I
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3990
To provide protection from sexual predators.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 9, 1994
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. EVANS,
Mr. FROST, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. KING, Mr. KLUG, Mrs.
MALONEY, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TOWNS, and Mr. ENGLE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide protection from sexual predators.
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 ‘‘Protection from Sexual
Predators Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that.—
(1) rape and sexual assaults continue to be seri-
ous threats to the safety of communities across
America;
(2) sexual offenders are much more likely than
any other category of criminals to repeat their
crimes again and again, even after serving time in
prison; and
(3) the average rape sentence is just 101⁄2
years, and the average time served is half of that,
approximately 5 years.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) States should more seriously consider the
relatively high recidivism rate of sexual offenders
when deciding whether to plea bargain with a first-
time sexual offender and whether to grant parole to
sexual offenders; and
(2) States should review their treatment and
parole supervision programs for sexual offenders to
assure that these programs are fulfilling their goals,
and, if they are not, these programs should be im-
mediately replaced or abandoned.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER RAPE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASES.
Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL PREDATORS.—(1)
Whoever, in a circumstance described in paragraph (2) of
this subsection—
‘‘(A) violates this section; or
‘‘(B) engages in conduct, in or affecting inter-
state or foreign commerce, that would be a violation
of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, if the
offense had occurred in the special maritime and ter-
ritorial jurisdiction of the United States;
shall be imprisoned for life.
‘‘(2) The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1)
of this subsection is that the defendant has previously
been convicted of another State or Federal offense for con-
duct which—
‘‘(A) is an offense under this section or section
2242 of this title; or
‘‘(B) would have been an offense under either
of such sections if the offense had occurred in the
special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the
United States.’’.
SEC. 4. REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) STATE GUIDELINES.—
(A) GENERALLY.—The Attorney General
shall establish guidelines for State programs re-
quiring—
(i) any person who is convicted of a
sex offense to register and keep up to date
a current address with a designated State
law enforcement agency for 10 years after
release from prison, or being placed on pa-
role, supervised release, or probation; and
(ii) each State to provide information
obtained about the registered person to the
Attorney General on a prompt and regular
basis and in a uniform format.
(B) 
REQUIRED
CONTENT
OF
GUIDE-
LINES.—Such guidelines shall require the inclu-
sion of such data about—
(i) the registered person, including
fingerprints and photographs; and
(ii) that person’s offenses and modus
operandi;
as the Attorney General deems useful for assist-
ing law enforcement investigations by Federal,
State, and other law enforcement authorities.
(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘sex offense’’ means any State or
Federal offense that—
(A) is an offense under section 2241 or
2242 of title 18, United States Code; or
(B) would have been an offense under ei-
ther of such sections if the offense had occurred
in the special maritime and territorial jurisdic-
tion of the United States.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Attorney
General shall maintain on-line availability of information
obtained under this section for use by authorized law en-
forcement agencies in carrying out their functions. The
Attorney General shall by rule provide for the privacy of
the information so maintained.
(c) COMPLIANCE.—
(1) COMPLIANCE DATE.—Each State shall have
3 years from the date of the enactment of this Act
in which to implement this section.
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDS.—The allocation
of funds under title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 received by a State not
complying with the guidelines issued under this sec-
tion 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act
may be reduced by 10 percent and the unallocated