An amendment numbered 22 printed in the Congressional Record to provide for establishment of a Children's Safety Office under the general authority of the Attorney General.

1. Adds Subtitle C--Children's Safety Office SEC. 171. ESTABLISHMENT at the end of title I

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   Inserted: Subtitle C--Children's Safety Office SEC. 171. ESTABLISHMENT.

   Inserted: There is hereby established within the Department of Justice, under the general authority of the Attorney General, a Children's Safety Office.

   Inserted: SEC. 172. PURPOSE.

   Inserted: The purpose of the Office is to administer the sex offender registration program under subtitle A and to coordinate with other departments, agencies, and offices in preventing sexual abuse of children, prosecuting child sex offenders, and tracking child abusers post-conviction .

   Inserted: SEC. 173. DIRECTOR.

   Inserted: (a) Advice and Consent.--At the head of the Office shall be a Director, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall report directly to the Attorney General.

   Inserted: (b) Qualifications.--The Director shall be appointed from among distinguished individuals who have--

   Inserted: (1) proven academic, management, and leadership credentials;

   Inserted: (2) a superior record of achievement; and

   Inserted: (3) training or expertise in criminal law or the exploitation of children, or both.

   Inserted: (c) Duties.--The Director shall have the following duties:

   Inserted: (1) To maintain liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal and State Governments on matters relating to children's safety from sex offenders.

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   Inserted: (2) To provide information to the President, the Congress, the Judiciary, State and local governments, and the general public on matters relating to children's safety from sex offenders.

   Inserted: (3) To serve, when requested by the Attorney General, as the representative of the Department of Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or commissions addressing policy or issues relating to children's safety from sex offenders.

   Inserted: (4) To provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to--

   Inserted: (A) other components of the Department of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to sexual assaults against children, including the litigation of civil and criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; and

   Inserted: (B) other Federal, State, and local agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide technical assistance, and improve coordination among agencies carrying out efforts to eliminate sexual assaults against children.

   Inserted: (5) To exercise such other powers and functions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to this or any other Act or by delegation of the Attorney General in accordance with law.

   Inserted: (6) To establish such rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out any function of the Office.

   Inserted: (7) To oversee--

   Inserted: (A) the grant programs under subtitle A; and

   Inserted: (B) any other grant programs of the Department of Justice to the extent they relate to sexual assaults against children.

   Inserted: SEC. 174. ANNUAL REPORT.

   Inserted: Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year for which grants are made under subtitle A, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that includes, for each State or other jurisdiction--

   Inserted: (1) the number of grants made and funds distributed under subtitle A;

   Inserted: (2) a summary of the purposes for which those grants were provided and an evaluation of their progress;

   Inserted: (3) a statistical summary of persons served, detailing the nature of victimization, and providing data on age, sex, relationship of victim to offender, geographic distribution, race, ethnicity, language, and disability, and the membership of persons served in any underserved population; and

   Inserted: (4) an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded under subtitle A.

   Inserted: SEC. 175. STAFF.

   Inserted: The Attorney General shall ensure that the Director has adequate staff to support the Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Director.

   Inserted: SEC. 176. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

   Inserted: There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.

   Inserted: SEC. 177. NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE.

   Inserted: In addition to the assistance provided under subtitle A, the Attorney General may request any Federal agency to use its authorities and the resources granted to it under Federal law (including personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory services) in support of State and local assistance efforts consistent with the purposes of this title.

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   At the end of title I, add the following new subtitle:

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