### Question
Can you define what national criminal history background check system means?


### Answer
**National criminal history background check system** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 5119c*:

> the criminal history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification or any other method of positive identification

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 5119c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 67-CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT AND ADOPTION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER VI-CHILD ABUSE CRIME INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND CHECKS**

