Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
(a) Sex Offender
Monitoring Program-
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED-
(A) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General is authorized to award
grants (referred to as `Jessica Lunsford and Sarah Lunde
Grants') to States, local governments, and Indian tribal governments to assist
in--
(i) carrying
out programs to outfit sex offenders with electronic monitoring units; and
(ii) the employment of law enforcement
officials necessary to carry out such programs.
(B) DURATION- The Attorney General shall award grants under this
section for a period not to exceed 3 years.
(C) MINIMUM STANDARDS-
The electronic monitoring units used in the pilot program shall at a minimum--
(i) provide a single-unit tracking device for each
offender that--
(I) contains a central
processing unit with global positioning system and cellular technology in a
single unit; and
(II) provides
two- and three-way voice communication; and
(ii) permit
active, real-time, and continuous monitoring of offenders 24 hours a day.
(2) APPLICATION-
(A) IN GENERAL- Each State, local government, or Indian tribal
government desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to
the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(B) CONTENTS- Each application submitted pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) describe
the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and
(ii) provide such additional assurances
as the Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with
the requirements of this section.
(b) Innovation- In making
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall ensure that different
approaches to monitoring are funded to allow an assessment of effectiveness.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations-
(1) IN GENERAL- There are
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2009 to carry out this section.
(2) REPORT- Not later than
(A) assessing the effectiveness and
value of this section;
(B) comparing
the cost effectiveness of the electronic monitoring to reduce sex offenses
compared to other alternatives; and
(C) making
recommendations for continuing funding and the appropriate levels for such
funding.
Original
Senate Bill 980 Sponsored by Nelson of
S. 980
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Mr. NELSON of
A
To provide state and
local governments with financial assistance that will increase their ability
and effectiveness in monitoring convicted sex offenders by developing and
implementing a program using
global positioning systems to monitor convicted sexual offenders or sexual
predators released from confinement.
Be it enacted by
the Senate and House of Representatives of the
This Act may be cited as the `Sexual Predator Effective
Monitoring Act of 2005'.
Congress finds that--
(1) in
recent years we have seen multiple cases of convicted sexual offenders serving
probation abducting and murdering young children;
(2) several states have begun the
development and implementation of outfitting convicted sexual offenders with
Global Positioning Systems to track their movements while on probation;
(3) the employment of these devices will assist law enforcement in
tracking the movements and location of probationers in real time to within 10
ft. of their location;
(4) Global Positioning System tracking will permit law
enforcement to ensure that
convicted sex offenders do not go to areas restricted according to the terms of
their probation;
(5) Global Positioning Systems will serve to deter sexual predators from
re-offending as they will know that their movements are monitored and tracked
by law enforcement; and
(6) in
the event that a convicted sexual offender commits an additional sex offense
while on probation and monitored with a Global Positioning System, the Global
Positioning System technology will aid law enforcement in the investigation of
these crimes by quickly determining the location of sexual offenders within the
area of the suspected crime.
(a) Grants Authorized-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General is authorized to award
grants and contracts to State and local governments to assist such States and
local governments in—
(A) carrying out programs to outfit
sexual offenders with electronic monitoring units; and
(B) the employment of law enforcement
officials necessary to carry out such programs.
(2) DURATION- The Secretary shall award grants under this Act
for a period not to exceed 3 years.
(b) Application-
(1) IN GENERAL- Each State or local government desiring a grant
under this Act shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney
General may reasonably require.
(2) CONTENTS- Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall--
(A) describe the activities for which
assistance under this Act is sought; and
(B) provide such additional assurances
as the Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with
the requirements of this Act.
The Attorney General
shall ensure that each State with eligible programs receives a proportional
share of funding under this Act based on the total number of
eligible States and the population of sex offenders to be monitored with global
positioning systems in those States.
In this Act, the term `sexual offender' means an offender 18 years of age or older who
commits a sexual offense against a minor.
(a) In General- There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 to carry out this
Act.
(b) Report- Not later than
(1) assessing the effectiveness and
value of this Act; and
(2) making recommendations for
continuing funding and the appropriate levels for such funding.