,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bj1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,mace introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit certain sex        
offenders from entering or using the    
services of certain domestic violence   
and homeless shelters1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,safe ,shelters for 
,survivors ,act of #bjbf4  #b4          
,limitation on the use of domestic      
violence and homeless shelters for sex  
offenders  7a7 ,prohibition on provision
 of services or shelter to covered sex  
offenders  7#a7 ,in general ,a covered  
shelter may not provide any service or  
shelter to a covered sex offender4  7#b7
 ,failure to comply ,a covered shelter  
that fails to comply with the           
requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be ineligible to receive any ,federal   
funds during the following fiscal year4 

7b7 ,prohibition on use of covered      
shelters  7#a7 ,in general ,except for  
the purpose of seeking information on   
non-covered shelters1 a covered sex     
offender may not enter or use the       
services of a covered shelter4  7#b7    
,notification ,a covered sex offender   
who enters a covered shelter shall1     
immediately upon entering such shelter1 
notify any individual operating such    
shelter that such offender is required  
to register on the ,national ,sex       
,offender ,registry4  7#c7 ,provision of
 information ,upon receiving a          
notification from a covered sex offender
 under paragraph 7#b71 the individual so
 notified may inform such offender of-- 
7,a7 any non-covered shelter2 and  7,b7 
the prohibition in paragraph 7#a74  7#d7
 ,penalty ,whoever1 in or affecting     
interstate commerce1 being a covered sex
 offender1 knowingly fails to comply    
with paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall be    
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 imprisoned not more than #e      

years1 or both4  7#e7 ,effective date   
,this subsection shall take effect #ahj 
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,covered sex offender    
,the term covered sex offender means a  
sex offender who is required to register
 on the ,national ,sex ,offender        
,registry under section #aac of the     
,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection and     
,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjiac74  7#b7 ,covered shelter ,the    
term covered shelter means a domestic   
violence shelter or a homeless shelter  
that receives ,federal funds4  7#c7     
,national ,sex ,offender ,registry ,the 
term ,national ,sex ,offender ,registry 
means the national database established 
under section #aai of the ,adam ,walsh  
,child ,protection and ,safety ,act of  
#bjjf 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjiba74  7#d7 ,sex
 offender ,the term sex offender has the
 meaning given such term in section #aaa
 of the ,adam ,walsh ,child ,protection 
and ,safety ,act of #bjjf 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4

 #bjiaa74  7#e7 ,non-covered shelter    
,the term non-covered shelter means a   
domestic violence shelter or a homeless 
shelter other than a covered shelter4   
7#f7 ,homeless shelter ,the term        
homeless shelter means a facility1 all  
or a part of which is used or designed  
to be used to provide temporary housing 
for homeless individuals4  7#g7         
,homeless ,the term homeless has the    
meaning given such term in section #ajc 
of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless      
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb74