[114th Congress Public Law 119]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 114-119
114th Congress
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. <<NOTE: Feb.
8, 2016 - [H.R. 515]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: International
Megan's Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes
Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders.>>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) <<NOTE: 42 USC 16901 note.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935.>> 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.
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(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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935a.>> 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
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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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935b.>> ANGEL WATCH CENTER.
(a) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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) <<NOTE: Collaboration. Consultation.>> 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) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 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--
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(A) <<NOTE: Determination.>> determine if
individuals traveling abroad are listed on the National
Sex Offender Registry;
(B) <<NOTE: Review.>> 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) <<NOTE: List. Determination.>> 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) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> 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
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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) <<NOTE: Determination.>> 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) <<NOTE: Certification.>> 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
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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) <<NOTE: Coordination.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935c.>> 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.
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(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) <<NOTE: Determination.>> 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) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> 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--
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(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
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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) <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935d.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935e.>> 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.
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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. <<NOTE: 22 USC 212b.>> 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) <<NOTE: Certification.>> 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
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and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex
Offenders has been successfully implemented.''.
SEC. 9. <<NOTE: Deadlines. 42 USC 16935f.>> 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) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> 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. <<NOTE: Consultation. 42 USC 16935g.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935h.>> 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. <<NOTE: 42 USC 16935i.>> 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,
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the Department of Homeland Security, or any other department or agency.
Approved February 8, 2016.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 515:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 161 (2015):
Jan. 26, considered and passed
House.
Dec. 17, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Vol. 162 (2016):
Feb. 1, House concurred in Senate
amendments.
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