and the alien was not at fault in failing to meet 
the requirements of paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 5. SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE NAMED 
ON THE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY 
WHO HAVE FILED FAMILY-BASED CLASSI-
FICATION PETITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall establish a task force, to be known as the ‘‘Task 
Force to Rescue Immigrant Victims of American Sex Of-
fenders’’. The task force shall consist of officials from 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies with 
experience in domestic violence, sex crimes, immigration 
law, trafficking in humans, organized crime, or any other 
area of experience which may be useful in completing the 
duties described in subsection (b). 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the task force shall be 
the following: 
(1) Working back in time from the date of the 
establishment of the task force, identifying individ-
uals on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s sex of-
fender registry who have filed family-based petitions 
under section 204(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act. When a confirmed match has been 
made with the sex offender registry, the task force 
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should ascertain whether the petitioner filed previous 
petitions. 
(2) Maintaining the information about the peti-
tioners in a comprehensive database. 
(3) Prioritizing the information according to 
the likelihood that primary or derivative spouse or 
child beneficiaries are in danger of sexual abuse. 
(4) Developing a system for investigating the 
cases in which beneficiaries may be at risk and pro-
viding them with information on how to seek assist-
ance if they are abused. 
(5) Except for information on the registry that 
is available to the public, protecting the information 
produced by its investigations in accordance with the 
privacy rights of everyone involved in the investiga-
tion. 
(6) Taking whatever other actions as are rea-
sonable and appropriate when investigations lead to 
information about sexual abuse or other criminal ac-
tivities, including notifying State and local police de-
partments, government offices, public organizations 
that provide assistance to victims of sexual abuse, 
and religious organizations. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall submit to the Congress a report on the findings and 
recommendations of the task force. The report shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) An analysis of the information obtained in 
searching visa petition and national sex offender reg-
istry records. 
(2) The results of any investigations conducted 
by the task force. 
(3) Recommendations on administrative and 
legislative actions that would assist in identifying 
and protecting immigrant victims of sexual abuse or 
related harm. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 7. REGULATIONS. 
Regulations implementing this Act shall be promul-
gated in final form not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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