,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bif #aadth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #eae 
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #bh1 #bjae,received  
,february #d1 #bjae ,read twice and     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,november #ag1              
#bjae,reported by ,mr4 ,corker1 with an 
amendment and an amendment to the       
title,strike out all after the enacting 
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,,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 subsection 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 of    
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  7c7 ,department of       
,homeland ,security investigations      
,activities carried out under this ,act 
shall not impede1 hinder1 or otherwise  
impact negatively any investigations of 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 
#a4 ,short title and table of contents  
7a7 ,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        
,offenders4  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     
,notification by the ,united ,states    
,marshals ,service4,sec4 #f4            
,international travel4,sec4 #g4         
,reciprocal notifications4,sec4 #h4     
,unique passport identifiers for covered
 sex offenders4,sec4 #i4 ,implementation
 plan4,sec4 #aj4 ,technical             
assistance4,sec4 #aa4 ,authorization of 
appropriations4,sec4 #ab4 ,rule 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 internationally4
  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        
#a1hjjj1jjj 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
  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,center ,the term ,center means the     
,angel ,watch ,center established       
pursuant to section #d7;a74  7#b7       
,convicted ,the term convicted has the  
meaning given the term in section #aaa  
of the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection  
and ,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #afiaa74  7#c7 ,covered sex offender   
,except as otherwise provided1 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 minor4  7#d7 ,destination     
country ,the term destination country   
means a destination or transit country4 
7#e7 ,interpol ,the term ,,interpol     
means the ,international ,criminal      
,police ,organization4  7#f7            
,jurisdiction ,the term jurisdiction    
means-- 7,a7 a ,state2  7,b7 the        
,district of ,columbia2  7,c7 the       

,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2  7,d7   
,guam2  7,e7 ,american ,samoa2  7,f7 the
 ,northern ,mariana ,islands2  7,g7 the 
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands2 and   
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#g7 ,minor  
,the term minor means an individual who 
has not attained the age of #ah years4  
7#h7 ,national sex offender registry    
,the term ,national ,sex ,offender      
,registry means the ,national ,sex      
,offender ,registry established by      
section #aai of the ,adam ,walsh ,child 
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiai74  7#i7 ,sex      
offender under sorna ,the term sex      
offender under ,,sorna has the meaning  
given the term sex offender in section  
#aaa of the ,adam ,walsh ,child         
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiaa74  7#aj7 ,sex     

offense against a minor  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the term sex offense against a 
minor means a specified offense against 
a minor1 as defined in section #aaa of  
the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection and 
,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afiaa74  7,b7 ,other offenses ,the term
 sex offense against a minor includes a 
sex offense described in section        
#aaa7e77;,a7 of the ,adam ,walsh ,child 
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiaa7e77;,a77 that is a
 specified offense against a minor1 as  
defined in paragraph 7#g7 of such       
section1 or an attempt or conspiracy to 
commit such an offense4  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 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afiaa7e77 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 
#bjjf4  #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 ,u4,s4 ,immigrations and       
,customs ,enforcement a ,center1 to be  
known as the ,angel ,watch ,center1 to  
carry out the activities specified in   
subsection 7e74  7b7 ,incoming          
notification  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,center may receive incoming            
notifications concerning individuals    
seeking to enter the ,united ,states who
 have committed offenses of a sexual    
nature4  7#b7 ,notification ,upon       
receiving an incoming notification under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,center shall--    
7,a7 immediately share all information  
received relating to the individual with

 the ,department of ,justice2 and  7,b7 
share all relevant information relating 
to the individual with other ,federal1  
,state1 and local agencies and entities1
 as appropriate4  7#c7 ,collaboration   
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall collaborate with the ,attorney    
,general to establish a process for the 
receipt1 dissemination1 and             
categorization of information relating  
to individuals and specific offenses    
provided herein4  7c7 ,leadership ,the  
,center shall be headed by the          
,assistant ,secretary of ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
in collaboration with the ,commissioner 
of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border          
,protection and in consultation with the
 ,attorney ,general and the ,secretary  
of ,state4  7d7 ,members ,the ,center   
shall consist of the following3 7#a7    
,the ,assistant ,secretary of ,u4,s4    
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 
7#b7 ,the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection4  7#c7 

,individuals who are designated as      
analysts in ,u4,s4 ,immigration and     
,customs ,enforcement or ,u4,s4 ,customs
 and ,border ,protection4  7#d7         
,individuals who are designated as      
program managers in ,u4,s4 ,immigration 
and ,customs ,enforcement or ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection4  7e7  
,activities  7#a7 ,in general ,in       
carrying out this section1 the ,center  
shall1 using all relevant databases1    
systems and sources of information1 not 
later than #dh hours before scheduled   
departure1 or as soon as practicable    
before scheduled departure--  7,a7      
determine if individuals traveling      
abroad are listed on the ,national ,sex 
,offender ,registry2  7,b7 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 international travel to       
identify any individual who meets the   

criteria described in subparagraph 7,a7 
and is not in a system reviewed pursuant
 to this subparagraph2 and  7,c7 provide
 a list of individuals identified under 
subparagraph 7,b7 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 #bjjf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afija et seq474  7#b7 ,provision of    
information to center ,twenty-four hours
 before the intended travel1 or         
thereafter1 not later than #gb hours    
after the intended travel1 the ,united  
,states ,marshals ,service's ,national  
,sex ,offender ,targeting ,center shall 
provide1 to the ,angel ,watch ,center1  
information pertaining to any sex       
offender described in subparagraph 7,c7 
of paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,advance notice
 to destination country  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the ,center may transmit       
relevant information to the destination 
country about a sex offender if-- 7i7   

the individual is identified by a review
 conducted under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 as 
having provided advanced notice of      
international travel2 or  7ii7 after    
completing the activities described in  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,center receives    
information pertaining to a sex offender
 under paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,exceptions
 ,the ,center may immediately transmit  
relevant information on a sex offender  
to the destination country if--  7i7 the
 ,center becomes aware that a sex       
offender is traveling outside of the    
,united ,states within #bd hours of     
intended travel1 and simultaneously     
completes the activities described in   
paragraph 7#a72 or  7ii7 the ,center has
 not received a transmission pursuant to
 paragraph 7#b71 provided it is not more
 than #bd hours before the intended     
travel4  7,c7 ,corrections ,upon        
receiving information that a            
notification sent by the ,center        
regarding an individual was inaccurate1 
the ,center shall immediately--  7i7    

send a notification of correction to the
 destination country notified2  7ii7    
correct all data collected pursuant to  
paragraph 7#f72 and  7iii7 if           
applicable1 notify the ,secretary of    
,state for purposes of the passport     
review and marking processes described  
in section #bdj of ,public ,law         
#aaj-deg4  7,d7 ,form ,the notification 
under this paragraph may be transmitted 
through such means as are determined    
appropriate by the ,center1 including   
through ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs
 ,enforcement attaches4  7#d7           
,memorandum of agreement ,not later than
 #f months after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall enter into a  
,memorandum of ,agreement 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 ,center1      
including the exchange of information1  

the sharing of personnel1 access to     
information and databases in accordance 
with paragraph 7#a77;,b71 and the       
establishment of a process to share     
notifications from the international    
community in accordance with subsection 
7b77#a74  7#e7 ,passport application    
review  7,a7 ,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 7as defined in section #bdj
 of ,public ,law #aaj-deg7 when         
appropriate4  7,b7 ,effective date      
,subparagraph 7,a7 shall take effect    
upon certification by the ,secretary of 
,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security1 and the ,attorney ,general   
that the process developed and reported 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees under section #i has been    
successfully implemented4  7#f7         
,collection of data ,the ,center shall  
collect all relevant data1 including--  
7,a7 a record of each notification sent 

under paragraph 7#c72  7,b7 the response
 of the destination country to          
notifications under paragraph 7#c71     
where available2  7,c7 any decision not 
to transmit a notification abroad1 to   
the extent practicable2  7,d7 the number
 of transmissions made under            
subparagraphs 7,a717,b71 and 7,c7 of    
paragraph 7#c7 and the countries to     
which they are transmitted1             
respectively2  7,e7 whether the         
information was transmitted to the      
destination country before scheduled    
commencement of sex offender travel2 and
  7,f7 any other information deemed     
necessary and appropriate by the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  7#g7
 ,complaint review  7,a7 ,in general    
,the ,center shall--  7i7 establish a   
mechanism to receive complaints from    
individuals affected by erroneous       
notifications under this section2  7ii7 
ensure that any complaint is promptly   
reviewed2 and  7iii7 in the case of a   
complaint that involves a notification  

sent by another ,federal ,government    
entity1 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 section4     
7,b7 ,response to complaints ,the       
,center shall1 as applicable-- 7i7      
provide the individual with notification
 in writing that the individual was     
erroneously subjected to international  
notification2  7ii7 take action to      
ensure that a notification or           
information regarding the individual is 
not erroneously transmitted to a        
destination country in the future2 and  
7iii7 submit an additional written      
notification to the individual          
explaining why a notification or        
information regarding the individual was
 erroneously transmitted to the         
destination country and describing the  
actions that the ,center has taken or is
 taking under clause 7ii74  7,c7 ,public
 ,awareness ,the ,center shall make     

publicly available information on how an
 individual may submit a complaint under
 this section4  7,d7 ,reporting         
,requirement ,the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security shall submit an     
annual report to the appropriate        
congressional committees 7as defined in 
section #i7 that includes--  7i7 the    
number of instances in which a          
notification or information was         
erroneously transmitted to the          
destination country of an individual    
under paragraph 7#c72 and  7ii7 the     
actions taken to prevent similar errors 
from occurring in the future4  7#h7     
,annual review process ,the ,center     
shall establish1 in coordination with   
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 and ,,interpol1 an annual    
review process to ensure that there is  
appropriate coordination and            
collaboration1 including consistent     
procedures governing the activities     
authorized under this ,act1 in carrying 
out this ,act4  7#i7 ,information       

required ,the ,center shall make        
available to the ,united ,states        
,marshals ,service's ,national ,sex     
,offender ,targeting ,center information
 on travel by sex offenders in a timely 
manner4  7f7 ,definition ,in this       
section1 the term sex offender means--  
7#a7 a covered sex offender2 or  7#b7 an
 individual required to register under  
the sex offender registration program of
 any jurisdiction or included in the    
,national ,sex ,offender ,registry1 on  
the basis of an offense against a minor4
  #e4 ,notification by the united states
 marshals service  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,united ,states ,marshals ,service's    
,national ,sex ,offender ,targeting     
,center may-- 7#a7 transmit notification
 of international travel of a sex       
offender to the destination country of  
the sex offender1 including to the      
visa-issuing agent or agents in the     
,united ,states of the country2  7#b7   
share information relating to traveling 
sex offenders with other ,federal1      

,state1 local1 and foreign agencies and 
entities1 as appropriate2  7#c7 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 ,security2 
and  7#d7 perform such other functions  
at the ,attorney ,general or the        
,director of the ,united ,states        
,marshals ,service may direct4  7b7     
,consistent notification ,in making     
notifications under subsection 7a77#a71 
the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service's
 ,national ,sex ,offender ,targeting    
,center shall1 to the extent feasible   
and appropriate1 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 ,registry4  7c7 ,information  
required ,for purposes of carrying out  

this ,act1 the ,united ,states ,marshals
 ,service's ,national ,sex ,offender    
,targeting ,center shall--  7#a7 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 ,center2  7#b7    
provide the ,angel ,watch ,center a     
determination of compliance with title  
,i of the ,adam ,walsh ,child           
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afija et seq47 for the  
list of individuals transmitted under   
section #d7;e77#a77;,c72  7#c7 make     
available to the ,angel ,watch ,center  
information on travel by sex offenders  
in a timely manner2 and  7#d7 consult   
with the ,department of ,state regarding
 operation of the international         
notification program authorized under   
this ,act4  7d7 ,corrections ,upon      
receiving information that a            
notification sent by the ,united ,states
 ,marshals ,service's ,national ,sex    

,offender ,targeting ,center regarding  
an individual was inaccurate1 the       
,united ,states ,marshals ,service's    
,national ,sex ,offender ,targeting     
,center shall immediately--  7#a7 send a
 notification of correction to the      
destination country notified2  7#b7     
correct all data collected in accordance
 with subsection 7f72 and  7#c7 if      
applicable1 send a notification of      
correction to the ,angel ,watch ,center4
  7e7 ,form ,the notification under this
 section may be transmitted through such
 means as are determined appropriate by 
the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service's
 ,national ,sex ,offender ,targeting    
,center1 including through the          
,,interpol notification system and      
through ,federal ,bureau of             
,investigation ,legal attaches4  7f7    
,collection of data ,the ,attorney      
,general shall collect all relevant     
data1 including-- 7#a7 a record of each 
notification sent under subsection 7a72 
7#b7 the response of the destination    

country to notifications under          
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7a71 where available2  7#c7 any decision
 not to transmit a notification abroad1 
to the extent practicable2  7#d7 the    
number of transmissions made under      
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection  
7a7 and the countries to which they are 
transmitted2  7#e7 whether the          
information was transmitted to the      
destination country before scheduled    
commencement of sex offender travel2 and
  7#f7 any other information deemed     
necessary and appropriate by the        
,attorney ,general4  7g7 ,complaint     
review  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,united   
,states ,marshals ,service's ,national  
,sex ,offender ,targeting ,center       
shall--  7,a7 establish a mechanism to  
receive complaints from individuals     
affected by erroneous notifications     
under this section2  7,b7 ensure that   
any complaint is promptly reviewed2 and 
7,c7 in the case of a complaint that    
involves a notification sent by another 

,federal ,government entity1 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 section4  7#b7 ,response to     
complaints ,the ,united ,states         
,marshals ,service's ,national ,sex     
,offender ,targeting ,center shall1 as  
applicable-- 7,a7 provide the individual
 with notification in writing that the  
individual was erroneously subjected to 
international notification2  7,b7 take  
action to ensure that a notification or 
information regarding the individual is 
not erroneously transmitted to a        
destination country in the future2 and  
7,c7 submit an additional written       
notification to the individual          
explaining why a notification or        
information regarding the individual was
 erroneously transmitted to the         
destination country and describing the  
actions that the ,united ,states        
,marshals ,service's ,national ,sex     

,offender ,targeting ,center has taken  
or is taking under subparagraph 7,b74   
7#c7 ,public ,awareness ,the ,united    
,states ,marshals ,service's ,national  
,sex ,offender ,targeting ,center shall 
make publicly available information on  
how an individual may submit a complaint
 under this section4  7#d7 ,reporting   
,requirement ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall submit an annual report to the    
appropriate congressional committees 7as
 defined in section #i7 that includes-- 
7,a7 the number of instances in which a 
notification or information was         
erroneously transmitted to the          
destination country of an individual    
under subsection 7a72 and  7,b7 the     
actions taken to prevent similar errors 
from occurring in the future4  7h7      
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
sex offender means--  7#a7 a sex        
offender under ,,sorna2 or  7#b7 a      
person required to register under the   
sex offender registration program of any
 jurisdiction or included in the        

,national ,sex ,offender ,registry4  #f4
 ,international travel  7a7 ,requirement
 that sex offenders provide             
international travel related information
 to sex offender registries ,section    
#aad of the ,adam ,walsh ,child         
,protection and ,safety ,act of #bjjf   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afiad7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#g7 as         
paragraph 7#h72 and2  7,b7 by inserting 
after paragraph 7#f7 the following3     
7#g7 ,information relating to intended  
travel of the sex offender outside the  
,united ,states1 including any          
anticipated dates and places of         
departure1 arrival1 or return1 carrier  
and flight numbers for air travel1      
destination country and address or other
 contact information therein1 means and 
purpose of travel1 and any other        
itinerary or other travel-related       
information required by the ,attorney   
,general4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7 ,time and manner

 ,a sex offender shall provide and      
update information required under       
subsection 7a71 including information   
relating to intended travel outside the 
,united ,states required under paragraph
 7#g7 of that subsection1 in conformity 
with any time and manner requirements   
prescribed by the ,attorney ,general4  4
  7b7 ,conforming amendments to section 
#bbej of title #ah1 united states code  
,section #bbej of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as
 subsections 7c7 and 7d71 respectively2 
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7a7  
the following3  7b7 ,international      
travel reporting violations ,whoever--  
7#a7 is required to register under the  
,sex ,offender ,registration and        
,notification ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afija
 et seq472  7#b7 knowingly fails to     
provide information required by the ,sex
 ,offender ,registration and            
,notification ,act relating to intended 
travel in foreign commerce2 and  7#c7   

engages or attempts to engage in the    
intended travel in foreign commerce2    
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  2 and  7#c7 in subsections 7c7   
and 7d71 as redesignated1 by striking   
subsection 7a7 each place it appears and
 inserting subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7c7  
,implementation ,in carrying out this   
,act1 and the amendments made by this   
,act1 the ,attorney ,general may use the
 resources and capacities of any        
appropriate agencies of the ,department 
of ,justice1 including the ,office of   
,sex ,offender ,sentencing1 ,monitoring1
 ,apprehending1 ,registering1 and       
,tracking1 the ,united ,states ,marshals
 ,service1 ,,interpol ,washington-,u4,s4
 ,national ,central ,bureau1 the        
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the 
,criminal ,division1 and the ,united    
,states ,attorneys' ,offices4  #g4      
,reciprocal notifications ,it is the    
sense of ,congress that the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     

,attorney ,general and the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security1 should seek       
reciprocal international agreements or  
arrangements to further the purposes of 
this ,act and the ,sex ,offender        
,registration and ,notification ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afija et seq474 ,such   
agreements or arrangements may establish
 mechanisms and undertakings to receive 
and transmit notices concerning         
international travel by sex offenders1  
through the ,angel ,watch ,center1 the  
,,interpol notification system1 and such
 other means as may be appropriate1     
including notification by the ,united   
,states to other countries relating to  
the travel of sex offenders from the    
,united ,states1 reciprocal notification
 by other countries to the ,united      
,states relating to the travel of sex   
offenders to the ,united ,states1 and   
mechanisms to correct and1 as           
applicable1 remove from any other       
records1 any inaccurate information     
transmitted through such notifications4 

#h4 ,unique passport identifiers for    
covered sex offenders  7a7 ,amendment to
 public law #aaj-deg ,title ,,ii of     
,public ,law #aaj-deg is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  #bdj4 
,unique passport identifiers for covered
 sex offenders  7a7 ,in general         
,immediately after receiving a written  
determination from the ,angel ,watch    
,center that an individual is a covered 
sex offender1 through the process       
developed for that purpose under section
 #i of the ,international ,megan's ,law 
to ,prevent ,child ,exploitation and    
,other ,sexual ,crimes ,through         
,advanced ,notification of ,traveling   
,sex ,offenders1 the ,secretary of      
,state shall take appropriate action    
under subsection 7b74  7b7 ,authority to
 use unique passport identifiers  7#a7  
,in general ,except as provided under   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary of ,state
 shall not issue a passport to a covered
 sex offender unless the passport       
contains a unique identifier1 and may   

revoke a passport previously issued     
without such an identifier of a covered 
sex offender4  7#b7 ,authority to       
reissue ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71
 the ,secretary of ,state may reissue a 
passport that does not include a unique 
identifier if an individual described in
 subsection 7a7 reapplies for a passport
 and the ,angel ,watch ,center provides 
a written determination1 through the    
process developed for that purpose under
 section #i of the ,international       
,megan's ,law to ,prevent ,child        
,exploitation and ,other ,sexual ,crimes
 ,through ,advanced ,notification of    
,traveling ,sex ,offenders1 to the      
,secretary of ,state that the individual
 is no longer required to register as a 
covered sex offender4  7c7 ,defined     
terms ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term  
covered sex offender means an individual
 who--  7,a7 is a sex offender1 as      
defined in section #d7;f7 of the        
,international ,megan's ,law to ,prevent
 ,child ,exploitation and ,other ,sexual

 ,crimes ,through ,advanced             
,notification of ,traveling ,sex        
,offenders2 and  7,b7 is currently      
required to register under the sex      
offender registration program of any    
jurisdiction2  7#b7 the term unique     
identifier means any visual designation 
affixed to a conspicuous location on the
 passport indicating that the individual
 is a covered sex offender2 and  7#c7   
the term passport means a passport book 
or passport card4  7d7 ,prohibition ,the
 ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security1 and the ,attorney 
,general1 and their agencies1 officers1 
employees1 and agents1 shall not be     
liable to any person for any action     
taken under this section4  7e7          
,disclosure ,in furtherance of this     
section1 the ,secretary of ,state may   
require a passport applicant to disclose
 that they are a registered sex         
offender4  7f7 ,effective date ,this    
section shall take effect upon          
certification by the ,secretary of      

,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security1 and the ,attorney ,general1  
that the process developed and reported 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees under section #i of the      
,international ,megan's ,law to ,prevent
 ,child ,exploitation and ,other ,sexual
 ,crimes ,through ,advanced             
,notification of ,traveling ,sex        
,offenders has been successfully        
implemented4  4  #i4 ,implementation    
plan  7a7 ,in general ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and
 the ,attorney ,general shall develop a 
process by which to implement section   
#d7;e77#e7 and the provisions of section
 #bdj of ,public ,law #aaj-deg1 as added
 by section #h of this ,act4  7b7       
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and
 the ,attorney ,general shall jointly   

submit a report to1 and shall consult   
with1 the appropriate congressional     
committees on the process developed     
under subsection 7a71 which shall       
include a description of the proposed   
process and a timeline and plan for     
implementation of that process1 and     
shall identify the resources required to
 effectively implement that process4    
7c7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2  
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 of the ,house of ,representatives2     
7#c7 the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate2  7#d7 the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives2  7#e7 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2  7#f7 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives2  7#g7 the   
,committee on ,appropriations of the    

,senate2 and  7#h7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  #aj4 ,technical      
assistance ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in
 consultation with the ,attorney        
,general and the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security1 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 ,act4  #aa4 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,secretary of   
,state1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act4  #ab4 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this ,act shall be construed
 to limit international information     
sharing or law enforcement cooperation  
relating to any person pursuant to any  
authority of the ,department of         
,justice1 the ,department of ,homeland  
,security1 or any other department or   

agency4 ,amend the title so as to read3 
,an ,act to protect children and others 
from sexual abuse and exploitation1     
including sex trafficking and sex       
tourism1 by providing advance notice of 
intended travel by registered 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 sex offender is    
seeking to enter the ,united ,states1   
and for other purposes44 ,november #ag1 
#bjae,reported with an amendment and an 
amendment to the title