I
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5475
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 19, 2008
Mr. Moore of Kansas (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Ms. Granger, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Hill, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Kind, Mr. Kirk, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poe, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to make a technical correction to ensure sex offenders who travel between States, regardless of when they traveled, must register with appropriate state and local authorities.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Sex Offender Mandatory Registration
Act of 2008
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Sex Offender Registration
Timing of travel and related elements
Section 2250(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
by inserting
or has traveled
after travels
;
by inserting
or has entered or left, or resided in,
before Indian
country
; and
by
inserting , after conviction of the offense by reason of which the
person is a sex offender as defined for the purposes of the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act
after Indian
country
.
Continuing nature of offense
Section 2250 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Continuing offense
An offense under subsection (a) is a continuing offense so long as the failure described in subsection (a)(3) continues.
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