H. R. 515 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To protect children and others from sexual abuse and exploitation, including sex 
trafficking and sex tourism, by providing advance notice of intended travel by 
registered sex offenders outside the United States to the government of the 
country of destination, requesting foreign governments to notify the United States 
when a known sex offender is seeking to enter the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International 
Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual 
Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
Sec. 4. Angel Watch Center. 
Sec. 5. Notification by the United States Marshals Service. 
Sec. 6. International travel. 
Sec. 7. Reciprocal notifications. 
Sec. 8. Unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders. 
Sec. 9. Implementation plan. 
Sec. 10. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 12. Rule of construction. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, was 
abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1994, in the 
State of New Jersey by a violent predator living across the 
street from her home. Unbeknownst to Megan Kanka and her 
family, he had been convicted previously of a sex offense against 
a child. 
(2) In 1996, Congress adopted Megan’s Law (Public Law 
104–145) as a means to encourage States to protect children 
by identifying the whereabouts of sex offenders and providing 
the means to monitor their activities. 
(3) In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) to protect 
children and the public at large by establishing a comprehensive 
national system for the registration and notification to the 
public and law enforcement officers of convicted sex offenders. 
(4) Law enforcement reports indicate that known child- 
sex offenders are traveling internationally.
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(5) The commercial sexual exploitation of minors in child 
sex trafficking and pornography is a global phenomenon. The 
International 
Labour 
Organization 
has 
estimated 
that 
1,8000,000 children worldwide are victims of child sex traf-
ficking and pornography each year. 
(6) Child sex tourism, where an individual travels to a 
foreign country and engages in sexual activity with a child 
in that country, is a form of child exploitation and, where 
commercial, child sex trafficking. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the Angel Watch 
Center established pursuant to section 4(a). 
(2) CONVICTED.—The term ‘‘convicted’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911). 
(3) COVERED SEX OFFENDER.—Except as otherwise provided, 
the term ‘‘covered sex offender’’ means an individual who is 
a sex offender by reason of having been convicted of a sex 
offense against a minor. 
(4) DESTINATION COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘destination country’’ 
means a destination or transit country. 
(5) INTERPOL.—The term ‘‘INTERPOL’’ means the Inter-
national Criminal Police Organization. 
(6) JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘jurisdiction’’ means— 
(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; and 
(H) to the extent provided in, and subject to the 
requirements of, section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16927), a 
Federally recognized Indian tribe. 
(7) MINOR.—The term ‘‘minor’’ means an individual who 
has not attained the age of 18 years. 
(8) 
NATIONAL
SEX
OFFENDER
REGISTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘National Sex Offender Registry’’ means the National Sex 
Offender Registry established by section 119 of the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919). 
(9) SEX OFFENDER UNDER SORNA.—The term ‘‘sex offender 
under SORNA’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911). 
(10) SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sex offense against a 
minor’’ means a specified offense against a minor, as 
defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911). 
(B) OTHER OFFENSES.—The term ‘‘sex offense against 
a minor’’ includes a sex offense described in section 
111(5)(A) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911(5)(A)) that is a specified 
offense against a minor, as defined in paragraph (7) of
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such section, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such 
an offense. 
(C) 
FOREIGN
CONVICTIONS; 
OFFENSES
INVOLVING 
CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONDUCT.—The limitations contained 
in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 111(5) of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 
16911(5)) shall apply with respect to a sex offense against 
a minor for purposes of this Act to the same extent and 
in the same manner as such limitations apply with respect 
to a sex offense for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child 
Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 
SEC. 4. ANGEL WATCH CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall establish within the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit 
of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a Center, to be 
known as the ‘‘Angel Watch Center’’, to carry out the activities 
specified in subsection (e). 
(b) INCOMING NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Center may receive incoming notifica-
tions concerning individuals seeking to enter the United States 
who have committed offenses of a sexual nature. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Upon receiving an incoming notification 
under paragraph (1), the Center shall— 
(A) immediately share all information received relating 
to the individual with the Department of Justice; and 
(B) share all relevant information relating to the indi-
vidual with other Federal, State, and local agencies and 
entities, as appropriate. 
(3) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall collaborate with the Attorney General to establish a 
process for the receipt, dissemination, and categorization of 
information relating to individuals and specific offenses pro-
vided herein. 
(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Center shall be headed by the Assistant 
Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in 
collaboration with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of State. 
(d) MEMBERS.—The Center shall consist of the following: 
(1) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement. 
(2) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion. 
(3) Individuals who are designated as analysts in U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
(4) Individuals who are designated as program managers 
in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection. 
(e) ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Center 
shall, using all relevant databases, systems and sources of 
information, not later than 48 hours before scheduled depar-
ture, or as soon as practicable before scheduled departure—
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(A) determine if individuals traveling abroad are listed 
on the National Sex Offender Registry; 
(B) review the United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center case management 
system or other system that provides access to a list of 
individuals who have provided advanced notice of inter-
national travel to identify any individual who meets the 
criteria described in subparagraph (A) and is not in a 
system reviewed pursuant to this subparagraph; and 
(C) provide a list of individuals identified under 
subparagraph (B) to the United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center to determine 
compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.). 
(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO CENTER.—Twenty-four 
hours before the intended travel, or thereafter, not later than 
72 hours after the intended travel, the United States Marshals 
Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall provide, 
to the Angel Watch Center, information pertaining to any sex 
offender described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1). 
(3) ADVANCE NOTICE TO DESTINATION COUNTRY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center may transmit relevant 
information to the destination country about a sex offender 
if— 
(i) the individual is identified by a review con-
ducted under paragraph (1)(B) as having provided 
advanced notice of international travel; or 
(ii) after completing the activities described in 
paragraph (1), the Center receives information per-
taining to a sex offender under paragraph (2). 
(B) 
EXCEPTIONS.—The 
Center 
may 
immediately 
transmit relevant information on a sex offender to the 
destination country if— 
(i) the Center becomes aware that a sex offender 
is traveling outside of the United States within 24 
hours of intended travel, and simultaneously completes 
the activities described in paragraph (1); or 
(ii) the Center has not received a transmission 
pursuant to paragraph (2), provided it is not more 
than 24 hours before the intended travel. 
(C) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving information that a 
notification sent by the Center regarding an individual 
was inaccurate, the Center shall immediately— 
(i) send a notification of correction to the destina-
tion country notified; 
(ii) correct all data collected pursuant to paragraph 
(6); and 
(iii) if applicable, notify the Secretary of State for 
purposes of the passport review and marking processes 
described in section 240 of Public Law 110–457. 
(D) FORM.—The notification under this paragraph may 
be transmitted through such means as are determined 
appropriate by the Center, including through U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement attaches. 
(4) MEMORANDUM
OF
AGREEMENT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of Homeland Security shall enter into a Memorandum of Agree-
ment with the Attorney General to facilitate the activities of 
the Angel Watch Center in collaboration with the United States 
Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center, 
including the exchange of information, the sharing of personnel, 
access to information and databases in accordance with para-
graph (1)(B), and the establishment of a process to share 
notifications from the international community in accordance 
with subsection (b)(1). 
(5) PASSPORT APPLICATION REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall provide a written 
determination to the Department of State regarding the 
status of an individual as a covered sex offender (as defined 
in section 240 of Public Law 110–457) when appropriate. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Subparagraph (A) shall take 
effect upon certification by the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General 
that the process developed and reported to the appropriate 
congressional committees under section 9 has been success-
fully implemented. 
(6) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Center shall collect all rel-
evant data, including— 
(A) a record of each notification sent under paragraph 
(3); 
(B) the response of the destination country to notifica-
tions under paragraph (3), where available; 
(C) any decision not to transmit a notification abroad, 
to the extent practicable; 
(D) the number of transmissions made under subpara-
graphs (A),(B), and (C) of paragraph (3) and the countries 
to which they are transmitted, respectively; 
(E) whether the information was transmitted to the 
destination country before scheduled commencement of sex 
offender travel; and 
(F) any other information deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(7) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Center shall— 
(i) establish a mechanism to receive complaints 
from individuals affected by erroneous notifications 
under this section; 
(ii) ensure that any complaint is promptly 
reviewed; and 
(iii) in the case of a complaint that involves a 
notification sent by another Federal Government 
entity, notify the individual of the contact information 
for the appropriate entity and forward the complaint 
to the appropriate entity for prompt review and 
response pursuant to this section. 
(B) RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.—The Center shall, as 
applicable— 
(i) provide the individual with notification in 
writing that the individual was erroneously subjected 
to international notification; 
(ii) take action to ensure that a notification or 
information regarding the individual is not erroneously
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transmitted to a destination country in the future; 
and 
(iii) submit an additional written notification to 
the individual explaining why a notification or informa-
tion regarding the individual was erroneously trans-
mitted to the destination country and describing the 
actions that the Center has taken or is taking under 
clause (ii). 
(C) PUBLIC AWARENESS.—The Center shall make pub-
licly available information on how an individual may 
submit a complaint under this section. 
(D) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall submit an annual report to the appro-
priate congressional committees (as defined in section 9) 
that includes— 
(i) the number of instances in which a notification 
or information was erroneously transmitted to the des-
tination country of an individual under paragraph (3); 
and 
(ii) the actions taken to prevent similar errors 
from occurring in the future. 
(8) ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS.—The Center shall establish, 
in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
State, and INTERPOL, an annual review process to ensure 
that there is appropriate coordination and collaboration, 
including consistent procedures governing the activities author-
ized under this Act, in carrying out this Act. 
(9) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The Center shall make avail-
able to the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center information on travel by sex 
offenders in a timely manner. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex offender’’ 
means— 
(1) a covered sex offender; or 
(2) an individual required to register under the sex offender 
registration program of any jurisdiction or included in the 
National Sex Offender Registry, on the basis of an offense 
against a minor. 
SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION BY THE UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center may— 
(1) transmit notification of international travel of a sex 
offender to the destination country of the sex offender, including 
to the visa-issuing agent or agents in the United States of 
the country; 
(2) share information relating to traveling sex offenders 
with other Federal, State, local, and foreign agencies and enti-
ties, as appropriate; 
(3) receive incoming notifications concerning individuals 
seeking to enter the United States who have committed offenses 
of a sexual nature and shall share the information received 
immediately with the Department of Homeland Security; and 
(4) perform such other functions at the Attorney General 
or the Director of the United States Marshals Service may 
direct.
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(b) CONSISTENT NOTIFICATION.—In making notifications under 
subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals Service’s National 
Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, to the extent feasible and 
appropriate, ensure that the destination country is consistently 
notified in advance about sex offenders under SORNA identified 
through their inclusion in sex offender registries of jurisdictions 
or the National Sex Offender Registry. 
(c) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—For purposes of carrying out this 
Act, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender 
Targeting Center shall— 
(1) make the case management system or other system 
that provides access to a list of individuals who have provided 
advanced notice of international travel available to the Angel 
Watch Center; 
(2) provide the Angel Watch Center a determination of 
compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection 
and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.) for the list 
of individuals transmitted under section 4(e)(1)(C); 
(3) make available to the Angel Watch Center information 
on travel by sex offenders in a timely manner; and 
(4) consult with the Department of State regarding oper-
ation of the international notification program authorized under 
this Act. 
(d) CORRECTIONS.—Upon receiving information that a notifica-
tion sent by the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex 
Offender Targeting Center regarding an individual was inaccurate, 
the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Tar-
geting Center shall immediately— 
(1) send a notification of correction to the destination 
country notified; 
(2) correct all data collected in accordance with subsection 
(f); and 
(3) if applicable, send a notification of correction to the 
Angel Watch Center. 
(e) FORM.—The notification under this section may be trans-
mitted through such means as are determined appropriate by the 
United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting 
Center, including through the INTERPOL notification system and 
through Federal Bureau of Investigation Legal attaches. 
(f) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Attorney General shall collect 
all relevant data, including— 
(1) a record of each notification sent under subsection (a); 
(2) the response of the destination country to notifications 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), where available; 
(3) any decision not to transmit a notification abroad, to 
the extent practicable; 
(4) the number of transmissions made under paragraphs 
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) and the countries to which they 
are transmitted; 
(5) whether the information was transmitted to the destina-
tion country before scheduled commencement of sex offender 
travel; and 
(6) any other information deemed necessary and appro-
priate by the Attorney General. 
(g) COMPLAINT REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The United States Marshals Service’s 
National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall—