I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4112 
To allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen criminal history 
record information for purposes of criminal history record information 
searches on private security officers under the Private Security Officer 
Employment Authorization Act of 2004. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 
Mr. MARINO (for himself and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To allow screening entities to submit, receive, and screen 
criminal history record information for purposes of crimi-
nal history record information searches on private secu-
rity officers under the Private Security Officer Employ-
ment Authorization Act of 2004. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Private Security Offi-
cer Screening Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO ALLOW SCREENING ENTITIES TO 
PERFORM CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD IN-
FORMATION SEARCHES. 
Section 6402 of the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
rorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 401 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or through a screen-
ing entity’’ after ‘‘State identification bu-
reau’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting 
‘‘Act’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and 
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) SCREENING ENTITY.—The term ‘screening 
entity’ means a private business, non-profit organi-
zation, or individual authorized by the Attorney 
General to submit, receive, and screen criminal his-
tory record information for the purposes of a crimi-
nal history record information search pursuant to 
this Act.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
to a screening entity if the State of employment 
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is a State that is a non-participating State,’’ 
after ‘‘State identification bureau of a partici-
pating State’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘to 
the State identification bureau of the partici-
pating State the’’ and inserting ‘‘a’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
inserting ‘‘OR SCREENING ENTITY’’ before 
the period; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘pursuant to this Act, 
submitted through the State identification 
bureau of a participating State’’ and in-
serting ‘‘submitted through a State identi-
fication bureau or a screening entity pur-
suant to this Act’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
screening entity’’ after ‘‘submitting State 
identification bureau’’; 
(D) in paragraph (1)(D)(i), by inserting 
‘‘or screening entity’’ after ‘‘by the State identi-
fication bureau’’; 
(E) in paragraph (1)(D)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘a participating’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employment in a’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘identification 
bureau or screening entity’’ after ‘‘, 
the State’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (II)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘a participating’’ 
and inserting ‘‘employment in a’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘identification 
bureau or screening entity’’ after ‘‘, 
the State’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(B) the following: 
‘‘(C) standards for qualification as a 
screening entity; 
‘‘(D) standards and procedures to provide 
for screening entities to submit, receive, and 
screen criminal history record information for 
the purposes of a criminal history record infor-
mation search pursuant to this Act; and’’. 
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SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the amendments 
made by this Act. 
Æ 
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