article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Database Act of 2004'' or ``Dru's Law''. SEC. 2. DEFINITION. In this Act: (1) Criminal offense against a victim who is a minor.--The term ``criminal offense against a victim who is a minor'' has the same meaning as in section 170101(a)(3) of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(3)). (2) Minimally sufficient sexual offender registration program.--The term ``minimally sufficient sexual offender registration program'' has the same meaning as in section 170102(a) of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14072(a)). (3) Sexually violent offense.--The term ``sexually violent offense'' has the same meaning as in section 170101(a)(3) of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)(3)). (4) Sexually violent predator.--The term ``sexually violent predator'' has the same meaning as in section 170102(a) of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14072(a)). SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF THE NSOR DATABASE TO THE PUBLIC. (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall-- (1) make publicly available in a registry (in this Act referred to as the ``public registry'') from information contained in the the National Sex Offender Registry, via the Internet, all information described in subsection (b); and (2) allow for users of the public registry to determine which registered sex offenders are currently residing within a radius, as specified by the user of the public registry, of the location indicated by the user of the public registry. (b) Information Available in Public Registry.--With respect to any person convicted of a criminal offense against a victim who is a minor or a sexually violent offense, or any sexually violent predator, required to register with a minimally sufficient sexual offender registration program within a State, including a program established under section 170101 of the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 14017(b)), the public registry shall provide, to the extent available in the National Sex Offender Registry-- (1) the name and any known aliases of the person; (2) the date of birth of the person; (3) the current address of the person and any subsequent changes of that address; (4) a physical description and current photograph of the person; (5) the nature of and date of commission of the offense by the person; (6) the date on which the person is released from prison, or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation; and (7) any other information the Attorney General considers appropriate. SEC. 4. RELEASE OF HIGH RISK INMATES. (a) Civil Commitment Proceedings.-- (1) In general.--Any State that provides for a civil commitment proceeding, or any equivalent proceeding, shall issue timely notice to the attorney general of that State of the impending release of any person incarcerated by the State who-- (A) is a sexually violent predator; or (B) has been deemed by the State to be at high-risk for recommitting any sexually violent offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor. (2) Review.--Upon receiving notice under paragraph (1), the State attorney general shall consider whether or not to institute a civil commitment proceeding, or any equivalent proceeding required under State law. (b) Monitoring of Released Persons.-- (1) In general.--Each State shall intensively monitor, for not less than 1 year, any person described under paragraph (2) who-- (A) has been unconditionally released from incarceration by the State; and (B) has not been civilly committed pursuant to a civil commitment proceeding, or any equivalent proceeding under State law. (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to-- (A) any sexually violent predator; or (B) any person who has been deemed by the State to be at high-risk for recommitting any sexually violent offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor. (c) Compliance.-- (1) Compliance date.--Each State shall have not more than 3 years from the date of enactment of this Act in which to implement the requirements of this section. (2) Ineligibility for funds.--A State that fails to implement the requirements of this section, shall not receive 25 percent of the funds that would otherwise be allocated to the State under section 20106(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13706(b)). (3) Reallocation of funds.--Any funds that are not allocated for failure to comply with this section shall be reallocated to States that comply with this section. Passed the Senate November 19, 2004. Attest: EMILY J. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
summary: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Database Act of 2004 or Dru's Law - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) make publicly available in a registry via the Internet, from information contained in the National Sex Offender Registry, specified information about sexually violent predators and persons convicted of a sexually violent offense or a criminal offense against a minor, who are required to register with a minimally sufficient State sexual offender registration program; and (2) allow registry users to identity offenders who are currently residing within a radius of the location indicated by the user. Requires registry information to include the offender's name, address, date of birth, physical description, and photograph, the nature and date of commission of the offense, and the date on which the person is released from prison or placed on parole, supervised release, or probation Requires: (1) any State that provides for a civil commitment proceeding to notify the State attorney general of the impending release of a sexually violent predator or a person has been deemed to be at high-risk for recommitting any sexually violent offense or criminal offense against a minor; (2) the State attorney general to consider instituting a civil commitment proceeding; and (3) each State to intensively monitor, for at least a year, any such person who has been unconditionally released by the State and who has not been civilly committed. Makes a State that fails to implement Act requirements ineligible to receive 25 percent of funds that would otherwise be allocated to it under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.