110 HR 5475 IH: Sex Offender Mandatory Registration U.S. House of Representatives 2008-02-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5475 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 19, 2008 Mr. Moore of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Ms. Granger, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poe, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who travel between States, regardless of when they traveled, must register with appropriate state and local authorities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Sex Offender Mandatory Registration Act of 2008.

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Sex Offender Registration

(a)

Timing of travel and related elements

Section 2250(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)by inserting or has traveled after travels; (2)by inserting or has entered or left, or resided in, before Indian country; and (3)by inserting , after conviction of the offense by reason of which the person is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act after Indian country. (b)

Continuing nature of offense

Section 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)

Continuing offense

An offense under subsection (a) is a continuing offense so long as the failure described in subsection (a)(3) continues. .