#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#edgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the   
,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4  
,whitehouse7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize peace officer     
standards and training agencies to      
access criminal history records1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,criminal     
,history ,access ,act of #bjbd4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,peace 
officer standards and training agency   
,the term peace officer standards and   
training agency means an agency of a    
,state with the statutory authority     
under ,state law to set standards for   
the hiring1 training1 ethical conduct1  
and retention of the law enforcement    
officers of the ,state through          
certification1 licensing1 or other      
similar qualification process4  7#b7    
,state ,the term ,state means each of   

the several ,states of the ,united      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any    
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  #c4 ,amendments  7a7 ,title   
#bh ,section #ecd7;e7 of title #bh1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking and2    
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the 
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#c7 
peace officer standards training        
agencies1 as defined in section #b of   
the ,criminal ,history ,access ,act of  
#bjbd  4  7b7 ,regulations ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall amend section part #bj of
 title #bh1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 as may be necessary to    
carry out the provisions of this ,act4