Opinion ID: 1041691
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Heading: In General.— Whoever—

Text: Registration and Notification Act;
purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act by reason of a conviction 8 UNITED STATES V. ELK SHOULDER Although SORNA imposed various requirements on sex offenders, it did not provide that its registration requirements would apply retroactively to sex offenders convicted before July 27, 2006, SORNA’s effective date. United States v. Valverde, 628 F.3d 1159, 1162 (9th Cir. 2010). Instead, it gave the Attorney General the authority to enact regulations specifying the applicability of SORNA’s registration requirements to pre-Act offenders. Id. (citing 42 U.S.C. § 16913(d)). In Valverde, we held that the Attorney General did not complete the steps necessary to make SORNA retroactive until August 1, 2008. Id. at 1169. Therefore, the requirements of SORNA became applicable to pre-Act offenders on that date. Id. The Wetterling Act, however, remained in effect until repealed by SORNA, effective on the later of July 27, 2009, or one year after the software required by SORNA became available. Pub. L. 109-248, §§ 129(b), 124, 120 Stat. at 600–01, 598. under Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice), the law of the District of Columbia, Indian tribal law, or the law of any territory or possession of the United States; or (B) travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or enters or leaves, or resides in, Indian country; and
registration as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act; shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. UNITED STATES V. ELK SHOULDER 9