,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cjab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #aj1 #bjai,mr4 ,toomey introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,private ,security ,officer ,employment ,authorization ,act of #bjjd to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for private security officers4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,private ,security ,officer ,screening ,improvement ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,there are close to #a1jjj1jjj private security officers in the ,united ,states1 both contract and proprietary4 ,private security officers are considered persons of trust by the public4 ,they are entrusted to safeguard and protect people and property1 including nuclear power plants1 schools1 hospitals1 banks1 places of worship1 living communities1 shopping malls1 and entertainment venues4 7#b7 ,the ,integrated ,automated ,fingerprint ,identification ,system of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7referred to in this section as the ,,fbi7 maintains fingerprints and criminal history records on more than #gj1jjj1jjj individuals4 ,,fbi criminal history background checks on private security officers have uncovered serious criminal convictions that did not show up in ,state and commercial criminal history background checks4 ,accordingly1 it is clearly in the public interest for private security officers and applicants to be subject to ,,fbi criminal history background checks4 7#c7 ,congress has worked with the ,states to make ,,fbi criminal history background checks available to employers of private security officers through the ,private ,security ,officer ,employment ,authorization ,act of #bjjd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #daajf7 7referred to in this section as the ,,psoeaa7 and statutes enacted by dozens of ,states in compliance with ,public ,law #ib-edd4 ,the ,,psoeaa authorized employers of private security officers to request ,,fbi criminal history background checks on their officers and applicants through a ,state agency4 ,however1 since the enactment of the ,,psoeaa in #bjjd1 not all ,states have made ,,fbi criminal history background checks available to employers of private security officers4 ,as a result1 there are many private security officers and applicants for which employers are unable to obtain ,,fbi criminal history background checks as authorized by the ,,psoeaa4 #c4 ,national criminal history background check and criminal history review program ,the ,private ,security ,officer ,employment ,authorization ,act of #bjjd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #daajf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by inserting or a designated entity after a ,state identification bureau2 7,b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#g72 7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 respectively2 7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following3 7#c7 ,designated entity ,the term designated entity means an entity designated by the ,attorney ,general1 which may not be a ,federal agency1 to receive and process requests under subsection 7d74 2 and 7,e7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7#f7 ,state ,the term ,state means a ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 the ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 and the ,trust ,territories of the ,pacific4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking the ,state identification bureau of a participating ,state and inserting a ,state identification bureau or a designated entity2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 by striking to the ,state identification bureau of the participating ,state the and inserting a2 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 in the heading-- 7aa7 by striking the ,state and inserting a ,state2 and 7bb7 by inserting or designated entity after bureau2 7,,ii7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking the ,state identification bureau of a participating ,state and inserting a ,state identification bureau or a designated entity2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting or designated entity after ,state identification bureau2 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,d7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking the ,state identification bureau and inserting a ,state identification bureau or a designated entity2 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 in subclause 7,i71 in the matter preceding item 7aa7-- 7,,aa7 by striking a participating and inserting employment in a2 and 7,,bb7 by inserting identification bureau or a designated entity after the ,state2 and 7bb7 in subclause 7,,ii7-- 7,,aa7 by striking a participating and inserting employment in a2 and 7,,bb7 by inserting identification bureau or a designated entity after the ,state2 and 7v7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 ,state criminal history check ,a designated entity may1 upon request from an authorized employer1 complete a check of a ,state criminal history database4 7,g7 ,designated entities ,the ,attorney ,general shall designate1 and enter into an agreement with1 one or more entities to receive and process requests under this subsection4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by adding at the end the following3 7,d7 ,federal program costs 7i7 ,in general ,in the case of a criminal history record information search submitted through a designated entity in accordance with this subsection1 the fees collected by the designated entity shall be set at a level that will ensure the recovery of the full costs of providing all such services4 7ii7 ,requirement ,the designated entity shall remit the appropriate portion of the fees collected under clause 7i7 to the ,attorney ,general1 which amount is in accordance with the amount published in the ,federal ,register to be collected for the provision of a criminal history background check by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation4 4 #d4 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by this ,act4