S. 1712

119 S1712 IS: Criminal History Access Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1712  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 12, 2025   Mr. Moran  (for himself and  Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; 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 records, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Criminal History Access Act of 2025  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
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 hiring, training, ethical conduct, and retention of the law enforcement officers of the State through certification, licensing, or other similar qualification process.
(2)
State
The term  State  means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
3.
Amendments
(a)
Title 28
Section 534(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking  and ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
peace officer standards training agencies, as defined in section 2 of the  Criminal History Access Act of 2025
 .
(b)
Regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall amend section part 20 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.