34 U.S.C. § 20901 — Declaration of purpose

Page 506 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20901 Sec. 20945. Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Moni- toring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. PART C—ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN ARE NOT AT- TACKED OR ABUSED 20961. Access to national crime information data- bases. 20962. Schools SAFE Act. SUBCHAPTER II—CIVIL COMMITMENT OF DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDERS 20971. Jimmy Ryce State civil commitment pro- grams for sexually dangerous persons. SUBCHAPTER III—GRANTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS 20981. Pilot program for monitoring sexual offend- ers. 20982. Assistance for prosecution of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance funds. 20983. Grants to combat sexual abuse of children. 20984. Grants for fingerprinting programs for chil- dren. 20985. Grants for Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. 20986. Children’s safety online awareness cam- paigns. 20987. Grants for online child safety programs. 20988. Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program. 20989. Fugitive Safe Surrender. 20990. National registry of substantiated cases of child abuse. 20991. Annual report on enforcement of registration requirements. SUBCHAPTER I—SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION § 20901. Declaration of purpose In order to protect the public from sex offend- ers and offenders against children, and in re- sponse to the vicious attacks by violent preda- tors against the victims listed below, Congress in this chapter establishes a comprehensive na- tional system for the registration of those of- fenders: (1) Jacob Wetterling, who was 11 years old, was abducted in 1989 in Minnesota, and re- mains missing. (2) Megan Nicole Kanka, who was 7 years old, was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1994, in New Jersey. (3) Pam Lychner, who was 31 years old, was attacked by a career offender in Houston, Texas. (4) Jetseta Gage, who was 10 years old, was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 2005, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (5) Dru Sjodin, who was 22 years old, was sexually assaulted and murdered in 2003, in North Dakota. (6) Jessica Lunsford, who was 9 years old, was abducted, sexually assaulted, buried alive, and murdered in 2005, in Homosassa, Florida. (7) Sarah Lunde, who was 13 years old, was strangled and murdered in 2005, in Ruskin, Florida. (8) Amie Zyla, who was 8 years old, was sexu- ally assaulted in 1996 by a juvenile offender in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and has become an ad- vocate for child victims and protection of chil- dren from juvenile sex offenders. (9) Christy Ann Fornoff, who was 13 years old, was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1984, in Tempe, Arizona. (10) Alexandra Nicole Zapp, who was 30 years old, was brutally attacked and murdered in a public restroom by a repeat sex offender in 2002, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. (11) Polly Klaas, who was 12 years old, was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered in 1993 by a career offender in California. (12) Jimmy Ryce, who was 9 years old, was kidnapped and murdered in Florida on Sep- tember 11, 1995. (13) Carlie Brucia, who was 11 years old, was abducted and murdered in Florida in Feb- ruary, 2004. (14) Amanda Brown, who was 7 years old, was abducted and murdered in Florida in 1998. (15) Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 years old, was abducted in Salt Lake City, Utah in June 2002. (16) Molly Bish, who was 16 years old, was abducted in 2000 while working as a lifeguard in Warren, Massachusetts, where her remains were found 3 years later. (17) Samantha Runnion, who was 5 years old, was abducted, sexually assaulted, and mur- dered in California on July 15, 2002. (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 102, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 590.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 587, known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 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 16901 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 20902. Establishment of program This chapter establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Of- fender Registration and Notification Program. (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 103, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 591.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 109–248, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 587, known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. 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 16902 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 20903. Tribal registry (1) Establishment The Attorney General shall contract with any interested Indian tribe, tribal organization, or