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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 15, Section 3 (2), provides: 
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The State shall defend the right of children to assistance including pr 
care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms o f  neglect, abuse, crue ty, 
exploitation, and other conditions prejudicial to their .development. 
Many children, who run away from home fall prey to pornography and prostitution, 
suffer from a dependency on alcohol and drugs, and become juvenile offenders, have been 
victims of child abuse. 
Disturbing increases have occurred in recent years in the number of children who are 
abused by persons who have previously committed crimes of child abuse. 
Research has shown that child abuse tends to repeat itseli; and inany parents who abuse 
their children were once victims themselves. I n recognition o f t he increase o f  c ases o f  c hild 
abuse, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, other established government 
agencies and non-governmental organizations receive and maintain data relating to cases to cases 
of abuse. The purpose is to enable the goveiiment to use this information in its effort to mitigate 
the child abuse problem in the country 
However, there exists no centralized nationai source through which a law enforcement 
agency can ob%in data re?&& 
to persons who have committed crimes of child abuse. Hence, 
this bill seeks to require government agencies and non-govemmental organizations to register all 
offenders convicted of any acts involving child abuse with the Department of Justice. 


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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “National Child 
Registration Act.” 
THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
TO REQUIRE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO 
REGISTER ALL OFFENDERS CONVICTED OF ANY ACT INVOLVING CHILD ABUSE 
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SECTION 2. Definitions. -For purposes of this Act 
(1) the temi “child” means a person who is a child for the purposes of pertinent 
criminal child abuse laws, 
(2) the term “child abuse” means the physical, psychological, or emotional 
injuring, s exual abuse o 1: exploitation, neglectful treatment, or maltreatment of a child by any 
person. 
(3) the term “child abuser information” means the following facts concerning a 
person who has violated any criminal child abuse law. The facts shall contain the following: 
(A)name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of birth, height, 
weight, hair and eye color, address of legal residence, and a brief description of 
the crime or crimes committed by the offender; and 
(B) any other information that the National Bureau of Investigation and 
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other related agencies determine may be useful in identifying child abusers. 
SECTION 3. Purposes. - The purposes of this Act are - 
(1) to establish a national system through which current, accurate information 
concerning persons who commit crimes of child abuse can obtained from a centralized s urce; 
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(2) to assist in the prevention of second incidents of child abuse by providing 
information about persons who have been convicted of a crime of child abuse to organizations 
whose primary concern is that of child welfxe and care; 
(3) to understand the problem of child abuse by providing statistical and 
informational data to the Department of Justice, the Congress, and other interested parties. 
SECTION 4. Reporting by government agencies and non-goveunment organizations. - 
(1) IN GENERAL - A child abuse information repository may report child abuser 
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information to the Department of Justice. 
(2) GUIDELINES - The Justice Secretary shall establish guidelines for the 
reporting of child abuser information, including procedures for carrying out the purposes of this 
Act. 
(3) ANNUAL SLJMMAELY ~ 
The Secretary shall publish an annual 
summary of the child abuser information, including procedures for carrying out the p 
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this Act. 
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SECTION 5. Sepnvability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of rhe law of the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of i nstniction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary t 0 ,  o r  inconsistent 
with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly. 
SECTION 7. Efectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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