(1) by striking ‘‘In any court proceeding’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In any court proceeding’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In a Federal habeas 
corpus proceeding arising out of a State convic-
tion, the court shall ensure that a crime victim 
is afforded the rights described in paragraphs 
(3), (4), (7), and (8) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—These rights may 
be enforced by the crime victim or the 
crime victim’s lawful representative in the 
manner described in paragraphs (1) and 
(3) of subsection (d). 
‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE VICTIMS.—In a case 
involving 
multiple 
victims, 
subsection 
(d)(2) shall also apply. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph relates 
to the duties of a court in relation to the rights 
of a crime victim in Federal habeas corpus pro-
ceedings arising out of a State conviction, and 
does not give rise to any obligation or require-
ment applicable to personnel of any agency of 
the Executive Branch of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘crime victim’ means the 
person against whom the State offense is com-
mitted or, if that person is killed or incapaci-
tated, that person’s family member or other 
lawful representative.’’. 
SEC. 304. STUDY OF INTERSTATE TRACKING OF PERSONS 
CONVICTED OF OR UNDER INVESTIGATION 
FOR CHILD ABUSE. 
(a) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall study the 
establishment of a nationwide interstate tracking system 
of persons convicted of, or under investigation for, child 
abuse. The study shall include an analysis, along with the 
costs and benefits, of various mechanisms for establishing 
an interstate tracking system, and include the extent to 
which existing registries could be used. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
report to the Congress the results of the study under this 
section.
SEC. 305. ACCESS TO FEDERAL CRIME INFORMATION DATA-
BASES BY EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR CER-
TAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General of the 
United States shall, upon request of the chief executive 
officer of a State, conduct fingerprint-based checks of the 
national crime information databases (as defined in sec-
tion 534(e)(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code), pursu-
ant to a request submitted by a local educational agency 
or State educational agency in that State, on individuals 
employed by, under consideration for employment by, or 
volunteering for the agency in a position in which the indi-
vidual would work with or around children. Where pos-
sible, the check shall include a fingerprint-based check of 
State criminal history databases. The Attorney General 
and the States may charge any applicable fees for these 
checks. 
(b) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—An individual 
having information derived as a result of a check under 
subsection (a) may release that information only to an ap-
propriate officer of a local educational agency or State 
educational agency, or to another person authorized by 
law to receive that information. 
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—An individual who know-
ingly exceeds the authority in subsection (a), or knowingly 
releases information in violation of subsection (b), shall
be imprisoned not more than 10 years or fined under title 
18, United States Code, or both. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘local 
educational agency’’ and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have 
the meanings given to those terms in section 9101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
TITLE 
IV—PROTECTION 
AGAINST 
SEXUAL 
EXPLOI-
TATION OF CHILDREN 
SEC. 401. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL OFFENSES 
AGAINST CHILDREN. 
(a) SEXUAL ABUSE AND CONTACT.—
(1) AGGRAVATED
SEXUAL
ABUSE
OF
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, imprisoned for any 
term of years or life, or both.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
imprisoned for not less than 30 years or for life.’’. 
(2) ABUSIVE
SEXUAL
CONTACT
WITH
CHIL-
DREN.—Section 2244 of chapter 109A of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of’’ before ‘‘section 
2241’’;