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[H.R. 2137 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2137

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
 require the release of relevant information to protect the public from 
                       sexually violent offenders.

    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 ``Megan's Law''.

SEC. 2. RELEASE OF INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION OF PUBLIC NATURE OF 
              INFORMATION.

    Section 170101(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Release of Information.--
        ``(1) The information collected under a State registration 
    program may be disclosed for any purpose permitted under the laws 
    of the State.
        ``(2) The designated State law enforcement agency and any local 
    law enforcement agency authorized by the State agency shall release 
    relevant information that is necessary to protect the public 
    concerning a specific person required to register under this 
    section, except that the identity of a victim of an offense that 
    requires registration under this section shall not be released.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.