[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 671 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 247
112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 671

To authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative 
  subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2011

 Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Graham, Mr. Lee, 
   Ms. Collins, Mr. Thune, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
 Feinstein, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tester, Ms. Ayotte, 
 and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            December 1, 2011

                Reported by Mr. Leahy, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative 
  subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Finding Fugitive Sex 
Offenders Act of 2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS 
              SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at 
        the end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) issue administrative subpoenas in 
                accordance with section 3486 of title 18 solely for the 
                purpose of investigating unregistered sex offenders (as 
                that term is defined in section 3486 of title 
                18).''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA 
              STATUTE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 3486(a)(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``or'' 
                at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 
                (iii); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(ii) an unregistered sex offender conducted by 
        the United States Marshals Service, the Director of the United 
        States Marshals Service; or''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) As used in this paragraph--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the term `Federal offense 
                        involving the sexual exploitation or abuse of 
                        children' means an offense under section 1201, 
                        1591, 2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 
                        2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423, in which the 
                        victim is an individual who has not attained 
                        the age of 18 years; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the term `sex offender' 
                        means an individual required to register under 
                        the Sex Offender Registration and Notification 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 3486(a) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``United 
        State'' and inserting ``United States'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or 
        (1)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``or (1)(A)(iii)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``paragraph 
        (1)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(iii)''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY FOR THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.

    Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) issue administrative subpoenas in accordance 
                with section 3486 of title 18 solely for the purpose of 
                investigating unregistered sex offenders (as that term 
                is defined in section 3486 of title 18).''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA STATUTE.

    (a) In General.--Section 3486(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
            ``(ii) an unregistered sex offender conducted by the United 
        States Marshals Service, the Director of the United States 
        Marshals Service; or''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) As used in this paragraph--
                            ``(i) the term `Federal offense involving 
                        the sexual exploitation or abuse of children' 
                        means an offense under section 1201, 1591, 
                        2241(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 
                        2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423, in which the victim 
                        is an individual who has not attained the age 
                        of 18 years; and
                            ``(ii) the term `sex offender' means an 
                        individual required to register under the Sex 
                        Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 3486(a) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``United State'' and 
        inserting ``United States'';
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or (1)(A)(ii)'' and 
        inserting ``or (1)(A)(iii)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(iii)''.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:
    ``(f) Reports.--The Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives an annual report containing--
            ``(1) the number of subpoenas issued by the United States 
        Marshals pursuant to section 566(e)(1)(C) of title 28;
            ``(2) the crime being investigated pursuant to the issuance 
        of each subpoena; and
            ``(3) the number of unregistered sex offenders arrested by 
        the United States Marshals subsequent to the issuance of a 
        subpoena pursuant to section 566(e)(1)(C) of title 28 and the 
        information that led to each individual's arrest.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 247

112th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 671

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the United States Marshals Service to issue administrative 
  subpoenas in investigations relating to unregistered sex offenders.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            December 1, 2011

                       Reported with an amendment