Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 534 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 28 U.S.C. § 534 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 4(c), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 616;
amended Pub. L. 97-292, Secs. 2, 3(a), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat.
1259; Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7333, Nov. 18, 1988, 102
Stat. 4469; Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40601(a), Sept. 13,
1994, 108 Stat. 1950; Pub. L. 107-273, div. A, title II, Sec.
204(c), div. B, title IV, Sec. 4003(b)(4), div. C, title I, Sec.
11004, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1776, 1811, 1816; Pub. L. 109-162,
title I, Sec. 118, title IX, Sec. 905(a), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat.
2989, 3079.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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5 U.S.C. 300 Aug. 31, 1964, Pub. L. 88-527,
(as applicable Sec. 201 (1st 105 words of 1st
to acquisition par. under "Federal Bureau of
etc. of Investigation", as applicable to
identification acquisition etc. of
and other identification and other
records). records), 78 Stat. 717.
5 U.S.C. 340. June 11, 1930, ch. 455, 46 Stat.
554.
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The sections are combined and reorganized for clarity. Former
section 300 of title 5 was from the Department of Justice
Appropriation Act, 1965. Similar provisions were contained in each
appropriation Act for the Department of Justice running back to
1921, which Acts are identified in a note under former section 300
of title 5, U.S.C. 1964 ed.
In subsection (a), the word "shall" is substituted for "has the
duty" as a more direct expression. The function of acquiring,
collecting, classifying, etc., referred to in former section 340 of
title 5 was transferred to the Attorney General by 1950 Reorg.,
Plan No. 2, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1261, which is
codified in section 509 of this title. Accordingly, the first 29
words and last 30 words of former section 340 are omitted as
unnecessary.
In subsection (c), the authority to appoint officials for the
cited purposes is implied.
AMENDMENTS
2006 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 905(a)(2), added
subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 905(a)(1), redesignated
subsec. (d), relating to the term "other institutions", as (e).
Subsec. (e)(3)(B). Pub. L. 109-162, Sec. 118, added subpar. (B)
and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: "the term
'protection order' includes an injunction or any other order issued
for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or
harassment against, or contact or communication with or physical
proximity to, another person, including temporary and final orders
issued by civil or criminal courts (other than support or child
custody orders) whether obtained by filing an independent action or
as a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as any civil
order was issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion
filed by or on behalf of a person seeking protection."
2002 - Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107-273, Secs. 204(c) and
4003(b)(4), amended par. (3) identically, inserting "and" at end.
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107-273, Sec. 11004, added par. (4) and
struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "exchange such
records and information with, and for the official use of,
authorized officials of the Federal Government, the States, cities,
and penal and other institutions."
1994 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-322 added subsec. (e).
1988 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-690 added subsec. (d).
1982 - Pub. L. 97-292, Sec. 3(a), inserted "and information"
after "identification records" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-292, Sec. 2(a), added pars. (2) and (3),
redesignated former par. (2) as (4), and substituted "exchange such
records and information" for "exchange these records" in par. (4).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97-292, Sec. 2(b), substituted "exchange of
records and information authorized by subsection (a)(4)" for
"exchange of records authorized by subsection (a)(2)".
TRIBAL REGISTRY
Pub. L. 109-162, title IX, Sec. 905(b), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat.
3080, provided that:
"(1) Establishment. - The Attorney General shall contract with
any interested Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal
nonprofit organization to develop and maintain -
"(A) a national tribal sex offender registry; and
"(B) a tribal protection order registry containing civil and
criminal orders of protection issued by Indian tribes and
participating jurisdictions.
"(2) Authorization of appropriations. - There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section [amending this section]
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011, to remain
available until expended."
NATIONAL GANG INTELLIGENCE CENTER
Pub. L. 109-162, title XI, Sec. 1107, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat.
3093, provided that:
"(a) Establishment. - The Attorney General shall establish a
National Gang Intelligence Center and gang information database to
be housed at and administered by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to collect, analyze, and disseminate gang activity
information from -
"(1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
"(2) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
"(3) the Drug Enforcement Administration;
"(4) the Bureau of Prisons;
"(5) the United States Marshals Service;
"(6) the Directorate of Border and Transportation Security of
the Department of Homeland Security;
"(7) the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
"(8) State and local law enforcement;
"(9) Federal, State, and local prosecutors;
"(10) Federal, State, and local probation and parole offices;
"(11) Federal, State, and local prisons and jails; and
"(12) any other entity as appropriate.
"(b) Information. - The Center established under subsection (a)
shall make available the information referred to in subsection (a)
to -
"(1) Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies;
"(2) Federal, State, and local corrections agencies and penal
institutions;
"(3) Federal, State, and local prosecutorial agencies; and
"(4) any other entity as appropriate.
"(c) Annual Report. - The Center established under subsection (a)
shall annually submit to Congress a report on gang activity.
"(d) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006 and for each fiscal year thereafter."
REVIEWS OF CRIMINAL RECORDS OF APPLICANTS FOR PRIVATE SECURITY
OFFICER EMPLOYMENT
Pub. L. 108-458, title VI, Sec. 6402, Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat.
3755, provided that:
"(a) Short Title. - This section may be cited as the 'Private
Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2004'.
"(b) Findings. - Congress finds that -
"(1) employment of private security officers in the United
States is growing rapidly;
"(2) private security officers function as an adjunct to, but
not a replacement for, public law enforcement by helping to
reduce and prevent crime;
"(3) such private security officers protect individuals,
property, and proprietary information, and provide protection to
such diverse operations as banks, hospitals, research and
development centers, manufacturing facilities, defense and
aerospace contractors, high technology businesses, nuclear power
plants, chemical companies, oil and gas refineries, airports,
communication facilities and operations, office complexes,
schools, residential properties, apartment complexes, gated
communities, and others;
"(4) sworn law enforcement officers provide significant
services to the citizens of the United States in its public
areas, and are supplemented by private security officers;
"(5) the threat of additional terrorist attacks requires
cooperation between public and private sectors and demands
professional, reliable, and responsible security officers for the
protection of people, facilities, and institutions;
"(6) the trend in the Nation toward growth in such security
services has accelerated rapidly;
"(7) such growth makes available more public sector law
enforcement officers to combat serious and violent crimes,
including terrorism;
"(8) the American public deserves the employment of qualified,
well-trained private security personnel as an adjunct to sworn
law enforcement officers; and
"(9) private security officers and applicants for private
security officer positions should be thoroughly screened and
trained.
"(c) Definitions. - In this section:
"(1) Employee. - The term 'employee' includes both a current
employee and an applicant for employment as a private security
officer.
"(2) Authorized employer. - The term 'authorized employer'
means any person that -
"(A) employs private security officers; and
"(B) is authorized by regulations promulgated by the Attorney
General to request a criminal history record information search
of an employee through a State identification bureau pursuant
to this section.
"(3) Private security officer. - The term 'private security
officer' -
"(A) means an individual other than an employee of a Federal,
State, or local government, whose primary duty is to perform
security services, full or part time, for consideration,
whether armed or unarmed and in uniform or plain clothes
(except for services excluded from coverage under this Act
[this section] if the Attorney General determines by regulation
that such exclusion would serve the public interest); but
"(B) does not include -
"(i) employees whose duties are primarily internal audit or
credit functions;
"(ii) employees of electronic security system companies
acting as technicians or monitors; or
"(iii) employees whose duties primarily involve the secure
movement of prisoners.
"(4) Security services. - The term 'security services' means
acts to protect people or property as defined by regulations
promulgated by the Attorney General.
"(5) State identification bureau. - The term 'State
identification bureau' means the State entity designated by the
Attorney General for the submission and receipt of criminal
history record information.
"(d) Criminal History Record Information Search. -
"(1) In general. -
"(A) Submission of fingerprints. - An authorized employer may
submit to the State identification bureau of a participating
State, fingerprints or other means of positive identification,
as determined by the Attorney General, of an employee of such
employer for purposes of a criminal history record information
search pursuant to this Act [this section].
"(B) Employee rights. -
"(i) Permission. - An authorized employer shall obtain
written consent from an employee to submit to the State
identification bureau of the participating State the request
to search the criminal history record information of the
employee under this Act [this section].
"(ii) Access. - An authorized employer shall provide to the
employee confidential access to any information relating to
the employee received by the authorized employer pursuant to
this Act [this section].
"(C) Providing information to the state identification
bureau. - Upon receipt of a request for a criminal history
record information search from an authorized employer pursuant
to this Act [this section], submitted through the State
identification bureau of a participating State, the Attorney
General shall -
"(i) search the appropriate records of the Criminal Justice
Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and
"(ii) promptly provide any resulting identification and
criminal history record information to the submitting State
identification bureau requesting the information.
"(D) Use of information. -
"(i) In general. - Upon receipt of the criminal history
record information from the Attorney General by the State
identification bureau, the information shall be used only as
provided in clause (ii).
"(ii) Terms. - In the case of -
"(I) a participating State that has no State standards for
qualification to be a private security officer, the State
shall notify an authorized employer as to the fact of whether
an employee has been -
"(aa) convicted of a felony, an offense involving
dishonesty or a false statement if the conviction occurred
during the previous 10 years, or an offense involving the
use or attempted use of physical force against the person
of another if the conviction occurred during the previous
10 years; or
"(bb) charged with a criminal felony for which there has
been no resolution during the preceding 365 days; or
"(II) a participating State that has State standards for
qualification to be a private security officer, the State
shall use the information received pursuant to this Act [this
section] in applying the State standards and shall only
notify the employer of the results of the application of the
State standards.
"(E) Frequency of requests. - An authorized employer may
request a criminal history record information search for an
employee only once every 12 months of continuous employment by
that employee unless the authorized employer has good cause to
submit additional requests.
"(2) Regulations. - Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Dec. 17, 2004], the Attorney General shall
issue such final or interim final regulations as may be necessary
to carry out this Act [this section], including -
"(A) measures relating to the security, confidentiality,
accuracy, use, submission, dissemination, destruction of
information and audits, and record keeping;
"(B) standards for qualification as an authorized employer;
and
"(C) the imposition of reasonable fees necessary for
conducting the background checks.
"(3) Criminal penalties for use of information. - Whoever
knowingly and intentionally uses any information obtained
pursuant to this Act [this section] other than for the purpose of
determining the suitability of an individual for employment as a
private security officer shall be fined under title 18, United
States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
"(4) User fees. -
"(A) In general. - The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation may -
"(i) collect fees to process background checks provided for
by this Act [this section]; and
"(ii) establish such fees at a level to include an
additional amount to defray expenses for the automation of
fingerprint identification and criminal justice information
services and associated costs.
"(B) Limitations. - Any fee collected under this subsection -

"(i) shall, consistent with Public Law 101-515 [see Tables
for classification] and Public Law 104-99 [see Tables for
classification], be credited to the appropriation to be used
for salaries and other expenses incurred through providing
the services described in such Public Laws and in
subparagraph (A);
"(ii) shall be available for expenditure only to pay the
costs of such activities and services; and
"(iii) shall remain available until expended.
"(C) State costs. - Nothing in this Act [this section] shall
be construed as restricting the right of a State to assess a
reasonable fee on an authorized employer for the costs to the
State of administering this Act [this section].
"(5) State opt out. - A State may decline to participate in the
background check system authorized by this Act [this section] by
enacting a law or issuing an order by the Governor (if consistent
with State law) providing that the State is declining to
participate pursuant to this subsection."
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN NURSING
FACILITIES AND HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES
Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 124], Oct.
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-73, provided that:
"(a)(1) A nursing facility or home health care agency may submit
a request to the Attorney General to conduct a search and exchange
of records described in subsection (b) regarding an applicant for
employment if the employment position is involved in direct patient
care.
"(2) A nursing facility or home health care agency requesting a
search and exchange of records under this section shall submit to
the Attorney General through the appropriate State agency or agency
designated by the Attorney General a copy of an employment
applicant's fingerprints, a statement signed by the applicant
authorizing the nursing facility or home health care agency to
request the search and exchange of records, and any other
identification information not more than 7 days (excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays under section 6103(a)
of title 5, United States Code) after acquiring the fingerprints,
signed statement, and information.
"(b) Pursuant to any submission that complies with the
requirements of subsection (a), the Attorney General shall search
the records of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any criminal history
records corresponding to the fingerprints or other identification
information submitted. The Attorney General shall provide any
corresponding information resulting from the search to the
appropriate State agency or agency designated by the Attorney
General to receive such information.
"(c) Information regarding an applicant for employment in a
nursing facility or home health care agency obtained pursuant to
this section may be used only by the facility or agency requesting
the information and only for the purpose of determining the
suitability of the applicant for employment by the facility or
agency in a position involved in direct patient care.
"(d) The Attorney General may charge a reasonable fee, not to
exceed $50 per request, to any nursing facility or home health care
agency requesting a search and exchange of records pursuant to this
section.
"(e) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
Act [Oct. 21, 1998], the Attorney General shall submit a report to
Congress on the number of requests for searches and exchanges of
records made under this section by nursing facilities and home
health care agencies and the disposition of such requests.
"(f) Whoever knowingly uses any information obtained pursuant to
this section for a purpose other than as authorized under
subsection (c) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
"(g) A nursing facility or home health care agency that, in
denying employment for an applicant, reasonably relies upon
information provided by the Attorney General pursuant to this
section shall not be liable in any action brought by the applicant
based on the employment determination resulting from the
incompleteness or inaccuracy of the information.
"(h) The Attorney General may promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to carry out this section, including regulations
regarding the security, confidentiality, accuracy, use,
destruction, and dissemination of information, audits and
recordkeeping, the imposition of fees, and any necessary
modifications to the definitions contained in subsection (i).
"(i) In this section:
"(1) The term 'home health care agency' means an agency that
provides home health care or personal care services on a visiting
basis in a place of residence.
"(2) The term 'nursing facility' means a facility or
institution (or a distinct part of an institution) that is
primarily engaged in providing to residents of the facility or
institution nursing care, including skilled nursing care, and
related services for individuals who require medical or nursing
care.
"(j) This section shall apply without fiscal year limitation."
COMPILATION OF STATISTICS RELATING TO INTIMIDATION OF GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
Pub. L. 104-132, title VIII, Sec. 808, Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1310, which required Attorney General to collect data for the
calendar year 1990 and each succeeding calendar year, relating to
crimes and incidents of threats of violence and acts of violence
against Federal, State, and local government employees and their
families in the performance of their lawful duties, and to annually
publish a summary of the data collected to be used only for
research and statistical purposes, was repealed by Pub. L. 107-273,
div. A, title III, Sec. 311(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1786.
RULEMAKING RELATING TO ACCESS TO FEDERAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION
DATABASES
Section 40601(b) of Pub. L. 103-322 provided that: "The Attorney
General may make rules to carry out the subsection added to section
534 of title 28, United States Code, by subsection (a), after
consultation with the officials charged with managing the National
Crime Information Center and the Criminal Justice Information
Services Advisory Policy Board."
NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER PROJECT 2000
Pub. L. 101-647, title VI, subtitle B, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat.
4823, provided that:
"SEC. 611. SHORT TITLE.
"This section [subtitle] may be cited as the 'National Law
Enforcement Cooperation Act of 1990'.
"SEC. 612. FINDINGS.
"The Congress finds that -
"(1) cooperation among Federal, State and local law enforcement
agencies is critical to an effective national response to the
problems of violent crime and drug trafficking in the United
States;
"(2) the National Crime Information Center, which links more
than 16,000 Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies, is
the single most important avenue of cooperation among law
enforcement agencies;
"(3) major improvements to the National Crime Information
Center are needed because the current system is more than twenty
years old; carries much greater volumes of enforcement
information; and at this time is unable to incorporate
technological advances that would significantly improve its
performance; and
"(4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, working with State
and local law enforcement agencies and private organizations, has
developed a promising plan, 'NCIC 2000', to make the necessary
upgrades to the National Crime Information Center that should
meet the needs of United States law enforcement agencies into the
next century.
"SEC. 613. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
"There are authorized to be appropriated the following sums to
implement the 'NCIC 2000' project:
"(1) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 1991;
"(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1992;
"(3) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 1993;
"(4) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
"(5) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995.
"SEC. 614. REPORT.
"By February 1 of each fiscal year for which funds for NCIC 2000
are requested, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
Senate and House of Representatives that details the progress that
has been made in implementing NCIC 2000 and a complete
justification for the funds requested in the following fiscal year
for NCIC 2000."
FBI FEES TO PROCESS FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION RECORDS AND NAME
CHECKS
Pub. L. 101-515, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2112, as
amended by section 113 of H.R. 2076, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
as passed by the House of Representatives on Dec. 6, 1995, and as
enacted into law by Pub. L. 104-91, title I, Sec. 101(a), Jan. 6,
1996, 110 Stat. 11, as amended by Pub. L. 104-99, title II, Sec.
211, Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 37, provided in part that: "for
fiscal year 1991 and hereafter the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation may establish and collect fees to process
fingerprint identification records and name checks for non-criminal
justice, non-law enforcement employment and licensing purposes and
for certain employees of private sector contractors with classified
Government contracts, and notwithstanding the provisions of 31
U.S.C. 3302, credit such fees to this appropriation to be used for
salaries and other expenses incurred in providing these services,
and that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may
establish such fees at a level to include an additional amount to
establish a fund to remain available until expended to defray
expenses for the automation of fingerprint identification and
criminal justice information services and associated costs".
HATE CRIME STATISTICS
Pub. L. 101-275, Apr. 23, 1990, 104 Stat. 140, as amended by Pub.
L. 103-322, title XXXII, Sec. 320926, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat.
2131; Pub. L. 104-155, Sec. 7, July 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1394,
provided: "That (a) this Act may be cited as the 'Hate Crime
Statistics Act'.
"(b)(1) Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United
States Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for each
calendar year, about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice
based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or
ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder, non-
negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; aggravated assault, simple
assault, intimidation; arson; and destruction, damage or vandalism
of property.
"(2) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the
collection of such data including the necessary evidence and
criteria that must be present for a finding of manifest prejudice
and procedures for carrying out the purposes of this section.
"(3) Nothing in this section creates a cause of action or a right
to bring an action, including an action based on discrimination due
to sexual orientation. As used in this section, the term 'sexual
orientation' means consensual homosexuality or heterosexuality.
This subsection does not limit any existing cause of action or
right to bring an action, including any action under the
Administrative Procedure Act [5 U.S.C. 551 et seq., 701 et seq.] or
the All Writs Act [see 28 U.S.C. 1651].
"(4) Data acquired under this section shall be used only for
research or statistical purposes and may not contain any
information that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of
a crime.
"(5) The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the
data acquired under this section.
"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section through
fiscal year 2002.
"Sec. 2. (a) Congress finds that -
"(1) the American family life is the foundation of American
Society,
"(2) Federal policy should encourage the well-being, financial
security, and health of the American family,
"(3) schools should not de-emphasize the critical value of
American family life.
"(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed, nor shall any funds
appropriated to carry out the purpose of the Act be used, to
promote or encourage homosexuality."
UNIFORM FEDERAL CRIME REPORTING ACT OF 1988
Section 7332 of Pub. L. 100-690 provided that:
"(a) Short Title. - This section may be cited as the 'Uniform
Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988'.
"(b) Definitions. - For purposes of this section, the term
'Uniform Crime Reports' means the reports authorized under section
534 of title 28, United States Code, and administered by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation which compiles nationwide criminal
statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation,
and management and to assess the nature and type of crime in the
United States.
"(c) Establishment of System. -
"(1) In general. - The Attorney General shall acquire, collect,
classify, and preserve national data on Federal criminal offenses
as part of the Uniform Crime Reports.
"(2) Reporting by federal agencies. - All departments and
agencies within the Federal government (including the Department
of Defense) which routinely investigate complaints of criminal
activity, shall report details about crime within their
respective jurisdiction to the Attorney General in a uniform
manner and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. The
reporting required by this subsection shall be limited to the
reporting of those crimes comprising the Uniform Crime Reports.
"(3) Distribution of data. - The Attorney General shall
distribute data received pursuant to paragraph (2), in the form
of annual Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, to the
President, Members of the Congress, State governments, and
officials of localities and penal and other institutions
participating in the Uniform Crime Reports program.
"(d) Role of Federal Bureau of Investigation. - The Attorney
General may designate the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the
lead agency for purposes of performing the functions authorized by
this section and may appoint or establish such advisory and
oversight boards as may be necessary to assist the Bureau in
ensuring uniformity, quality, and maximum use of the data
collected.
"(e) Inclusion of Offenses Involving Illegal Drugs. - The
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized to
classify offenses involving illegal drugs and drug trafficking as a
part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports.
"(f) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated $350,000 for fiscal year 1989 and such sums as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section after
fiscal year 1989.
"(g) Effective Date. - The provisions of this section shall be
effective on January 1, 1989."
FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING
Section 7609 of Pub. L. 100-690 provided that:
"(a) Family Violence Reporting. - Under the authority of section
534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall
require, and include in uniform crime reports, data that indicate -

"(1) the age of the victim; and
"(2) the relationship of the victim to the offender, for crimes
of murder, aggravated assault, simple assault, rape, sexual
offenses, and offenses against children.
"(b) National Crime Survey. - The Director of the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, through the annual National Crime Survey, shall
collect and publish data that more accurately measures the extent
of domestic violence in America, especially the physical and sexual
abuse of children and the elderly.
"(c) Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to
be appropriated in fiscal years 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992, such
sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section."
PARIMUTUEL LICENSING SIMPLIFICATION
Pub. L. 100-413, Aug. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1101, provided that:
"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Parimutuel Licensing
Simplification Act of 1988'.
"SEC. 2. SUBMISSION BY ASSOCIATION OF STATE REGULATORY OFFICIALS.
"(a) In General. - An association of State officials regulating
parimutuel wagering, designated for the purpose of this section by
the Attorney General, may submit fingerprints to the Attorney
General on behalf of any applicant for State license to participate
in parimutuel wagering. In response to such a submission, the
Attorney General may, to the extent provided by law, exchange, for
licensing and employment purposes, identification and criminal
history records with the State governmental bodies to which such
applicant has applied.
"(b) Definition. - As used in this section, the term 'State'
means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the
United States.
"SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
"This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1989."
FUNDS FOR EXCHANGE OF IDENTIFICATION RECORDS
Pub. L. 92-544, title II, Sec. 201, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1115,
provided that: "The funds provided for Salaries and Expenses,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, may be used hereafter, in addition
to those uses authorized thereunder, for the exchange of
identification records with officials or federally chartered or
insured banking institutions to promote or maintain the security of
those institutions, and, if authorized by State statute and
approved by the Attorney General, to officials of State and local
governments for purposes of employment and licensing, any such
exchange to be made only for the official use of any such official
and subject to the same restriction with respect to dissemination
as that provided for under the aforementioned appropriation."
(!1) So in original. Two subsecs. (e) have been enacted.