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[Q]: 16, 110th Congress, agreed 
    to in the Senate March 1, 2007, and House Concurrent Resolution 80, 
    110th Congress, agreed to in the House of Representatives June 18, 
    2007.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT OF A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT THE DISARMAMENT OF THE 
LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.
    (a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy to guide 
future United States support across the region for viable multilateral 
efforts to mitigate and eliminate the threat to civilians and regional 
stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army.
    (b) Content of Strategy.--The strategy shall include the following:
        (1) A plan to help strengthen efforts by the United Nations and 
    regional governments to protect civilians from attacks by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army while supporting the development of 
    institutions in affected areas that can help to maintain the rule 
    of law and prevent conflict in the long term.
        (2) An assessment of viable options through which the United 
    States, working with regional governments, could help develop and 
    support multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat posed by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army.
        (3) An interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and review 
    diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military elements of United 
    States policy across the region regarding the Lord's Resistance 
    Army.
        (4) A description of the type and form of diplomatic engagement 
    across the region undertaken to coordinate and implement United 
    States policy regarding the Lord's Resistance Army and to work 
    multilaterally with regional mechanisms, including the Tripartite 
    Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact.
        (5) A description of how this engagement will fit within the 
    context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the Great Lakes 
    Region.
    (c) Form.--The strategy under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 5. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AREAS OUTSIDE UGANDA AFFECTED BY 
THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY.
    In accordance with section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601), the President is authorized to 
provide additional assistance to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 
southern Sudan, and Central African Republic to respond to the 
humanitarian needs of populations directly affected by the activity of 
the Lord's Resistance Army.
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN UGANDA.
    (a) Authority.--It is the sense of Congress that the President 
should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the 
Government of Uganda--
        (1) to assist internally displaced people in transition and 
    returnees to secure durable solutions by spurring economic 
    revitalization, supporting livelihoods, helping to alleviate 
    poverty, and advancing access to basic services at return sites, 
    specifically clean water, health care, and schools;
        (2) to enhance the accountability and administrative competency 
    of local governance institutions and public agencies in northern 
    Uganda with regard to budget management, provision of public goods 
    and services, and related oversight functions;
        (3) to strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian 
    police in northern Uganda to enhance public safety, prevent crime, 
    and deal sensitively with gender-based violence, while 
    strengthening accountability measures to prevent corruption and 
    abuses;
        (4) to rebuild and improve the capacity of the justice system 
    in northern Uganda, including the courts and penal systems, with 
    particular sensitivity to the needs and rights of women and 
    children;
        (5) to establish mechanisms for the disarmament, 
    demobilization, and reintegration of former combatants and those 
    abducted by the LRA, including vocational education and employment 
    opportunities, with attention given to the roles and needs of men, 
    women and children; and
        (6) to promote programs to address psychosocial trauma, 
    particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (b) Future Year Funding.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Secretary of State and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development should work with the appropriate committees 
of Congress to increase assistance in future fiscal years to support 
activities described in this section if the Government of Uganda 
demonstrates a commitment to transparent and accountable reconstruction 
in war-affected areas of northern Uganda, specifically by--
        (1) finalizing the establishment of mechanisms within the 
    Office of the Prime Minister to sufficiently manage and coordinate 
    the programs under the framework of the Peace Recovery and 
    Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP);
        (2) increasing oversight activities and reporting, at the local 
    and national level in Uganda, to ensure funds under the Peace 
    Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda framework are 
    used efficiently and with minimal waste; and
        (3) committing substantial funds of its own, above and beyond 
    standard budget allocations to local governments, to the task of 
    implementing the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern 
    Uganda such that communities affected by the war can recover.
    (c) Coordination With Other Donor Nations.--The United States 
should work with other donor nations to increase contributions for 
recovery efforts in northern Uganda and better leverage those 
contributions to enhance the capacity and encourage the leadership of 
the Government of Uganda in promoting transparent and accountable 
reconstruction in northern Uganda.
    (d) Termination of Assistance.--It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of State should withhold non-humanitarian bilateral 
assistance to the Republic of Uganda if the Secretary determines that 
the Government of Uganda is not committed to reconstruction and 
reconciliation in the war-affected areas of northern Uganda and is not 
taking proactive steps to ensure this process moves forward in a 
transparent and accountable manner.
SEC. 7. ASSISTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN 
NORTHERN UGANDA.
    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, despite 
reconstruction and development efforts, a continued failure to take 
meaningful steps toward national reconciliation and accountability 
risks perpetuating longstanding political grievances and fueling new 
conflicts.
    (b) Authority.--In accordance with section 531 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346), the President is authorized to 
support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the Government of 
Uganda to advance efforts to promote transitional justice and 
reconciliation on both local and national levels, including to 
encourage implementation of the mechanisms outlined in the Annexure to 
the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the 
Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement, signed at 
Juba February 19, 2008, namely--
        (1) a body to investigate the history of the conflict, inquire 
    into human rights violations committed during the conflict by all 
    sides, promote truth-telling in communities, and encourage the 
    preservation of the memory of events and victims of the conflict 
    through memorials, archives, commemorations, and other forms of 
    preservation;
        (2) a special division of the High Court of Uganda to try 
    individuals alleged to have committed serious crimes during the 
    conflict, and a special unit to carry out investigations and 
    prosecutions in support of trials;
        (3) a system for making reparations to victims of the conflict; 
    and
        (4) a review and strategy for supporting transitional justice 
    mechanisms in affected areas to promote reconciliation and 
    encourage individuals to take personal responsibility for their 
    conduct during the war.
SEC. 8. REPORT.
    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of 
the strategy required under section 4, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
on the progress made toward the implementation of the strategy required 
under section 4 and a description and evaluation of the assistance 
provided under this Act toward the policy objectives described in 
section 3.
    (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall 
include--
        (1) a description and evaluation of actions taken toward the 
    implementation of the strategy required under section 4;
        (2) a description of assistance provided under sections 5, 6, 
    and 7;
        (3) an evaluation of bilateral assistance provided to the 
    Republic of Uganda and associated programs in light of stated 
    policy objectives;
        (4) a description of the status of the Peace Recovery and 
    Development Plan for Northern Uganda and the progress of the 
    Government of Uganda in fulfilling the steps outlined in section 
    6(b); and
        (5) a description of amounts of assistance committed, and 
    amounts provided, to northern Uganda during the reporting period by 
    the Government of Uganda and each donor country.
    (c) Form.--The report under this section shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FUNDING.
    It is the sense of Congress that--
        (1) of the total amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 
    2011 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to 
    $10,000,000 should be used to carry out activities under section 5; 
    and
        (2) of the total amounts to be appropriated for fiscal year 
    2011 through 2013 for the Department of State and foreign 
    operations, up to $10,000,000 in each such fiscal year should be 
    used to carry out activities under section 7.
  SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate 
    committees of Congress'' means the Committee on Appropriations and 
    the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee 
    on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
    of Representatives.
        (2) Great lakes region.--The term ``Great Lakes Region'' means 
    the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, 
    Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda.
        (3) LRA-affected areas.--The term ``LRA-affected areas'' means 
    those portions of northern Uganda, southern Sudan, northeastern 
    Democratic Republic of Congo, and southeastern Central African 
    Republic determined by the Secretary of State to be affected by the 
    Lord's Resistance Army as of the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
[A]: Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Directs the President to submit to Congress a regional strategy to guide U.S. support for multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat to civilians and regional stability posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Requires the strategy to include: (1) a plan to help strengthen efforts by the United Nations (U.N.) and regional governments to protect civilians from attacks by the LRA; (2) an assessment of viable options through which the United States could help develop and support multilateral efforts to eliminate the threat posed by the LRA; (3) an interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and review diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military elements of U.S. policy across the region regarding the LRA; (4) a description of the type and form of diplomatic engagement across the region undertaken to coordinate and implement U.S. policy regarding the LRA and to work multilaterally with regional mechanisms, including the Tripartite Plus Commission and the Great Lakes Pact; and (5) a description of how this engagement will fit within the context of broader efforts and policy objectives in the Great Lakes Region.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the President to provide additional assistance to respond to the humanitarian needs of populations the Democratic Republic of Congo, southern Sudan, and Central African Republic affected by LRA activity.

(Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to: (1) assist internally displaced people in transition and returnees by spurring economic revitalization and advancing access to basic services at return sites; (2) enhance the accountability and administrative competency of local governance institutions and public agencies in northern Uganda; (3) strengthen the operational capacity of the civilian police and the justice system in northern Uganda; (4) establish mechanisms for the disarmament and reintegration of former combatants and those abducted by the LRA; and (5) promote programs to address psychosocial trauma.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should work with Congress to increase future assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda demonstrates a commitment to reconstruction in war-affected areas of northern Uganda; and (2) the Secretary should withhold non-humanitarian assistance to Uganda if the government of Uganda is not committed to reconstruction and reconciliation in the war-affected areas of northern Uganda and is not taking steps to ensure this process moves forward in a transparent and accountable manner.

(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that a continued failure to take meaningful steps toward national reconciliation and accountability risks perpetuating political grievances and fueling new conflicts.

Authorizes the President to support efforts by the people of northern Uganda and the government of Uganda to promote transitional justice and reconciliation on both local and national levels, including to encourage implementation of the mechanisms in the Annexure to the Agreement on Accountability and Reconciliation between the government of Uganda and the LRA.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on implementation of the strategy and evaluation of the assistance under this Act.

(Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) of the total amounts to be appropriated for FY2011 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to $10 million should be used to carry out activities under section 5; and (2) of the total amounts to be appropriated for FY2011-FY2013 for the Department of State and foreign operations, up to $10 million in each such fiscal year should be used to carry out activities under section 7.

(Sec. 10) Defines: (1) "Great Lakes Region" as the region comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, southern Sudan, and Uganda; and (2) "LRA-affected areas" as those portions of northern Uganda, southern Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and southeastern Central African Republic affected by the LRA.


[Q]: SECTION 1. DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR THE USE OF PRESCRIPTION 
              OPIOIDS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services; and
            (2) the term ``task force'' means the Pain Management Best 
        Practices Inter-Agency Task Force convened under subsection 
        (b).
    (b) Inter-Agency Task Force.--Not later than December 14, 2018, the 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the 
Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, shall convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-
Agency Task Force to review, modify, and update, as appropriate, best 
practices for pain management (including chronic and acute pain) and 
prescribing pain medication.
    (c) Membership.--The task force shall be comprised of--
            (1) representatives of--
                    (A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    (B) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (C) the Food and Drug Administration;
                    (D) the Department of Defense;
                    (E) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
                    (F) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
                    (G) the Health Resources and Services 
                Administration;
                    (H) the Indian Health Service;
                    (I) the National Academy of Medicine;
                    (J) the National Institutes of Health;
                    (K) the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
                    (L) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
                Administration; and
                    (M) the Office of Women's Health;
            (2) State medical boards;
            (3) subject to subsection (e), physicians, dentists, and 
        nonphysician prescribers;
            (4) hospitals;
            (5) subject to subsection (e), pharmacists and pharmacies;
            (6) first responders;
            (7) experts in the fields of pain research and addiction 
        research;
            (8) experts in the fields of adolescent and young adult 
        addiction research;
            (9) representatives of--
                    (A) pain management professional organizations;
                    (B) the mental health treatment community;
                    (C) the addiction treatment and recovery community;
                    (D) pain advocacy groups;
                    (E) veteran service organizations; and
                    (F) groups with expertise on overdose reversal;
            (10) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain;
            (11) a person in recovery from addiction to medication for 
        chronic pain, whose addiction began in adolescence or young 
        adulthood;
            (12) a person with chronic pain;
            (13) an expert on active duty military, armed forces 
        personnel, and veteran health and prescription opioid 
        addiction;
            (14) an expert in the field of minority health; and
            (15) other stakeholders, as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (d) Condition on Participation on Task Force.--An individual 
representing a profession or entity described in paragraph (3) or (5) 
of subsection (c) may not serve as a member of the task force unless 
such individual--
            (1) is currently licensed in a State in which such 
        individual is practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, a State in which the entity is engaged in business); 
        and
            (2) is currently practicing (as defined by such State) such 
        profession (or, in the case of an individual representing an 
        entity, the entity is in operation).
    (e) Duties.--The task force shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
        task force is convened under subsection (b), review, modify, 
        and update, as appropriate, best practices for pain management 
        (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing pain 
        medication, taking into consideration--
                    (A) existing pain management research;
                    (B) research on trends in areas and communities in 
                which the prescription opioid abuse rate and fatality 
                rate exceed the national average prescription opioid 
                abuse rate and fatality rate;
                    (C) recommendations from relevant conferences and 
                existing relevant evidence-based guidelines;
                    (D) ongoing efforts at the State and local levels 
                and by medical professional organizations to develop 
                improved pain management strategies, including 
                consideration of differences within and between classes 
                of opioids, the availability of opioids with abuse 
                deterrent technology, and pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, medical device alternatives to 
                opioids to reduce opioid monotherapy in appropriate 
                cases and the coordination of information collected 
                from State prescription drug monitoring programs for 
                the purpose of preventing the diversion of pain 
                medication;
                    (E) ongoing efforts at the Federal, State, and 
                local levels to examine the potential benefits of 
                electronic prescribing of opioids, including any public 
                comments collected in the course of those efforts;
                    (F) the management of high-risk populations, other 
                than populations who suffer pain, who--
                            (i) may use or be prescribed 
                        benzodiazepines, alcohol, and diverted opioids; 
                        or
                            (ii) receive opioids in the course of 
                        medical care;
                    (G) the distinct needs of adolescents and young 
                adults with respect to pain management, pain 
                medication, substance use disorder, and medication-
                assisted treatment;
                    (H) the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for 
                Chronic Pain issued by the Centers for Disease Control 
                and Prevention;
                    (I) the practice of co-prescribing naloxone for 
                both pain patients receiving chronic opioid therapy and 
                patients being treated for opioid use disorders;
                    (J) research that has been, or is being, conducted 
                or supported by the Federal Government on prevention 
                of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by 
                and substance use disorders among adolescents and young 
                adults relative to any unique circumstances (including 
                social and biological circumstances) of adolescents and 
                young adults that may make adolescent-specific and 
                young adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, 
                including any effects that substance use and substance 
                use disorders may have on brain development and the 
                implications for treatment and recovery;
                    (K) Federal non-research programs and activities 
                that address prevention of, treatment for, and recovery 
                from substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including an assessment 
                of the effectiveness of such programs and activities 
                in--
                            (i) preventing substance use by and 
                        substance use disorders among adolescents and 
                        young adults;
                            (ii) treating such adolescents and young 
                        adults in a way that accounts for any unique 
                        circumstances faced by adolescents and young 
                        adults; and
                            (iii) supporting long-term recovery among 
                        adolescents and young adults; and
                    (L) gaps that have been identified by Federal 
                officials and experts in Federal efforts relating to 
                prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from 
                substance use by and substance use disorders among 
                adolescents and young adults, including gaps in 
                research, data collection, and measures to evaluate the 
                effectiveness of Federal efforts, and the reasons for 
                such gaps;
            (2) solicit and take into consideration public comment on 
        the practices developed under paragraph (1), amending such best 
        practices if appropriate;
            (3) develop a strategy for disseminating information about 
        the best practices developed under paragraphs (1) and (2) to 
        prescribers, pharmacists, State medical boards, educational 
        institutions that educate prescribers and pharmacists, and 
        other parties, as the Secretary determines appropriate;
            (4) review, modify, and update best practices for pain 
        management and prescribing pain medication, specifically as it 
        pertains to physician education and consumer education; and
            (5) examine and identify--
                    (A) the extent of the need for the development of 
                new pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and medical 
                device alternatives to opioids;
                    (B) the current status of research efforts to 
                develop such alternatives; and
                    (C) the pharmacological, nonpharmacological, and 
                medical device alternatives to opioids that are 
                currently available that could be better utilized.
    (f) Consideration of Study Results.--In reviewing, modifying, and 
updating, best practices for pain management and prescribing pain 
medication, the task force shall take into consideration existing 
private sector, State, and local government efforts related to pain 
management and prescribing pain medication.
    (g) Limitation.--The task force shall not have rulemaking 
authority.
    (h) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date on which the 
task force is convened under subsection (b), the task force shall 
submit to Congress a report that includes--
            (1) the strategy for disseminating best practices for pain 
        management (including chronic and acute pain) and prescribing 
        pain medication, as developed under subsection (e);
            (2) the results of a feasibility study on linking the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to receiving and renewing 
        registrations under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 823(f));
            (3) recommendations for effectively applying the best 
        practices described in paragraph (1) to improve prescribing 
        practices at medical facilities, including medical facilities 
        of the Veterans Health Administration and Indian Health 
        Service;
            (4) the modified and updated best practices described in 
        subsection (e)(4); and
            (5) the results of the examination and identification 
        conducted pursuant to subsection (e)(4), and recommendations 
        regarding--
                    (A) the development of new pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids; and
                    (B) the improved utilization of pharmacological, 
                nonpharmacological, and medical device alternatives to 
                opioids that are currently available.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to: (1) review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication; and (2) examine and identify the need for, development of, and availability of medical alternatives to opioids (drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications). The task force must submit a report that includes: (1) the modified and updated best practices; (2) a strategy for disseminating the best practices; (3) the feasibility of linking the best practices to Drug Enforcement Administration registration of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of controlled substances; (4) recommendations for effectively applying the best practices at medical facilities; and (5) recommendations regarding medical alternatives to opioids.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited at the ``Protecting Students from Sexual and 
Violent Predators Act''.

SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    Subpart 2 of part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 9537. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    ``(a) Background Checks.--Each State that receives funds under this 
Act shall have in effect policies and procedures that--
            ``(1) require that criminal background checks be conducted 
        for school employees that include--
                    ``(A) a search of the State criminal registry or 
                repository in the State in which the school employee 
                resides and each State in which such school employee 
                previously resided;
                    ``(B) a search of State-based child abuse and 
                neglect registries and databases in the State in which 
                the school employee resides and each State in which 
                such school employee previously resided;
                    ``(C) a search of the National Crime Information 
                Center of the Department of Justice;
                    ``(D) a Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint 
                check using the Integrated Automated Fingerprint 
                Identification System; and
                    ``(E) a search of the National Sex Offender 
                Registry established under section 19 of the Adam Walsh 
                Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
                16919);
            ``(2) prohibit the employment of school employees for a 
        position as a school employee if such individual--
                    ``(A) refuses to consent to the criminal background 
                check described in paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) makes a false statement in connection with 
                such criminal background check;
                    ``(C) has been convicted of a felony consisting 
                of--
                            ``(i) homicide;
                            ``(ii) child abuse or neglect;
                            ``(iii) a crime against children, including 
                        child pornography;
                            ``(iv) spousal abuse;
                            ``(v) a crime involving rape or sexual 
                        assault;
                            ``(vi) kidnapping;
                            ``(vii) arson; or
                            ``(viii) physical assault, battery, or a 
                        drug-related offense, committed within the past 
                        5 years; or
                    ``(D) has been convicted of any other crime that is 
                a violent or sexual crime against a minor;
            ``(3) require that a local educational agency or State 
        educational agency that receives information from a criminal 
        background check conducted under this section that an 
        individual who has applied for employment with such agency as a 
        school employee is a sexual predator report to local law 
        enforcement that such individual has so applied;
            ``(4) require that the criminal background checks described 
        in paragraph (1) be periodically repeated; and
            ``(5) provide for a timely process by which a school 
        employee may appeal the results of a criminal background check 
        conducted under this section to challenge the accuracy or 
        completeness of the information produced by such background 
        check and seek appropriate relief for any final employment 
        decision based on materially inaccurate or incomplete 
        information produced by such background check, but that does 
        not permit the school employee to be employed as a school 
        employee during such process.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) School employee.--The term `school employee' means--
                    ``(A) an employee of, or a person seeking 
                employment with, a local educational agency or State 
                educational agency, and who has a job duty that results 
                in exposure to students; or
                    ``(B) an employee of, or a person seeking 
                employment with, a for-profit or nonprofit entity, or 
                local public agency, that has a contract or agreement 
                to provide services with a school, local educational 
                agency, or State educational agency, and whose job 
                duty--
                            ``(i) is to provide such services; and
                            ``(ii) results in exposure to students.
            ``(2) Sexual predator.--The term `sexual predator' means a 
        person 18 years of age or older who has been convicted of, or 
        pled guilty to, a sexual offense against a minor.''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 
amended by adding after the item relating to section 9536 the 
following:

``Sec. 9537. Background checks.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 21, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.
[A]:
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving funds under that Act to have in effect policies and procedures that: (1) require criminal background checks for school employees, including searches of state criminal registries or repositories, state-based child abuse and neglect registries and databases, the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice, the National Sex Offender Registry, and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (2) prohibit the employment of school employees who refuse to consent to a criminal background check, make false statements in connection with one, or have been convicted of one of a list of felonies or any other crime that is a violent or sexual crime against a child.

Lists those felonies as: (1) homicide; (2) child abuse or neglect; (3) crimes against children; (4) spousal abuse; (5) crimes involving rape or sexual assault; (6) kidnapping; (7) arson; and (8) physical assault, battery, or drug-related offenses, committed within the past five years.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) or state educational agencies (SEAs) to report to local law enforcement any applicants for school employment who are discovered to be sexual predators.

Requires periodic repetitions of such criminal background checks.

Requires such states to provide for a timely process under which school employees may: (1) appeal the results of a criminal background check to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information produced; and (2) seek appropriate relief for any final employment decision based on materially inaccurate or incomplete information produced. Requires this appeals process, however, to deny the individual employment as a school employee during the process.