Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017

To reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 2. Sex offender management assistance (SOMA) program reauthorization Section 126(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16926(d) (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to be available only for the SOMA program. . 3. Reauthorization of Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements Section 142(b) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16941(b) (b) For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, of amounts made available to the United States Marshals Service, not less than $60,000,000 shall be available to carry out this section. . 4. Duration of sex offender registration requirements for certain juveniles Subparagraph (B) of section 115(b)(2) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16915(b)(2) 25 years 15 years 5. Public access to juvenile sex offender information Section 118(c) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16918(c) (1) by striking and (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) any information about a sex offender for whom the offense giving rise to the duty to register was an offense for which the offender was adjudicated delinquent; and . 6. Protection of local governments from State noncompliance penalty under SORNA Section 125 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16925(a) (1) by striking jurisdiction State (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subpart 1 of part E section 505(c) (B) by striking ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755(c) (3) by adding at the end the following: (e) Calculation of allocation to units of local government Notwithstanding the formula under section 505(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755(c) (1) calculate the amount to be made available to units of local government by the State pursuant to the formula under section 505(c) using the amount that would otherwise be allocated to that State for that fiscal year under section 505(c) of that Act, and make such amount available to such units of local government; and (2) retain for the purposes described in section 501 any amount remaining after the allocation required by paragraph (1). . 7. Additional information to be included in annual report on enforcement of registration requirements Section 635 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16991 (1) by striking Not later than July 1 of each year On January 1 of each year, (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and an analysis of any common reasons for noncompliance with such Act (3) in paragraph (4), by striking and (4) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding after paragraph (5) the following: (6) the number of sex offenders registered in the National Sex Offender Registry; (7) the number of sex offenders registered in the National Sex Offender Registry who— (A) are adults; (B) are juveniles; and (C) are adults, but who are required to register as a result of conduct committed as a juvenile; and (8) to the extent such information is obtainable, of the number of sex offenders registered in the National Sex Offender Registry who are juveniles— (A) the percentage of such offenders who were adjudicated delinquent; and (B) the percentage of such offenders who were prosecuted as adults. . 8. Ensuring supervision of released sexually dangerous persons (a) Probation officers Section 3603 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (8)(A) by striking or 4246 , 4246, or 4248 (b) Pretrial services officers Section 3154 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (12)(A) by striking or 4246 , 4246, or 4248 9. Civil remedy for survivors of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking Section 2255(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking three years 10 years (2) by inserting ends 10. Tribal Access Program The Attorney General is authorized to provide technical assistance, including equipment, to tribal governments for the purpose of enabling such governments to access, enter information into, and obtain information from, Federal criminal information databases, as authorized under section 534(d) of title 28, United States Code. The Department of Justice Working Capital Fund (established under section 527 of title 28, United States Code) may be reimbursed by federally recognized tribes for technical assistance provided pursuant to this section. 11. Alternative mechanisms for in-person verification Section 116 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16916 (1) by striking A sex offender shall (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), a sex offender shall ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Alternative verification method A jurisdiction may allow a sex offender to comply with the requirements under subsection (a) by an alternative verification method approved by the Attorney General, except that each offender shall appear in person not less than one time per year. The Attorney General shall approve an alternative verification method described in this subsection prior to its implementation by a jurisdiction in order to ensure that such method provides for verification that is sufficient to ensure the public safety. . 12. Clarification of aggravated sexual abuse Section 111(8) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911(8) subsection (a) or (b) of section 2241 of title 18, United States Code 13. Comprehensive examination of sex offender issues Section 634(c) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Additional report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017, the National Institute of Justice shall submit to Congress a report on the public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral consequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex offenders, based on the information collected for the study under subsection (a) and any other information the National Institute of Justice determines necessary for such report. . May 22, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act to reauthorize through FY2022 the Sex Offender Management Assistance program. (Sec. 3) The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the activities of the U.S. Marshals Service to locate and apprehend sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements. (Sec. 4) It reduces from 25 years to 15 years the required registration period for certain juvenile delinquent sex offenders who maintain a clean record. (Sec. 5) It allows a state, Indian tribe, or territory to exempt from disclosure on a public website information about juvenile delinquent sex offenders. (Sec. 6) The bill specifies how to calculate the allocation of Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funds for local governments after a state's JAG funds are reduced for failure to comply with sex offender registration and notification standards. (Sec. 7) It amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to include additional data in its annual report on the enforcement of sex offender registration requirements. (Sec. 8) The bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the duties of probation and pretrial services officers to include, when directed by a court, supervision of a sex offender conditionally released from civil commitment subject to court-ordered compliance with a prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment. (Sec. 9) It extends the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file a civil action to 10 years (currently, 3 years) from the date such individual reaches age 18. (Sec. 10) It authorizes DOJ to provide technical assistance to tribal governments to promote access to federal criminal information databases. DOJ's Working Capital Fund may be reimbursed by federally recognized tribes for such technical assistance. (Sec. 11) The bill allows a state, Indian tribe, or territory to establish an alternative method for a registered sex offender to comply with the in-person verification requirement. DOJ must approve an alternative verification method before it is implemented. (Sec. 12) It limits the aggravated sex abuse offenses that trigger sex offender registration requirements for a juvenile at least 14 years old who is adjudicated delinquent for a comparable or more severe sex offense. (Sec. 13) The National Institute of Justice must report to Congress on the public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral consequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex offenders.