109 HR 2423 IH: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-05-18
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as—
(1)the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
; or
(2)the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
Title I—Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, & Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program
Sec. 101. Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, & Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program
Sec. 102. Definitions
Sec. 103. Duty of covered individuals to provide information
Sec. 104. Duty of covered individuals on parole or supervised release to comply with device requirements
Sec. 105. Duties of Attorney General and State or tribal actors
Sec. 106. State and tribal sex offender registries
Sec. 107. National Sex Offender Registry
Sec. 108. Development and availability of registry management software
Sec. 109. DNA database for covered individuals
Sec. 110. Duty of courts to determine whether an individual is a sexually violent predator
Sec. 111. Duty of Attorney General to determine whether State or tribal actors are qualified
Sec. 112. Use of other Federal information to track sex offenders
Sec. 113. Implementation by State and tribal actors and assistance grants to those actors
Sec. 114. Immunity for good faith conduct
Sec. 115. Regulations
Sec. 116. Authorization of appropriations
Title II—Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective Date
Sec. 201. Failure to provide information a deportable offense
Sec. 202. Repeal
Sec. 203. Conforming amendments to title 18, United States Code
Sec. 204. Effective date
<enum>I</enum><header>Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, & Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program</header>
<section id="H181B37C336A34F4EB4B82458DECB4D96"><enum>101.</enum><header>Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, & Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program</header>
<subsection id="HAAD36A26CF8247B0B2FF83DC3FAE4B7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall carry out this title through a program to be known as the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, & Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HF31F98CB60D24004AC00A945E4AE4CD8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References to former program or former law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any reference (other than a reference in this Act) in a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the program carried out under subtitle A of title XVII of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14071">42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.</external-xref>), or to any provision of that subtitle, shall be deemed to be a reference to the program referred to in subsection (a), or to the appropriate provision of this title, as the case may be.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H41D97EC74C634150A55DADA0BF4E621E"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="H92916C05ABB14DA987CA95ECEC006D64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered individual</header><text>The term <term>covered individual</term> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H36C83A366A9B464898928C31C2BB2434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An individual who has been convicted of a covered offense against a minor.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32E657C302094A96AD35BDA94900ACE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An individual who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCBB8818922A54D5DAA3E7C04E8A1F950" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An individual described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4042">section 4042(c)(4)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3F7E4EB91224C29ACD7963D988B982F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An individual sentenced by a court martial for conduct in a category specified by the Secretary of Defense under section 115(a)(8)(C) of title I of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/119">Public Law 105–119</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/951">10 U.S.C. 951</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB748CC9DC5F74776B9FF449EDC5BA37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An individual who is a sexually violent predator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30ED0A67109648ACBBEC7222245700FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered offense against a minor</header>
<subparagraph id="H553797BC5918402596E3C8D1827C35A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the term <term>covered offense against a minor</term> means an offense (whether under the law of a State actor or tribal actor, Federal law, military law, or the law of a foreign country) that is comparable to or more severe than any of the following offenses:</text>
<clause id="H16119F49D5FC4852A5EC06BDFFB8EA81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Kidnapping of a minor, except by a parent of the minor.</text></clause>
<clause id="H978BCBCE82CF400E88579D0052D11475"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>False imprisonment of a minor, except by a parent of the minor.</text></clause>
<clause id="H97F79A32433F4EB7A06C17D2FF482286"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Criminal sexual conduct toward a minor.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE103B61704EB4A3B8955C201013C9365"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Solicitation of a minor to engage in sexual conduct.</text></clause>
<clause id="HA3C59A6D232F4D47AC60186642A3AFA1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Use of a minor in a sexual performance.</text></clause>
<clause id="HF4E7890646E84C41931FC8A696C5203"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution.</text></clause>
<clause id="H76CE34D220464E68BDEE0042A0B05858"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Any conduct that by its nature is a sexual offense against a minor.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD2B5417236E84D0785201FFBE7E1448"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Possession, production, or distribution of child pornography, as described in section 2251, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States Code.</text></clause>
<clause id="H8247F1D47411490C8DC762EA8EFF5951"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Use of the Internet to facilitate or commit a covered offense against a minor.</text></clause>
<clause id="H8D7248C1A45F458F94A1ACCA98E22500"><enum>(x)</enum><text>An attempt to commit a covered offense against a minor.</text></clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1AC25FC1D8446D7A745ECAA72DD5DEA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The term does not include an offense if the conduct on which the offense is based is criminal only because of the age of the victim and the individual who committed the offense had not attained the age of 18 years when the offense was committed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2FCE16A462749F9872EEA5D96A6C1A5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term includes a violation of section 103 of this Act.</text> </subparagraph> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B907B8F3F04400AAAC05C399D7530B9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Domicile</header><text>The term <term>domicile</term> means, with respect to an individual, any place that serves as the primary place at which the individual lives.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CE5251ECEAB469D9D21D7A6DC6487EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Domicile State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>domicile State</term> means, with respect to an individual, the State actor or tribal actor within the jurisdiction of which is the individual’s domicile.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3371FCB5B4444BFB27855898B39CE8D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Educational institution</header><text>The term <term>educational institution</term> includes (whether public or private) any secondary school, trade or professional institution, and institution of higher education.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H568FD0736C814A24A8E18B27019C81C8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Employment</header><text>The term <term>employment</term> includes carrying on a vocation and covers any labor or service rendered (whether as a volunteer or for compensation or for government or educational benefit) on a full-time or part-time basis.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H542166F868194348AB3863E368B30849"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>The term <term>jurisdiction</term>, with respect to a tribal actor, means the Indian country (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1151">section 1151</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code) of that tribal actor.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B76CC25635647C9977C66F6E769F00" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(8)</enum><header>School State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>school State</term> means, with respect to an individual, the State actor or tribal actor within the jurisdiction of which the educational institution at which the individual is a student is located.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28BCCB1F672A4E29BA8CB6E188E716E" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Sexually violent offense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>sexually violent offense</term> means an offense (whether under the law of a State actor or tribal actor, Federal law, military law, or the law of a foreign country) that is comparable to or more severe than any of the following offenses:</text>
<subparagraph id="H64CE6D015F7E4FEFA0C5043EA4DC462"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse (as described in sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2241">2241</external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2242">2242</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04D6CDC5331D489C87EDA0CA72125683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An offense an element of which is engaging in physical contact with another person with intent to commit aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A71B7C4757343D99C357CAB8211EB69"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Sexually violent predator</header><text>The term <term>sexually violent predator</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B685A1A9522488A9D4933053623E257"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a conviction for a sexually violent offense; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A0C3D0A1E0B4DBD9976BFE500293787"><enum>(B)</enum><text>suffers from a mental abnormality (as defined in section 110 of this Act) or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in a predatory (as defined in section 110 of this Act) sexually violent offense.</text></subparagraph> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H853F179FB2974C9486C493919729A68F"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State actor</header><text>The term <term>State actor</term> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD2516D29A2A4E6FA8B13CE2003E48DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F689947C4BA4C11B25BB82B96F7E8BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDEECD41CA9347528C8D5C69FE2C1CEA"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Student</header><text>The term <term>student</term> means an individual who, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, enrolls in or attends an educational institution.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84B14E7DB9E140DA8EB7CC8B82F44780"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Tribal actor</header><text>The term <term>tribal actor</term> means a federally recognized Indian tribe.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAABED7E7EC241A39260009DC4AF27D8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Work State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>work State</term> means, with respect to an individual, the State actor or tribal actor within the jurisdiction of which the individual’s place of employment is located.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC03B7AA25A764085BAF4503216233578"><enum>103.</enum><header>Duty of covered individuals to provide information</header>
<subsection id="H7EA97136583745FC97BCD500E0F36E86"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information required periodically</header><text>A covered individual shall, for the life of that individual (except as provided in this section), provide information as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H1B247091604D401C99BE903FCB757140"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Registration information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immediately after being sentenced for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual (or, if the individual is imprisoned for that offense, immediately before completing the term of imprisonment), and thereafter at least once every 6 months (or, in the case of a sexually violent predator, at least once every 3 months), the individual shall appear before a person designated by the individual’s domicile State and provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="H44E8BE008F7541D19D8C984559347E88"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the individual’s name;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE59DF31B9D65489AAFC705A6C89861BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual’s Social Security number;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22657A230A0048BC823E35CDBAF6B0A7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the address of the individual’s domicile;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB0FE8247BE04863883B1D5FD1495F07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the license plate number of, and other identifying information with respect to, each vehicle owned or operated by the individual;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H401D62D67607489AB9F42E3074ADBC98"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any address at which the individual expects to have a domicile in the future;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5455EA0250544B6AAED8726675AE54E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the name and address of any person who employs the individual and the address at which the individual is so employed; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0F9FA10FBE7423DA637E03FF227E9BD"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the name and address of any educational institution at which the individual is employed or is a student.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78E129F974A54CF083C352AB24A41DA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Photograph</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immediately after being sentenced for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual (or, if the individual is imprisoned for that offense, immediately before completing the term of imprisonment), and thereafter at least once every 12 months, the individual shall appear before a person designated by the individual’s domicile State and submit to the taking of a photograph.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB130C1EFE444E75B891FCDBCFF8531B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fingerprints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Immediately after being sentenced for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual (or, if the individual is imprisoned for that offense, immediately before completing the term of imprisonment), and thereafter at least once every 12 months, the individual shall appear before a person designated by the individual’s domicile State and submit to the taking of fingerprints.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CE0B76F5765448C911F8DCD2124493B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Other regulatory requirements</header><text>The Attorney General may, by regulation, require the individual to provide any information that the Attorney General considers appropriate on any basis, and at any time and in any manner, that the Attorney General considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B25940497D740A2A33491BB9100E8D5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Individual in custody in State other than domicile State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever an individual is required by any paragraph of this subsection to provide information immediately after being sentenced (or immediately before completing a term of imprisonment) and the State actor or tribal actor that has sentenced (or imprisoned) the individual is not the individual’s domicile State—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26DE10BE7F644E288B2EDF25E7B52EFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the individual shall provide that information (in the same time, place, and manner as prescribed by that paragraph) to an appropriate official of the State actor or tribal actor that has sentenced (or imprisoned) the individual; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7884E0A842DD482D881521242ED99CAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State actor or tribal actor that has sentenced (or imprisoned) the individual shall promptly make available that information to the individual’s domicile State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H47B9AC5CB7B74AC8AFDF369DD28E35CD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Information required upon change of registry information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A covered individual shall, for the life of that individual (except as provided in this section), provide information as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H07E0F89DA9F44A2798ADBF95F8CAE040"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Change of address</header><text>Not more than 3 days after establishing a new domicile, the individual shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5DEB41628F714612A6D28F20231C6D3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appear before a person designated by the individual’s domicile State and provide the address of the new domicile, and the address of the previous domicile; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H337A709DE36049219C8099C6D5F057C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the new domicile and the previous domicile are not both within the jurisdiction of a single State actor or tribal actor qualified under this Act, appear before a person designated by the individual’s new domicile State and—</text>
<clause id="H767F7B20A6C84973B8D6FF62C7A495AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the address of the new domicile and the address of the previous domicile; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1BEDFC6CCB5245AD936057B3FE6BD6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the taking of a photograph and the taking of fingerprints.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92A158F7703B4E6BACB4E4EEECB39D41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Change of employment</header><text>Not more than 3 days after beginning, or ceasing, to be employed by an employer, the individual shall appear before, and provide notice of the beginning or ceasing, and the name and address of the employer, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABCCF2E48D2B4A188D23A77956C7CF7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a person designated by the individual’s domicile State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64190FDA1AA347F28EA8ABEB036DB476"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the individual’s work State is different from the domicile State, a person designated by the individual’s work State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99389EC6A75744A6AD906BF1B791A178"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Change of student status</header><text>Not more than 3 days after beginning, or ceasing, to be a student at an educational institution, the individual shall appear before, and provide notice of the beginning or ceasing, and the name and address of the educational institution, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97C805BC5465417D815F386673A6E0E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a person designated by the individual’s domicile State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA30D2059FA4247B48464812600EE04B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the individual’s school State is different from the domicile State, a person designated by the individual’s school State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H884B1E797D0448FE80F08F054EF6E2F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duty to provide information to Attorney General</header>
<paragraph id="HBCDDA7B0E97540B59F16AF71F4F1A985"><enum>(1)</enum><header>If State actor or tribal actor not qualified</header><text>Whenever an individual is required by subsection (a) or (b) to provide information to a State actor or tribal actor, and the actor is not qualified for purposes of this Act, the individual shall also provide that information (in the same time, place, and manner as prescribed in subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be) to the Attorney General, and a failure to do so shall be treated for purposes of this Act as a violation of subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8016B25D8E8F4BE495AB072205B58E78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>If providing information to more than one State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever an individual is required by subsection (a) or (b) to provide information to more than one State actor or tribal actor, the individual shall also provide that information (in the same time, place, and manner as prescribed in subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be) to the Attorney General, and a failure to do so shall be treated for purposes of this Act as a violation of subsection (a) or (b), as the case may be.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA92F693BD2FB4835AD8D4C2B565F0816"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Punishment</header>
<paragraph id="H22E51C4D7C684E1D83BB00DA8B5113A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered individual who violates subsection (a) or (b) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E65ECB143F4472A90AC71C8C4085F16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on the first conviction, be fined under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned not more than 5 years (or, in the case of a sexually violent predator, not more than 10 years), and shall thereafter be subject to supervised release for not less than 36 months; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CC844C9F44645578867DC0973933FCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on any conviction after the first, be fined under title 18, United States Code, and imprisoned not more than 20 years (or, in the case of a sexually violent predator, for life), and shall thereafter be subject to supervised release for life.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC53808F1DE914B3798D700F600A3E85B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strict culpability</header><text>In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (a) or (b), the state of mind of the individual committing the violation is not an element of the offense and it need not be proven that the individual had any particular state of mind with respect to any element of the offense.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDFC75B82E7F44B58068EF2B8B615480" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Affirmative defense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a prosecution for a violation of subsection (a) or (b), it is an affirmative defense that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the individual from complying, and that the individual did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement to comply, and that the individual complied as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC87513A904A74464A2525840F641B61F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Violations are continuing</header><text>A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a continuing violation for purposes of the statute of limitations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H81C2B4D5C0174F7000FA286D721D7F76"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exception for certain individuals</header><text>Subsections (a) and (b) apply to any covered individual, unless each of the following is true with respect to the covered individual:</text>
<paragraph id="H887DFB59151541C6BB6730F4F3F8E874"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The individual is not a sexually violent predator.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AD8E74FA87945049EF3A7003DFF00DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The individual has only one conviction for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AF19D7E47E6453E81B667FB92D51EFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A period of at least 20 years, excluding ensuing periods of imprisonment, has expired since the date on which the individual was sentenced for, or completed the term of imprisonment for, the conviction described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EC81665C54C4EC9801CFE003E001BD5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the conviction referred to in paragraph (2) was not for aggravated sexual abuse (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2241">section 2241</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code) or a comparable, or more severe, offense.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB0CCD26CBEA4429090E762D15F65CEF0"><enum>104.</enum><header>Duty of covered individuals on parole or supervised release to comply with device requirements</header>
<subsection id="H3E89E70E86344ABF86C82472DDB2029E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A covered individual shall comply with any requirements that the Attorney General prescribes under subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="HE681DDE01EF640FD8CB0C408EC41F12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the period of supervised release or parole, if the individual has only one conviction for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3A128DC44F04ED79B039BA611C15087"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the life of the individual, in all other cases.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4864CCDF823F4BC9904FD52462E9376"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations required</header>
<paragraph id="H1E7AD8437758439F85818FEE899B4330"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General, in consultation with State actors and tribal actors, shall prescribe regulations to ensure that every covered individual referred to in subsection (a) wears and maintains a device that transmits information about the individual’s whereabouts to the domicile State.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E0A0CB7B47347EE973FB853ECD5B250"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties for failure to comply</header><text> The regulations shall include penalties for the failure of the covered individual to wear or maintain the device.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A18B4BAA444A75AF5D16D5B674F21B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Devices and procedures</header><text>The regulations shall describe the devices to be used and, for each such device, the procedures to be followed by the individual and the domicile State. The type of device to be used may vary from domicile State to domicile State, from offense to offense, or both.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H5E0C2065E0404933B3008F0800F0A573"><enum>105.</enum><header>Duties of Attorney General and State or tribal actors</header>
<subsection id="H7C70B504DF1C423BA75D1D2DD6FC8DE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>When an individual provides information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever an individual is required by this Act to provide information (including information such as photographs and fingerprints) to the Attorney General, to a State actor or tribal actor, or to both, the Attorney General (or the actor, or both, as the case may be) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CC4EDC674924B1F9794009497325524"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the individual complies with the requirement;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA2E2261D5B54EF5A29164B71F720895"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the information provided is accurate and complete;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05D829AB4C7549C28D1BC3ECEFE7C2DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that the information provided is included in the National Sex Offender Registry; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A7BA1103F744E1AB70258A939F9D6B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure that the information is promptly—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7ADBF1F735B24F908F48101BB1EA7E08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made available to any law enforcement agency responsible for the area in which the individual’s domicile is located and to the State law enforcement agency of the domicile State;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB80081AF3E1141D4A649F526B200C258"><enum>(B)</enum><text>entered into the appropriate records or data system of the actor; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE94F4F4D50B544A4AEB272101802656E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>made available by the actor, together with information relating to criminal history, to the Attorney General.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8FCA8477D721408C00FD538CB581348"><enum>(b)</enum><header>When a covered individual is missing</header>
<paragraph id="HBBF8F14132414FCA87008953376248DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State or tribal actor</header><text>Whenever information is made known to a State actor or tribal actor that an individual has violated section 103(a)(1) or section 103(b), the actor shall promptly notify the Attorney General of that information.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33C93C545CE74D1190A6FF000047B2B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Attorney General</header><text>Whenever information is made known to the Attorney General that an individual has violated section 103(a)(1) or section 103(b), or is notified of information under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51D60C5C88E24749A23EACAE4C110984"><enum>(A)</enum><text>revise the National Sex Offender Registry to reflect that information; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H999B107122694D88B887B713316FBD96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>add the name of the individual to the wanted person file of the National Crime Information Center and create a wanted persons record: <italic>Provided, </italic>That an arrest warrant which meets the requirements for entry into the file is issued in connection with the violation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H674F8CE7C97342AD8EECB016DA780077"><enum>(c)</enum><header>When a covered individual changes address</header><text></text>
<paragraph id="H0A6A4CBBDD9F454B811666B32235A99D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General and each State actor or tribal actor shall ensure that, whenever information is made known to the Attorney General or to that actor (as the case may be) that a covered individual has established a new domicile, and the individual’s new domicile State and previous domicile State are not the same, the information about the new domicile and all other information collected under this Act about the individual is promptly made available to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC0CBDEDF1F9D448FA2B4DE1FB66F56C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the local law enforcement agencies responsible for the area in which the previous domicile is located, and to those responsible for the area in which the new domicile is located;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8535E1634514425297B312407329D4AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the previous domicile State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H126467DC363147C1BC94896B3255CE9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the new domicile State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4B62DCF3C08457BABF8064CB33CE493"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electronic forwarding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall ensure (through the National Sex Offender Registry or otherwise) that, whenever information is made known to the Attorney General that a covered individual has established a new domicile, and the individual’s new domicile State and previous domicile State are not the same, the information about the new domicile and all other information collected under this Act about the individual is automatically and immediately, by means of electronic forwarding, transmitted to the new domicile State, if the new domicile State is qualified for purposes of this Act.</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="HD9A69592922F46D5ADEF90E7BAEC5C38"><enum>(d)</enum><header>When a covered individual is sentenced or completes a term of imprisonment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General and each State actor or tribal actor shall ensure that, immediately after a covered individual is sentenced for an offense that qualifies the individual as a covered individual (or, if the individual is imprisoned for that offense, immediately before completing the term of imprisonment), a responsible official—</text>
<paragraph id="H58E74DDD50A545EDB307EFDC8EBFF1D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notifies the Attorney General that the individual has completed the term of imprisonment; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD35E54B2D492403BBFEFEFF42253E197"><enum>(2)</enum><text>notifies the individual of the individual’s duties under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection> </section>
<section id="HFED4203998F04BAEB4C5566127ADF1B"><enum>106.</enum><header>State and tribal sex offender registries</header>
<subsection id="HBF54BC0E7574428FB720CD3C98210780"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statewide registry required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State actor or tribal actor shall maintain, throughout its jurisdiction, a single comprehensive registry of information collected under this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H39BBDFF9AAE34420A1238D1E5219F3E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Release of information in registry</header><text>Each State actor or tribal actor shall have in effect, throughout its jurisdiction, a single public information program that includes the following elements:</text>
<paragraph id="HD4A0CF9ACB6C406EA7C199F5BBEA9781"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Internet site</header>
<subparagraph id="HE63763287D554A19AE85A3BF1B00F862"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The actor shall release to the public, through an Internet site maintained by the actor, all information, except for Social Security numbers and information relating to a covered individual for an offense committed when the covered individual had not attained the age of 18 years, collected under this Act. The site shall have multiple field search capability and shall include, for each covered individual, the name, aliases, home address, work address, photograph, conviction for which registration is required, and risk level. The site shall include, as much as practicable, links to sex offender safety and education resources.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H356FA000A4A94BEDA4A581C7E6B6CF98"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Integration of State sites</header><text>The actor shall consult with other State actors and tribal actors to ensure, as much as practicable, that the site integrates with and shares information with the sites maintained by those other actors.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA916B6BD50B04BF6845D229169BA84BA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Correction of errors</header><text>The site shall contain instructions on the process for correcting information that a person alleges to be erroneous.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85E1957925BE41189032C11F2C45CD9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Risk level</header><text>For purposes of this paragraph, the risk level for an individual shall be determined under procedures established by the actor, under which the individual is provided notice and an opportunity to present evidence, including witnesses, to the trier of fact, and upon proof of indigent status is provided counsel at the expense of the actor. The actor shall establish not fewer than two risk levels.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA384AB638CC47BA9935CCD12105EA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Community notification</header><text>Appropriate law enforcement agencies shall release information collected under this Act relating to a covered individual to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA6B73A996EA47A8938B37AFF3789B7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>public and private schools, child care providers, and businesses that provide services or products to children, located within a radius, prescribed by the Attorney General, of the home or work address of the individual; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3CC71EFA55474EAA94195BA73D2F424D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>residents who reside within a radius, prescribed by the Attorney General, of the home or work address of the individual.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H54EEF9F976B54BDF845E379D7374E8E1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication of number of offenders registered</header><text>Every three months, the Attorney General shall collect from each State actor and tribal actor information on the total number of covered individuals included in the registry maintained by that State actor or tribal actor. The Attorney General shall release that information to the public in a manner consistent with this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H01F0E3EB05964BB680855930E2B5A976"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of requiring State actors and tribal actors to actively notify individuals within a community should a covered individual move into that community.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="HC76D098318BB472EB199EA03C15D222D"><enum>107.</enum><header>National Sex Offender Registry</header>
<subsection id="HC4127FC5BBD349C3908BFFF72751E4BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall maintain a database to track the whereabouts and movements of covered individuals. The database shall be known as the National Sex Offender Registry.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E13F83CC9674BD6927B66A3205FC769"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Discretionary release of information</header>
<paragraph id="H2C9EDDDD79314B93B30068991CF35EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney General may release information in the National Sex Offender Registry concerning a covered individual if the Attorney General determines that the information released is relevant and necessary to protect the public.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0D72525560C4F16ADD6DD2DAA63B69C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identity of victim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall not, under paragraph (1), release the identity of the victim of an offense by reason of which an individual is a covered individual.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H050976B3167944B39EE89B088148C974" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required disclosures to criminal justice agencies</header><text>The Attorney General shall disclose information in the National Sex Offender Registry—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA8A920DBAC94182B3809D9749276B12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C06DCF73CFD4908BFEC3F82A1AB6300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for law enforcement purposes; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4F0281D3E5744B6A6C3E000FEE600A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for releases of information under subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H898D2BB506FA438B919BE55EA48DDA9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies responsible for conducting employment-related background checks under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5119a">42 U.S.C. 5119a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection> </section>
<section id="H5144DF39913F4E84BD004C2D5FCE62E8"><enum>108.</enum><header>Development and availability of registry management software</header>
<subsection id="HEC2447F9FEDE4F87B1A25BDBC3C23D3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of software required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General, in consultation with State actors and tribal actors, shall develop a software application that can be used by State actors and tribal actors for purposes of this Act. The software shall operate in such a manner that a State actor or tribal actor can, by using the software, fully comply with all the requirements under this Act for collecting, managing, and exchanging information (including exchanging information with other State actors and tribal actors). </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H50F6D4D008074B11A921003D8600CD79"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability to State and tribal actors</header>
<paragraph id="H5E42E3872DE04CFB8DC4ADA22F6EEADC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General shall make the software developed under this section available to State actors and tribal actors. The first complete edition of the software shall be made available within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F11DB50540C4AA0A66664141377DB57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fee</header><text>The Attorney General shall make the software available under paragraph (1) for a fee not more than one percent of the Attorney General’s cost to develop, implement, and support the software.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H80D174E64AF844D3A602B75181DF67D7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The Attorney General shall ensure that a State actor or tribal actor purchasing the software is provided technical support for the installation of the software and for maintaining the software.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB082BEC3A6F74A9888466B008598A338"><enum>109.</enum><header>DNA database for covered individuals</header>
<subsection id="H0D4B98E0E473462593440065A02148CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Database required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a database for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="H75D807AC3B4D46628B58B6E3FA645C22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>managing DNA information with respect to covered individuals; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94A5A12526ED4BC9A77308BDD4917273"><enum>(2)</enum><text>making that information available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies for use by those agencies in a manner consistent with this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBD9BE11606DC4B1A889462F8E7D08B4C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Under regulations issued by the Attorney General—</text>
<paragraph id="HC0152A1DE88A491A82F7E35D1E55CE79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Federal, State, and local agencies and other entities may submit DNA information to the Attorney General for inclusion in the database;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B283712F26447D1A07700386C821D43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies may compare DNA information against other DNA information in the database; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86981AADEF73438F9C399423002150D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Federal, State, and local prosecutors may use DNA information in prosecutions.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE24FDC2231C84E3C9C8FAD56DFCB2E5"><enum>110.</enum><header>Duty of courts to determine whether an individual is a sexually violent predator</header>
<subsection id="H7F4414536A2746278532313FAF65D3A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination of whether an individual is a sexually violent predator for purposes of this Act shall be made by a court after considering the recommendation of a board composed of experts in the behavior and treatment of sex offenders, victims’ rights advocates, and representatives of law enforcement agencies.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4921D43108DE4D279B59B06EC300C347"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General may waive the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a State actor or tribal actor if the Attorney General determines that the State actor or tribal actor has established alternative procedures or legal standards for designating a person as a sexually violent predator.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5F71C024A4C640DD9C658807A0B84D14"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H42DEC4707A4E40FAA6C61FBFC20DC17" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mental abnormality</header><text>The term <term>mental abnormality</term> means a congenital or acquired condition of an individual that affects the emotional or volitional capacity of the individual in a manner that predisposes that individual to the commission of criminal sexual acts to a degree that makes the person a menace to the health and safety of other persons.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FC72E41212A401B8449D1A3D4A048CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Predatory</header><text>The term <term>predatory</term> means an act directed at an individual (whether or not a relationship with that individual has been established or promoted) for the primary purpose of victimization.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H711C185B719F466190363ECBEE2D82C4"><enum>111.</enum><header>Duty of Attorney General to determine whether State or tribal actors are qualified</header>
<subsection id="H4998BE1F1F354C1E82B05C786FC69359"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A determination of whether a State actor or tribal actor is qualified for purposes of this Act shall be made by the Attorney General in accordance with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6BB9A4247D474A58914F89F4CA9DA51F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Attorney General may determine that a State actor or tribal actor is qualified if, as determined by the Attorney General, each of the following apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H6A16E44E747344789463C5D73D1E3EDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The actor has in effect, throughout its jurisdiction, laws that implement the requirements of section 103, or substantially similar requirements, with respect to each covered individual whose domicile is within that jurisdiction.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E91FE3BFAC94B0AA149F786DD3C815"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The actor participates in the National Sex Offender Registry in the manner that the Attorney General considers appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FC2E37EF06142DF91ED414C1886A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The actor ensures that an audit of the activities carried out under this Act is carried out at least once each year and that the findings of each audit are promptly reported to the Attorney General.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34F2D7C057E8466E9F9400C61244F165" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report identifying the extent to which each State actor or tribal actor is qualified for purposes of this Act.</text> </subsection> </section>
<section id="H40CABBAD6EE348699540FFE1C9123114"><enum>112.</enum><header>Use of other Federal information to track sex offenders</header>
<subsection id="HCB5AF35A3E084B2790AEC062E9E4EDF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Taxpayer information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall develop and maintain a system under which taxpayer information that pertains to a covered individual and is useful in locating the individual, or in verifying information with respect to the individual, is made available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies for use by those agencies in a manner consistent with this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF6C1410BC7D14131A473E19131139550"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Social Security information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Attorney General, shall develop and maintain a system under which Social Security information that pertains to a covered individual and is useful in locating the individual, or in verifying information with respect to the individual, is made available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies for use by those agencies in a manner consistent with this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H868DFC9BBE3C4DEF8145DB00BE42134E"><enum>113.</enum><header>Implementation by State and tribal actors and assistance grants to those actors</header>
<subsection id="H5ADFCC146402405EAFE3E1BED2BC118E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation by State and tribal actors</header>
<paragraph id="HFE31B91F836F4E3CB5FE335B211FCDD2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State actor or tribal actor shall have not more than 3 years from the date of the enactment of this Act in which to fully implement this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF57BDFA1E4C24F7086EA5B93D11CC7F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation by tribes and in Indian country</header><text>The Attorney General shall coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior to assist tribal actors in fully implementing this Act throughout the jurisdiction of each tribal actor.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2875811F7C9D407788FC07CA32577184"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Ineligibility for funds</header>
<paragraph id="HD5FA3C8249CD4C15AF803254619BAE52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For any fiscal year after the expiration of the period specified in subsection (a)(1), a State actor or tribal actor that fails to fully implement this Act shall not receive 10 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated for that fiscal year to the actor under any of the following programs:</text>
<subparagraph id="H33461440C1B844B7ABA307E06480B595"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Byrne</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpart 1 of Part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3750">42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.</external-xref>), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74C3CDE5FB70442A8987CEC8F919538F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>LLEBG</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19587EFBF94847AE9680283ED5927970"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other law enforcement grants</header><text>Any other program under which the Attorney General provides grants or other financial assistance, except for the SOMA program under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H102CE5C01F4F4259BA39147254C3B6C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reallocation</header><text>Amounts not allocated under a program referred to in paragraph (1) to an actor for failure to fully implement this Act shall be reallocated under that program to State actors and tribal actors that have not failed to fully implement this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFB46C89A426047E49009F8001963317F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sex Offender Management Assistance program</header>
<paragraph id="HC2FEBF9C07B84DD2B8737B9169DEBEB8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this subsection, the Attorney General shall carry out a program, to be known as the Sex Offender Management Assistance program (in this section referred to as the <quote>SOMA program</quote>), under which the Attorney General awards a grant to each State actor or tribal actor to offset costs directly associated with implementing this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C561BF5B2D6468D809BD4C5B6AE281C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>Each grant awarded under the SOMA program shall be distributed directly to the State actor or tribal actor for distribution by that actor to public entities within that actor.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F90264CEB054B57A7A7AEE479402CA7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Uses</header>
<subparagraph id="H3481C7B6AB9B432500915F74A4C286DC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), each grant awarded under the SOMA program shall be used for training, salaries, equipment, materials, and other costs directly associated with implementing this Act, including the costs of acquiring and using devices in carrying out section 104.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBFF05AA6737471A93B679AF02F66F61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Databases of individuals in custody</header><text>Up to 10 percent of a grant awarded under the SOMA program may be used to participate in one or more databases that identify individuals in custody, such as the JusticeXchange database.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H725C2525D3E9487BBF5ED2BAB4B50AC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="H3D40DCA1577A43149B85479863790814"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under the SOMA program, the chief executive of a State actor or tribal actor shall, on an annual basis, submit to the Attorney General an application (in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require) assuring that—</text>
<clause id="H8785B351850B42BDBE623254B1BC349F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the actor has fully implemented (or is making a good faith effort to fully implement) this Act; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE53ECFDB76324CABAA10BE6D093DB6EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>where applicable, the actor has penalties comparable to or greater than Federal penalties for crimes listed in this Act, except that the Attorney General may waive the requirement of this clause if an actor demonstrates an overriding need for assistance under the SOMA program.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D706CF198E34C4CA8B604C8DD1DED9D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to implement the procedures used (including the information that must be included and the requirements that the State actors or tribal actors must meet) in submitting an application under the SOMA program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCDF0EA665454DF59F8E384D98D86100"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allocation of funds</header><text>In allocating funds under the SOMA program, the Attorney General may consider the number of covered individuals registered in each actor’s registry.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAED099D4EE2D44FC842459F5089B9908"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Incorporation of certain training programs</header><text>Before implementing the SOMA program, the Attorney General shall study the feasibility of incorporating into the SOMA program the activities of any technical assistance or training program established as a result of section 40152 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13941">42 U.S.C. 13941</external-xref>). In a case in which incorporating such activities into the SOMA program will eliminate duplication of efforts or administrative costs, the Attorney General shall take administrative actions, as allowable, and make recommendations to Congress to incorporate such activities into the SOMA program.</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="H6E8DA79CE8464542B3B35635F5EC26A1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Incentives</header>
<paragraph id="HD0455A62BF3045709C994526091087D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bonus payments for early compliance</header><text>A State actor or tribal actor that has fully implemented this Act within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act is eligible for a bonus payment under the SOMA program for the fiscal year after the Attorney General certifies that the actor has achieved full implementation. The amount of the bonus payment shall be equal to 5 percent of the funds that the actor received under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year. However, if the actor has fully implemented this Act within 1 year after such date of enactment, the amount of the bonus payment shall instead be equal to 10 percent of the funds that the actor received under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year. An actor may receive a bonus payment under this paragraph only once during the course of the SOMA program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H392C788B5E3F4C538DB65593A7EB0003"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduced payments for late compliance</header><text>A State actor or tribal actor that has failed to fully implement this Act within 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act is subject to a payment reduction under the SOMA program for the following fiscal year. The amount of the payment reduction shall be equal to 5 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the actor under the SOMA program for that fiscal year. In addition, if the actor has failed to fully implement this Act within 4 years after such date of enactment, the amount of the payment reduction shall be equal to 10 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the actor under the SOMA program for that fiscal year. An actor may be subject to a payment reduction under this paragraph only twice during the course of the SOMA program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFF4D23720EA14EE18071CAABF354C3A1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header><text>Each year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report identifying the extent to which each State actor or tribal actor has fully implemented this Act.</text> </subsection> </section>
<section id="HE6CD5ADE3CF148CDB117612900171B71"><enum>114.</enum><header>Immunity for good faith conduct</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A law enforcement agency, an employee of a law enforcement agency, a contractor acting at the direction of a law enforcement agency, and an officer of a State actor or tribal actor are immune from liability for good faith efforts to carry out this Act.</text></section>
<section id="HA78A3BFE4EC2452BAD8F1371F08DF94F"><enum>115.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Attorney General shall issue regulations to carry out this Act.</text></section>
<section id="HC58BD6C070E84B75BF48CBB742EB032B"><enum>116.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. </text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Amendatory Provisions, Transition Provisions, and Effective Date</header>
<section id="H996C495A17E74AC88222D902A9BE5B9E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Failure to provide information a deportable offense</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 237(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AF7166E1A364D2094BB0015D692CAFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H791C5E2854D4460C8D00F2A20047C032"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
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<clause id="H3F3A8F8213E94FEA8CC2A877D257024E"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Failure to provide registration information as a sex offender</header><text>Any alien who is convicted under subsection (d) of section 103 of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of such section is deportable.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD0FD77E8F4C2463EBEF3591BF0705461"><enum>202.</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 170101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14071">42 U.S.C. 14071</external-xref>) and 170102 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14072">42 U.S.C. 14072</external-xref>) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 are repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HA4247F9A59154C19836659D27369CEC9"><enum>203.</enum><header>Conforming amendments to title 18, United States Code</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking <quote>and that the person register in any State where the person resides, is employed, carries on a vocation, or is a student (as such terms are defined under section 170101(a)(3) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994)</quote> and inserting <quote>and that the person comply with the <short-title>Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act</short-title></quote>:</text>
<paragraph id="HA960907478BB45959541C200DE8FE547"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Probation</header><text>Section 3563(a)(8).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BAA9ED1EE00480AA5B373C531F8DB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supervised release</header><text>Section 3583(d).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE5959E8A37F14E21A6F91407585CEE00"><enum>204.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section>