PUBLIC LAW 114–119—FEB. 8, 2016 130 STAT. 15 

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. 

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 childsex offenders are traveling internationally. 

42 USC 16935. 

42 USC 16901 

note. 

International 

Megan’s Law to 

Prevent Child 

Exploitation and 

Other Sexual 

Crimes Through 

Advanced 

Notification of 

Traveling Sex 

Offenders. 

Feb. 8, 2016 

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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. 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. 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— 

Deadline. 

Collaboration. 

Consultation. 

Deadline. 

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(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 

Deadlines. 

List. 

Determination. 

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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) 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 

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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) 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. 

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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) 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— 

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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 

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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) 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. 

42 USC 16935e. 

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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. 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 

Certification. 

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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, 

42 USC 16935i. 

42 USC 16935h. 

Consultation. 

42 USC 16935g. 

Consultation. 

Deadlines. 

42 USC 16935f. 


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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 515: 

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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the Department of Homeland Security, or any other department 

or agency. 

Approved February 8, 2016. 


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