Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Center means the Angel Watch Center established pursuant to section 4(a). The term convicted has the meaning given the term in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ). Except as otherwise provided, the term covered sex offender means an individual who is a sex offender by reason of having been convicted of a sex offense against a minor. The term destination country means a destination or transit country. The term INTERPOL means the International Criminal Police Organization.
The term jurisdiction means— a State; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; the Northern Mariana Islands; the United States Virgin Islands; and 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 National Sex Offender Registry means the National Sex Offender Registry established by section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16919 ).
The term sex offender under SORNA has the meaning given the term sex offender in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ). The term sex offense against a minor means a specified offense against a minor, as defined in section 111 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911 ). The term sex offense against a minor includes a sex offense described in section 111(5)(A) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911(5)(A) ) that is a specified offense against a minor, as defined in paragraph
(7)of such section, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense. The limitations contained in subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)of section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16911(5) ) shall apply with respect to a sex offense against a minor for purposes of this Act to the same extent and in the same manner as such limitations apply with respect to a sex offense for purposes of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
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