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[H.R. 515 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.515

                     One Hundred Fourteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
           the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen


                                 An Act


 
   To protect children and others from sexual abuse and exploitation, 
 including sex trafficking and sex tourism, by providing advance notice 
of intended travel by registered sex offenders outside the United States 
  to the government of the country of destination, requesting foreign 
  governments to notify the United States when a known sex offender is 
       seeking to enter the United States, 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. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``International 
Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes 
Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Angel Watch Center.
Sec. 5. Notification by the United States Marshals Service.
Sec. 6. International travel.
Sec. 7. Reciprocal notifications.
Sec. 8. Unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders.
Sec. 9. Implementation plan.
Sec. 10. Technical assistance.
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 12. Rule of construction.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    Congress finds the following:
        (1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, was abducted, 
    sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1994, in the State of New 
    Jersey by a violent predator living across the street from her 
    home. Unbeknownst to Megan Kanka and her family, he had been 
    convicted previously of a sex offense against a child.
        (2) In 1996, Congress adopted Megan's Law (Public Law 104-145) 
    as a means to encourage States to protect children by identifying 
    the whereabouts of sex offenders and providing the means to monitor 
    their activities.
        (3) In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
    and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) to protect children and 
    the public at large by establishing a comprehensive national system 
    for the registration and notification to the public and law 
    enforcement officers of convicted sex offenders.
        (4) Law enforcement reports indicate that known child-sex 
    offenders are traveling internationally.
        (5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors in child sex 
    trafficking and pornography is a global phenomenon. The 
    International Labour Organization has estimated that 1,8000,000 
    children worldwide are victims of child sex trafficking and 
    pornography each year.
        (6) Child sex tourism, where an individual travels to a foreign 
    country and engages in sexual activity with a child in that 
    country, is a form of child exploitation and, where commercial, 
    child sex trafficking.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the Angel Watch Center 
    established pursuant to section 4(a).
        (2) Convicted.--The term ``convicted'' has the meaning given 
    the term in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
    Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911).
        (3) Covered sex offender.--Except as otherwise provided, the 
    term ``covered sex offender'' means an individual who is a sex 
    offender by reason of having been convicted of a sex offense 
    against a minor.
        (4) Destination country.--The term ``destination country'' 
    means a destination or transit country.
        (5) Interpol.--The term ``INTERPOL'' means the International 
    Criminal Police Organization.
        (6) Jurisdiction.--The term ``jurisdiction'' means--
            (A) a State;
            (B) the District of Columbia;
            (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
            (D) Guam;
            (E) American Samoa;
            (F) the Northern Mariana Islands;
            (G) the United States Virgin Islands; and
            (H) to the extent provided in, and subject to the 
        requirements of, section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
        and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16927), a Federally 
        recognized Indian tribe.
        (7) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual who has not 
    attained the age of 18 years.
        (8) National sex offender registry.--The term ``National Sex 
    Offender Registry'' means the National Sex Offender Registry 
    established by section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
    Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919).
        (9) Sex offender under sorna.--The term ``sex offender under 
    SORNA'' has the meaning given the term ``sex offender'' in section 
    111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
    U.S.C. 16911).
        (10) Sex offense against a minor.--
            (A) In general.--The term ``sex offense against a minor'' 
        means a specified offense against a minor, as defined in 
        section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 
        of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911).
            (B) Other offenses.--The term ``sex offense against a 
        minor'' includes a sex offense described in section 111(5)(A) 
        of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
        U.S.C. 16911(5)(A)) that is a specified offense against a 
        minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of such section, or an 
        attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.
            (C) Foreign convictions; offenses involving consensual 
        sexual conduct.--The limitations contained in subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C) of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
        and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911(5)) shall apply with 
        respect to a sex offense against a minor for purposes of this 
        Act to the same extent and in the same manner as such 
        limitations apply with respect to a sex offense for purposes of 
        the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
SEC. 4. ANGEL WATCH CENTER.
    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
establish within the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of U.S. 
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a Center, to be known as the 
``Angel Watch Center'', to carry out the activities specified in 
subsection (e).
    (b) Incoming Notification.--
        (1) In general.--The Center may receive incoming notifications 
    concerning individuals seeking to enter the United States who have 
    committed offenses of a sexual nature.
        (2) Notification.--Upon receiving an incoming notification 
    under paragraph (1), the Center shall--
            (A) immediately share all information received relating to 
        the individual with the Department of Justice; and
            (B) share all relevant information relating to the 
        individual with other Federal, State, and local agencies and 
        entities, as appropriate.
        (3) Collaboration.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
    collaborate with the Attorney General to establish a process for 
    the receipt, dissemination, and categorization of information 
    relating to individuals and specific offenses provided herein.
    (c) Leadership.--The Center shall be headed by the Assistant 
Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in collaboration 
with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State.
    (d) Members.--The Center shall consist of the following:
        (1) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
    Enforcement.
        (2) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
        (3) Individuals who are designated as analysts in U.S. 
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border 
    Protection.
        (4) Individuals who are designated as program managers in U.S. 
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border 
    Protection.
    (e) Activities.--
        (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Center 
    shall, using all relevant databases, systems and sources of 
    information, not later than 48 hours before scheduled departure, or 
    as soon as practicable before scheduled departure--
            (A) determine if individuals traveling abroad are listed on 
        the National Sex Offender Registry;
            (B) review the United States Marshals Service's National 
        Sex Offender Targeting Center case management system or other 
        system that provides access to a list of individuals who have 
        provided advanced notice of international travel to identify 
        any individual who meets the criteria described in subparagraph 
        (A) and is not in a system reviewed pursuant to this 
        subparagraph; and
            (C) provide a list of individuals identified under 
        subparagraph (B) to the United States Marshals Service's 
        National Sex Offender Targeting Center to determine compliance 
        with title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 
        of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).
        (2) Provision of information to center.--Twenty-four hours 
    before the intended travel, or thereafter, not later than 72 hours 
    after the intended travel, the United States Marshals Service's 
    National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall provide, to the Angel 
    Watch Center, information pertaining to any sex offender described 
    in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).
        (3) Advance notice to destination country.--
            (A) In general.--The Center may transmit relevant 
        information to the destination country about a sex offender 
        if--
                (i) the individual is identified by a review conducted 
            under paragraph (1)(B) as having provided advanced notice 
            of international travel; or
                (ii) after completing the activities described in 
            paragraph (1), the Center receives information pertaining 
            to a sex offender under paragraph (2).
            (B) Exceptions.--The Center may immediately transmit 
        relevant information on a sex offender to the destination 
        country if--
                (i) the Center becomes aware that a sex offender is 
            traveling outside of the United States within 24 hours of 
            intended travel, and simultaneously completes the 
            activities described in paragraph (1); or
                (ii) the Center has not received a transmission 
            pursuant to paragraph (2), provided it is not more than 24 
            hours before the intended travel.
            (C) Corrections.--Upon receiving information that a 
        notification sent by the Center regarding an individual was 
        inaccurate, the Center shall immediately--
                (i) send a notification of correction to the 
            destination country notified;
                (ii) correct all data collected pursuant to paragraph 
            (6); and
                (iii) if applicable, notify the Secretary of State for 
            purposes of the passport review and marking processes 
            described in section 240 of Public Law 110-457.
            (D) Form.--The notification under this paragraph may be 
        transmitted through such means as are determined appropriate by 
        the Center, including through U.S. Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement attaches.
        (4) Memorandum of agreement.--Not later than 6 months after the 
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
    shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Attorney 
    General to facilitate the activities of the Angel Watch Center in 
    collaboration with the United States Marshals Service's National 
    Sex Offender Targeting Center, including the exchange of 
    information, the sharing of personnel, access to information and 
    databases in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), and the 
    establishment of a process to share notifications from the 
    international community in accordance with subsection (b)(1).
        (5) Passport application review.--
            (A) In general.--The Center shall provide a written 
        determination to the Department of State regarding the status 
        of an individual as a covered sex offender (as defined in 
        section 240 of Public Law 110-457) when appropriate.
            (B) Effective date.--Subparagraph (A) shall take effect 
        upon certification by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, and the Attorney General that the process 
        developed and reported to the appropriate congressional 
        committees under section 9 has been successfully implemented.
        (6) Collection of data.--The Center shall collect all relevant 
    data, including--
            (A) a record of each notification sent under paragraph (3);
            (B) the response of the destination country to 
        notifications under paragraph (3), where available;
            (C) any decision not to transmit a notification abroad, to 
        the extent practicable;
            (D) the number of transmissions made under subparagraphs 
        (A),(B), and (C) of paragraph (3) and the countries to which 
        they are transmitted, respectively;
            (E) whether the information was transmitted to the 
        destination country before scheduled commencement of sex 
        offender travel; and
            (F) any other information deemed necessary and appropriate 
        by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
        (7) Complaint review.--
            (A) In general.--The Center shall--
                (i) establish a mechanism to receive complaints from 
            individuals affected by erroneous notifications under this 
            section;
                (ii) ensure that any complaint is promptly reviewed; 
            and
                (iii) in the case of a complaint that involves a 
            notification sent by another Federal Government entity, 
            notify the individual of the contact information for the 
            appropriate entity and forward the complaint to the 
            appropriate entity for prompt review and response pursuant 
            to this section.
            (B) Response to complaints.--The Center shall, as 
        applicable--
                (i) provide the individual with notification in writing 
            that the individual was erroneously subjected to 
            international notification;
                (ii) take action to ensure that a notification or 
            information regarding the individual is not erroneously 
            transmitted to a destination country in the future; and
                (iii) submit an additional written notification to the 
            individual explaining why a notification or information 
            regarding the individual was erroneously transmitted to the 
            destination country and describing the actions that the 
            Center has taken or is taking under clause (ii).
            (C) Public awareness.--The Center shall make publicly 
        available information on how an individual may submit a 
        complaint under this section.
            (D) Reporting requirement.--The Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall submit an annual report to the appropriate 
        congressional committees (as defined in section 9) that 
        includes--
                (i) the number of instances in which a notification or 
            information was erroneously transmitted to the destination 
            country of an individual under paragraph (3); and
                (ii) the actions taken to prevent similar errors from 
            occurring in the future.
        (8) Annual review process.--The Center shall establish, in 
    coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and 
    INTERPOL, an annual review process to ensure that there is 
    appropriate coordination and collaboration, including consistent 
    procedures governing the activities authorized under this Act, in 
    carrying out this Act.
        (9) Information required.--The Center shall make available to 
    the United States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender 
    Targeting Center information on travel by sex offenders in a timely 
    manner.
    (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``sex offender'' means--
        (1) a covered sex offender; or
        (2) an individual required to register under the sex offender 
    registration program of any jurisdiction or included in the 
    National Sex Offender Registry, on the basis of an offense against 
    a minor.
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.
    (a) In General.--The United States Marshals Service's National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center may--
        (1) transmit notification of international travel of a sex 
    offender to the destination country of the sex offender, including 
    to the visa-issuing agent or agents in the United States of the 
    country;
        (2) share information relating to traveling sex offenders with 
    other Federal, State, local, and foreign agencies and entities, as 
    appropriate;
        (3) receive incoming notifications concerning individuals 
    seeking to enter the United States who have committed offenses of a 
    sexual nature and shall share the information received immediately 
    with the Department of Homeland Security; and
        (4) perform such other functions at the Attorney General or the 
    Director of the United States Marshals Service may direct.
    (b) Consistent Notification.--In making notifications under 
subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals Service's National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center shall, to the extent feasible and 
appropriate, ensure that the destination country is consistently 
notified in advance about sex offenders under SORNA identified through 
their inclusion in sex offender registries of jurisdictions or the 
National Sex Offender Registry.
    (c) Information Required.--For purposes of carrying out this Act, 
the United States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting 
Center shall--
        (1) make the case management system or other system that 
    provides access to a list of individuals who have provided advanced 
    notice of international travel available to the Angel Watch Center;
        (2) provide the Angel Watch Center a determination of 
    compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
    Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.) for the list of 
    individuals transmitted under section 4(e)(1)(C);
        (3) make available to the Angel Watch Center information on 
    travel by sex offenders in a timely manner; and
        (4) consult with the Department of State regarding operation of 
    the international notification program authorized under this Act.
    (d) Corrections.--Upon receiving information that a notification 
sent by the United States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender 
Targeting Center regarding an individual was inaccurate, the United 
States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall 
immediately--
        (1) send a notification of correction to the destination 
    country notified;
        (2) correct all data collected in accordance with subsection 
    (f); and
        (3) if applicable, send a notification of correction to the 
    Angel Watch Center.
    (e) Form.--The notification under this section may be transmitted 
through such means as are determined appropriate by the United States 
Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center, including 
through the INTERPOL notification system and through Federal Bureau of 
Investigation Legal attaches.
    (f) Collection of Data.--The Attorney General shall collect all 
relevant data, including--
        (1) a record of each notification sent under subsection (a);
        (2) the response of the destination country to notifications 
    under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), where available;
        (3) any decision not to transmit a notification abroad, to the 
    extent practicable;
        (4) the number of transmissions made under paragraphs (1) and 
    (2) of subsection (a) and the countries to which they are 
    transmitted;
        (5) whether the information was transmitted to the destination 
    country before scheduled commencement of sex offender travel; and
        (6) any other information deemed necessary and appropriate by 
    the Attorney General.
    (g) Complaint Review.--
        (1) In general.--The United States Marshals Service's National 
    Sex Offender Targeting Center shall--
            (A) establish a mechanism to receive complaints from 
        individuals affected by erroneous notifications under this 
        section;
            (B) ensure that any complaint is promptly reviewed; and
            (C) in the case of a complaint that involves a notification 
        sent by another Federal Government entity, notify the 
        individual of the contact information for the appropriate 
        entity and forward the complaint to the appropriate entity for 
        prompt review and response pursuant to this section.
        (2) Response to complaints.--The United States Marshals 
    Service's National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, as 
    applicable--
            (A) provide the individual with notification in writing 
        that the individual was erroneously subjected to international 
        notification;
            (B) take action to ensure that a notification or 
        information regarding the individual is not erroneously 
        transmitted to a destination country in the future; and
            (C) submit an additional written notification to the 
        individual explaining why a notification or information 
        regarding the individual was erroneously transmitted to the 
        destination country and describing the actions that the United 
        States Marshals Service's National Sex Offender Targeting 
        Center has taken or is taking under subparagraph (B).
        (3) Public awareness.--The United States Marshals Service's 
    National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall make publicly 
    available information on how an individual may submit a complaint 
    under this section.
        (4) Reporting requirement.--The Attorney General shall submit 
    an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees (as 
    defined in section 9) that includes--
            (A) the number of instances in which a notification or 
        information was erroneously transmitted to the destination 
        country of an individual under subsection (a); and
            (B) the actions taken to prevent similar errors from 
        occurring in the future.
    (h) Definition.--In this section, the term ``sex offender'' means--
        (1) a sex offender under SORNA; or
        (2) a person required to register under the sex offender 
    registration program of any jurisdiction or included in the 
    National Sex Offender Registry.
SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
    (a) Requirement That Sex Offenders Provide International Travel 
Related Information To Sex Offender Registries.--Section 114 of the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914) is 
amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)--
            (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and;
            (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
        ``(7) Information relating to intended travel of the sex 
    offender outside the United States, including any anticipated dates 
    and places of departure, arrival, or return, carrier and flight 
    numbers for air travel, destination country and address or other 
    contact information therein, means and purpose of travel, and any 
    other itinerary or other travel-related information required by the 
    Attorney General.''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Time and Manner.--A sex offender shall provide and update 
information required under subsection (a), including information 
relating to intended travel outside the United States required under 
paragraph (7) of that subsection, in conformity with any time and 
manner requirements prescribed by the Attorney General.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments to Section 2250 of Title 18, United 
States Code.--Section 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) 
    and (d), respectively;
        (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) International Travel Reporting Violations.--Whoever--
        ``(1) is required to register under the Sex Offender 
    Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);
        ``(2) knowingly fails to provide information required by the 
    Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act relating to intended 
    travel in foreign commerce; and
        ``(3) engages or attempts to engage in the intended travel in 
    foreign commerce;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
both.''; and
        (3) in subsections (c) and (d), as redesignated, by striking 
    ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears and inserting ``subsection 
    (a) or (b)''.
    (c) Implementation.--In carrying out this Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, the Attorney General may use the resources and 
capacities of any appropriate agencies of the Department of Justice, 
including the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, 
Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, the United States Marshals 
Service, INTERPOL Washington-U.S. National Central Bureau, the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, the Criminal Division, and the United States 
Attorneys' Offices.
SEC. 7. RECIPROCAL NOTIFICATIONS.
    It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, should seek reciprocal international agreements or 
arrangements to further the purposes of this Act and the Sex Offender 
Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.). Such 
agreements or arrangements may establish mechanisms and undertakings to 
receive and transmit notices concerning international travel by sex 
offenders, through the Angel Watch Center, the INTERPOL notification 
system, and such other means as may be appropriate, including 
notification by the United States to other countries relating to the 
travel of sex offenders from the United States, reciprocal notification 
by other countries to the United States relating to the travel of sex 
offenders to the United States, and mechanisms to correct and, as 
applicable, remove from any other records, any inaccurate information 
transmitted through such notifications.
SEC. 8. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED SEX OFFENDERS.
    (a) Amendment to Public Law 110-457.--Title II of Public Law 110-
457 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 240. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED SEX OFFENDERS.
    ``(a) In General.--Immediately after receiving a written 
determination from the Angel Watch Center that an individual is a 
covered sex offender, through the process developed for that purpose 
under section 9 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent Child 
Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of 
Traveling Sex Offenders, the Secretary of State shall take appropriate 
action under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Authority To Use Unique Passport Identifiers.--
        ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), the 
    Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to a covered sex 
    offender unless the passport contains a unique identifier, and may 
    revoke a passport previously issued without such an identifier of a 
    covered sex offender.
        ``(2) Authority to reissue.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the 
    Secretary of State may reissue a passport that does not include a 
    unique identifier if an individual described in subsection (a) 
    reapplies for a passport and the Angel Watch Center provides a 
    written determination, through the process developed for that 
    purpose under section 9 of the International Megan's Law to Prevent 
    Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced 
    Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders, to the Secretary of State 
    that the individual is no longer required to register as a covered 
    sex offender.
    ``(c) Defined Terms.--In this section--
        ``(1) the term `covered sex offender' means an individual who--
            ``(A) is a sex offender, as defined in section 4(f) of the 
        International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and 
        Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling 
        Sex Offenders; and
            ``(B) is currently required to register under the sex 
        offender registration program of any jurisdiction;
        ``(2) the term `unique identifier' means any visual designation 
    affixed to a conspicuous location on the passport indicating that 
    the individual is a covered sex offender; and
        ``(3) the term `passport' means a passport book or passport 
    card.
    ``(d) Prohibition.--The Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, and their agencies, 
officers, employees, and agents, shall not be liable to any person for 
any action taken under this section.
    ``(e) Disclosure.--In furtherance of this section, the Secretary of 
State may require a passport applicant to disclose that they are a 
registered sex offender.
    ``(f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon 
certification by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Attorney General, that the process developed and 
reported to the appropriate congressional committees under section 9 of 
the International Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other 
Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders 
has been successfully implemented.''.
SEC. 9. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
State, and the Attorney General shall develop a process by which to 
implement section 4(e)(5) and the provisions of section 240 of Public 
Law 110-457, as added by section 8 of this Act.
    (b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall jointly submit a 
report to, and shall consult with, the appropriate congressional 
committees on the process developed under subsection (a), which shall 
include a description of the proposed process and a timeline and plan 
for implementation of that process, and shall identify the resources 
required to effectively implement that process.
    (c) ``Appropriate Congressional Committees'' Defined.--In this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
        (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
    Representatives;
        (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
    of the Senate;
        (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
    Representatives;
        (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
        (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
    Representatives;
        (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
        (8) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
    Representatives.
  SEC. 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
    The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General 
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, may provide technical 
assistance to foreign authorities in order to enable such authorities 
to participate more effectively in the notification program system 
established under this Act.
  SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act 
$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.
  SEC. 12. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit international 
information sharing or law enforcement cooperation relating to any 
person pursuant to any authority of the Department of Justice, the 
Department of Homeland Security, or any other department or agency.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.