I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3860 
To make improvements to the national sex offender registration program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. 
KINGSTON, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. LINDER, Mrs. JO 
ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. PENCE, and Mr. GOODE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make improvements to the national sex offender 
registration program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 
‘‘Protecting Our Children Act of 2005’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION 
ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Declaration of purpose. 
Subtitle A—Jacob Wetterling Sex Offender Registration and Notification 
Program 
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. In person verification. 
Sec. 117. Duty to notify sex offenders of registration requirements and to reg-
ister. 
Sec. 118. Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Program. 
Sec. 119. National Sex Offender Registry. 
Sec. 120. Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website. 
Sec. 121. Public access to sex offender information through the Internet. 
Sec. 122. Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notifi-
cation Program. 
Sec. 123. Actions to be taken when sex offender fails to comply. 
Sec. 124. Immunity for good faith conduct. 
Sec. 125. Development and availability of registry management software. 
Sec. 126. Federal duty when State programs not minimally sufficient. 
Sec. 127. Period for implementation by jurisdictions. 
Sec. 128. Failure to comply. 
Sec. 129. Sex Offender Management Assistance (soma) Program. 
Sec. 130. Demonstration project for use of electronic monitoring devices. 
Sec. 131. Bonus payments to States that implement electronic monitoring. 
Sec. 132. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children access to Inter-
state Identification Index. 
Sec. 133. Limited immunity for National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children with respect to CyberTipline. 
Sec. 134. Treatment and management of sex offenders in the Bureau of Pris-
ons. 
Sec. 135. Assistance in identification and location of sex offenders relocated as 
a result of Hurricane Katrina. 
Sec. 136. GAO studies on feasibility of using driver’s license registration proc-
esses as additional registration requirements for sex offenders. 
Subtitle B—Criminal Law Enforcement of Registration Requirements 
Sec. 151. Amendments to title 18, United States Code, relating to sex offender 
registration. 
Sec. 152. Investigation by United States Marshals of sex offender violations of 
registration requirements. 
Sec. 153. Sex offender apprehension grants. 
Sec. 154. Use of any controlled substance to facilitate sex offense. 
Sec. 155. Repeal of predecessor sex offender Program.
Sec. 156. Assistance for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA 
backlog clearance funds. 
Sec. 157. Authorization of additional appropriations. 
Sec. 158. Grants to combat sexual abuse of children. 
Sec. 159. Expansion of training and technology efforts. 
Subtitle C—Children’s Safety Office 
Sec. 161. Establishment. 
Sec. 162. Purpose. 
Sec. 163. Director. 
Sec. 164. Annual report. 
Sec. 165. Staff. 
Sec. 166. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 167. Nonmonetary assistance. 
TITLE II—DNA FINGERPRINTING 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Expanding use of DNA to identify and prosecute sex offenders. 
Sec. 203. Stopping Violent Predators Against Children. 
Sec. 204. Model code on investigating missing persons and deaths. 
TITLE III—PREVENTION AND DETERRENCE OF CRIMES AGAINST 
CHILDREN ACT OF 2005 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. Assured punishment for violent crimes against children. 
Sec. 303. Ensuring fair and expeditious Federal collateral review of convictions 
for killing a child. 
Sec. 304. Statistics. 
Sec. 305. Study of interstate tracking of persons convicted of or under inves-
tigation for child abuse. 
Sec. 306. Access to Federal crime information databases by educational agen-
cies for certain purposes. 
TITLE IV—PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF 
CHILDREN ACT OF 2005 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Increased penalties for sexual offenses against children. 
Sec. 403. Sense of Congress with respect to prosecutions under Section 2422(b) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
TITLE V—FOSTER CHILD PROTECTION AND CHILD SEXUAL 
PREDATOR DETERRENCE 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Requirement to complete background checks before approval of any 
foster or adoptive placement and to check national crime infor-
mation databases and State child abuse registries; suspension 
and subsequent elimination of Opt-Out. 
Sec. 503. Access to Federal crime information databases by child welfare agen-
cies for certain purposes. 
Sec. 504. Penalties for coercion and enticement by sex offenders. 
Sec. 505. Penalties for conduct relating to child prostitution. 
Sec. 506. Penalties for sexual abuse.