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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1735 (Reported in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for militar... · Sec. 557

Sec. 557. Revision of Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum 15-003, relating to Registered Sex Offender Identification, Notification, and Monitoring in the Department of Defense

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum 15-003, relating to Registered Sex Offender Identification, Notification, and Monitoring in the Department of Defense, and all subsequent directive and guidance to ensure the following: All provisions of the Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum 15-003 shall go into effect not later than 180 days after its revision under this section.
The Department of Defense shall create a database (in this section referred to as the database ) to track the following sex offenders: Sex offenders who are active-duty or reserve component members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense. Former active-duty or reserve component members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who have been convicted of a sex offense under chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), if not already covered by subparagraph (A).
For each individual identified in the database pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the database shall contain the following information: The name of the sex offender (including any alias used by the individual). The Social Security number of the sex offender. A physical description of the sex offender. A current photograph of the sex offender. The address of each residence at which the sex offender resides. The name and address of any place where the sex offender is an employee, including the sex offender’s current assignment, duty station, physical place of work, and deployment status, if applicable.
The name and address of any place where the sex offender is a student. The text of the provision of law defining the criminal offense for which the sex offender is registered in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other Federal, State, or local laws. The criminal history of the sex offender, including the date of all arrests and convictions; the status of parole, probation, or supervised release; registration status in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other applicable Federal, State, or local laws; and the existence of any outstanding arrest warrants for the sex offender.
Any other information required by Secretary of Defense. For each individual identified in the database pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), the database shall contain the following information: The name of the sex offender (including any alias used by the individual). The Social Security number of the sex offender. A physical description of the sex offender. A current photograph of the sex offender. The last known address of each residence of the sex offender and, if released or about to be released from a military correctional facility, the intended address of residence of the sex offender.
The text of the provision of law defining the criminal offense for which the sex offender is registered in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other Federal, State, or local laws. The criminal history of the sex offender, including the date of all arrests and convictions; the status of parole, probation, or supervised release; registration status in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other Federal, State, or local laws; and the existence of any outstanding arrest warrants for the sex offender.
Any other information required by Secretary of Defense. The database shall be available to local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies. In the case of each individual identified in the database pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) who fails to register with a sex offender registry in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other applicable Federal, State, or local laws, the Secretary of Defense shall make available on the Internet, in a manner that is readily accessible to the public, the following information:
The name of the sex offender (including any alias used by the individual). A physical description of the sex offender. A most recent photograph of the sex offender. The last known address of each residence of the sex offender and, if applicable, the intended address of residence of the sex offender. The criminal offense for which the sex offender is registered in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587) or other applicable Federal, State, or local laws.
Notification that the sex offender has failed to register on a sex offender registry in accordance with Federal, State, or local laws. Any other information required by Secretary of Defense, in accordance with existing laws and regulations. Section 1631(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 ; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The number of individuals released from active-duty as a members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as a result of a conviction of a sex-related offense, including the number who have registered with a local sex offender registry in accordance with local, State, and Federal law and the number who have failed to register with a local sex offender registry in accordance with local, State, and Federal law. .
In this section: In this section, the term sex offender means an individual who is required to be placed on a sexual offender registry by Federal, State, or local laws, including the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ; 120 Stat. 587). In this section, the term sex offense means an offense in a category of conduct punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice specified by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 115(a)(8)(C)(i) of Public Law 105–119 ( 10 U.S.C. 951 note).
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  • Pub. L. 109-248
  • 120 Stat. 587
  • Pub. L. 111-383
  • Pub. L. 105-119
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Sec. 557
Revision of Department of Defense Directive-type Memorandum 15-003, relating to Registered Sex Offender Identification, Notification, and Monitoring in the Department of Defense
U.S.C.§ 1561
U.S.C.§ 951
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-248
Stat.120 Stat. 587
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-383
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105-119
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