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 PUBLIC LAW 108–21—APR. 30, 2003

117 STAT. 657

(C) REQUEST ALLOTMENTS.—The following organizations may allot requests as follows: (i) 33,334 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. (ii) 33,333 for the National Mentoring Partnership. (iii) 33,333 for the National Council of Youth Sports. (D) PROCEDURES.—The Attorney General shall notify the organizations described in subparagraph (C) of a process by which the organizations may provide fingerprint cards to the Attorney General. (E) VOLUNTEER INFORMATION REQUIRED.—An organization authorized to request a background check under this paragraph shall— (i) forward to the Attorney General the volunteer’s fingerprints; and (ii) obtain a statement completed and signed by the volunteer that— (I) sets out the provider or volunteer’s name, address, date of birth appearing on a valid identification document as defined in section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, and a photocopy of the valid identifying document; (II) states whether the volunteer has a criminal record, and, if so, sets out the particulars of such record; (III) notifies the volunteer that the Attorney General may perform a criminal history background check and that the volunteer’s signature to the statement constitutes an acknowledgment that such a check may be conducted; (IV) notifies the volunteer that prior to and after the completion of the background check, the organization may choose to deny the provider access to children; and (V) notifies the volunteer of his right to correct an erroneous record held by the Attorney General. (F) TIMING.—For any background checks performed under this paragraph, the Attorney General shall provide the criminal history records information to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children within 14 business days after receiving the request from the organization. (G) DETERMINATIONS OF FITNESS.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the privacy protections delineated in the National Child Protection Act (42 U.S.C. 5119), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children may make a determination whether the criminal history record information received in response to the criminal history background checks conducted under this paragraph indicates that the provider or volunteer has a criminal history record that renders the provider or volunteer unfit to provide care to children based upon criteria established jointly by, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the National Mentoring Partnership, and the National Council of Youth Sports.

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