9+ infra/ructure  
noncrim9al ju/ice backgr\nd *ecks mu/   
adh]e to high /&>ds = privacy &         
security1 includ+ me*anisms = ^? seek+  
access to *all5ge accuracy & complet5ess
 ( ! in=mation report$ ab\t !m4  7#h7 ,!
 national crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *eck 
sy/em %\ld lev]age ! mo/ rec5t          
te*nological advances to obta9 high spe$
 responses1 z well z enhance accuracy & 
complet5ess4  7#i7 ,! national crim9al  
hi/ory backgr\nd *eck sy/em does n alt] 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security's       
responsibilities "u ! ,*emical ,facility
 ,anti-,t]rorism ,act & ! p]=mance /&>ds
 = high risk *emical facilities4  #c4   
,national ,crim9al ,hi/ory ,backgr\nd   
,*eck ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( !     

program ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,,fbi1 %all e/abli% &   
implem5t a program to be kn[n z !       
,national ,crim9al ,hi/ory ,*emical &   
,ref9+ ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,program 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,program7 to p]mit   
qualifi$ entities to reque/ national    
crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *ecks = !      
purpose ( obta9+ id5tification          
au!ntication & crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd 
*eck in=mation ( individuals seek+      
access to a qualifi$ entity4  7b7       
,reque/ sy/em ,! ,program %all include a
 sy/em ?r\gh :i* a qualifi$ entity may  
reque/ a national crim9al hi/ory        
backgr\nd *eck directly ?r\gh ! ,,fbi1  
:i* sy/em %all be f+]pr9t-support$ &    
ma9ta9 appropriate privacy protections4 
7c7 ,role ( qualifi$ educational        
entities ,! ,program %all include a     
process ?r\gh :i* a qualifi$ educational
 entity may assi/ 9-- 7#a7 id5tification
 au!ntication ( individuals seek+ access
 to a qualifi$ entity & may obta9 access
 to ! p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ( 

su* individuals2 &  7#b7 sett+ crim9al  
hi/ory record in=mation /&>ds = access  
to qualifi$ entities4  7d7 ,response "t 
,to ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,,fbi %all   
respond to a reque/ receiv$ "u !        
national crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *eck  
program "u ?is section n lat] ?an two   
bus9ess days aft] receipt ( su* reque/4 
7e7 ,fees ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may *>ge a
 fee = conduct+ a national crim9al      
hi/ory backgr\nd *eck "u ?is section1   
except t ! am\nt ( su* fee may n exce$ !
 actual co/ ( ! backgr\nd *eck4 ,=      
purposes ( calculat+ ! actual co/ ( !   
backgr\nd *eck1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all 
include ! co/ ( build+1 ma9ta9+1 &      
enhanc+ an appropriate ,f$]al & ,/ate   
infra/ructure = ! national crim9al      
hi/ory backgr\nd *eck sy/em1 te*nology  
co/s1 /aff+ co/s1 & adm9i/rative co/s   
bas$ on ! sum ( bo? ,/ate-by-,/ate &    
,f$]al co/s1 & %all review ! am\nt ( !  
fee no less frequ5tly ?an e two ye>s4   
#d4 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is    
,act may be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 impose a  

requirem5t on a qualifi$ entity1 a      
consum] report+ ag5cy1 or a ,/ate1 to   
p>ticipate 9 ! ,program2 &  7#b7 limit !
 au?ority "u any o!r ,f$]al or ,/ate law
 = a qualifi$ entity1 a consum] report+ 
ag5cy1 or an au?oriz$ ag5cy to reque/ or
 provide crim9al hi/ory backgr\nd *ecks 
t are indep5d5t f ! ,program4  #e4      
,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney     
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a report
 on ! ,program1 includ+ any             
recomm5dations = improvem5ts to !       
,program4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 
! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7         
,au?oriz$ ag5cy ,! t]m au?oriz$ ag5cy   
means a division or (fice ( a ,/ate     
designat$ by a ,/ate to collect1 ma9ta91
 & dissem9ate crim9al hi/ory record     
in=mation "u ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,qualifi$  
entity ,! t]m qualifi$ entity means an  
entity t-- 7,a7 provides natural gas or 
petroleum *emical manufactur+ or        
ref9+-relat$ s]vices1 includ+ connect+  
t]m9als & pipel9es1 :e!r or n regulat$  

"u ! national critical infra/ructure "u 
! ,*emical ,facility ,anti-,t]rorism    
,/&>ds ,program "u title ,,xxi ( !      
,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq471 or ! ,m>itime  
,transportation ,security ,act ( #bjjb  
7,public ,law #ajg-bie2 #aaf ,/at4      
#bjfd72 &  7,b7 is approv$ by ! ,,fbi to
 reque/1 directly or ?r\gh a consum]    
report+ ag5cy1 to obta9 a               
f+]pr9t-support$ national crim9al hi/ory
 backgr\nd *eck = *emical or ref9+      
infra/ructure access4  7#c7 ,qualifi$   
educational entity 4 ,! t]m qualifi$    
educational entity means s*ool or       
indu/rial safety tra9+ facility t is--  
7,a7 describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2  7,b7  
,am]ican own$2 &  7,c7 recogniz$ by !   
,attorney ,g5]al to provide assi/ance to
 qualifi$ entities "u section #c4  7#d7 
,consum] report+ ag5cy ,! t]m consum]   
report+ ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m "u 
section #fjc7a7 ( ! ,fair ,cr$it        
,report+ ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            

#afhla7,j774  7#e7 ,crim9al hi/ory      
record in=mation ,! t]m crim9al hi/ory  
record in=mation means in=mation        
collect$ by crim9al ju/ice ag5cies on   
individuals1 consi/+ ( id5tifiable      
descriptions & notations ( arre/s1      
det5tions1 indictm5ts1 infractions1 or  
o!r in=mal crim9al *>ges1 & any         
disposition aris+ !refrom1 includ+      
acquittal1 s5t5c+1 correctional         
sup]vision1 & release4 ,! t]m does n    
include id5tification in=mation1 su* z  
f+]pr9ts1 if su* in=mation does n       
indicate ! individual's involvem5t ) !  
crim9al ju/ice sy/em4