In the Senate of the United States,
July 20, 2006.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4472) entitled ‘‘An Act to protect children, to se-
cure the safety of judges, prosecutors, law enforcement offi-
cers, and their family members, to reduce and prevent gang
violence, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006’’.
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. In recognition of John and Reve´ Walsh on the occasion of the 25th anni-
versary of Adam Walsh’s abduction and murder.
TITLE I—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Declaration of purpose.
Sec. 103. Establishment of program.
Subtitle A—Sex Offender Registration and Notification
Sec. 111. Relevant definitions, including Amie Zyla expansion of sex offender def-
inition and expanded inclusion of child predators.
Sec. 112. Registry requirements for jurisdictions.
Sec. 113. Registry requirements for sex offenders.
Sec. 114. Information required in registration.
Sec. 115. Duration of registration requirement.
Sec. 116. Periodic in person verification.
Sec. 117. Duty to notify sex offenders of registration requirements and to register.
Sec. 118. Public access to sex offender information through the Internet.
Sec. 119. National Sex Offender Registry.
Sec. 120. Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.
Sec. 121. Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notifica-
tion Program.
Sec. 122. Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply.
Sec. 123. Development and availability of registry management and website soft-
ware.
Sec. 124. Period for implementation by jurisdictions.
Sec. 125. Failure of jurisdiction to comply.
Sec. 126. Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) Program.
Sec. 127. Election by Indian tribes.
Sec. 128. Registration of sex offenders entering the United States.
Sec. 129. Repeal of predecessor sex offender program.
Sec. 130. Limitation on liability for the National Center for Missing and Ex-
ploited Children.
Sec. 131. Immunity for good faith conduct.
Subtitle B—Improving Federal Criminal Law Enforcement To Ensure Sex Of-
fender Compliance With Registration and Notification Requirements and
Protection of Children From Violent Predators
Sec. 141. Amendments to title 18, United States Code, relating to sex offender reg-
istration.
Sec. 142. Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration require-
ments.
Sec. 143. Project Safe Childhood.
Sec. 144. Federal assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relo-
cated as a result of a major disaster.
Sec. 145. Expansion of training and technology efforts.
Sec. 146. Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Reg-
istering, and Tracking.
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Subtitle C—Access to Information and Resources Needed To Ensure That
Children Are Not Attacked or Abused
Sec. 151. Access to national crime information databases.
Sec. 152. Requirement to complete background checks before approval of any fos-
ter or adoptive placement and to check national crime informa-
tion databases and State child abuse registries; suspension and
subsequent elimination of Opt-Out.
Sec. 153. Schools Safe Act.
Sec. 154. Missing child reporting requirements.
Sec. 155. DNA fingerprinting.
TITLE II—FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW ENHANCEMENTS NEEDED TO
PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ATTACKS AND OTHER VIO-
LENT CRIMES
Sec. 201. Prohibition on Internet sales of date rape drugs.
Sec. 202. Jetseta Gage assured punishment for violent crimes against children.
Sec. 203. Penalties for coercion and enticement by sex offenders.
Sec. 204. Penalties for conduct relating to child prostitution.
Sec. 205. Penalties for sexual abuse.
Sec. 206. Increased penalties for sexual offenses against children.
Sec. 207. Sexual abuse of wards.
Sec. 208. Mandatory penalties for sex-trafficking of children.
Sec. 209. Child abuse reporting.
Sec. 210. Sex offender submission to search as condition of release.
Sec. 211. No limitation for prosecution of felony sex offenses.
Sec. 212. Victims’ rights associated with habeas corpus proceedings.
Sec. 213. Kidnapping jurisdiction.
Sec. 214. Marital communication and adverse spousal privilege.
Sec. 215. Abuse and neglect of Indian children.
Sec. 216. Improvements to the Bail Reform Act to address sex crimes and other
matters.
TITLE III—CIVIL COMMITMENT OF DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS
Sec. 301. Jimmy Ryce State civil commitment programs for sexually dangerous
persons.
Sec. 302. Jimmy Ryce civil commitment program.
TITLE IV—IMMIGRATION LAW REFORMS TO PREVENT SEX
OFFENDERS FROM ABUSING CHILDREN
Sec. 401. Failure to register a deportable offense.
Sec. 402. Barring convicted sex offenders from having family-based petitions ap-
proved.
TITLE V—CHILD PORNOGRAPHY PREVENTION
Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. Other record keeping requirements.
Sec. 503. Record keeping requirements for simulated sexual conduct.
Sec. 504. Prevention of distribution of child pornography used as evidence in
prosecutions.
Sec. 505. Authorizing civil and criminal asset forfeiture in child exploitation and
obscenity cases.
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Sec. 506. Prohibiting the production of obscenity as well as transportation, dis-
tribution, and sale.
Sec. 507. Guardians ad litem.
TITLE VI—GRANTS, STUDIES, AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Subtitle A—Mentoring Matches for Youth Act
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. Grant program for expanding Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring pro-
gram.
Sec. 604. Biannual report.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act
Sec. 611. Short title.
Sec. 612. Findings.
Sec. 613. Purpose.
Sec. 614. Grants authorized.
Sec. 615. Use of funds.
Sec. 616. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 617. Name of League.
Subtitle C—Grants, Studies, and Other Provisions
Sec. 621. Pilot program for monitoring sexual offenders.
Sec. 622. Treatment and management of sex offenders in the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 623. Sex offender apprehension grants; juvenile sex offender treatment grants.
Sec. 624. Assistance for prosecution of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog
clearance funds.
Sec. 625. Grants to combat sexual abuse of children.
Sec. 626. Crime prevention campaign grant.
Sec. 627. Grants for fingerprinting programs for children.
Sec. 628. Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.
Sec. 629. Children’s safety online awareness campaigns.
Sec. 630. Grants for online child safety programs.
Sec. 631. Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program.
Sec. 632. Fugitive safe surrender.
Sec. 633. National registry of substantiated cases of child abuse.
Sec. 634. Comprehensive examination of sex offender issues.
Sec. 635. Annual report on enforcement of registration requirements.
Sec. 636. Government Accountability Office studies on feasibility of using driver’s
license registration processes as additional registration require-
ments for sex offenders.
Sec. 637. Sex offender risk classification study.
Sec. 638. Study of the effectiveness of restricting the activities of sex offenders to
reduce the occurrence of repeat offenses.
Sec. 639. The justice for Crime Victims Family Act.
TITLE VII—INTERNET SAFETY ACT
Sec. 701. Child exploitation enterprises.
Sec. 702. Increased penalties for registered sex offenders.
Sec. 703. Deception by embedded words or images.
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Sec. 704. Additional prosecutors for offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of
children.
Sec. 705. Additional computer-related resources.
Sec. 706. Additional ICAC Task Forces.
Sec. 707. Masha’s Law.
SEC. 2. IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN AND REVE´ WALSH ON
THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
OF ADAM WALSH’S ABDUCTION AND MURDER.
(a) ADAM WALSH’S ABDUCTION AND MURDER.—On
July 27, 1981, in Hollywood, Florida, 6-year-old Adam
Walsh was abducted at a mall. Two weeks later, some of
Adam’s remains were discovered in a canal more than 100
miles from his home.
(b) JOHN AND REVE´ WALSH’S COMMITMENT TO THE
SAFETY OF CHILDREN.—Since the abduction and murder
of their son Adam, both John and Reve´ Walsh have dedi-
cated themselves to protecting children from child predators,
preventing attacks on our children, and bringing child
predators to justice. Their commitment has saved the lives
of numerous children. Congress, and the American people,
honor John and Reve´ Walsh for their dedication to the well-
being and safety of America’s children.
TITLE I—SEX OFFENDER REG-
ISTRATION 
AND 
NOTIFICA-
TION ACT
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sex Offender Registra-
tion and Notification Act’’.
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SEC. 102. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
In order to protect the public from sex offenders and
offenders against children, and in response to the vicious
attacks by violent predators against the victims listed below,
Congress in this Act establishes a comprehensive national
system for the registration of those offenders:
(1) Jacob Wetterling, who was 11 years old, was
abducted in 1989 in Minnesota, and remains missing.
(2) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old,
was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in
1994, in New Jersey.
(3) Pam Lychner, who was 31 years old, was at-
tacked by a career offender in Houston, Texas.
(4) Jetseta Gage, who was 10 years old, was kid-
napped, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 2005, in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
(5) Dru Sjodin, who was 22 years old, was sexu-
ally assaulted and murdered in 2003, in North Da-
kota.
(6) Jessica Lunsford, who was 9 years old, was
abducted, sexually assaulted, buried alive, and mur-
dered in 2005, in Homosassa, Florida.
(7) Sarah Lunde, who was 13 years old, was
strangled and murdered in 2005, in Ruskin, Florida.
(8) Amie Zyla, who was 8 years old, was sexu-
ally assaulted in 1996 by a juvenile offender in
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Waukesha, Wisconsin, and has become an advocate for
child victims and protection of children from juvenile
sex offenders.
(9) Christy Ann Fornoff, who was 13 years old,
was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in
1984, in Tempe, Arizona.
(10) Alexandra Nicole Zapp, who was 30 years
old, was brutally attacked and murdered in a public
restroom by a repeat sex offender in 2002, in Bridge-
water, Massachusetts.
(11) Polly Klaas, who was 12 years old, was ab-
ducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1993 by
a career offender in California.
(12) Jimmy Ryce, who was 9 years old, was kid-
napped and murdered in Florida on September 11,
1995.
(13) Carlie Brucia, who was 11 years old, was
abducted and murdered in Florida in February,
2004.
(14) Amanda Brown, who was 7 years old, was
abducted and murdered in Florida in 1998.
(15) Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 years old, was
abducted in Salt Lake City, Utah in June 2002.
(16) Molly Bish, who was 16 years old, was ab-
ducted in 2000 while working as a lifeguard in War-
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ren, Massachusetts, where her remains were found 3
years later.
(17) Samantha Runnion, who was 5 years old,
was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in
California on July 15, 2002.
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
This Act establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Ni-
cole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration
and Notification Program.
Subtitle A—Sex Offender
Registration and Notification
SEC. 111. RELEVANT DEFINITIONS, INCLUDING AMIE ZYLA
EXPANSION OF SEX OFFENDER DEFINITION
AND EXPANDED INCLUSION OF CHILD PRED-
ATORS.
In this title the following definitions apply:
(1) SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’
means an individual who was convicted of a sex of-
fense.
(2) TIER I SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘tier I sex
offender’’ means a sex offender other than a tier II or
tier III sex offender.
(3) TIER II SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘tier II
sex offender’’ means a sex offender other than a tier
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III sex offender whose offense is punishable by impris-
onment for more than 1 year and—
(A) is comparable to or more severe than
the following offenses, when committed against a
minor, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit
such an offense against a minor:
(i) sex trafficking (as described in sec-
tion 1591 of title 18, United States Code);
(ii) coercion and enticement (as de-
scribed in section 2422(b) of title 18, United
States Code);
(iii) transportation with intent to en-
gage in criminal sexual activity (as de-
scribed in section 2423(a)) of title 18,
United States Code;
(iv) abusive sexual contact (as de-
scribed in section 2244 of title 18, United
States Code);
(B) involves—
(i) use of a minor in a sexual perform-
ance;
(ii) solicitation of a minor to practice
prostitution; or
(iii) production or distribution of child
pornography; or
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(C) occurs after the offender becomes a tier
I sex offender.
(4) TIER III SEX OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘tier III
sex offender’’ means a sex offender whose offense is
punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year
and—
(A) is comparable to or more severe than
the following offenses, or an attempt or con-
spiracy to commit such an offense:
(i) aggravated sexual abuse or sexual
abuse (as described in sections 2241 and
2242 of title 18, United States Code); or
(ii) abusive sexual contact (as de-
scribed in section 2244 of title 18, United
States Code) against a minor who has not
attained the age of 13 years;
(B) involves kidnapping of a minor (unless
committed by a parent or guardian); or
(C) occurs after the offender becomes a tier
II sex offender.
(5) AMIE
ZYLA
EXPANSION
OF
SEX
OFFENSE
DEFINITION.—
(A) GENERALLY.—Except as limited by
subparagraph (B) or (C), the term ‘‘sex offense’’
means—
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(i) a criminal offense that has an ele-
ment involving a sexual act or sexual con-
tact with another;
(ii) a criminal offense that is a speci-
fied offense against a minor;
(iii) a Federal offense (including an of-
fense prosecuted under section 1152 or 1153
of title 18, United States Code) under sec-
tion 1591, or chapter 109A, 110 (other than
section 2257, 2257A, or 2258), or 117, of
title 18, United States Code;
(iv) a military offense specified by the
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
under 
section
115(a)(8)(C)(i) of Public Law 105–119 (10
U.S.C. 951 note); or
(v) an attempt or conspiracy to com-
mit an offense described in clauses (i)
through (iv).
(B) FOREIGN CONVICTIONS.—A foreign con-
viction is not a sex offense for the purposes of
this title if it was not obtained with sufficient
safeguards for fundamental fairness and due
process for the accused under guidelines or regu-
lations established under section 112.