‘‘(8) to the extent such information is obtain-
able, of the number of sex offenders registered in the 
National Sex Offender Registry who are juveniles— 
‘‘(A) the percentage of such offenders who 
were adjudicated delinquent; and 
‘‘(B) the percentage of such offenders who 
were prosecuted as adults.’’. 
SEC. 8. ENSURING SUPERVISION OF RELEASED SEXUALLY 
DANGEROUS PERSONS. 
(a) PROBATION OFFICERS.—Section 3603 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended in paragraph (8)(A) by 
striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 4248’’. 
(b) PRETRIAL SERVICES OFFICERS.—Section 3154 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended in paragraph 
(12)(A) by striking ‘‘or 4246’’ and inserting ‘‘, 4246, or 
4248’’. 
SEC. 9. CIVIL REMEDY FOR SURVIVORS OF CHILD SEXUAL 
EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
Section 2255(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
years’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘ends’’ before the period at the 
end.
SEC. 10. TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM. 
The Attorney General is authorized to provide tech-
nical assistance, including equipment, to tribal govern-
ments for the purpose of enabling such governments to 
access, enter information into, and obtain information 
from, Federal criminal information databases, as author-
ized under section 534(d) of title 28, United States Code. 
The Department of Justice Working Capital Fund (estab-
lished under section 527 of title 28, United States Code) 
may be reimbursed by federally recognized tribes for tech-
nical assistance provided pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 11. ALTERNATIVE MECHANISMS FOR IN-PERSON 
VERIFICATION. 
Section 116 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 
Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16916) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A sex offender shall’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), a sex offender shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ALTERNATIVE VERIFICATION METHOD.—A ju-
risdiction may allow a sex offender to comply with the re-
quirements under subsection (a) by an alternative 
verification method approved by the Attorney General, ex-
cept that each offender shall appear in person not less 
than one time per year. The Attorney General shall ap-
prove an alternative verification method described in this 
subsection prior to its implementation by a jurisdiction in 
order to ensure that such method provides for verification 
that is sufficient to ensure the public safety.’’. 
SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION OF AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE. 
Section 111(8) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911(8)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of’’ before ‘‘section 
2241 of title 18, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 13. COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF SEX OF-
FENDER ISSUES. 
Section 634(c) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Adam Walsh 
Reauthorization Act of 2017, the National Institute 
of Justice shall submit to Congress a report on the 
public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral con-
sequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex 
offenders, based on the information collected for the 
study under subsection (a) and any other informa-
tion the National Institute of Justice determines 
necessary for such report.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1188 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize certain programs established by the 
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 
2006, and for other purposes.