SCREEN Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5547 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5547

To add the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security 
   to the list of permitted disclosures for the National Center for 
        Missing and Exploited Children, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2026

    Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
To add the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security 
   to the list of permitted disclosures for the National Center for 
        Missing and Exploited Children, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Strengthened Checks for Reliable 
Evaluation of Entrants Nationwide Act of 2026'' or the ``SCREEN Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTED DISCLOSURES BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND 
              EXPLOITED CHILDREN.

    Section 2258A(g)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
        subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph (D):
                    ``(D) the Department of State and the Department of 
                Homeland Security for purposes of screening and 
                vetting;''.
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