(i) about registered sex offenders who 
are believed to be out of compliance with 
registration requirements, supervision, or 
employment restrictions and who are in po-
sitions of trust where potential child vic-
tims can be accessed; or 
(ii) concerning sex offender activities 
that indicate a heightened risk of re-of-
fending. 
(10)(A) The SORT program will serve as a 
powerful national tool supporting communities and 
crime victims while assisting and advancing the mis-
sion of Federal, state, and local law enforcement in 
combating sexual victimization. 
(B) The SORT program and the National 
Megan’s Law Helpline is unique in the following 
ways: 
(i) It provides up to date sexual abuse pre-
vention information, deters vigilantism, and re-
inforces responsible use of information. 
(ii) It provides victims who come forth with 
needed information with an infrastructure of 
advocacy, enforcement, and therapeutic support. 
(iii) It maximizes law enforcement’s al-
ready strained resources by screening anony-
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mous tips promptly and effectively through the 
use of trained investigators with access to pub-
lic, private and law enforcement databases. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SEX OFFENDER 
REGISTRATION TIPS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated under subsection (d), 
the Attorney General shall provide grants and access to 
information and resources to the not-for-profit community 
and victim’s rights organization, Parents for Megan’s 
Law, Inc., to implement the Sex Offender Registration 
Tips Program described in subsection (b). 
(b) SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION TIPS PROGRAM 
DESCRIBED.—For purposes of subsection (a), the Sex Of-
fender Registration Tips Program is a program to reduce 
sexual victimization and support victims of violent crime 
by— 
(1) providing up-to-date and accurate sex of-
fender registry information to Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement entities through the National 
Megan’s Law Helpline staffed by Parents for 
Megan’s Law, Inc., and the Internet website of such 
organization; 
(2) enabling the analysis and coordination of 
community tips relating to sex offenders who fail to 
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register in the sex offender registry maintained by 
the jurisdiction involved or who engage in activities 
in violation of conditions of their probation or parole 
or other criminal activities; 
(3) using existing Internet sex offender reg-
istries, public information, and the National Crimi-
nal Information databases to compare and contrast 
information and proactively identify high-risk reg-
istrants who are out of compliance, in violation of 
conditions of supervision, and identify the location of 
wanted registrants in order to ascertain the need for 
follow-up action by law enforcement; 
(4) providing crime victims support, informa-
tion, and referrals; and 
(5) supporting community members with up-to- 
date sex offender registration, notification, and sex-
ual abuse and abduction prevention and Internet 
Safety information. 
(c) ACCESS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Attorney General shall ensure access by Parents 
for Megan’s Law, Inc., to the National Crime Information 
Center databases operated by the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, to the extent that such access is only for pur-
poses within the scope of the organization’s duties and re-
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sponsibilities to assist or support law enforcement agencies 
in administration of criminal justice functions. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for grants 
under subsection (a) for each of the fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
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