,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ejc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjai,ms4
 ,matsui submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing and honoring 
the #ejth anniversary of ,,search1 ,the 
,national ,consortium for ,justice      
,information and ,statistics1           
headquartered in ,sacramento1           
,california4  ,whereas the ,department  
of ,justice's ,law ,enforcement         
,assistance ,administration created     
,,search in #aifi as a #aj-,state       
project to demonstrate whether it was   
feasible to exchange criminal history   
records on an automated and nationwide  
basis2 ,whereas ,,search not only       
demonstrated the feasibility of an      
automated nationwide system of sharing  
criminal records1 but also1 through     
partnership with the ,department of     
,justice1 the ,federal ,bureau of       
,investigation1 ,state agencies and     

other organizations1 helped to establish
 the national criminal history record   
information system2 ,whereas ,,search is
 a nonprofit organization created by and
 for the ,states1 governed by a         
,membership ,group comprised of one     
gubernatorial appointee from each of the
 ,states and territories2 ,whereas      
,,search's guiding vision is to ensure  
,accurate and timely information1       
supported by well-deployed information  
and identification technology1 enables  
the justice and public safety           
decision-maker to administer justice in 
a manner that promotes individual rights
 and public safety2 ,whereas ,,search   
provides training and technical         
assistance to help the criminal justice 
community combat high-technology crimes1
 gather valuable information in         
investigations1 and link the ,nation's  
law enforcement agencies through policy 
and technical solutions2 ,whereas       
,,search helps agencies effectively     
implement information sharing technology

 to make accurate1 more informed1       
immediate1 and appropriately secured    
decisions about criminal justice and    
security issues1 and to administer      
justice in an efficient and effective   
manner2 ,whereas ,,search has pioneered 
the development of both technology and  
policy solutions for justice            
implementation of biometric             
technologies1 thereby enabling          
electronic fingerprints to become a     
rapid1 reliable1 and cost-effective     
identification authentication process   
and further supporting information      
sharing and collaboration among and     
between agencies2 ,whereas ,,search has 
made a profound contribution1 working   
with the ,department of ,justice1 to    
develop successive generations of       
privacy and security policies that are  
now reflected in both ,department of    
,justice regulations and ,federal       
legislation2 ,whereas ,,search has      
played a critical role in the           
development of systems such as the      

,interstate ,identification ,index      
7,,iii71 the ,national ,instant         
,criminal ,background ,check ,system    
7,,nics71 commonly called the ,brady    
check system1 the ,national ,fingerprint
 ,file 7,,nff71 the ,integrated         
,automated ,fingerprint ,identification 
,system 7,,iafis71 and key standards for
 information sharing and                
interoperability1 such as the ,national 
,information ,exchange ,model 7,,niem72 
,whereas ,,search's work with the       
,departments of ,justice and ,homeland  
,security helps the ,nation's justice   
and public safety communities plan1     
develop1 implement1 test1 and manage    
interoperable communications solutions2 
and ,whereas ,,search has had many      
accomplishments over its #ej-year       
history to help practitioners in        
criminal justice1 public safety1 and    
first response use information to plan  
for1 predict1 prevent1 and interdict    
criminal events1 terrorism1 and         
disasters3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that

 the ,house of ,representatives         
recognizes and honors ,,search1 ,the    
,national ,consortium for ,justice      
,information and ,statistics1 on the    
occasion of its #ejth anniversary for   
accomplishments to promote information  
sharing and identification solutions for
 first responders and law enforcement   
officers1 and for the protection of     
privacy and citizens' rights4