The SHARE Act authorizes the FBI to share criminal history records with state licensing authorities for background checks required by interstate compacts—formal agreements between states that regulate professional licenses across state lines. The law affects anyone applying for professional licenses in states participating in these interstate compacts, such as healthcare providers, teachers, or other licensed professionals. State licensing boards can use this criminal history information only for evaluating whether to grant or deny licenses and cannot share the detailed records with other state agencies, the public, or the interstate compact commission itself; however, they may notify the commission that a background check was completed and whether it was satisfactory. The legislation contains no new federal funding requirements, as it simply clarifies existing FBI authority to share information with state officials already operating under interstate compact agreements.
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