Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: Except as otherwise provided, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The term Center means the Angel Watch Center established pursuant to section 4(a). The term child-sex offender means a sex offender described in paragraph (2), (3), or
(4)of section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ) who is convicted of a child-sex offense. In this paragraph, the term convicted has the meaning given the term in paragraph
(8)of section 111 of such Act. The term child-sex offense means a specified offense against a minor as defined in paragraph
(7)of section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ), including— an offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) involving kidnapping; an offense (unless committed by a parent or guardian) involving false imprisonment; solicitation to engage in sexual conduct; use in a sexual performance; solicitation to practice prostitution; video voyeurism as described in section 1801 of title 18, United States Code; possession, production, or distribution of child pornography; criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, or the use of the Internet to facilitate or attempt such conduct; and any conduct that by its nature is a sex offense against a minor. A foreign conviction is not a child-sex offense for purposes of this Act to the same extent and in the same manner as a foreign conviction is not a sex offense for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16911) as described in section 111(5)(B) of such Act. The term jurisdiction means any of the following: A State. The District of Columbia. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Guam. American Samoa. The Northern Mariana Islands. The United States Virgin Islands. To the extent provided in, and subject to the requirements of, section 127 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16927 ), a federally recognized Indian tribe. The term minor means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. The term passport card means a document issued by the Department of State pursuant to section 7209 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–458 ; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note).
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