#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#edgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$  
,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbd,mr4 ,moran 
7= himself & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to au?orize peace (fic] /&>ds &
 tra9+ ag5cies to access crim9al hi/ory 
records1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,crim9al
 ,hi/ory ,access ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,peace    
(fic] /&>ds & tra9+ ag5cy ,! t]m peace  
(fic] /&>ds & tra9+ ag5cy means an ag5cy
 ( a ,/ate ) ! /atutory au?ority "u     
,/ate law to set /&>ds = ! hir+1 tra9+1 
e?ical conduct1 & ret5tion ( ! law      
en=cem5t (fic]s ( ! ,/ate ?r\gh         
c]tification1 lic5s+1 or o!r simil>     
qualification process4  7#b7 ,/ate ,!   
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9
 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !      
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1

 & any t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  #c4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,title #bh 
,section #ecd7;e7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ &2  7#b7 9 p>agraph     
7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
peace (fic] /&>ds tra9+ ag5cies1 z def9$
 9 section #b ( ! ,crim9al ,hi/ory      
,access ,act ( #bjbd  4  7b7            
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all am5d section "p   
#bj ( title #bh1 ,code ( ,f$]al         
,regulations1 z may be necess>y to c>ry 
out ! provisions ( ?is ,act4