34 USC § 20902 - Establishment of program

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title: "34 USC § 20902 - Establishment of program"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "20902"
section_name: "Establishment of program"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 103, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 591.)"
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# § 20902. Establishment of program

This chapter establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 103, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 591.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2006 Act note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.