[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1792 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1792

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                                 AN ACT


 
To clarify the authority of the United States Marshal Service to assist 
    other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
  investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Investigations of Sex 
Offenders and Missing Children Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.

    Section 566(e)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) as directed by the Attorney General, 
                investigate--
                            ``(i) fugitive matters, both within and 
                        outside the United States; and
                            ``(ii) at the request of another Federal, 
                        State, or local law enforcement agency, cases 
                        involving--
                                    ``(I) a sex offender (as defined in 
                                section 111 of the Sex Offender 
                                Registration and Notification Act (42 
                                U.S.C. 16911)) who violates a sex 
                                offender registration requirement; or
                                    ``(II) a missing child.''.

            Passed the Senate December 17, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1792

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To clarify the authority of the United States Marshal Service to assist 
    other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the 
  investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children.