Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Passenger Safety and Security Act” or the “PASS Act”.
Passenger Safety and Security Act
A BILL
To amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the Attorney General to share information with agencies of State and local governments that conduct criminal background checks when issuing licenses to taxi drivers, chauffeurs, and other public passenger vehicle operators.
Sec. 2 Authority of Attorney General to share information with State and local government agencies
Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (e)—
by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1);
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) agencies of State or local governments, including agencies of State or local governments acting through a qualified transportation regulation association, that conduct criminal background investigations as a condition of issuing a taxi, chauffeur, public passenger, or other similar license.”
in subsection (f)(3)—
by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (A);
by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) the term “qualified transportation regulation association” means the International Association of Transportation Regulators, or a wholly owned subsidiary of such association, used by a State or local agency for the purpose of sharing criminal background check information between the Department of Justice and the appropriate State and local agencies.”