In the Senate of the United States, 
December 17, 2015. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 515) entitled ‘‘An Act to protect children from ex-
ploitation, especially sex trafficking in tourism, by providing 
advance notice of intended travel by registered child-sex of-
fenders outside the United States to the government of the 
country of destination, requesting foreign governments to no-
tify the United States when a known child-sex offender is 
seeking to enter the United States, and for other purposes.’’, 
do pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation 
and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification 
of Traveling Sex Offenders’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Angel Watch Center. 
Sec. 5. Notification by the United States Marshals Service. 
Sec. 6. International travel. 
Sec. 7. Reciprocal notifications. 
Sec. 8. Unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders. 
Sec. 9. Implementation plan. 
Sec. 10. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 12. Rule of construction. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, 
was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 
1994, in the State of New Jersey by a violent pred-
ator living across the street from her home. Unbe-
knownst to Megan Kanka and her family, he had been 
convicted previously of a sex offense against a child. 
(2) In 1996, Congress adopted Megan’s Law 
(Public Law 104–145) as a means to encourage 
States to protect children by identifying the where-
abouts of sex offenders and providing the means to 
monitor their activities. 
(3) In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–248) to protect children and the public at large 
by establishing a comprehensive national system for 
the registration and notification to the public and 
law enforcement officers of convicted sex offenders.
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(4) Law enforcement reports indicate that known 
child-sex offenders are traveling internationally. 
(5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors 
in child sex trafficking and pornography is a global 
phenomenon. The International Labour Organization 
has estimated that 1,8000,000 children worldwide are 
victims of child sex trafficking and pornography each 
year. 
(6) Child sex tourism, where an individual trav-
els to a foreign country and engages in sexual activity 
with a child in that country, is a form of child ex-
ploitation and, where commercial, child sex traf-
ficking. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Angel Watch Center established pursuant to section 
4(a). 
(2) CONVICTED.—The term ‘‘convicted’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 111 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16911). 
(3) COVERED SEX OFFENDER.—Except as other-
wise provided, the term ‘‘covered sex offender’’ means
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119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919). 
(9) SEX OFFENDER UNDER SORNA.—The term 
‘‘sex offender under SORNA’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘sex offender’’ in section 111 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16911). 
(10) SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sex offense 
against a minor’’ means a specified offense 
against a minor, as defined in section 111 of the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911). 
(B) OTHER OFFENSES.—The term ‘‘sex of-
fense against a minor’’ includes a sex offense de-
scribed in section 111(5)(A) of the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 
U.S.C. 16911(5)(A)) that is a specified offense 
against a minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of 
such section, or an attempt or conspiracy to 
commit such an offense. 
(C) FOREIGN CONVICTIONS; OFFENSES IN-
VOLVING
CONSENSUAL
SEXUAL
CONDUCT.—The 
limitations contained in subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child
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Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16911(5)) shall apply with respect to a sex of-
fense against a minor for purposes of this Act to 
the same extent and in the same manner as such 
limitations apply with respect to a sex offense 
for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006. 
SEC. 4. ANGEL WATCH CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall establish within the Child Exploitation 
Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigrations and Customs En-
forcement a Center, to be known as the ‘‘Angel Watch Cen-
ter’’, to carry out the activities specified in subsection (e). 
(b) INCOMING NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center may receive in-
coming notifications concerning individuals seeking 
to enter the United States who have committed of-
fenses of a sexual nature. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receiving an incoming 
notification under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 
(A) immediately share all information re-
ceived relating to the individual with the De-
partment of Justice; and
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(B) share all relevant information relating 
to the individual with other Federal, State, and 
local agencies and entities, as appropriate. 
(3) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall collaborate with the Attorney 
General to establish a process for the receipt, dissemi-
nation, and categorization of information relating to 
individuals and specific offenses provided herein. 
(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Center shall be headed by the 
Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement, in collaboration with the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection and in consultation with 
the Attorney General and the Secretary of State. 
(d) MEMBERS.—The Center shall consist of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement. 
(2) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection. 
(3) Individuals who are designated as analysts 
in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(4) Individuals who are designated as program 
managers in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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(e) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Center shall, using all relevant databases, systems 
and sources of information, not later than 48 hours 
before scheduled departure, or as soon as practicable 
before scheduled departure— 
(A) determine if individuals traveling 
abroad are listed on the National Sex Offender 
Registry; 
(B) review the United States Marshals 
Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center 
case management system or other system that 
provides access to a list of individuals who have 
provided advanced notice of international travel 
to identify any individual who meets the criteria 
described in subparagraph (A) and is not in a 
system reviewed pursuant to this subparagraph; 
and 
(C) provide a list of individuals identified 
under subparagraph (B) to the United States 
Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Tar-
geting Center to determine compliance with title 
I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safe-
ty Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).
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(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CENTER.— 
Twenty-four hours before the intended travel, or there-
after, not later than 72 hours after the intended trav-
el, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center shall provide, to the Angel 
Watch Center, information pertaining to any sex of-
fender described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
(1). 
(3) ADVANCE
NOTICE
TO
DESTINATION
COUN-
TRY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may trans-
mit relevant information to the destination coun-
try about a sex offender if— 
(i) the individual is identified by a re-
view conducted under paragraph (1)(B) as 
having provided advanced notice of inter-
national travel; or 
(ii) after completing the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Center re-
ceives information pertaining to a sex of-
fender under paragraph (2). 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Center may imme-
diately transmit relevant information on a sex 
offender to the destination country if—
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(i) the Center becomes aware that a sex 
offender is traveling outside of the United 
States within 24 hours of intended travel, 
and simultaneously completes the activities 
described in paragraph (1); or 
(ii) the Center has not received a 
transmission pursuant to paragraph (2), 
provided it is not more than 24 hours before 
the intended travel. 
(C) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving infor-
mation that a notification sent by the Center re-
garding an individual was inaccurate, the Cen-
ter shall immediately— 
(i) send a notification of correction to 
the destination country notified; 
(ii) correct all data collected pursuant 
to paragraph (6); and 
(iii) if applicable, notify the Secretary 
of State for purposes of the passport review 
and marking processes described in section 
240 of Public Law 110–457. 
(D) FORM.—The notification under this 
paragraph may be transmitted through such 
means as are determined appropriate by the
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Center, including through U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement attaches. 
(4) MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall enter into 
a Memorandum of Agreement with the Attorney Gen-
eral to facilitate the activities of the Angel Watch 
Center in collaboration with the United States Mar-
shals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Cen-
ter, including the exchange of information, the shar-
ing of personnel, access to information and databases 
in accordance with paragraph (1)(B), and the estab-
lishment of a process to share notifications from the 
international community in accordance with sub-
section (b)(1). 
(5) PASSPORT APPLICATION REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall provide 
a written determination to the Department of 
State regarding the status of an individual as a 
covered sex offender (as defined in section 240 of 
Public Law 110–457) when appropriate. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall take effect upon certification by the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and the Attorney General that the process
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developed and reported to the appropriate con-
gressional committees under section 9 has been 
successfully implemented. 
(6) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Center shall col-
lect all relevant data, including— 
(A) a record of each notification sent under 
paragraph (3); 
(B) the response of the destination country 
to notifications under paragraph (3), where 
available; 
(C) any decision not to transmit a notifica-
tion abroad, to the extent practicable; 
(D) the number of transmissions made 
under subparagraphs (A),(B), and (C) of para-
graph (3) and the countries to which they are 
transmitted, respectively; 
(E) whether the information was trans-
mitted to the destination country before sched-
uled commencement of sex offender travel; and 
(F) any other information deemed necessary 
and appropriate by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
(7) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall—
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(i) establish a mechanism to receive 
complaints from individuals affected by er-
roneous notifications under this section; 
(ii) ensure that any complaint is 
promptly reviewed; and 
(iii) in the case of a complaint that in-
volves a notification sent by another Fed-
eral Government entity, notify the indi-
vidual of the contact information for the 
appropriate entity and forward the com-
plaint to the appropriate entity for prompt 
review and response pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(B) RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.—The Cen-
ter shall, as applicable— 
(i) provide the individual with notifi-
cation in writing that the individual was 
erroneously subjected to international notifi-
cation; 
(ii) take action to ensure that a notifi-
cation or information regarding the indi-
vidual is not erroneously transmitted to a 
destination country in the future; and 
(iii) submit an additional written no-
tification to the individual explaining why
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a notification or information regarding the 
individual was erroneously transmitted to 
the destination country and describing the 
actions that the Center has taken or is tak-
ing under clause (ii). 
(C) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The Center shall 
make publicly available information on how an 
individual may submit a complaint under this 
section. 
(D) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit an 
annual report to the appropriate congressional 
committees (as defined in section 9) that in-
cludes— 
(i) the number of instances in which a 
notification or information was erroneously 
transmitted to the destination country of an 
individual under paragraph (3); and 
(ii) the actions taken to prevent simi-
lar errors from occurring in the future. 
(8) ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS.—The Center shall 
establish, in coordination with the Attorney General, 
the Secretary of State, and INTERPOL, an annual 
review process to ensure that there is appropriate co-
ordination and collaboration, including consistent
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procedures governing the activities authorized under 
this Act, in carrying out this Act. 
(9) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Center shall 
make available to the United States Marshals Serv-
ice’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center infor-
mation on travel by sex offenders in a timely manner. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex of-
fender’’ means— 
(1) a covered sex offender; or 
(2) an individual required to register under the 
sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction 
or included in the National Sex Offender Registry, on 
the basis of an offense against a minor. 
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS 
SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Marshals Serv-
ice’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center may— 
(1) transmit notification of international travel 
of a sex offender to the destination country of the sex 
offender, including to the visa-issuing agent or agents 
in the United States of the country; 
(2) share information relating to traveling sex 
offenders with other Federal, State, local, and foreign 
agencies and entities, as appropriate;
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(3) receive incoming notifications concerning in-
dividuals seeking to enter the United States who have 
committed offenses of a sexual nature and shall share 
the information received immediately with the De-
partment of Homeland Security; and 
(4) perform such other functions at the Attorney 
General or the Director of the United States Marshals 
Service may direct. 
(b) CONSISTENT NOTIFICATION.—In making notifica-
tions under subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals 
Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, to 
the extent feasible and appropriate, ensure that the destina-
tion country is consistently notified in advance about sex 
offenders under SORNA identified through their inclusion 
in sex offender registries of jurisdictions or the National Sex 
Offender Registry. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—For purposes of car-
rying out this Act, the United States Marshals Service’s Na-
tional Sex Offender Targeting Center shall— 
(1) make the case management system or other 
system that provides access to a list of individuals 
who have provided advanced notice of international 
travel available to the Angel Watch Center; 
(2) provide the Angel Watch Center a determina-
tion of compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh
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Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16901 et seq.) for the list of individuals transmitted 
under section 4(e)(1)(C); 
(3) make available to the Angel Watch Center in-
formation on travel by sex offenders in a timely man-
ner; and 
(4) consult with the Department of State regard-
ing operation of the international notification pro-
gram authorized under this Act. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving information that 
a notification sent by the United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center regarding an indi-
vidual was inaccurate, the United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall imme-
diately— 
(1) send a notification of correction to the des-
tination country notified; 
(2) correct all data collected in accordance with 
subsection (f); and 
(3) if applicable, send a notification of correction 
to the Angel Watch Center. 
(e) FORM.—The notification under this section may 
be transmitted through such means as are determined ap-
propriate by the United States Marshals Service’s National 
Sex Offender Targeting Center, including through the
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INTERPOL notification system and through Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation Legal attaches. 
(f) COLLECTION
OF DATA.—The Attorney General 
shall collect all relevant data, including— 
(1) a record of each notification sent under sub-
section (a); 
(2) the response of the destination country to no-
tifications under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(a), where available; 
(3) any decision not to transmit a notification 
abroad, to the extent practicable; 
(4) the number of transmissions made under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and the 
countries to which they are transmitted; 
(5) whether the information was transmitted to 
the destination country before scheduled commence-
ment of sex offender travel; and 
(6) any other information deemed necessary and 
appropriate by the Attorney General. 
(g) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States Marshals 
Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center 
shall—
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(A) establish a mechanism to receive com-
plaints from individuals affected by erroneous 
notifications under this section; 
(B) ensure that any complaint is promptly 
reviewed; and 
(C) in the case of a complaint that involves 
a notification sent by another Federal Govern-
ment entity, notify the individual of the contact 
information for the appropriate entity and for-
ward the complaint to the appropriate entity for 
prompt review and response pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(2) RESPONSE
TO
COMPLAINTS.—The United 
States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Tar-
geting Center shall, as applicable— 
(A) provide the individual with notification 
in writing that the individual was erroneously 
subjected to international notification; 
(B) take action to ensure that a notification 
or information regarding the individual is not 
erroneously transmitted to a destination country 
in the future; and 
(C) submit an additional written notifica-
tion to the individual explaining why a notifica-
tion or information regarding the individual
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was erroneously transmitted to the destination 
country and describing the actions that the 
United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center has taken or is taking 
under subparagraph (B). 
(3) PUBLIC
AWARENESS.—The United States 
Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting 
Center shall make publicly available information on 
how an individual may submit a complaint under 
this section. 
(4) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The Attorney 
General shall submit an annual report to the appro-
priate congressional committees (as defined in section 
9) that includes— 
(A) the number of instances in which a no-
tification or information was erroneously trans-
mitted to the destination country of an indi-
vidual under subsection (a); and 
(B) the actions taken to prevent similar er-
rors from occurring in the future. 
(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex of-
fender’’ means— 
(1) a sex offender under SORNA; or
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(2) a person required to register under the sex of-
fender registration program of any jurisdiction or in-
cluded in the National Sex Offender Registry. 
SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT SEX OFFENDERS PROVIDE 
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL RELATED INFORMATION TO SEX 
OFFENDER REGISTRIES.—Section 114 of the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16914) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Information relating to intended travel of 
the sex offender outside the United States, including 
any anticipated dates and places of departure, ar-
rival, or return, carrier and flight numbers for air 
travel, destination country and address or other con-
tact information therein, means and purpose of trav-
el, and any other itinerary or other travel-related in-
formation required by the Attorney General.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TIME AND MANNER.—A sex offender shall provide 
and update information required under subsection (a), in-
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cluding information relating to intended travel outside the 
United States required under paragraph (7) of that sub-
section, in conformity with any time and manner require-
ments prescribed by the Attorney General.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2250 OF 
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 2250 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL
TRAVEL
REPORTING
VIOLA-
TIONS.—Whoever— 
‘‘(1) is required to register under the Sex Of-
fender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 
16901 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) knowingly fails to provide information re-
quired by the Sex Offender Registration and Notifica-
tion Act relating to intended travel in foreign com-
merce; and 
‘‘(3) engages or attempts to engage in the in-
tended travel in foreign commerce; 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both.’’; and
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(3) in subsections (c) and (d), as redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out this Act, and 
the amendments made by this Act, the Attorney General 
may use the resources and capacities of any appropriate 
agencies of the Department of Justice, including the Office 
of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, 
Registering, and Tracking, the United States Marshals 
Service, INTERPOL Washington-U.S. National Central 
Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Criminal 
Division, and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. 
SEC. 7. RECIPROCAL NOTIFICATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, should seek reciprocal inter-
national agreements or arrangements to further the pur-
poses of this Act and the Sex Offender Registration and No-
tification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.). Such agreements 
or arrangements may establish mechanisms and under-
takings to receive and transmit notices concerning inter-
national travel by sex offenders, through the Angel Watch 
Center, the INTERPOL notification system, and such other 
means as may be appropriate, including notification by the 
United States to other countries relating to the travel of
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sex offenders from the United States, reciprocal notification 
by other countries to the United States relating to the travel 
of sex offenders to the United States, and mechanisms to 
correct and, as applicable, remove from any other records, 
any inaccurate information transmitted through such noti-
fications. 
SEC. 8. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED SEX 
OFFENDERS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 110–457.—Title II 
of Public Law 110–457 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 240. UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTIFIERS FOR COVERED 
SEX OFFENDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Immediately after receiving a 
written determination from the Angel Watch Center that 
an individual is a covered sex offender, through the process 
developed for that purpose under section 9 of the Inter-
national Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and 
Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of 
Traveling Sex Offenders, the Secretary of State shall take 
appropriate action under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO USE UNIQUE PASSPORT IDENTI-
FIERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue
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a passport to a covered sex offender unless the pass-
port contains a unique identifier, and may revoke a 
passport previously issued without such an identifier 
of a covered sex offender. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO REISSUE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may reissue a 
passport that does not include a unique identifier if 
an individual described in subsection (a) reapplies for 
a passport and the Angel Watch Center provides a 
written determination, through the process developed 
for that purpose under section 9 of the International 
Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and 
Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification 
of Traveling Sex Offenders, to the Secretary of State 
that the individual is no longer required to register 
as a covered sex offender. 
‘‘(c) DEFINED TERMS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘covered sex offender’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is a sex offender, as defined in section 
4(f) of the International Megan’s Law to Prevent 
Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes 
Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex 
Offenders; and
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‘‘(B) is currently required to register under 
the sex offender registration program of any ju-
risdiction; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘unique identifier’ means any vis-
ual designation affixed to a conspicuous location on 
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.’’.
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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 
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;
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(4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives; 
(5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(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 carry out 
this Act $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018. 
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.
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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 
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.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.