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34 U.S.C. § 21507 — Implementation plan

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34 U.S.C. § 21507 — Implementation plan

**(a) In general** Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall develop a process by which to implement [section 21503(e)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21503/e/5&num=0&edition=prelim) and the provisions of [section 212b of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section212b&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Reporting requirement** Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall jointly submit a report to, and shall consult with, the appropriate congressional committees on the process developed under subsection (a), which shall include a description of the proposed process and a timeline and plan for implementation of that process, and shall identify the resources required to effectively implement that process. **(c) “Appropriate congressional committees” defined** In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (8) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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**(a) In general** Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall develop a process by which to implement [section 21503(e)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21503/e/5&num=0&edition=prelim) and the provisions of [section 212b of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section212b&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Reporting requirement** Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney General shall jointly submit a report to, and shall consult with, the appropriate congressional committees on the process developed under subsection (a), which shall include a description of the proposed process and a timeline and plan for implementation of that process, and shall identify the resources required to effectively implement that process. **(c) “Appropriate congressional committees” defined** In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (5) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (6) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (8) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

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42 U.S.C. § 16935f — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 16935d was editorially reclassified as [section 21505 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21505&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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22 U.S.C. § 212b — Unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders

**(a) In general** Immediately after receiving a written determination from the Angel Watch Center that an individual is a covered sex offender, through the process developed for that purpose under [section 21507 of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21507&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of State shall take appropriate action under subsection (b). **(b) Authority to use unique passport identifiers** (1) **In general** — Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to a covered sex offender unless the passport contains a unique identifier, and may revoke a passport previously issued without such an identifier of a covered sex offender. (2) **Authority to reissue** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary of State may reissue a passport that does not include a unique identifier if an individual described in subsection (a) reapplies for a passport and the Angel Watch Center provides a written determination, through the process developed for that purpose under [section 21507 of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21507&num=0&edition=prelim), to the Secretary of State that the individual is no longer required to register as a covered sex offender. (3) **Clarification with respect to continuing registration** — An individual may not be issued or reissued a passport without a unique identifier solely because the individual has moved or otherwise resides outside the United States. **(c) Defined terms** In this section— (1) the term “covered sex offender” means an individual who— (A) is a sex offender, as defined in [section 21503(f) of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-s

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34 U.S.C. § 21503 — Angel Watch Center

**(a) Establishment** Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish within the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a Center, to be known as the “Angel Watch Center”, to carry out the activities specified in subsection (e). **(b) Incoming notification** (1) **In general** — The Center may receive incoming notifications concerning individuals seeking to enter the United States who have committed offenses of a sexual nature. (2) **Notification** — Upon receiving an incoming notification under paragraph (1), the Center shall— (A) immediately share all information received relating to the individual with the Department of Justice; and (B) share all relevant information relating to the individual with other Federal, State, and local agencies and entities, as appropriate. (3) **Collaboration** — The Secretary of Homeland Security shall collaborate with the Attorney General to establish a process for the receipt, dissemination, and categorization of information relating to individuals and specific offenses provided herein. **(c) Leadership** The Center shall be headed by the Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in collaboration with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State. **(d) Members** The Center shall consist of the following: (1) The Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (2) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Individuals who are designated as analysts in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (4) Individuals who are designated as program managers in U.S.

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34 U.S.C. § 21504 — Notification by the United States Marshals Service

**(a) In general** The United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center may— (1) transmit notification of international travel of a sex offender to the destination country of the sex offender, including to the visa-issuing agent or agents in the United States of the country; (2) share information relating to traveling sex offenders with other Federal, State, local, and foreign agencies and entities, as appropriate; (3) 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 Security; and (4) perform such other functions at the Attorney General or the Director of the United States Marshals Service may direct. **(b) Consistent notification** In making notifications under subsection (a)(1), the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, 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 Registry. **(c) Information required** For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the United States Marshals Service’s National Sex Offender Targeting Center shall— (1) 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 Center; (2) provide the Angel Watch Center a determination of compliance with title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ([42 U.S.C. 16901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-preli

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42 U.S.C. § 16935h — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 16935f was editorially reclassified as [section 21507 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21507&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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34 U.S.C. § 21507 — Implementation plan

Page 544 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 21505 1 See References in Text note below. § 21505. Implementation In carrying out this chapter, and the amend- ments made by this chapter, the Attorney Gen- eral may use the resources and capacities of any appropriate agencies of the Department of Jus- tice, including the Office of Sex Offender Sen- tencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, the United States Marshals Serv- ice, INTERPOL Washington-U.S. National Cen- tral Bureau, the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion, the Criminal Division, and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. (Pub. L. 114–119, § 6(c), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 23.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 114–119, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 15, known as the International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Of- fenders, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2016 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 16935d of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. The amendments made by this chapter, referred to in text, mean the amendments made by Pub. L. 114–119. See Short Title of 2016 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. § 21506. Reciprocal notifications It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney Gen- eral and the Secretary of Homeland Security, should seek reciprocal international agreements or arrangements

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