H.R. 8352

119 HR 8352 EH: Criminal History Access Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 8352
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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 2026  .
2.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
(a)
Attorney general duties
Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(4), by amending to read as follows:
(4)
exchange such records and information with, and for the official use of, authorized officials of the Federal Government, including the United States Sentencing Commission, the States, including State sentencing commissions and peace officer standards and training agencies, Indian tribes, cities, and penal and other institutions; and
 ;
(2)
in subsection (e)—
(A)
by striking  section, the term  and inserting the following:
section—
(1)
the term
 ;
(B)
by striking
(1)   railroad  and inserting the following:
(A)
railroad
 ;
(C)
by striking
(2)   police  and inserting the following:
(B)
police
 ;
(D)
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(E)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
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; and
(3)
the term  State  means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
 .
(b)
Regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall amend part 20 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
     Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.