In the Senate of the United States, 

December 17, 2015. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 515) entitled ‘‘An Act 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.’’, 

do pass with the following 

AMENDMENTS: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation 

4 and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification 

5 of Traveling Sex Offenders’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 
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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. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, 

4 was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 

5 1994, in the State of New Jersey by a violent pred6 ator living across the street from her home. Unbe7 knownst to Megan Kanka and her family, he had been 

8 convicted previously of a sex offense against a child. 

9 (2) In 1996, Congress adopted Megan’s Law 

10 (Public Law 104–145) as a means to encourage 

11 States to protect children by identifying the where12 abouts of sex offenders and providing the means to 

13 monitor their activities. 

14 (3) In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh 

15 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 

16 109–248) to protect children and the public at large 

17 by establishing a comprehensive national system for 

18 the registration and notification to the public and 

19 law enforcement officers of convicted sex offenders. 
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1 (4) Law enforcement reports indicate that known 

2 child-sex offenders are traveling internationally. 

3 (5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors 

4 in child sex trafficking and pornography is a global 

5 phenomenon. The International Labour Organization 

6 has estimated that 1,8000,000 children worldwide are 

7 victims of child sex trafficking and pornography each 

8 year. 

9 (6) Child sex tourism, where an individual trav10 els to a foreign country and engages in sexual activity 

11 with a child in that country, is a form of child ex12 ploitation and, where commercial, child sex traf13 ficking. 

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

17 Angel Watch Center established pursuant to section 

18 4(a). 

19 (2) CONVICTED.—The term ‘‘convicted’’ has the 

20 meaning given the term in section 111 of the Adam 

21 Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 

22 U.S.C. 16911). 

23 (3) COVERED SEX OFFENDER.—Except as other24 wise provided, the term ‘‘covered sex offender’’ means 
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1 an individual who is a sex offender by reason of hav2 ing been convicted of a sex offense against a minor. 

3 (4) DESTINATION COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘destina4 tion country’’ means a destination or transit country. 

5 (5) INTERPOL.—The term ‘‘INTERPOL’’ means 

6 the International Criminal Police Organization. 

7 (6) JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘jurisdiction’’ 

8 means— 

9 (A) a State; 

10 (B) the District of Columbia; 

11 (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

12 (D) Guam; 

13 (E) American Samoa; 

14 (F) the Northern Mariana Islands; 

15 (G) the United States Virgin Islands; and 

16 (H) to the extent provided in, and subject to 

17 the requirements of, section 127 of the Adam 

18 Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 

19 (42 U.S.C. 16927), a Federally recognized In20 dian tribe. 

21 (7) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an indi22 vidual who has not attained the age of 18 years. 

23 (8) NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.—The 

24 term ‘‘National Sex Offender Registry’’ means the Na25 tional Sex Offender Registry established by section 
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1 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 

2 Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919). 

3 (9) SEX OFFENDER UNDER SORNA.—The term 

4 ‘‘sex offender under SORNA’’ has the meaning given 

5 the term ‘‘sex offender’’ in section 111 of the Adam 

6 Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 

7 U.S.C. 16911). 

8 (10) SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sex offense 

10 against a minor’’ means a specified offense 

11 against a minor, as defined in section 111 of the 

12 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 

13 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911). 

14 (B) OTHER OFFENSES.—The term ‘‘sex of15 fense against a minor’’ includes a sex offense de16 scribed in section 111(5)(A) of the Adam Walsh 

17 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 

18 U.S.C. 16911(5)(A)) that is a specified offense 

19 against a minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of 

20 such section, or an attempt or conspiracy to 

21 commit such an offense. 

22 (C) FOREIGN CONVICTIONS; OFFENSES IN23 VOLVING CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.—The 

24 limitations contained in subparagraphs (B) and 

25 (C) of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child 
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1 Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 

2 16911(5)) shall apply with respect to a sex of3 fense against a minor for purposes of this Act to 

4 the same extent and in the same manner as such 

5 limitations apply with respect to a sex offense 

6 for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 

7 and Safety Act of 2006. 

8 SEC. 4. ANGEL WATCH CENTER. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home11 land Security shall establish within the Child Exploitation 

12 Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigrations and Customs En13 forcement a Center, to be known as the ‘‘Angel Watch Cen14 ter’’, to carry out the activities specified in subsection (e). 

15 (b) INCOMING NOTIFICATION.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Center may receive in17 coming notifications concerning individuals seeking 

18 to enter the United States who have committed of19 fenses of a sexual nature. 

20 (2) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receiving an incoming 

21 notification under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 

22 (A) immediately share all information re23 ceived relating to the individual with the De24 partment of Justice; and 
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1 (B) share all relevant information relating 

2 to the individual with other Federal, State, and 

3 local agencies and entities, as appropriate. 

4 (3) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Home5 land Security shall collaborate with the Attorney 

6 General to establish a process for the receipt, dissemi7 nation, and categorization of information relating to 

8 individuals and specific offenses provided herein. 

9 (c) LEADERSHIP.—The Center shall be headed by the 

10 Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs En11 forcement, in collaboration with the Commissioner of U.S. 

12 Customs and Border Protection and in consultation with 

13 the Attorney General and the Secretary of State. 

14 (d) MEMBERS.—The Center shall consist of the fol15 lowing: 

16 (1) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration 

17 and Customs Enforcement. 

18 (2) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor19 der Protection. 

20 (3) Individuals who are designated as analysts 

21 in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or 

22 U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

23 (4) Individuals who are designated as program 

24 managers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce25 ment or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
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1 (e) ACTIVITIES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 

3 the Center shall, using all relevant databases, systems 

4 and sources of information, not later than 48 hours 

5 before scheduled departure, or as soon as practicable 

6 before scheduled departure— 

7 (A) determine if individuals traveling 

8 abroad are listed on the National Sex Offender 

9 Registry; 

10 (B) review the United States Marshals 

11 Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center 

12 case management system or other system that 

13 provides access to a list of individuals who have 

14 provided advanced notice of international travel 

15 to identify any individual who meets the criteria 

16 described in subparagraph (A) and is not in a 

17 system reviewed pursuant to this subparagraph; 

18 and 

19 (C) provide a list of individuals identified 

20 under subparagraph (B) to the United States 

21 Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Tar22 geting Center to determine compliance with title 

23 I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safe24 ty Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.). 
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1 (2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CENTER.— 

2 Twenty-four hours before the intended travel, or there3 after, not later than 72 hours after the intended trav4 el, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 

5 Offender Targeting Center shall provide, to the Angel 

6 Watch Center, information pertaining to any sex of7 fender described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 (3) ADVANCE NOTICE TO DESTINATION COUN10 TRY.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may trans12 mit relevant information to the destination coun13 try about a sex offender if— 

14 (i) the individual is identified by a re15 view conducted under paragraph (1)(B) as 

16 having provided advanced notice of inter17 national travel; or 

18 (ii) after completing the activities de19 scribed in paragraph (1), the Center re20 ceives information pertaining to a sex of21 fender under paragraph (2). 

22 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Center may imme23 diately transmit relevant information on a sex 

24 offender to the destination country if— 
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1 (i) the Center becomes aware that a sex 

2 offender is traveling outside of the United 

3 States within 24 hours of intended travel, 

4 and simultaneously completes the activities 

5 described in paragraph (1); or 

6 (ii) the Center has not received a 

7 transmission pursuant to paragraph (2), 

8 provided it is not more than 24 hours before 

9 the intended travel. 

10 (C) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving infor11 mation that a notification sent by the Center re12 garding an individual was inaccurate, the Cen13 ter shall immediately— 

14 (i) send a notification of correction to 

15 the destination country notified; 

16 (ii) correct all data collected pursuant 

17 to paragraph (6); and 

18 (iii) if applicable, notify the Secretary 

19 of State for purposes of the passport review 

20 and marking processes described in section 

21 240 of Public Law 110–457. 

22 (D) FORM.—The notification under this 

23 paragraph may be transmitted through such 

24 means as are determined appropriate by the 
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1 Center, including through U.S. Immigration and 

2 Customs Enforcement attaches. 

3 (4) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.—Not later 

4 than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into 

6 a Memorandum of Agreement with the Attorney Gen7 eral to facilitate the activities of the Angel Watch 

8 Center in collaboration with the United States Mar9 shals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Cen10 ter, including the exchange of information, the shar11 ing of personnel, access to information and databases 

12 in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), and the estab13 lishment of a process to share notifications from the 

14 international community in accordance with sub15 section (b)(1). 

16 (5) PASSPORT APPLICATION REVIEW.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall provide 

18 a written determination to the Department of 

19 State regarding the status of an individual as a 

20 covered sex offender (as defined in section 240 of 

21 Public Law 110–457) when appropriate. 

22 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (A) 

23 shall take effect upon certification by the Sec24 retary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Secu25 rity, and the Attorney General that the process 
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1 developed and reported to the appropriate con2 gressional committees under section 9 has been 

3 successfully implemented. 

4 (6) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Center shall col5 lect all relevant data, including— 

6 (A) a record of each notification sent under 

7 paragraph (3); 

8 (B) the response of the destination country 

9 to notifications under paragraph (3), where 

10 available; 

11 (C) any decision not to transmit a notifica12 tion abroad, to the extent practicable; 

13 (D) the number of transmissions made 

14 under subparagraphs (A),(B), and (C) of para15 graph (3) and the countries to which they are 

16 transmitted, respectively; 

17 (E) whether the information was trans18 mitted to the destination country before sched19 uled commencement of sex offender travel; and 

20 (F) any other information deemed necessary 

21 and appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland 

22 Security. 

23 (7) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall— 
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1 (i) establish a mechanism to receive 

2 complaints from individuals affected by er3 roneous notifications under this section; 

4 (ii) ensure that any complaint is 

5 promptly reviewed; and 

6 (iii) in the case of a complaint that in7 volves a notification sent by another Fed8 eral Government entity, notify the indi9 vidual of the contact information for the 

10 appropriate entity and forward the com11 plaint to the appropriate entity for prompt 

12 review and response pursuant to this sec13 tion. 

14 (B) RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.—The Cen15 ter shall, as applicable— 

16 (i) provide the individual with notifi17 cation in writing that the individual was 

18 erroneously subjected to international notifi19 cation; 

20 (ii) take action to ensure that a notifi21 cation or information regarding the indi22 vidual is not erroneously transmitted to a 

23 destination country in the future; and 

24 (iii) submit an additional written no25 tification to the individual explaining why 
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1 a notification or information regarding the 

2 individual was erroneously transmitted to 

3 the destination country and describing the 

4 actions that the Center has taken or is tak5 ing under clause (ii). 

6 (C) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The Center shall 

7 make publicly available information on how an 

8 individual may submit a complaint under this 

9 section. 

10 (D) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec11 retary of Homeland Security shall submit an 

12 annual report to the appropriate congressional 

13 committees (as defined in section 9) that in14 cludes— 

15 (i) the number of instances in which a 

16 notification or information was erroneously 

17 transmitted to the destination country of an 

18 individual under paragraph (3); and 

19 (ii) the actions taken to prevent simi20 lar errors from occurring in the future. 

21 (8) ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS.—The Center shall 

22 establish, in coordination with the Attorney General, 

23 the Secretary of State, and INTERPOL, an annual 

24 review process to ensure that there is appropriate co25 ordination and collaboration, including consistent 
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1 procedures governing the activities authorized under 

2 this Act, in carrying out this Act. 

3 (9) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Center shall 

4 make available to the United States Marshals Serv5 ice’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center infor6 mation on travel by sex offenders in a timely manner. 

7 (f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex of8 fender’’ means— 

9 (1) a covered sex offender; or 

10 (2) an individual required to register under the 

11 sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction 

12 or included in the National Sex Offender Registry, on 

13 the basis of an offense against a minor. 

14 SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS 

15 SERVICE. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Marshals Serv17 ice’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center may— 

18 (1) transmit notification of international travel 

19 of a sex offender to the destination country of the sex 

20 offender, including to the visa-issuing agent or agents 

21 in the United States of the country; 

22 (2) share information relating to traveling sex 

23 offenders with other Federal, State, local, and foreign 

24 agencies and entities, as appropriate; 
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1 (3) receive incoming notifications concerning in2 dividuals seeking to enter the United States who have 

3 committed offenses of a sexual nature and shall share 

4 the information received immediately with the De5 partment of Homeland Security; and 

6 (4) perform such other functions at the Attorney 

7 General or the Director of the United States Marshals 

8 Service may direct. 

9 (b) CONSISTENT NOTIFICATION.—In making notifica10 tions under subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals 

11 Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, to 

12 the extent feasible and appropriate, ensure that the destina13 tion country is consistently notified in advance about sex 

14 offenders under SORNA identified through their inclusion 

15 in sex offender registries of jurisdictions or the National Sex 

16 Offender Registry. 

17 (c) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—For purposes of car18 rying out this Act, the United States Marshals Service’s Na19 tional Sex Offender Targeting Center shall— 

20 (1) make the case management system or other 

21 system that provides access to a list of individuals 

22 who have provided advanced notice of international 

23 travel available to the Angel Watch Center; 

24 (2) provide the Angel Watch Center a determina25 tion of compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh 
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1 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 

2 16901 et seq.) for the list of individuals transmitted 

3 under section 4(e)(1)(C); 

4 (3) make available to the Angel Watch Center in5 formation on travel by sex offenders in a timely man6 ner; and 

7 (4) consult with the Department of State regard8 ing operation of the international notification pro9 gram authorized under this Act. 

10 (d) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving information that 

11 a notification sent by the United States Marshals Service’s 

12 National Sex Offender Targeting Center regarding an indi13 vidual was inaccurate, the United States Marshals Service’s 

14 National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall imme15 diately— 

16 (1) send a notification of correction to the des17 tination country notified; 

18 (2) correct all data collected in accordance with 

19 subsection (f); and 

20 (3) if applicable, send a notification of correction 

21 to the Angel Watch Center. 

22 (e) FORM.—The notification under this section may 

23 be transmitted through such means as are determined ap24 propriate by the United States Marshals Service’s National 

25 Sex Offender Targeting Center, including through the 
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1 INTERPOL notification system and through Federal Bu2 reau of Investigation Legal attaches. 

3 (f) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Attorney General 

4 shall collect all relevant data, including— 

5 (1) a record of each notification sent under sub6 section (a); 

7 (2) the response of the destination country to no8 tifications under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

9 (a), where available; 

10 (3) any decision not to transmit a notification 

11 abroad, to the extent practicable; 

12 (4) the number of transmissions made under 

13 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and the 

14 countries to which they are transmitted; 

15 (5) whether the information was transmitted to 

16 the destination country before scheduled commence17 ment of sex offender travel; and 

18 (6) any other information deemed necessary and 

19 appropriate by the Attorney General. 

20 (g) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Marshals 

22 Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center 

23 shall— 
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1 (A) establish a mechanism to receive com2 plaints from individuals affected by erroneous 

3 notifications under this section; 

4 (B) ensure that any complaint is promptly 

5 reviewed; and 

6 (C) in the case of a complaint that involves 

7 a notification sent by another Federal Govern8 ment entity, notify the individual of the contact 

9 information for the appropriate entity and for10 ward the complaint to the appropriate entity for 

11 prompt review and response pursuant to this sec12 tion. 

13 (2) RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.—The United 

14 States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Tar15 geting Center shall, as applicable— 

16 (A) provide the individual with notification 

17 in writing that the individual was erroneously 

18 subjected to international notification; 

19 (B) take action to ensure that a notification 

20 or information regarding the individual is not 

21 erroneously transmitted to a destination country 

22 in the future; and 

23 (C) submit an additional written notifica24 tion to the individual explaining why a notifica25 tion or information regarding the individual 
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1 was erroneously transmitted to the destination 

2 country and describing the actions that the 

3 United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 

4 Offender Targeting Center has taken or is taking 

5 under subparagraph (B). 

6 (3) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The United States 

7 Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting 

8 Center shall make publicly available information on 

9 how an individual may submit a complaint under 

10 this section. 

11 (4) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Attorney 

12 General shall submit an annual report to the appro13 priate congressional committees (as defined in section 

14 9) that includes— 

15 (A) the number of instances in which a no16 tification or information was erroneously trans17 mitted to the destination country of an indi18 vidual under subsection (a); and 

19 (B) the actions taken to prevent similar er20 rors from occurring in the future. 

21 (h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex of22 fender’’ means— 

23 (1) a sex offender under SORNA; or 
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1 (2) a person required to register under the sex of2 fender registration program of any jurisdiction or in3 cluded in the National Sex Offender Registry. 

4 SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT THAT SEX OFFENDERS PROVIDE

6 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RELATED INFORMATION TO SEX

7 OFFENDER REGISTRIES.—Section 114 of the Adam Walsh 

8 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

12 paragraph (8); and; 

13 (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(7) Information relating to intended travel of 

16 the sex offender outside the United States, including 

17 any anticipated dates and places of departure, ar18 rival, or return, carrier and flight numbers for air 

19 travel, destination country and address or other con20 tact information therein, means and purpose of trav21 el, and any other itinerary or other travel-related in22 formation required by the Attorney General.’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(c) TIME AND MANNER.—A sex offender shall provide 

25 and update information required under subsection (a), in-
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1 cluding information relating to intended travel outside the 

2 United States required under paragraph (7) of that sub3 section, in conformity with any time and manner require4 ments prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2250 OF

6 TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 2250 of title 

7 18, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

9 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL REPORTING VIOLA13 TIONS.—Whoever— 

14 ‘‘(1) is required to register under the Sex Of15 fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 16901 et seq.); 

17 ‘‘(2) knowingly fails to provide information re18 quired by the Sex Offender Registration and Notifica19 tion Act relating to intended travel in foreign com20 merce; and 

21 ‘‘(3) engages or attempts to engage in the in22 tended travel in foreign commerce; 

23 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 

24 10 years, or both.’’; and 
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1 (3) in subsections (c) and (d), as redesignated, 

2 by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place it appears and 

3 inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’. 

4 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this Act, and 

5 the amendments made by this Act, the Attorney General 

6 may use the resources and capacities of any appropriate 

7 agencies of the Department of Justice, including the Office 

8 of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, 

9 Registering, and Tracking, the United States Marshals 

10 Service, INTERPOL Washington-U.S. National Central 

11 Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Criminal 

12 Division, and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. 

13 SEC. 7. RECIPROCAL NOTIFICATIONS. 

14 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, 

15 in consultation with the Attorney General and the Sec16 retary of Homeland Security, should seek reciprocal inter17 national agreements or arrangements to further the pur18 poses of this Act and the Sex Offender Registration and No19 tification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.). Such agreements 

20 or arrangements may establish mechanisms and under21 takings to receive and transmit notices concerning inter22 national travel by sex offenders, through the Angel Watch 

23 Center, the INTERPOL notification system, and such other 

24 means as may be appropriate, including notification by the 

25 United States to other countries relating to the travel of 
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1 sex offenders from the United States, reciprocal notification 

2 by other countries to the United States relating to the travel 

3 of sex offenders to the United States, and mechanisms to 

4 correct and, as applicable, remove from any other records, 

5 any inaccurate information transmitted through such noti6 fications. 

7 SEC. 8. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED SEX 

8 OFFENDERS. 

9 (a) AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 110–457.—Title II 

10 of Public Law 110–457 is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 240. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED 

13 SEX OFFENDERS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Immediately after receiving a 

15 written determination from the Angel Watch Center that 

16 an individual is a covered sex offender, through the process 

17 developed for that purpose under section 9 of the Inter18 national Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and 

19 Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of 

20 Traveling Sex Offenders, the Secretary of State shall take 

21 appropriate action under subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO USE UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTI23 FIERS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

25 paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue 
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1 a passport to a covered sex offender unless the pass2 port contains a unique identifier, and may revoke a 

3 passport previously issued without such an identifier 

4 of a covered sex offender. 

5 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO REISSUE.—Notwithstanding 

6 paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may reissue a 

7 passport that does not include a unique identifier if 

8 an individual described in subsection (a) reapplies for 

9 a passport and the Angel Watch Center provides a 

10 written determination, through the process developed 

11 for that purpose under section 9 of the International 

12 Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and 

13 Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification 

14 of Traveling Sex Offenders, to the Secretary of State 

15 that the individual is no longer required to register 

16 as a covered sex offender. 

17 ‘‘(c) DEFINED TERMS.—In this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered sex offender’ means an in19 dividual who— 

20 ‘‘(A) is a sex offender, as defined in section 

21 4(f) of the International Megan’s Law to Prevent 

22 Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes 

23 Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex 

24 Offenders; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) is currently required to register under 

2 the sex offender registration program of any ju3 risdiction; 

4 ‘‘(2) the term ‘unique identifier’ means any vis5 ual designation affixed to a conspicuous location on 

6 the passport indicating that the individual is a cov7 ered sex offender; and 

8 ‘‘(3) the term ‘passport’ means a passport book 

9 or passport card. 

10 ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of State, the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, 

12 and their agencies, officers, employees, and agents, shall not 

13 be liable to any person for any action taken under this sec14 tion. 

15 ‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE.—In furtherance of this section, the 

16 Secretary of State may require a passport applicant to dis17 close that they are a registered sex offender. 

18 ‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

19 upon certification by the Secretary of State, the Secretary 

20 of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, that the 

21 process developed and reported to the appropriate congres22 sional committees under section 9 of the International 

23 Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sex24 ual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling 

25 Sex Offenders has been successfully implemented.’’. 
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1 SEC. 9. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 

4 Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General 

5 shall develop a process by which to implement section 

6 4(e)(5) and the provisions of section 240 of Public Law 

7 110–457, as added by section 8 of this Act. 

8 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 

9 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the At11 torney General shall jointly submit a report to, and shall 

12 consult with, the appropriate congressional committees on 

13 the process developed under subsection (a), which shall in14 clude a description of the proposed process and a timeline 

15 and plan for implementation of that process, and shall 

16 identify the resources required to effectively implement that 

17 process. 

18 (c) ‘‘APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES’’ 

19 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres20 sional committees’’ means— 

21 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

22 Senate; 

23 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

24 House of Representatives; 

25 (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

26 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
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1 (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

2 House of Representatives; 

3 (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen4 ate; 

5 (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 

6 of Representatives; 

7 (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen8 ate; and 

9 (8) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

10 House of Representatives. 

11 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

12 The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attor13 ney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, may 

14 provide technical assistance to foreign authorities in order 

15 to enable such authorities to participate more effectively in 

16 the notification program system established under this Act. 

17 SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

19 this Act $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 

20 SEC. 12. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

21 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit inter22 national information sharing or law enforcement coopera23 tion relating to any person pursuant to any authority of 

24 the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 

25 Security, or any other department or agency. 
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘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.’’. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 515 

AMENDMENTS