Pub. L. 109-162, tit. XI, subtit. C, sec. 1197
EXTENSION OF CHILD SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM.
SEC. 1197. EXTENSION OF CHILD SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM. Section 108 of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5119a note) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking “A volunteer organization in a participating State may not submit background check requests under paragraph (3).”; (B) in paragraph (3)—(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “a 30-month” and inserting “a 60-month”; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “100,000” and inserting “200,000”; and (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: “(B) Participating organizations.—“(i) Eligible organizations.—Eligible organizations include—“(I) the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; “(II) the MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership; “(III) the National Council of Youth Sports; and “(IV) any nonprofit organization that provides care, as that term is defined in section 5 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119c), for children. “(ii) Pilot program.—The eligibility of an organization described in clause (i)(IV) to participate in the pilot program established under this section 119 STAT. 3132 shall be determined by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, with the rejection or concurrence within 30 days of the Attorney General, according to criteria established by such Center, including the potential number of applicants and suitability of the organization to the intent of this section. If the Attorney General fails to reject or concur within 30 days, the determination of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children shall be conclusive.”; (iv) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: “(C) Applicants from participating organizations.—Participating organizations may request background checks on applicants for positions as volunteers and employees who will be working with children or supervising volunteers.”; (v) in subparagraph (D), by striking “the organizations described in subparagraph (C)” and inserting “participating organizations”; and (vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking “14 business days” and inserting “10 business days”; (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “and 2005” and inserting “through 2008”; and (3) in subsection (d)(1), by adding at the end the following: “(O) The extent of participation by eligible organizations in the state pilot program.”.