Via
Steve Clemons is
this about HR10, a.k.a., the
Champion Act which promises some spanking new infringements on your civil liberties. Ashcroft's newest demon child. Here's a taste. Read and feel the chill.
SEC. 2141. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the "Criminal History Access Means Protection of Infrastructures and Our Nation Act"
SEC. 2142. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS.
(a) IN GENERAL.--Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(1) Under rules prescribed by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall, within 60 days after the date of enactment, initiate a 180-day pilot program to establish and maintain a system for providing to an employer criminal history information thatâ"
(A) is in the possession of the Attorney General; and
(B) is requested by an employer as part of an employee criminal history investigation that has been authorized by the State where the employee works or where the employer has their principal place of business; in order to ensure that a prospective employee is suitable for certain employment positions.
(2) The Attorney General shall require that an employer seeking criminal history information of an employee request such information and submit fingerprints or other biometric identifiers as approved by the Attorney General to provide a positive and reliable identification of such prospective employee.
(3) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may require an employer to pay a reasonable fee for such information.
(4) Upon receipt of fingerprints or other biometric identifiers, the Attorney General shall conduct an Integrated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (IAFIS) check and provide the results of such check to the requester.