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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 980 

To provide state and local governments with financial assistance that will 

increase their ability and effectiveness in monitoring convicted sex offenders by developing and implementing a program using global positioning 

systems to monitor convicted sexual offenders or sexual predators released from confinement. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2005 

Mr. NELSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide state and local governments with financial assistance that will increase their ability and effectiveness 

in monitoring convicted sex offenders by developing and 

implementing a program using global positioning systems 

to monitor convicted sexual offenders or sexual predators 

released from confinement. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sexual Predator Effec5 tive Monitoring Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) in recent years we have seen multiple cases 

4 of convicted sexual offenders serving probation ab5 ducting and murdering young children; 

6 (2) several states have begun the development 

7 and implementation of outfitting convicted sexual of8 fenders with Global Positioning Systems to track 

9 their movements while on probation; 

10 (3) the employment of these devices will assist 

11 law enforcement in tracking the movements and lo12 cation of probationers in real time to within 10 ft. 

13 of their location; 

14 (4) Global Positioning System tracking will per15 mit law enforcement to ensure that convicted sex of16 fenders do not go to areas restricted according to 

17 the terms of their probation; 

18 (5) Global Positioning Systems will serve to 

19 deter sexual predators from re-offending as they will 

20 know that their movements are monitored and 

21 tracked by law enforcement; and 

22 (6) in the event that a convicted sexual offender 

23 commits an additional sex offense while on probation 

24 and monitored with a Global Positioning System, the 

25 Global Positioning System technology will aid law 

26 enforcement in the investigation of these crimes by 
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1 quickly determining the location of sexual offenders 

2 within the area of the suspected crime. 

3 SEC. 3. SEXUAL PREDATOR MONITORING PROGRAM. 

4 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au6 thorized to award grants and contracts to State and 

7 local governments to assist such States and local 

8 governments in— 

9 (A) carrying out programs to outfit sexual 

10 offenders with electronic monitoring units; and 

11 (B) the employment of law enforcement of12 ficials necessary to carry out such programs. 

13 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 

14 grants under this Act for a period not to exceed 3 

15 years. 

16 (b) APPLICATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or local govern18 ment desiring a grant under this Act shall submit an 

19 application to the Attorney General at such time, in 

20 such manner, and accompanied by such information 

21 as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 

22 (2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

23 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 

24 (A) describe the activities for which assist25 ance under this Act is sought; and 
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1 (B) provide such additional assurances as 

2 the Attorney General determines to be essential 

3 to ensure compliance with the requirements of 

4 this Act. 

5 SEC. 4. PROPORTIONAL SHARE. 

6 The Attorney General shall ensure that each State 

7 with eligible programs receives a proportional share of 

8 funding under this Act based on the total number of eligi9 ble States and the population of sex offenders to be mon10 itored with global positioning systems in those States. 

11 SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 

12 In this Act, the term ‘‘sexual offender’’ means an of13 fender 18 years of age or older who commits a sexual of14 fense against a minor. 

15 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro17 priated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $20,000,000 

18 for fiscal year 2007 to carry out this Act. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the At20 torney General shall report to Congress— 

21 (1) assessing the effectiveness and value of this 

22 Act; and 

23 (2) making recommendations for continuing 

24 funding and the appropriate levels for such funding. 

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