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                                                 Union Calendar No. 269
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2137

                          [Report No. 104-555]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 1995

   Mr. Zimmer (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Deal of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 6, 1996

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ney, Mr. Stockman, 
 Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Luther, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
Gutknecht, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
  Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
Bliley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hoke, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Solomon, 
         Ms. Pryce, Mr. McIntosh, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas)

                              May 6, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as ``Megan's Law''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. RELEASE OF INFORMATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 170101(d)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(d)(3)) is amended by striking 
``may'' and inserting ``shall''.</DELETED>

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.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 269

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2137

                          [Report No. 104-555]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 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 6, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed