Child Predator Act of 2005 - Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to: (1) expand the definition of "criminal offense against a victim who is a minor" to include every offense, whether Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or otherwise, that involves one or more of specified characteristics (such as kidnapping or sexual conduct), when committed against a minor; and (2) define "child predator" as a person who is convicted of such an offense that is sexual in nature, where the minor is age 13 or younger.
Directs that State procedures require a child predator to: (1) report a change of residence within ten days; and (2) notify appropriate entities within that person's community, including schools, public housing, at least two media outlets, and law enforcement. Sets penalties of up to two years' imprisonment, a fine, or both, for violations.
Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to disclose to the public, on a free-access Internet site, all information collected regarding each child predator, including a recent photograph. Requires the site to: (1) include a feature under which a member of the public can specify an address and be provided with registration information of all such predators within a radius of that address, as well as other searching and sorting capabilities; and (2) display the information in a manner that clearly indicates that the person is a child predator, along with the statutory definition of that term.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1355 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1355
To improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually
Violent Offender Registration Program by providing new protections for
children, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16, 2005
Mr. Poe (for himself, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Franks of
Arizona, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Dent, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Culberson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr.
Brady of Texas, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Cantor, Mr.
Wamp, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr.
Westmoreland, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To improve the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually
Violent Offender Registration Program by providing new protections for
children, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Predator Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO JACOB WETTERLING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND
SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) is amended as follows:
(1) Definition.--Subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(3) of
such section is amended to read as follows:
``(A) The term `criminal offense against a victim
who is a minor' includes every offense (whether
Federal, State, local, tribal, foreign, or otherwise),
when committed against a victim who is a minor, that
involves any one or more of the following:
``(i) Kidnapping (unless committed by a
parent of the minor).
``(ii) False imprisonment (unless committed
by a parent of the minor).
``(iii) Sexual conduct.
``(iv) Solicitation to engage in sexual
conduct.
``(v) Use in a sexual performance.
``(vi) Solicitation to practice
prostitution.
``(vii) Production or distribution of child
pornography (including an offense under section
2251, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States
Code).
``(viii) Any other conduct that by its
nature is a sexual offense.
``(ix) Any other wrongful conduct
designated by the Attorney General.
``(x) Any attempt or conspiracy to commit
an offense under this subparagraph.''.
(2) New definition.--Subsection (a)(3) is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(H) The term `child predator' means a person who
is convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who
is a minor, if the offense is sexual in nature and the
minor is age 13 or younger.''.
(3) Registration requirements.--Subsection (b) of such
section is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(8) Special rules applying to child predators.--In the
case of a child predator, the following requirements shall (in
addition to any other requirements under this section) apply:
``(A) Change of address.--State procedures shall
specify the period in which the child predator must
report a change of address, but the period shall not
exceed 10 days after the change of address takes
effect.
``(B) Notification of schools and other entities.--
State procedures shall require (in addition to any
other requirements a State may impose) that, whenever
the child predator is required to provide registration
information--
``(i) the child predator also provides the
same information to appropriate entities within
the child predator's community, including--
``(I) schools;
``(II) public housing; and
``(III) at least 2 media outlets
(such as newspapers, television
stations, or radio stations) covering
that community; and
``(ii) an appropriate law enforcement
agency shall supervise and verify the child
predator's compliance with clause (i).
``(C) Interpretation of community.--For the
purposes of subparagraph (B), the Attorney General
shall interpret the term `community' in a broad and
flexible manner and give deference to a State's
interpretation of that term so long as it is
reasonable.
``(D) Penalties.--Whenever a child predator
knowingly fails to comply with a requirement of this
paragraph, the child predator shall be imprisoned not
more than 2 years or fined under title 18, United
States Code, or both.''.
(4) Penalties.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In the case
of a child predator, the child predator shall also be
considered to have committed a Federal offense and, by reason
of committing that offense, shall be imprisoned not more than 2
years or fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.''
(b) FBI Database.--Section 170102 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 14072) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Release by Internet.--The FBI shall disclose to the public,
on a free-access internet site, all information collected by the FBI
under this section, that relates to child predators (as defined in
section 170101). The disclosure shall include, for each child predator,
a recent photograph. The site--
``(1) shall include a feature under which a member of the
public can specify an address and be provided with the
registration information of all such child predators within a
radius of that address;
``(2) shall include other searching and sorting
capabilities; and
``(3) shall, whenever the site displays the information
relating to a child predator along with other information
relating to other individuals, display the information with
respect to the child predator in a manner that clearly--
``(A) indicates that the person is a child
predator; and
``(B) sets forth the statutory definition of the
term `child predator'.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1606)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5901-5905)
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