H. R. 4472
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child 
abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory 
of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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’’. 
(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 anniver-
sary 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
definition 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 Notification 
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 Exploited 
Children. 
Sec. 131. Immunity for good faith conduct. 
Subtitle B—Improving Federal Criminal Law Enforcement To Ensure Sex Offender 
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
registration.
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Sec. 142. Federal assistance with respect to violations of registration requirements. 
Sec. 143. Project Safe Childhood. 
Sec. 144. Federal assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated 
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. 
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 foster 
or adoptive placement and to check national crime information data-
bases and State child abuse registries; suspension and subsequent elimi-
nation 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 PRO-
TECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ATTACKS AND OTHER VIOLENT 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 per-
sons. 
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 pros-
ecutions. 
Sec. 505. Authorizing civil and criminal asset forfeiture in child exploitation and 
obscenity cases. 
Sec. 506. Prohibiting the production of obscenity as well as transportation, distribu-
tion, 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.
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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 requirements 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. 
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 OCCA-
SION 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 dedicated 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.
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TITLE I—SEX OFFENDER 
REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification Act’’. 
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 attacked 
by a career offender in Houston, Texas. 
(4) Jetseta Gage, who was 10 years old, was kidnapped, 
sexually assaulted, and murdered in 2005, in Cedar Rapids, 
Iowa. 
(5) Dru Sjodin, who was 22 years old, was sexually 
assaulted and murdered in 2003, in North Dakota. 
(6) Jessica Lunsford, who was 9 years old, was abducted, 
sexually assaulted, buried alive, and murdered 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 sexually assaulted 
in 1996 by a juvenile offender in 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 Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 
(11) Polly Klaas, who was 12 years old, was abducted, 
sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1993 by a career offender 
in California. 
(12) Jimmy Ryce, who was 9 years old, was kidnapped 
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 abducted in 
2000 while working as a lifeguard in Warren, Massachusetts, 
where her remains were found 3 years later.
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(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 Nicole Kanka, 
and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Pro-
gram. 
Subtitle A—Sex Offender Registration and 
Notification 
SEC. 111. RELEVANT DEFINITIONS, INCLUDING AMIE ZYLA EXPANSION 
OF SEX OFFENDER DEFINITION AND EXPANDED INCLU-
SION OF CHILD PREDATORS. 
In this title the following definitions apply: 
(1) SEX
OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘sex offender’’ means an 
individual who was convicted of a sex offense. 
(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 III 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, when committed against a minor, or an attempt 
or conspiracy to commit such an offense against a minor: 
(i) sex trafficking (as described in section 1591 
of title 18, United States Code); 
(ii) coercion and enticement (as described in section 
2422(b) of title 18, United States Code); 
(iii) transportation with intent to engage in 
criminal sexual activity (as described in section 
2423(a)) of title 18, United States Code; 
(iv) abusive sexual contact (as described in section 
2244 of title 18, United States Code); 
(B) involves—
(i) use of a minor in a sexual performance; 
(ii) solicitation of a minor to practice prostitution; 
or 
(iii) production or distribution of child pornog-
raphy; or 
(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 imprison-
ment for more than 1 year and—
(A) is comparable to or more severe than the following 
offenses, or an attempt or conspiracy 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 described in section 
2244 of title 18, United States Code) against a minor 
who has not attained the age of 13 years;
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(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—
(i) a criminal offense that has an element involving 
a sexual act or sexual contact with another; 
(ii) a criminal offense that is a specified offense 
against a minor; 
(iii) a Federal offense (including an offense pros-
ecuted under section 1152 or 1153 of title 18, United 
States Code) under section 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 commit an offense 
described in clauses (i) through (iv). 
(B) FOREIGN CONVICTIONS.—A foreign conviction is not 
a sex offense for the purposes of this title if it was not 
obtained with sufficient safeguards for fundamental fair-
ness and due process for the accused under guidelines 
or regulations established under section 112. 
(C) OFFENSES
INVOLVING
CONSENSUAL
SEXUAL
CON-
DUCT.—An offense involving consensual sexual conduct is 
not a sex offense for the purposes of this title if the victim 
was an adult, unless the adult was under the custodial 
authority of the offender at the time of the offense, or 
if the victim was at least 13 years old and the offender 
was not more than 4 years older than the victim. 
(6) CRIMINAL OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘criminal offense’’ means 
a State, local, tribal, foreign, or military offense (to the extent 
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 other criminal offense. 
(7) EXPANSION
OF
DEFINITION
OF
‘‘SPECIFIED
OFFENSE 
AGAINST A MINOR’’ TO INCLUDE ALL OFFENSES BY CHILD PREDA-
TORS.—The term ‘‘specified offense against a minor’’ means 
an offense against a minor that involves any of the following: 
(A) An offense (unless committed by a parent or 
guardian) involving kidnapping. 
(B) An offense (unless committed by a parent or 
guardian) involving false imprisonment. 
(C) Solicitation to engage in sexual conduct. 
(D) Use in a sexual performance. 
(E) Solicitation to practice prostitution. 
(F) Video voyeurism as described in section 1801 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
(G) Possession, production, or distribution of child 
pornography. 
(H) Criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the 
use of the Internet to facilitate or attempt such conduct. 
(I) Any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense 
against a minor.
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(8) CONVICTED AS INCLUDING CERTAIN JUVENILE ADJUDICA-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘convicted’’ or a variant thereof, used with 
respect to a sex offense, includes adjudicated delinquent as 
a juvenile for that offense, but only if the offender is 14 years 
of age or older at the time of the offense and the offense 
adjudicated was comparable to or more severe than aggravated 
sexual abuse (as described in section 2241 of title 18, United 
States Code), or was an attempt or conspiracy to commit such 
an offense. 
(9) SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.—The term ‘‘sex offender reg-
istry’’ means a registry of sex offenders, and a notification 
program, maintained by a jurisdiction. 
(10) JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘jurisdiction’’ means any of 
the following: 
(A) A State. 
(B) The District of Columbia. 
(C) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(D) Guam. 
(E) American Samoa. 
(F) The Northern Mariana Islands. 
(G) The United States Virgin Islands. 
(H) To the extent provided and subject to the require-
ments of section 127, a federally recognized Indian tribe. 
(11) STUDENT.—The term ‘‘student’’ means an individual 
who enrolls in or attends an educational institution, including 
(whether public or private) a secondary school, trade or profes-
sional school, and institution of higher education. 
(12) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ includes an indi-
vidual who is self-employed or works for any other entity, 
whether compensated or not. 
(13) RESIDES.—The term ‘‘resides’’ means, with respect to 
an individual, the location of the individual’s home or other 
place where the individual habitually lives. 
(14) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an individual who 
has not attained the age of 18 years. 
SEC. 112. REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR JURISDICTIONS. 
(a) JURISDICTION TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY.—Each jurisdiction 
shall maintain a jurisdiction-wide sex offender registry conforming 
to the requirements of this title. 
(b) GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall 
issue guidelines and regulations to interpret and implement this 
title. 
SEC. 113. REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR SEX OFFENDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A sex offender shall register, and keep the 
registration current, in each jurisdiction where the offender resides, 
where the offender is an employee, and where the offender is 
a student. For initial registration purposes only, a sex offender 
shall also register in the jurisdiction in which convicted if such 
jurisdiction is different from the jurisdiction of residence. 
(b) INITIAL REGISTRATION.—The sex offender shall initially reg-
ister—
(1) before completing a sentence of imprisonment with 
respect to the offense giving rise to the registration require-
ment; or
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(2) not later than 3 business days after being sentenced 
for that offense, if the sex offender is not sentenced to a term 
of imprisonment. 
(c) KEEPING THE REGISTRATION CURRENT.—A sex offender shall, 
not later than 3 business days after each change of name, residence, 
employment, or student status, appear in person in at least 1 
jurisdiction involved pursuant to subsection (a) and inform that 
jurisdiction of all changes in the information required for that 
offender in the sex offender registry. That jurisdiction shall imme-
diately provide that information to all other jurisdictions in which 
the offender is required to register. 
(d) INITIAL REGISTRATION
OF SEX OFFENDERS UNABLE TO 
COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (b).—The Attorney General shall have 
the authority to specify the applicability of the requirements of 
this title to sex offenders convicted before the enactment of this 
Act or its implementation in a particular jurisdiction, and to pre-
scribe rules for the registration of any such sex offenders and 
for other categories of sex offenders who are unable to comply 
with subsection (b). 
(e) STATE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Each jurisdic-
tion, other than a Federally recognized Indian tribe, shall provide 
a criminal penalty that includes a maximum term of imprisonment 
that is greater than 1 year for the failure of a sex offender to 
comply with the requirements of this title. 
SEC. 114. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION. 
(a) PROVIDED BY THE OFFENDER.—The sex offender shall pro-
vide the following information to the appropriate official for inclu-
sion in the sex offender registry: 
(1) The name of the sex offender (including any alias used 
by the individual). 
(2) The Social Security number of the sex offender. 
(3) The address of each residence at which the sex offender 
resides or will reside. 
(4) The name and address of any place where the sex 
offender is an employee or will be an employee. 
(5) The name and address of any place where the sex 
offender is a student or will be a student. 
(6) The license plate number and a description of any 
vehicle owned or operated by the sex offender. 
(7) Any other information required by the Attorney General. 
(b) PROVIDED BY THE JURISDICTION.—The jurisdiction in which 
the sex offender registers shall ensure that the following informa-
tion is included in the registry for that sex offender: 
(1) A physical description of the sex offender. 
(2) The text of the provision of law defining the criminal 
offense for which the sex offender is registered. 
(3) The criminal history of the sex offender, including the 
date of all arrests and convictions; the status of parole, proba-
tion, or supervised release; registration status; and the exist-
ence of any outstanding arrest warrants for the sex offender. 
(4) A current photograph of the sex offender. 
(5) A set of fingerprints and palm prints of the sex offender. 
(6) A DNA sample of the sex offender. 
(7) A photocopy of a valid driver’s license or identification 
card issued to the sex offender by a jurisdiction. 
(8) Any other information required by the Attorney General.
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SEC. 115. DURATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) FULL REGISTRATION PERIOD.—A sex offender shall keep 
the registration current for the full registration period (excluding 
any time the sex offender is in custody or civilly committed) unless 
the offender is allowed a reduction under subsection (b). The full 
registration period is—
(1) 15 years, if the offender is a tier I sex offender; 
(2) 25 years, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; and 
(3) the life of the offender, if the offender is a tier III 
sex offender. 
(b) REDUCED PERIOD FOR CLEAN RECORD.—
(1) CLEAN RECORD.—The full registration period shall be 
reduced as described in paragraph (3) for a sex offender who 
maintains a clean record for the period described in paragraph 
(2) by—
(A) not being convicted of any offense for which impris-
onment for more than 1 year may be imposed; 
(B) not being convicted of any sex offense; 
(C) successfully completing any periods of supervised 
release, probation, and parole; and 
(D) successfully completing of an appropriate sex 
offender treatment program certified by a jurisdiction or 
by the Attorney General. 
(2) PERIOD.—In the case of—
(A) a tier I sex offender, the period during which the 
clean record shall be maintained is 10 years; and 
(B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for 
the offense which required registration in a sex registry 
under this title, the period during which the clean record 
shall be maintained is 25 years. 
(3) REDUCTION.—In the case of—
(A) a tier I sex offender, the reduction is 5 years; 
(B) a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent, the 
reduction is from life to that period for which the clean 
record under paragraph (2) is maintained. 
SEC. 116. PERIODIC IN PERSON VERIFICATION. 
A sex offender shall appear in person, allow the jurisdiction 
to take a current photograph, and verify the information in each 
registry in which that offender is required to be registered not 
less frequently than—
(1) each year, if the offender is a tier I sex offender; 
(2) every 6 months, if the offender is a tier II sex offender; 
and 
(3) every 3 months, if the offender is a tier III sex offender. 
SEC. 117. DUTY TO NOTIFY SEX OFFENDERS OF REGISTRATION 
REQUIREMENTS AND TO REGISTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An appropriate official shall, shortly before 
release of the sex offender from custody, or, if the sex offender 
is not in custody, immediately after the sentencing of the sex 
offender, for the offense giving rise to the duty to register—
(1) inform the sex offender of the duties of a sex offender 
under this title and explain those duties; 
(2) require the sex offender to read and sign a form stating 
that the duty to register has been explained and that the 
sex offender understands the registration requirement; and
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(3) ensure that the sex offender is registered. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS WHO CANNOT COMPLY 
WITH SUBSECTION (a).—The Attorney General shall prescribe rules 
for the notification of sex offenders who cannot be registered in 
accordance with subsection (a). 
SEC. 118. PUBLIC ACCESS TO SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION THROUGH 
THE INTERNET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this section, each juris-
diction shall make available on the Internet, in a manner that 
is readily accessible to all jurisdictions and to the public, all informa-
tion about each sex offender in the registry. The jurisdiction shall 
maintain the Internet site in a manner that will permit the public 
to obtain relevant information for each sex offender by a single 
query for any given zip code or geographic radius set by the user. 
The jurisdiction shall also include in the design of its Internet 
site all field search capabilities needed for full participation in 
the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website and shall 
participate in that website as provided by the Attorney General. 
(b) MANDATORY EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction shall exempt from 
disclosure—
(1) the identity of any victim of a sex offense; 
(2) the Social Security number of the sex offender; 
(3) any reference to arrests of the sex offender that did 
not result in conviction; and 
(4) any other information exempted from disclosure by 
the Attorney General. 
(c) OPTIONAL EXEMPTIONS.—A jurisdiction may exempt from 
disclosure—
(1) any information about a tier I sex offender convicted 
of an offense other than a specified offense against a minor; 
(2) the name of an employer of the sex offender; 
(3) the name of an educational institution where the sex 
offender is a student; and 
(4) any other information exempted from disclosure by 
the Attorney General. 
(d) LINKS.—The site shall include, to the extent practicable, 
links to sex offender safety and education resources. 
(e) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The site shall include instructions 
on how to seek correction of information that an individual contends 
is erroneous. 
(f) WARNING.—The site shall include a warning that information 
on the site should not be used to unlawfully injure, harass, or 
commit a crime against any individual named in the registry or 
residing or working at any reported address. The warning shall 
note that any such action could result in civil or criminal penalties. 
SEC. 119. NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. 
(a) INTERNET.—The Attorney General shall maintain a national 
database at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for each sex 
offender and any other person required to register in a jurisdiction’s 
sex offender registry. The database shall be known as the National 
Sex Offender Registry. 
(b) ELECTRONIC FORWARDING.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure (through the National Sex Offender Registry or otherwise) 
that updated information about a sex offender is immediately trans-
mitted by electronic forwarding to all relevant jurisdictions.
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SEC. 120. DRU SJODIN NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Dru Sjodin 
National Sex Offender Public Website (hereinafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Website’’), which the Attorney General shall 
maintain. 
(b) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—The Website shall include 
relevant information for each sex offender and other person listed 
on a jurisdiction’s Internet site. The Website shall allow the public 
to obtain relevant information for each sex offender by a single 
query for any given zip code or geographical radius set by the 
user in a form and with such limitations as may be established 
by the Attorney General and shall have such other field search 
capabilities as the Attorney General may provide. 
SEC. 121. MEGAN NICOLE KANKA AND ALEXANDRA NICOLE ZAPP 
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PROGRAM.—There is established the 
Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community 
Notification Program (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Program’’). 
(b) PROGRAM NOTIFICATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), immediately after a sex offender registers or updates a registra-
tion, an appropriate official in the jurisdiction shall provide the 
information in the registry (other than information exempted from 
disclosure by the Attorney General) about that offender to the 
following: 
(1) The Attorney General, who shall include that informa-
tion in the National Sex Offender Registry or other appropriate 
databases. 
(2) Appropriate law enforcement agencies (including proba-
tion agencies, if appropriate), and each school and public 
housing agency, in each area in which the individual resides, 
is an employee or is a student. 
(3) Each jurisdiction where the sex offender resides, is 
an employee, or is a student, and each jurisdiction from or 
to which a change of residence, employment, or student status 
occurs. 
(4) Any agency responsible for conducting employment-
related background checks under section 3 of the National 
Child Protection Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119a). 
(5) Social service entities responsible for protecting minors 
in the child welfare system. 
(6) Volunteer organizations in which contact with minors 
or other vulnerable individuals might occur. 
(7) Any organization, company, or individual who requests 
such notification pursuant to procedures established by the 
jurisdiction. 
(c) FREQUENCY.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), an organiza-
tion or individual described in subsection (b)(6) or (b)(7) may opt 
to receive the notification described in that subsection no less fre-
quently than once every five business days. 
SEC. 122. ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN SEX OFFENDER FAILS TO 
COMPLY. 
An appropriate official shall notify the Attorney General and 
appropriate law enforcement agencies of any failure by a sex 
offender to comply with the requirements of a registry and revise
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the jurisdiction’s registry to reflect the nature of that failure. The 
appropriate official, the Attorney General, and each such law 
enforcement agency shall take any appropriate action to ensure 
compliance. 
SEC. 123. DEVELOPMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF REGISTRY MANAGE-
MENT AND WEBSITE SOFTWARE. 
(a) DUTY TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT.—The Attorney General 
shall, in consultation with the jurisdictions, develop and support 
software to enable jurisdictions to establish and operate uniform 
sex offender registries and Internet sites. 
(b) CRITERIA.—The software should facilitate—
(1) immediate exchange of information among jurisdictions; 
(2) public access over the Internet to appropriate informa-
tion, including the number of registered sex offenders in each 
jurisdiction on a current basis; 
(3) full compliance with the requirements of this title; 
and 
(4) communication of information to community notification 
program participants as required under section 121. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Attorney General shall make the first com-
plete edition of this software available to jurisdictions within 2 
years of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 124. PERIOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION BY JURISDICTIONS. 
(a) DEADLINE.—Each jurisdiction shall implement this title 
before the later of—
(1) 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) 1 year after the date on which the software described 
in section 123 is available. 
(b) EXTENSIONS.—The Attorney General may authorize up to 
two 1-year extensions of the deadline. 
SEC. 125. FAILURE OF JURISDICTION TO COMPLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For any fiscal year after the end of the 
period for implementation, a jurisdiction that fails, as determined 
by the Attorney General, to substantially implement this title shall 
not receive 10 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated 
for that fiscal year to the jurisdiction under subpart 1 of part 
E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.). 
(b) STATE CONSTITUTIONALITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—When evaluating whether a jurisdiction 
has substantially implemented this title, the Attorney General 
shall consider whether the jurisdiction is unable to substantially 
implement this title because of a demonstrated inability to 
implement certain provisions that would place the jurisdiction 
in violation of its constitution, as determined by a ruling of 
the jurisdiction’s highest court. 
(2) EFFORTS.—If the circumstances arise under paragraph 
(1), then the Attorney General and the jurisdiction shall make 
good faith efforts to accomplish substantial implementation 
of this title and to reconcile any conflicts between this title 
and the jurisdiction’s constitution. In considering whether 
compliance with the requirements of this title would likely 
violate the jurisdiction’s constitution or an interpretation 
thereof by the jurisdiction’s highest court, the Attorney General
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shall consult with the chief executive and chief legal officer 
of the jurisdiction concerning the jurisdiction’s interpretation 
of the jurisdiction’s constitution and rulings thereon by the 
jurisdiction’s highest court. 
(3) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.—If the jurisdiction is unable 
to substantially implement this title because of a limitation 
imposed by the jurisdiction’s constitution, the Attorney General 
may determine that the jurisdiction is in compliance with this 
Act if the jurisdiction has made, or is in the process of imple-
menting reasonable alternative procedures or accommodations, 
which are consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
(4) FUNDING REDUCTION.—If a jurisdiction does not comply 
with paragraph (3), then the jurisdiction shall be subject to 
a funding reduction as specified in subsection (a). 
(c) REALLOCATION.—Amounts not allocated under a program 
referred to in this section to a jurisdiction for failure to substantially 
implement this title shall be reallocated under that program to 
jurisdictions that have not failed to substantially implement this 
title or may be reallocated to a jurisdiction from which they were 
withheld to be used solely for the purpose of implementing this 
title. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The provisions of this title that 
are cast as directions to jurisdictions or their officials constitute, 
in relation to States, only conditions required to avoid the reduction 
of Federal funding under this section. 
SEC. 126. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE (SOMA) PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall establish and 
implement a Sex Offender Management Assistance program (in 
this title referred to as the ‘‘SOMA program’’), under which the 
Attorney General may award a grant to a jurisdiction to offset 
the costs of implementing this title. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a jurisdiction desiring 
a grant under this section shall, on an annual basis, submit to 
the Attorney General an application in such form and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may require. 
(c) BONUS PAYMENTS FOR PROMPT COMPLIANCE.—A jurisdiction 
that, as determined by the Attorney General, has substantially 
implemented this title not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act is eligible for a bonus payment. The 
Attorney General may make such a payment under the SOMA 
program for the first fiscal year beginning after that determination. 
The amount of the payment shall be—
(1) 10 percent of the total received by the jurisdiction 
under the SOMA program for the preceding fiscal year, if 
that implementation is not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) 5 percent of such total, if not later than 2 years after 
that date. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are author-
ized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the 
Attorney General, to be available only for the SOMA program, 
for fiscal years 2007 through 2009. 
SEC. 127. ELECTION BY INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) ELECTION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A federally recognized Indian tribe may, 
by resolution or other enactment of the tribal council or com-
parable governmental body—
(A) elect to carry out this subtitle as a jurisdiction 
subject to its provisions; or 
(B) elect to delegate its functions under this subtitle 
to another jurisdiction or jurisdictions within which the 
territory of the tribe is located and to provide access to 
its territory and such other cooperation and assistance 
as may be needed to enable such other jurisdiction or 
jurisdictions to carry out and enforce the requirements 
of this subtitle. 
(2) IMPUTED ELECTION IN CERTAIN CASES.—A tribe shall 
be treated as if it had made the election described in paragraph 
(1)(B) if—
(A) it is a tribe subject to the law enforcement jurisdic-
tion of a State under section 1162 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(B) the tribe does not make an election under para-
graph (1) within 1 year of the enactment of this Act or 
rescinds an election under paragraph (1)(A); or 
(C) the Attorney General determines that the tribe 
has not substantially implemented the requirements of this 
subtitle and is not likely to become capable of doing so 
within a reasonable amount of time. 
(b) COOPERATION BETWEEN TRIBAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER 
JURISDICTIONS.—
(1) NONDUPLICATION.—A tribe subject to this subtitle is 
not required to duplicate functions under this subtitle which 
are fully carried out by another jurisdiction or jurisdictions 
within which the territory of the tribe is located. 
(2) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—A tribe may, through 
cooperative agreements with such a jurisdiction or jurisdic-
tions—
(A) arrange for the tribe to carry out any function 
of such a jurisdiction under this subtitle with respect to 
sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction; and 
(B) arrange for such a jurisdiction to carry out any 
function of the tribe under this subtitle with respect to 
sex offenders subject to the tribe’s jurisdiction. 
SEC. 128. REGISTRATION OF SEX OFFENDERS ENTERING THE UNITED 
STATES. 
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and 
maintain a system for informing the relevant jurisdictions about 
persons entering the United States who are required to register 
under this title. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall provide such information and carry out such 
functions as the Attorney General may direct in the operation 
of the system. 
SEC. 129. REPEAL OF PREDECESSOR SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Sections 170101 (42 U.S.C. 14071) and 170102 
(42 U.S.C. 14072) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994, and section 8 of the Pam Lychner Sexual Offender 
Tracking and Identification Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 14073), are 
repealed.