[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4094 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4094

  To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 
  modify the minimum standards required for the electronic monitoring 
    units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2007

 Mr. Forbes (for himself and Mr. Terry) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 
  modify the minimum standards required for the electronic monitoring 
    units used in the pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRONIC 
              MONITORING UNITS USED IN SEXUAL OFFENDER MONITORING PILOT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 621(a)(1) of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16981(a)(1)) 
is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Minimum standards.--The electronic monitoring 
                units used in the pilot program shall at a minimum--
                            ``(i) provide a tracking device for each 
                        offender that contains a central processing 
                        unit with global positioning system; and
                            ``(ii) permit continuous monitoring of 
                        offenders 24 hours a day.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to grants provided on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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