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 120 STAT. 608

PUBLIC LAW 109–248—JULY 27, 2006

Subtitle C—Access to Information and Resources Needed To Ensure That Children Are Not Attacked or Abused 42 USC 16961.

SEC. 151. ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall ensure access to the national crime information databases (as defined in section 534 of title 28, United States Code) by— (1) the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, to be used only within the scope of the Center’s duties and responsibilities under Federal law to assist or support law enforcement agencies in administration of criminal justice functions; and (2) governmental social service agencies with child protection responsibilities, to be used by such agencies only in investigating or responding to reports of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation. (b) CONDITIONS OF ACCESS.—The access provided under this section, and associated rules of dissemination, shall be— (1) defined by the Attorney General; and (2) limited to personnel of the Center or such agencies that have met all requirements set by the Attorney General, including training, certification, and background screening. SEC.

152.

REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECKS BEFORE APPROVAL OF ANY FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND TO CHECK NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES AND STATE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRIES; SUSPENSION AND SUBSEQUENT ELIMINATION OF OPTOUT.

(a) REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECKS BEFORE APPROVAL OF ANY FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT AND TO CHECK NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES AND STATE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRIES; SUSPENSION OF OPT-OUT.— (1) REQUIREMENT TO CHECK NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATABASES AND STATE CHILD ABUSE REGISTRIES.—Section 471(a)(20) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(20)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (I)— (I) by inserting ‘‘, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases (as defined in section 534(e)(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code),’’ after ‘‘criminal records checks’’; and (II) by striking ‘‘on whose behalf foster care maintenance payments or adoption assistance payments are to be made’’ and inserting ‘‘regardless of whether foster care maintenance payments or adoption assistance payments are to be made on behalf of the child’’; and (ii) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by inserting ‘‘involving a child on whose behalf such payments are to be so made’’ after ‘‘in any case’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following:

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