34 U.S.C. § 21505 — Implementation

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 to further the purposes of this chapter and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).1 Such agreements or arrangements may establish mechanisms and undertakings to receive and transmit notices concerning international trav- el by sex offenders, through the Angel Watch Center, the INTERPOL notification system, and such other means as may be appropriate, includ- ing notification by the United States to other countries relating to the travel of sex offenders from the United States, reciprocal notification by other countries to the United States relating to the travel of sex offenders to the United States, and mechanisms to correct and, as appli- cable, remove from any other records, any inac- curate information transmitted through such notifications. (Pub. L. 114–119, § 7, 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. The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590, which was classified principally to subchapter I (§ 16901 et seq.) of chapter 151 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial re- classification as subchapter I (§ 20901 et seq.) of chapter 209 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 16935e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 21507. Implementation plan (a) In general Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec- retary of State, and the Attorney General shall develop a process by which to implement section 21503(e)(5) of this title and the provisions of sec- tion 212b of title 22. (b) Reporting requirement Not later than 90 days after February 8, 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Sec- retary 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 implementa- tion of that process, and shall identify the re- sources required to effectively implement that process. (c) ‘‘Appropriate congressional committees’’ de- fined In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- sional 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. (Pub. L. 114–119, § 9, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 25.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 16935f of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 21508. Technical assistance The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of