(10) Any other information required by the At-
torney General. 
(b) PROVIDED BY THE JURISDICTION.—The jurisdic-
tion in which the sex offender registers shall include the 
following information in the registry for that sex offender: 
(1) A statement of the facts of the offense giv-
ing rise to the requirement to register under this 
title, including the date of the offense, and whether 
or not the sex offender was prosecuted as a juvenile 
at the time of the offense. 
(2) The criminal history of the sex offender. 
(3) Any other information required by the At-
torney General. 
SEC. 115. DURATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. 
A sex offender shall keep the registration current— 
(1) for the life of the sex offender, if the offense 
is a specified offense against a minor, a serious sex 
offense, or a second misdemeanor sex offense 
against a minor; and 
(2) for a period of 20 years (but such 20-year 
period shall not include any time the offender is in 
custody or civilly committed), in any other case. 
SEC. 116. IN PERSON VERIFICATION. 
A sex offender shall appear in person and verify the 
information in each registry in which that offender is re-
quired to be registered not less frequently than once every 
six months. 
SEC. 117. DUTY TO NOTIFY SEX OFFENDERS OF REGISTRA-
TION REQUIREMENTS AND TO REGISTER. 
An appropriate official shall, shortly before release 
from custody of the sex offender, or, if the sex offender 
is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the 
sex offender, for the offense giving rise to the duty to reg-
ister— 
(1) inform the sex offender of the duty to reg-
ister and explain that duty; 
(2) require the sex offender to read and sign a 
form stating that the duty to register has been ex-
plained and that the sex offender understands the 
registration requirement; and 
(3) ensure that the sex offender is registered. 
SEC. 118. JESSICA LUNSFORD ADDRESS VERIFICATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Jes-
sica Lunsford Address Verification Program (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(b) VERIFICATION.—In the Program, an appropriate 
official shall verify the residence of each registered sex of-
fender not less than monthly or, in the case of a sex of-
fender required to register because of a misdemeanor sex 
offense against a minor, not less than quarterly. 
(c) USE
OF MAILED FORM AUTHORIZED.—Such 
verification may be achieved by mailing a nonforwardable 
verification form to the last known address of the sex of-
fender. The date of the mailing may be selected at ran-
dom. The sex offender must return the form, including 
a notarized signature, within a set period of time. A failure 
to return the form as required may be a failure to register 
for the purposes of this title. 
SEC. 119. NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. 
The Attorney General shall maintain a national data-
base at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for each sex 
offender and other person required to register in a juris-
diction’s sex offender registry. The database shall be 
known as the National Sex Offender Registry. 
SEC. 120. DRU SJODIN NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC 
WEBSITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Dru 
Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘‘Website’’). 
(b) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—The Attorney 
General shall maintain the Website as a site on the Inter-
net which allows the public to obtain relevant information
for each sex offender by a single query in a form estab-
lished by the Attorney General. 
(c) ELECTRONIC FORWARDING.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall ensure (through the National Sex Offender Reg-
istry or otherwise) that updated information about a sex 
offender is immediately transmitted by electronic for-
warding to all relevant jurisdictions, unless the Attorney 
General determines that each jurisdiction has so modified 
its sex offender registry and notification program that 
there is no longer a need for the Attorney General to do. 
SEC. 121. PUBLIC ACCESS TO SEX OFFENDER INFORMA-
TION THROUGH THE INTERNET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), each jurisdiction shall make available on the Internet 
all information about each sex offender in the registry, ex-
cept for the offender’s Social Security number, the identity 
of any victim, and any other information exempted from 
disclosure by the Attorney General. The jurisdiction shall 
provide this information in a manner that is readily acces-
sible to the public. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—To the extent authorized by the At-
torney General, a jurisdiction need not make available on 
the Internet information about a sex offender required to 
register for committing a misdemeanor sex offense against 
a minor who has attained the age of 16 years.
SEC. 122. MEGAN NICOLE KANKA AND ALEXANDRA NICOLE 
ZAPP COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—There is estab-
lished the Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole 
Zapp Community Program (hereinafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—In the Program, as soon as pos-
sible, and in any case not later than 5 days after a sex 
offender registers or updates a registration, an appro-
priate official in the jurisdiction shall provide the informa-
tion in the registry (other than information exempted from 
disclosure by the Attorney General) about that offender 
to the following: 
(1) The Attorney General, who shall include 
that information in the National Sex Offender Reg-
istry. 
(2) Appropriate law enforcement agencies (in-
cluding probation agencies, if appropriate), and each 
school and public housing agency, in each area in 
which the individual resides, is employed, or is a stu-
dent. 
(3) Each jurisdiction where the sex offender re-
sides, works, or attends school, and each jurisdiction 
from or to which a change of residence, work, or 
student status occurs.