H.R. 3796 (112th): Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jan 19, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. [R-WI5]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on August 1, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Jan 19, 2012
Referred to Committee Jan 19, 2012
Reported by Committee Jul 18, 2012
Passed House Aug 01, 2012
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors (7R, 1D) (show)
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Full Title

To reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.

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Last updated Aug 02, 2012.
5 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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8/1/2012--Passed House amended.
Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Adam Walsh Act) to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for:
(1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program,
(2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program, and
(3) federal assistance to states in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements.
Requires a tier III sex offender to maintain a clean record for 15 (currently, 25) years to qualify for a reduction in the period for which such offender must keep a sex offender registration current.
Allows a jurisdiction to exempt from disclosure through the Internet any information about a sex offender for whom the offense giving rise to the duty to register was one for which the offender was adjudicated delinquent (or otherwise convicted) as a juvenile.
Modifies penalty provisions applicable to states that fail to substantially implement sex offender registration and notification requirements under the Adam Walsh Act to require such states to return to the Attorney General for reallocation to other jurisdictions (including local governments) 10% of amounts allocable to those states under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Directs the National Institute of Justice to report on the public safety impact, recidivism, and collateral consequences of long-term registration of juvenile sex offenders.
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through FY2017 for juvenile sex offender treatment grants.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr3796.

Summary

H.R. 3796 would amend the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 to authorize appropriations through 2017 for: (1) the Sex Offender Management Assistance (SOMA) program, (2) the Jessica Lunsford Address Verification Grant Program, and (3) federal assistance to states in locating and apprehending sex offenders who violate sex offender registration requirements.

The bill would strike “such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009” and authorize the appropriation of $46.2 million for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 

The bill would also require a tier III sex offender adjudicated delinquent for an offense which required registration in a sex registry to maintain a clean record for 15 (currently 25) years to qualify for a reduction in the period for which such offender must keep such registration current.

Cost

Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3796 would cost $298 million over the 2013-2017 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.

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