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 (42 U.S.C. 14071 et seq.), 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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBB8818922A54D5DAA3E7C04E8A1F950"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An individual
described in section 4042(c)(4) 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 Public Law
105–119 (10 U.S.C. 951 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 section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) of
that tribal actor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B76CC25635647C9977C66F6E769F00"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28BCCB1F672A4E29BA8CB6E188E716E"><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 2241 and 2242 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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAABED7E7EC241A39260009DC4AF27D8"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDFC75B82E7F44B58068EF2B8B615480"><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
section 2241 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>
<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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H050976B3167944B39EE89B088148C974"><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
(42 U.S.C. 5119a).</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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42DEC4707A4E40FAA6C61FBFC20DC17"><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 display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34F2D7C057E8466E9F9400C61244F165"><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 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.),
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 (42 U.S.C. 13941). 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 (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(A)) 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>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE115A84D715F455ABE99D219AED5C48C" style="OLC">
<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 (42 U.S.C. 14071) and 170102
(42 U.S.C. 14072) 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>