,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjai,mr4 ,burr 7for himself and ,mr4   
,van ,hollen7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,child ,care and  
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 to improve child care protections      
provided through interstate background  
checks4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,child ,care           
,protection ,improvement ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,task ,force ,section #feh;,h of the
 ,child ,care and ,development ,block   
,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#iheh;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 by           
redesignating subsection 7j7 as         
subsection 7k72  7#b7 in subsection     
7d77#b77;,a71 by striking subsection    
7j77#a7 and inserting subsection        
7k77#a72 and  7#c7 by inserting after   
subsection 7i7 the following3  7j7 ,task

 force ,to assist in implementing       
interstate criminal background checks   
for child care staff members  7#a7      
,establishment ,there is established a  
task force1 to be known as the          
,interagency ,task ,force for ,child    
,safety 7referred to in this section as 
the ,task ,force71 to identify1         
evaluate1 and recommend best practices  
and technical assistance to assist      
,federal and ,state agencies in fully   
implementing the requirements of        
subsection 7b7 for child care staff     
members4  7#b7 ,composition ,not later  
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of the ,child ,care           
,protection ,improvement ,act of #bjai1 
the ,president shall appoint the members
 of the ,task ,force1 which shall       
include-- 7,a7 the ,director of the     
,office of ,child ,care of the          
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services1 the ,associate ,commissioner 
of the ,children's ,bureau of the       
,department of ,health and ,human       

,services1 the ,director of the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation1 or their    
designees2 and  7,b7 such other ,federal
 officials as may be designated by the  
,president4  7#c7 ,chairperson ,the     
chairperson of the ,task ,force shall be
 the ,assistant ,secretary of the       
,administration for ,children and       
,families4  7#d7 ,consultation ,the     
,task ,force shall consult with         
representatives from ,state child care  
agencies1 ,state child protective       
services1 ,state criminal justice       
agencies1 and other relevant            
stakeholders on identifying problems in 
implementing1 and proposing solutions to
 implement1 the requirements of         
subsection 7b71 as described in that    
subsection4  7#e7 ,task ,force duties   
,the ,task ,force shall-- 7,a7 develop  
recommendations for improving           
implementation of the requirements of   
subsection 7b71 including               
recommendations about how the ,task     
,force and member agencies will         

collaborate and coordinate efforts to   
implement such requirements1 as         
described in subsection 7b72 and  7,b7  
develop recommendations in which the    
,task ,force identifies best practices  
and evaluates technical assistance to   
assist relevant ,federal and ,state     
agencies in implementing subsection 7b71
 which identification and evaluation    
shall include-- 7i7 an analysis of      
available research and information at   
the ,federal and ,state level regarding 
the status of the interstate            
requirements of subsection 7b7 for child
 care staff members who have resided in 
one or more ,states during the previous 
#e years and who seek employment in a   
child care program in a different       
,state2  7ii7 a list of ,state agencies 
that are not responding to interstate   
requests covered by subsection 7b7 for  
relevant information on child care staff
 members2  7iii7 identification of the  
challenges ,state agencies are          
experiencing in responding to such      

interstate requests2  7iv7 an analysis  
of the length of time it takes the      
,state agencies in a ,state to receive  
such results from ,state agencies in    
another ,state in response to such an   
interstate request in accordance with   
subsection 7b72  7v7 an analysis of the 
average processing time for the         
interstate requests1 in accordance with 
subsection 7b72  7vi7 identification of 
the fees associated with the interstate 
requests in each ,state to meet         
requirements in accordance with         
subsection 7b72  7vii7 a list of ,states
 that are participating in the ,national
 ,fingerprint ,file program1 as         
administered by the ,federal ,bureau of 
,investigation1 and an analysis of      
reasons ,states have or have not chosen 
to participate in the program1 including
 barriers to participation such as      
barriers related to ,state regulatory   
requirements and statutes2 and  7viii7 a
 list of ,states that have closed record
 laws or systems that prevent the       

,states from sharing complete criminal  
records data or information with ,state 
agencies in another ,state4  7#f7       
,meetings ,not later than #c months     
after the date of enactment of the      
,child ,care ,protection ,improvement   
,act of #bjai1 the ,task ,force shall   
hold its first meeting4  7#g7 ,final    
report ,not later than #a year after the
 first meeting of the ,task ,force1 the 
,task ,force shall submit to the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,committee on ,health1   
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on         
,education and ,labor of the ,house of  
,representatives a final report         
containing all of the recommendations   
required by subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 
of paragraph 7#e74  7#h7 ,sunset ,the   
,task ,force shall terminate #a year    
after submitting its final report1 but  
not later than the end of fiscal year   
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