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PER CURI AM.

In 20 02 , Keit h Su n Bea r was co nv ic te d of se xu al ab us e of a m in or in vi ol at io n of 18 U.S.C. §§ 11 53 , 22 43 (a), an d 22 46 (2 ). Fo ur y ears la te r, Co ng res s en act ed th e S e x Offen de r Reg is tra ti on an d Not ifi cat io n Act (SORNA), whi ch req ui res s e x of fen de rs to pe rio di cal ly reg is te r wit h st at e go ve rn m en t. Pu rs ua nt t o a ru le
pr om ul ga te d by th e Att or ne y Gen eral on Feb ru ary 28 , 20 07 , de cl ari ng th e reg is tra ti onreq ui rem en ts of SORNA to ap pl y ret ro act iv el y to se x of fen de rs co nv ic te d pr io r to th e

en act m en t d at e o f SORNA, Su n B ear i s re qu ire d t o re gi st er as a se x o ffen de r.

S u n B e a r in it ia ll y pr op erl y reg is te red as a se x of fen de r. Howev er, whe n h e fai le d to up da te hi s reg is tra ti on aft er m ov in g fro m hi s res id en ce in Rap id Ci ty, So ut h Dak ot a, on Marc h 1 8, 2 01 2, he was in di ct ed fo r fai li ng to reg is te r as a se x o ffen de r in vi ol at io n of 18 U.S.C. § 22 50 (a). Su n Bea r m ov ed th e di st ric t co ur t to di sm is s th e 1 in di ct m en t, arg ui ng Co ng res s ha d v io la te d th e no n- de le ga ti on do ct rin e by en act in g 42 U.S.C. § 16 91 3( d) , in whi ch it au th or iz ed th e Att or ne y Gen eral to sp eci fy whe th er th e reg is tra ti on req ui rem en ts of SORNA ap pl y ret ro act iv el y

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v. Ry an , 29 3 U.S. 3 88 , 42 1 (1 93 5) (“ The Co ng res s m an ife st ly is no t pe rm it te d to ab di cat e or to tra ns fer to ot he rs th e es se nt ia l le gi sl at iv e fu nc ti on s wit h whi ch it is th us

ve st ed .”). The di st ric t co ur t de ni ed th e m ot io n, an d Su n Bea r pl ed gu il ty co nd it io ne d

on hi s ri gh t t o a pp eal th e d en ia l o f th e m ot io n t o d is m is s.

On ap pe al , Su n Bea r ag ai n as se rts Co ng res s vi ol at ed th e no n- de le ga ti on do ct rin e b y

en act in g 42 U.S.C. § 1 69 13 (d ). W hi le Su n B ear’s ap pe al was p en di ng ,
we is su ed ou r de ci si on in Uni te d St at es v. Kue hl , No. 12 -2 59 8, 20 13 W L 59 95 56 (8 th Ci r. Feb

. 19 , 2 0 1 3 ) , i n whi ch we he ld th e co ng res si on al gr an t of au th or it y to th e Att or ne y Gen eral i n 42 U.S.C. § 16 91 3( d) to be co ns ti tu ti on al ly va li d be cau se Co ng res s ha d se t fo rth an in te ll ig ib le pr in ci pl e to gu id e in th e ex erci se of th e gr an te d

au th or it y

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. at *2 ; se e al s o M i s t r e tt a v. Uni te d St at es , 48 8 U.S. 36 1, 37 2 (1 98 9) (Co ng res s m ay de le ga te le gi sl at iv e au th or it y to an ot he r bo dy, pr ov id ed Co ng res s la y s do wn by le gi sl at iv e act an in te ll ig ib le pr in ci pl e fo r th e e x e r c i s e o f th e gr an te d

au th or it y to whi ch th e au th or iz ed bo dy m us t co nf or m ). Und er ou r ho ld in g in Kue hl , Su n Bea r’s arg um en t th at Co ng res s im pr op erl y de le ga te d it s le gi sl at iv e au th or it y to th e Att or ne y

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The Hon or ab le Ro be rto A. Lan ge , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Co ur t fo r th e Dis tri ct 1 of So ut h Dak ot a.
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