[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8831-S8834]
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 INTERNATIONAL MEGAN'S LAW TO PREVENT DEMAND FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 296, H.R. 515.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 515) to protect children from exploitation, 
     especially sex trafficking in tourism, by providing advance 
     notice of intended travel by registered child-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 child-sex offender is seeking to 
     enter the United States, and for other purposes.


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  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with 
an amendment and an amendment to the title.
  (Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic.)

     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

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     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

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     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 the Secretary of 
     State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

     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.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
substitute be agreed to; that the Corker amendment at the desk be 
agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; 
and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 2936) was agreed to, as follows:

        (Purpose: To modify the authorization of appropriations)

       On page 42, strike lines 13 through 17 and insert the 
     following:

     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.

  The amendments were ordered to be engrossed, and the bill to be read 
a third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 515), as amended, was passed.

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