the passport indicating that the individual is a cov-
ered sex offender; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘passport’ means a passport book 
or passport card. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary 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 sec-
tion. 
‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE.—In furtherance of this section, the 
Secretary of State may require a passport applicant to dis-
close 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 congres-
sional committees under section 9 of the International 
Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sex-
ual 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 
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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 At-
torney General shall jointly submit a report to, and shall 
consult with, the appropriate congressional committees on 
the process developed under subsection (a), which shall in-
clude 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 congres-
sional 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 Sen-
ate; 
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(6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives; 
(7) the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate; and 
(8) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attor-
ney 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 the Sec-
retary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this Act. 
SEC. 12. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit inter-
national information sharing or law enforcement coopera-
tion relating to any person pursuant to any authority of 
the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 
Security, or any other department or agency. 
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 
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advance notice of intended travel by registered sex of-
fenders outside the United States to the government of 
the country of destination, requesting foreign govern-
ments to notify the United States when a known sex of-
fender is seeking to enter the United States, and for 
other purposes.’’. 
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Calendar No. 296 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
AN ACT 
To protect children from exploitation, especially sex 
trafficking in tourism, by providing advance no-
tice of intended travel by registered child-sex of-
fenders outside the United States to the govern-
ment 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. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2015 
Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 
title 
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