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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3382 
To provide state and local governments with financial assistance that will 
increase their ability and effectiveness in monitoring convicted sex offend-
ers by developing and implementing a program using global positioning 
systems to monitor convicted sexual offenders or sexual predators re-
leased from confinement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2005 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide state and local governments with financial assist-
ance that will increase their ability and effectiveness 
in monitoring convicted sex offenders by developing and 
implementing a program using global positioning systems 
to monitor convicted sexual offenders or sexual predators 
released from confinement. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sexual Predator Effec-
tive Monitoring Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) in recent years we have seen multiple cases 
of convicted sexual offenders serving probation ab-
ducting and murdering young children; 
(2) several states have begun the development 
and implementation of outfitting convicted sexual of-
fenders with Global Positioning Systems to track 
their movements while on probation; 
(3) the employment of these devices will assist 
law enforcement in tracking the movements and lo-
cation of probationers in real time to within 10 ft. 
of their location; 
(4) Global Positioning System tracking will per-
mit law enforcement to ensure that convicted sex of-
fenders do not go to areas restricted according to 
the terms of their probation; 
(5) Global Positioning Systems will serve to 
deter sexual predators from re-offending as they will 
know that their movements are monitored and 
tracked by law enforcement; and 
(6) in the event that a convicted sexual offender 
commits an additional sex offense while on probation 
and monitored with a Global Positioning System, the 
Global Positioning System technology will aid law 
enforcement in the investigation of these crimes by
quickly determining the location of sexual offenders 
within the area of the suspected crime. 
SEC. 3. SEXUAL PREDATOR MONITORING PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to award grants and contracts to State and 
local governments to assist such States and local 
governments in— 
(A) carrying out programs to outfit sexual 
offenders with electronic monitoring units; and 
(B) the employment of law enforcement of-
ficials necessary to carry out such programs. 
(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this Act for a period not to exceed 3 
years. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or local govern-
ment desiring a grant under this Act shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information 
as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the activities for which assist-
ance under this Act is sought; and
(B) provide such additional assurances as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROPORTIONAL SHARE. 
The Attorney General shall ensure that each State 
with eligible programs receives a proportional share of 
funding under this Act based on the total number of eligi-
ble States and the population of sex offenders to be mon-
itored with global positioning systems in those States. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘sexual offender’’ means an of-
fender 18 years of age or older who commits a sexual of-
fense against a minor. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $20,000,000 
for fiscal year 2007 to carry out this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2007, the At-
torney General shall report to Congress— 
(1) assessing the effectiveness and value of this 
Act; and 
(2) making recommendations for continuing 
funding and the appropriate levels for such funding. 
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