[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 324 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 324

  To require any person who is convicted of a State criminal offense 
against a victim who is a minor to register a current address with law 
  enforcement officials of the State for 10 years after release from 
                    prison, parole, or supervision.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Ramstad introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require any person who is convicted of a State criminal offense 
against a victim who is a minor to register a current address with law 
  enforcement officials of the State for 10 years after release from 
                    prison, parole, or supervision.

    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 ``Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against 
Children Registration Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) State guidelines.--The Attorney General shall establish 
        guidelines for State programs requiring any person who is 
        convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor 
        to register a current address with a designated State law 
        enforcement agency for 10 years after release from prison, 
        being placed on parole, or being placed on supervised release.
            (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        ``criminal offense against a victim who is a minor'' includes--
                    (A) kidnapping of a minor, except by a noncustodial 
                parent;
                    (B) false imprisonment of a minor, except by a 
                noncustodial parent;
                    (C) criminal sexual conduct toward a minor;
                    (D) solicitation of minors to engage in sexual 
                conduct;
                    (E) use of minors in a sexual performance; or
                    (F) solicitation of minors to practice 
                prostitution.
    (b) Registration Requirement Upon Release, Parole, or Supervised 
Release.--An approved State registration program established by this 
section shall contain the following requirements:
            (1) Notification.--If a person who is required to register 
        under this section is released from prison, paroled, or placed 
        on supervised release, a State prison officer shall--
                    (A) inform the person of the duty to register;
                    (B) inform the person that if the person changes 
                residence address, the person shall give the new 
                address to a designated State law enforcement agency in 
                writing within 10 days;
                    (C) obtain a fingerprint card and photograph of the 
                person if these have not already been obtained in 
                connection with the offense that triggers registration; 
                and
                    (D) require the person to read and sign a form 
                stating that the duty of the person to register under 
                this section has been explained.
            (2) Transfer of information to state and the ncic.--The 
        officer shall, within 3 days after receipt of information under 
        paragraph (1), forward it to a designated State law enforcement 
        agency. The State law enforcement agency shall immediately 
        enter the information into the State law enforcement system and 
        National Crime Information Center computer networks and notify 
        the appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction 
        where the person expects to reside.
            (3) Annual verification.--On each anniversary of a person's 
        initial registration date during the period in which the person 
        is required to register under this section, the designated 
        State law enforcement agency shall mail a nonforwardable 
        verification form to the last reported address of the person. 
        The person shall mail the verification form to the officer 
        within 10 days after receipt of the form. The verification form 
        shall be signed by the person, and state that the person still 
        resides at the address last reported to the designated State 
        law enforcement agency. If the person fails to mail the 
        verification form to the designated State law enforcement 
        agency within 10 days after receipt of the form, the person 
        shall be in violation of this section unless the person proves 
        that the person has not changed his or her residence address.
            (4) Notification of local law enforcement agencies of 
        changes in address.--Any change of address by a person required 
        to register under this section reported to the designated State 
        law enforcement agency shall immediately be reported to the 
        appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where 
        the person is residing.
    (c) Registration for 10 Years.--A person required to register under 
this section shall continue to comply with this section until 10 years 
have elapsed since the person was released from imprisonment, parole, 
or supervised release.
    (d) Penalty.--A person required to register under this section who 
violates any requirement of a State program established by this section 
shall be subject to criminal penalties in such State. It is the sense 
of Congress that such penalties should include at least 6 months 
imprisonment.
    (e) Private Data.--The information provided under this section is 
private data on individuals and may be used for law enforcement 
purposes, including confidential background checks by child care 
services providers.

SEC. 3. STATE COMPLIANCE.

    (a) Compliance Date.--Each State shall have 3 years from the date 
of the enactment of this Act in which to implement the provisions of 
this Act.
    (b) Ineligibility for Funds.--The allocation of funds under section 
506 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3756) received by a State not complying with the 
provisions of this section 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act shall be reduced by 25 percent and the unallocated funds shall be 
reallocated to the States in compliance with this section.

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