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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2005
Carlie's Law - Requires: (1) the Secretary of State to notify the Secretary of Homeland Security that a U.S. citizen has been convicted outside the United States of a child predatory crime; (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that such information is available to, and used by, agents of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection; (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when such a person has entered the United States; and (4) the Director to ensure that such information is promptly entered into the National Sex Offender Registry.
Amends the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act to expand the Registry to include individuals convicted of exploitation of a minor or trafficking in persons with respect to a minor. Provides for criminal forfeiture of property of persons convicted of exploitation or trafficking. Subjects any person convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor age 12 or under to electronic surveillance for life, with exceptions.
Directs: (1) the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide for trafficking in persons to be treated as a crime of violence; and (2) the Attorney General to prescribe regulations that specify the fields of information used in the Registry.
People & committees
Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R–FL
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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