I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2870 
To reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LANCE, 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, and Mr. POE of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Adam Walsh Reau-
thorization Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 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)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2016, to be available only for— 
‘‘(1) the SOMA program; and 
‘‘(2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification 
Grant Program established under section 631.’’. 
SEC. 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)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for fiscal 
years 2007 through 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’. 
SEC. 4. JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT GRANTS RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 3012(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797ee–1(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2009 to carry out this part’’ and inserting 
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‘‘$2,979,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2016 to carry out this section’’. 
SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL 
PROSECUTORS FOR OFFENSES RELATING TO 
THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN. 
Section 704 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016’’, and by striking ‘‘by not less than 
200’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2007 such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section’’ and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 
2016’’. 
SEC. 6. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13941(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 and $0 
for fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year’’. 
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