#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #degc  ,,an ,,act  ,to protect      
children from exploitation1 especially  
sex trafficking in tourism1 by providing
 advance notice of intended travel by   
registered child-sex offenders outside  
the ,united ,states to the government of
 the country of destination1 requesting 
foreign governments to notify the       
,united ,states when a known child-sex  
offender is seeking to enter the ,united
 ,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title and table of contents  7a7 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,international ,megan's ,law to     
,prevent ,demand for ,child ,sex        
,trafficking4  7b7 ,table of contents   
,the table of contents for this ,act is 
as follows3  ,sec4 #a4 ,short title and 
table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 
,sec4 #c4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #d4 ,angel
 ,watch ,center4 ,sec4 #e4 ,sense of    
,congress provisions4 ,sec4 #f4         
,enhancing the minimum standards for the
 elimination of trafficking4 ,sec4 #g4  

,assistance to foreign countries to meet
 minimum standards for the elimination  
of trafficking4 ,sec4 #h4 ,rules of     
,construction4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,megan       
,nicole ,kanka1 who was #g years old1   
was abducted1 sexually assaulted1 and   
murdered in #aiid1 in the ,state of ,new
 ,jersey by a violent predator living   
across the street from her home4        
,unbeknownst to ,megan ,kanka and her   
family1 he had been convicted previously
 of a sex offense against a child4  7#b7
 ,in #aiif1 ,congress adopted ,megan's  
,law 7,public ,law #ajd-ade7 as a means 
to encourage ,states to protect children
 by identifying the whereabouts of sex  
offenders and providing the means to    
monitor their activities4  7#c7 ,in     
#bjjf1 ,congress passed the ,adam ,walsh
 ,child ,protection and ,safety ,act of 
#bjjf 7,public ,law #aji-bdh7 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   
offenders4  7#d7 ,law enforcement       
reports indicate that known child-sex   
offenders are traveling internationally1
 and that the criminal background of    
such individuals may not be known to    
local law enforcement prior to their    
arrival4  7#e7 ,the commercial sexual   
exploitation of minors in child sex     
trafficking and pornography is a global 
phenomenon4 ,the ,international ,labour 
,organization has estimated that #a4h   
million children worldwide are victims  
of child sex trafficking and pornography
 each year4  7#f7 ,child sex tourism1   
where an individual travels to a foreign
 country and engages in sexual activity 
with a child in that country1 is a form 
of child exploitation and1 where        
commercial1 child sex trafficking4  7#g7
 ,according to research conducted by    
,the ,protection ,project of ,the ,johns
 ,hopkins ,university ,paul ,h4 ,nitze  
,school of ,advanced ,international     

,studies1 sex tourists from the ,united 
,states who target children form a      
significant percentage of child sex     
tourists in some of the most significant
 destination countries for child sex    
tourism4  7#h7 ,in order to protect     
children1 it is essential that ,united  
,states law enforcement be able to      
identify child-sex offenders in the     
,united ,states who are traveling abroad
 and child-sex offenders from other     
countries entering the ,united ,states4 
,such identification requires           
cooperative efforts between the ,united 
,states and foreign governments4 ,in    
exchange for providing notice of        
child-sex offenders traveling to the    
,united ,states1 foreign authorities    
will expect ,united ,states authorities 
to provide reciprocal notice of         
child-sex offenders traveling to their  
countries4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3  7#a7 ,center ,the term ,center   
means the ,angel ,watch ,center         
established pursuant to section #d7;a74 

7#b7 ,child-sex offender  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the term child-sex offender    
means an individual who is a sex        
offender described in paragraph 7#c7 or 
7#d7 of section #aaa of the ,adam ,walsh
 ,child ,protection and ,safety ,act of 
#bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiaa7 by reason  
of being convicted of a child-sex       
offense4  7,b7 ,definition of convicted 
,in this paragraph1 the term convicted  
has the meaning given the term in       
paragraph 7#h7 of section #aaa of such  
,act4  7#c7 ,child-sex offense  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the term child-sex offense    
means a specified offense against a     
minor1 as defined in paragraph 7#g7 of  
section #aaa of the ,adam ,walsh ,child 
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiaa71 including--  7i7
 an offense 7unless committed by a      
parent or guardian7 involving           
kidnapping2  7ii7 an offense 7unless    
committed by a parent or guardian7      
involving false imprisonment2  7iii7    
solicitation to engage in sexual        

conduct2  7iv7 use in a sexual          
performance2  7v7 solicitation to       
practice prostitution2  7vi7 video      
voyeurism as described in section #ahja 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7vii7 possession1 production1 or        
distribution of child pornography2      
7viii7 criminal sexual conduct involving
 a minor1 or the use of the ,internet to
 facilitate or attempt such conduct2 and
  7ix7 any conduct that by its nature is
 a sex offense against a minor4  7,b7   
,other offenses ,the term child-sex     
offense includes a sex offense described
 in paragraph 7#e77;,a7 of section #aaa 
of the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection  
and ,safety ,act of #bjjf that is a     
specified offense against a minor1 as   
defined in paragraph 7#g7 of such       
section4  7,c7 ,foreign convictions2    
offenses involving consensual sexual    
conduct ,the limitations contained in   
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section  
#aaa7e7 of the ,adam ,walsh ,child      
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   

shall apply with respect to a child-sex 
offense 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 #bjjf4  7#d7 ,jurisdiction ,the 
term jurisdiction means any of the      
following3  7,a7 ,a ,state4  7,b7 ,the  
,district of ,columbia4  7,c7 ,the      
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico4  7,d7   
,guam4  7,e7 ,american ,samoa4  7,f7    
,the ,northern ,mariana ,islands4  7,g7 
,the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands4  
7,h7 ,to the extent provided in1 and    
subject to the requirements of1 section 
#abg of the ,adam ,walsh ,child         
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afibg71 a federally     
recognized ,indian tribe4  7#e7 ,minor  
,the term minor means an individual who 
has not attained the age of #ah years4  
#d4 ,angel ,watch ,center  7a7          
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall establish within the    
,child ,exploitation ,investigations    
,unit of ,united ,states ,immigration   
and ,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7 of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security a   
,center1 to be known as the ,angel      
,watch ,center1 to carry out the        
activities specified in subsection 7d74 
7b7 ,leadership ,the ,center shall be   
headed by the ,director of ,,ice1 in    
collaboration with the ,commissioner of 
,united ,states ,customs and ,border    
,protection 7,,cbp7 and in consultation 
with the ,attorney ,general4  7c7       
,members ,the ,center shall consist of  
the following3  7#a7 ,the ,director of  
,,ice4  7#b7 ,the ,commissioner of      
,,cbp4  7#c7 ,individuals who are       
designated as analysts in ,,ice or      
,,cbp4  7#d7 ,individuals who are       
designated as program managers in ,,ice 
or ,,cbp4  7d7 ,activities  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,center shall carry out the
 following activities3  7,a7 ,receive   

information on travel by child-sex      
offenders4  7,b7 ,establish a system to 
maintain and archive all relevant       
information1 including the response of  
destination countries to notifications  
under subsection 7e7 where available1   
and decisions not to transmit           
notification abroad4  7,c7 ,establish an
 annual review process to ensure that   
the ,center is consistent in procedures 
to provide notification to destination  
countries or not to provide notification
 to destination countries1 as           
appropriate4  7#b7 ,information required
 ,the ,united ,states ,marshals         
,service's ,national ,sex ,offender     
,targeting ,office shall make available 
to the ,center information on travel by 
child-sex offenders in a timely manner  
for purposes of carrying out the        
activities described in paragraph 7#a7  
and 7e74  7e7 ,notification  7#a7 ,to   
countries of destination  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,center may transmit notice
 of impending or current international  

travel of a child-sex offender to the   
country or countries of destination of  
the child-sex offender1 including to the
 visa-issuing agent or agents in the    
,united ,states of the country or       
countries4  7,b7 ,form ,the notice under
 this paragraph may be transmitted      
through such means as determined        
appropriate by the ,center1 including   
through an ,,ice attach4  7#b7 ,to      
offenders  7,a7 ,general notification   
7i7 ,in general ,if the ,center         
transmits notice under paragraph 7#a7 of
 impending international travel of a    
child-sex offender to the country or    
countries of destination of the         
child-sex offender1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 in conjunction with
 any appropriate agency1 shall make     
reasonable efforts to provide           
constructive notice through electronic  
or telephonic communication to the      
child-sex offender prior to the         
child-sex offender's arrival in the     
country or countries4  7ii7 ,exception  

,the requirement to provide constructive
 notice under clause 7i7 shall not apply
 in the case of impending international 
travel of a child-sex offender to the   
country or countries of destination of  
the child-sex offender if such          
constructive notice would conflict with 
an existing investigation involving the 
child-sex offender4  7,b7 ,specific     
notification regarding risk to life or  
well-being of offender ,if the ,center  
has reason to believe that to transmit  
notice under paragraph 7#a7 poses a risk
 to the life or well-being of the       
child-sex offender1 the ,center shall   
make reasonable efforts to provide      
constructive notice through electronic  
or telephonic communication to the      
child-sex offender of such risk4  7,c7  
,specific notification regarding        
probable denial of entry to offender ,if
 the ,center has reason to believe that 
a country of destination of the         
child-sex offender is highly likely to  
deny entry to the child-sex offender due

 to transmission of notice under        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,center shall make  
reasonable efforts to provide           
constructive notice through electronic  
or telephonic communication to the      
child-sex offender of such probable     
denial4  7#c7 ,sunset ,the authority of 
paragraph 7#a7 shall terminate with     
respect to a child-sex offender         
beginning as of the close of the last   
day of the registration period of such  
child-sex offender under section #aae of
 the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection and
 ,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#afiae74  7f7 ,complaint review ,the    
,center shall establish a mechanism to  
receive complaints from child-sex       
offenders affected by notifications of  
destination countries of such child-sex 
offenders under subsection 7e74  7g7    
,consultations ,the ,center shall seek  
to engage in ongoing consultations      
with--  7#a7 nongovernmental            
organizations1 including faith-based    
organizations1 that have experience and 

expertise in identifying and preventing 
child sex tourism and rescuing and      
rehabilitating minor victims of         
international sexual exploitation and   
trafficking2  7#b7 the governments of   
countries interested in cooperating in  
the creation of an international sex    
offender travel notification system or  
that are primary destination or source  
countries for international sex tourism2
 and  7#c7 ,internet service and        
software providers regarding available  
and potential technology to facilitate  
the implementation of an international  
sex offender travel notification system1
 both in the ,united ,states and in     
other countries4  7h7 ,technical        
assistance ,the ,secretary of ,homeland 
,security and the ,secretary of ,state  
may provide technical assistance to     
foreign authorities in order to enable  
such authorities to participate more    
effectively in the notification program 
system established under this section4  
#e4 ,sense of ,congress provisions  7a7 

,bilateral agreements ,it is the sense  
of ,congress that the ,president should 
negotiate memoranda of understanding or 
other bilateral agreements with foreign 
governments to further the purposes of  
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act1 including by--  7#a7         
establishing systems to receive and     
transmit notices as required by title ,i
 of the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection 
and ,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #afija et seq472 and  7#b7 establishing
 mechanisms for private companies and   
nongovernmental organizations to report 
on a voluntary basis suspected child    
pornography or exploitation to foreign  
governments1 the nearest ,united ,states
 embassy in cases in which a possible   
,united ,states citizen may be involved1
 or other appropriate entities4  7b7    
,notification to the ,united ,states of 
child-sex offenses committed abroad ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that the      
,president should formally request      
foreign governments to notify the       

,united ,states when a ,united ,states  
citizen has been arrested1 convicted1   
sentenced1 or completed a prison        
sentence for a child-sex offense in the 
foreign country4  #f4 ,enhancing the    
minimum standards for the elimination of
 trafficking ,section #ajh7;b77#d7 of   
the ,trafficking ,victims ,protection   
,act of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#gajf7;b77#d77 is amended by adding at  
the end before the period the following3
 1 including severe forms of trafficking
 in persons related to sex tourism4  #g4
 ,assistance to foreign countries to    
meet minimum standards for the          
elimination of trafficking ,the         
,president is strongly encouraged to    
exercise the authorities of section #acd
 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of    
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baeb;d7 to provide
 assistance to foreign countries        
directly1 or through nongovernmental and
 multilateral organizations1 for        
programs1 projects1 and activities1     
including training of law enforcement   

entities and officials1 designed to     
establish systems to identify sex       
offenders and provide and receive       
notification of child sex offender      
international travel4  #h4 ,rules of    
,construction  7a7 ,department of       
,justice ,nothing in this ,act shall be 
construed to preclude or alter the      
jurisdiction or authority of the        
,department of ,justice under the ,adam 
,walsh ,child ,protection and ,safety   
,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afija et  
seq471 including section #aac7;d7 of    
such ,act1 or any other provision law1  
or to affect the work of the ,united    
,states ,marshals ,service with         
,,interpol4  7b7 ,angel ,watch ,center  
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to preclude the ,angel ,watch ,center  
from transmitting notice with respect to
 any sex offender described in paragraph
 7#c7 or 7#d7 of section #aaa of the    
,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection and     
,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afiaa7 or with respect to any sex      

offense described in paragraph 7#e7 of  
such section4  ,passed the ,house of    
,representatives ,may #bj1              
#bjad4;,clerk4