34 USC § 20930 - Registration of sex offenders entering the United States

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title: "34 USC § 20930 - Registration of sex offenders entering the United States"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "20930"
section_name: "Registration of sex offenders entering the United States"
chapter_number: 209
chapter_name: "CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION"
part_number: "A"
part_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, § 128, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 600.)"
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# § 20930. Registration of sex offenders entering the United States

The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish and maintain a system for informing the relevant jurisdictions about persons entering the United States who are required to register under this subchapter. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide such information and carry out such functions as the Attorney General may direct in the operation of the system.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–248, title I, § 128, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 600.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title I of , , , known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. For complete classification of title I 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.