Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sacramento, California.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 503 Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sac- ramento, California. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 18, 2019 Ms. MATSUI submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Recognizing and honoring the 50th anniversary of SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, headquartered in Sacramento, California. Whereas the Department of Justice’s Law Enforcement As- sistance Administration created SEARCH in 1969 as a 10-State project to demonstrate whether it was feasible to exchange criminal history records on an automated and nationwide basis; Whereas SEARCH not only demonstrated the feasibility of an automated nationwide system of sharing criminal records, but also, through partnership with the Depart- ment of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, State agencies and other organizations, helped to estab- VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Jul 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR503.IH HR503 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 503 IH lish the national criminal history record information sys- tem; Whereas SEARCH is a nonprofit organization created by and for the States, governed by a Membership Group com- prised of one gubernatorial appointee from each of the States and territories; Whereas SEARCH’s guiding vision is to ensure ‘‘Accurate and timely information, supported by well-deployed infor- mation and identification technology, enables the justice and public safety decision-maker to administer justice in a manner that promotes individual rights and public safe- ty’’; Whereas SEARCH provides training and technical assistance to help the criminal justice community combat high-tech- nology crimes, gather valuable information in investiga- tions, and link the Nation’s law enforcement agencies through policy and technical solutions; Whereas SEARCH helps agencies effectively implement infor- mation sharing technology to make accurate, more in- formed, immediate, and appropriately secured decisions about criminal justice and security issues, and to admin- ister justice in an efficient and effective manner; Whereas SEARCH has pioneered the development of both technology and policy solutions for justice implementation of biometric technologies, thereby enabling electronic fin- gerprints to become a rapid, reliable, and cost-effective identification authentication process and further sup- porting information sharing and collaboration among and between agencies; Whereas SEARCH has made a profound contribution, work- ing with the Department of Justice, to develop successive VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Jul 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR503.IH HR503 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 503 IH generations of privacy and security policies that are now reflected in both Department of Justice regulations and Federal legislation; Whereas SEARCH has played a critical role in the develop- ment of systems such as the Interstate Identification Index (III), the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), commonly called the Brady check system, the National Fingerprint File (NFF), the Inte- grated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), and key standards for information sharing and interoperability, such as the National Information Ex- change Model (NIEM); Whereas SEARCH’s work with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security helps the Nation’s justice and public safety communities plan, develop, implement, test, and manage interoperable communications solutions; and Whereas SEARCH has had many accomplishments over its 50-year history to help practitioners in criminal justice, public safety, and first response use information to plan for, predict, prevent, and interdict criminal events, ter- rorism, and disasters: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog- 1 nizes and honors SEARCH, The National Consortium for 2 Justice Information and Statistics, on the occasion of its 3 50th anniversary for accomplishments to promote infor- 4 mation sharing and identification solutions for first re- 5 sponders and law enforcement officers, and for the protec- 6 tion of privacy and citizens’ rights. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:13 Jul 18, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR503.IH HR503 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS