[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 956 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 956

  To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 
 require the Secretary of Defense maintain a registry of sex offenders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2015

 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coffman, and Mr. Johnson of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to 
 require the Secretary of Defense maintain a registry of sex offenders.

    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 ``Military Track Register and Alert 
Communities Act of 2015'' or as the ``Military TRAC Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MILITARY OFFENDER.

    Section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) Military offender.--The term `military offender' 
        means an individual who was convicted of a military offense 
        specified by the Secretary of Defense under section 
        115(a)(8)(C)(i) of Public Law 105-119 (10 U.S.C. 951 note), or 
        an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.''.

SEC. 3. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY FOR MILITARY SEX 
              OFFENDERS.

    Section 112 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16912) is amended in subsection (a), by inserting after 
``Each jurisdiction'' the following: ``, and, for military offenders, 
the Secretary of Defense (including any military offender serving in 
the Coast Guard, without regard to the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating),''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Initial Registration of Military Offenders.--Section 113(a) of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16913(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, and, in the case of a military offender, with the 
Secretary of Defense''.
    (b) Information Required in Registration.--Section 114(b) of the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914(b)) 
is amended by inserting after ``in which the sex offender registers'' 
the following: ``, and, in the case of military offenders, the 
Secretary of Defense,''.
    (c) Public Access to Sex Offender Information.--Section 118 of the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16918) is 
amended by inserting ``, and, in the case of military offenders, the 
Secretary of Defense,'' after ``jurisdiction'' each place it appears.
    (d) National Sex Offender Registry.--Section 119 of the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``jurisdiction's 
        sex offender registry'' the following: ``, and, in the case of 
        military offenders, the registry of the Secretary of 
        Defense,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``all relevant 
        jurisdictions'' the following: ``and, in the case of military 
        offenders, the Secretary of Defense''.
    (e) Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.--Section 120(b) of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16920(b)) is amended by inserting after ``a jurisdiction's Internet 
site'' the following: ``, and, in the case of a military offender, the 
appropriate Internet site of the Secretary of Defense''.
    (f) Kanka and Zapp Community Notification Program.--Section 121 of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16921) is amended by inserting after ``appropriate official in the 
jurisdiction'' the following: ``(and, in the case of military 
offenders, the Secretary of Defense)''.
    (g) Actions Taken When Offender Fails To Comply.--Section 122 of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16922) is amended by inserting after ``jurisdiction's registry'' the 
following: ``(and, in the case of military offenders, the registry of 
the Secretary of Defense)''.
    (h) Development and Availability of Registry Software.--Section 123 
of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16923) is amended by inserting ``, and, in the case of military 
offenders, the Secretary of Defense,'' after ``jurisdictions'' each 
place it appears.
    (i) Registration of Sex Offenders Entering the United States.--
Section 128 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(42 U.S.C. 16928) is amended by inserting after ``the relevant 
jurisdictions'' the following: ``, and, in the case of military 
offenders, the Secretary of Defense,''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act.
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