On the recordApril 30, 2025
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Health and Integrity in Licensing and Documentation Act of 2025'' or the ``CHILD Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINING ``COVERED INDIVIDUAL'' FOR PURPOSES OF BACKGROUND CHECKS UNDER THE NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1993. Section 5(9)(B) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (34 U.S.C. 40104(9)(B)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i)-- (A) by inserting ``, contracts with,'' after ``is employed by''; (B) by inserting ``, contract with,'' after ``be employed by''; and (C) by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: ``(ii) is employed by or volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, an entity that is under contract with a qualified entity;''; (4) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by adding ``or'' at the end; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(iv) is licensed or certified, or seeks to be licensed or certified, by a qualified entity;''. ____________________





