,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4     
,burr 7= himself & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,c>e &      
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
to improve *ild c>e protections provid$ 
?r\gh int]/ate backgr\nd *ecks4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,*ild ,c>e ,protection ,improvem5t ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,task ,=ce ,section       
#feh;,h ( ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t    
,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
r$esignat+ subsection 7j7 z subsection  
7k72  7#b7 9 subsection 7d77#b77;,a71 by
 /rik+ subsection 7j77#a7 & ins]t+      
subsection 7k77#a72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+   
aft] subsection 7i7 ! foll[+3  7j7 ,task
 =ce ,to assi/ 9 implem5t+ int]/ate     
crim9al backgr\nd *ecks = *ild c>e /aff 
memb]s  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is        

e/abli%$ a task =ce1 to be kn[n z !     
,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ce = ,*ild ,safety   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,task      
,=ce71 to id5tify1 evaluate1 & recomm5d 
be/ practices & te*nical assi/ance to   
assi/ ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies 9 fully    
implem5t+ ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7
 = *ild c>e /aff memb]s4  7#b7          
,composition ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] !
 date ( enactm5t ( ! ,*ild ,c>e         
,protection ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjai1 ! 
,presid5t %all appo9t ! memb]s ( ! ,task
 ,=ce1 :i* %all include-- 7,a7 !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,*ild ,c>e ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,associate ,commission] ( ! ,*ildr5's   
,bureau ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau
 ( ,inve/igation1 or _! designees2 &    
7,b7 su* o!r ,f$]al (ficials z may be   
designat$ by ! ,presid5t4  7#c7         
,*airp]son ,! *airp]son ( ! ,task ,=ce  
%all be ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( !       
,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families4    
7#d7 ,consultation ,! ,task ,=ce %all   

consult ) repres5tatives f ,/ate *ild   
c>e ag5cies1 ,/ate *ild protective      
s]vices1 ,/ate crim9al ju/ice ag5cies1 &
 o!r relevant /akehold]s on id5tify+    
problems 9 implem5t+1 & propos+         
solutions to implem5t1 ! requirem5ts (  
subsection 7b71 z describ$ 9 t          
subsection4  7#e7 ,task ,=ce duties ,!  
,task ,=ce %all-- 7,a7 develop          
recomm5dations = improv+ implem5tation (
 ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7b71 includ+
 recomm5dations ab\t h[ ! ,task ,=ce &  
memb] ag5cies w collaborate & coord9ate 
ef=ts to implem5t su* requirem5ts1 z    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7,b7      
develop recomm5dations 9 :i* ! ,task    
,=ce id5tifies be/ practices & evaluates
 te*nical assi/ance to assi/ relevant   
,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies 9 implem5t+      
subsection 7b71 :i* id5tification &     
evaluation %all include-- 7i7 an        
analysis ( available rese>* & in=mation 
at ! ,f$]al & ,/ate level reg>d+ ! /atus
 ( ! int]/ate requirem5ts ( subsection  
7b7 = *ild c>e /aff memb]s :o h resid$ 9

 "o or m ,/ates dur+ ! previ\s #e ye>s &
 :o seek employm5t 9 a *ild c>e program 
9 a diff]5t ,/ate2  7ii7 a li/ ( ,/ate  
ag5cies t are n respond+ to int]/ate    
reque/s cov]$ by subsection 7b7 =       
relevant in=mation on *ild c>e /aff     
memb]s2  7iii7 id5tification ( !        
*all5ges ,/ate ag5cies are exp]i5c+ 9   
respond+ to su* int]/ate reque/s2  7iv7 
an analysis ( ! l5g? ( "t x takes !     
,/ate ag5cies 9 a ,/ate to receive su*  
results f ,/ate ag5cies 9 ano!r ,/ate 9 
response to su* an int]/ate reque/ 9    
accordance ) subsection 7b72  7v7 an    
analysis ( ! av]age process+ "t = !     
int]/ate reque/s1 9 accordance )        
subsection 7b72  7vi7 id5tification ( ! 
fees associat$ ) ! int]/ate reque/s 9   
ea* ,/ate to meet requirem5ts 9         
accordance ) subsection 7b72  7vii7 a   
li/ ( ,/ates t are p>ticipat+ 9 !       
,national ,f+]pr9t ,file program1 z     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation1 & an analysis ( reasons  
,/ates h or h n *os5 to p>ticipate 9 !  

program1 includ+ b>ri]s to p>ticipation 
su* z b>ri]s relat$ to ,/ate regulatory 
requirem5ts & /atutes2 &  7viii7 a li/ (
 ,/ates t h clos$ record laws or sy/ems 
t prev5t ! ,/ates f %>+ complete crim9al
 records data or in=mation ) ,/ate      
ag5cies 9 ano!r ,/ate4  7#f7 ,meet+s ,n 
lat] ?an #c mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e ,protection ,improvem5t 
,act ( #bjai1 ! ,task ,=ce %all hold its
 fir/ meet+4  7#g7 ,f9al report ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! fir/ meet+ ( ! ,task  
,=ce1 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit to !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate1 & !      
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a f9al report   
conta9+ all ( ! recomm5dations requir$  
by subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( p>agraph  
7#e74  7#h7 ,sunset ,! ,task ,=ce %all  
t]m9ate #a ye> aft] submitt+ its f9al   
report1 b n lat] ?an ! end ( fiscal ye> 
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