[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2137 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 393
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2137


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 8, 1996

        Received; read twice and ordered placed on the calendar

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                     

                                                       Calendar No. 393

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2137

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 8, 1996

        Received; read twice and ordered placed on the calendar