[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5870 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5870

To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2010

 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Costa) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To restrict passports of certain sex offenders, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION OF PASSPORTS OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State may revoke, restrict, or 
limit a passport issued to an individual who is a sex offender (as 
defined in section 111(1) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911(4)) who is--
            (1) included in the National Sex Offender Registry 
        established pursuant to section 119 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        16919); or
            (2) required to register in a jurisdiction's sex offender 
        registry under title I of such Act and with respect to whom 
        information may be maintained in the National Sex Offender 
        Registry under such section 119.
    (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2011, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on 
the number of passports the Secretary has revoked, restricted, or 
limited in the preceding fiscal year under subsection (a) or any other 
provision of law.
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