Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/677

 120 STAT. 646

PUBLIC LAW 109–248—JULY 27, 2006

(4) the resources necessary to implement, and the legal implications of implementing, risk-based sex offender classification systems for sex offender registries; and (5) any other information the Attorney General determines necessary to evaluate risk-based sex offender classification systems. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report to the Congress the results of the study under this section. (c) STUDY CONDUCTED BY TASK FORCE.—The Attorney General may establish a task force to conduct the study and prepare the report required under this section. Any task force established under this section shall be composed of members, appointed by the Attorney General, who— (1) represent national, State, and local interests; and (2) are especially qualified to serve on the task force by virtue of their education, training, or experience, particularly in the fields of sex offender management, community education, risk assessment of sex offenders, and sex offender victim issues. SEC. 638. STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTRICTING THE ACTIVITIES OF SEX OFFENDERS TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF REPEAT OFFENSES.

(a) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of monitoring and restricting the activities of sex offenders to reduce the occurrence of repeat offenses by such sex offenders, through conditions imposed as part of supervised release or probation conditions. The study shall evaluate— (1) the effectiveness of methods of monitoring and restricting the activities of sex offenders, including restrictions— (A) on the areas in which sex offenders can reside, work, and attend school; (B) limiting access by sex offenders to the Internet or to specific Internet sites; and (C) preventing access by sex offenders to pornography and other obscene materials; (2) the ability of law enforcement agencies and courts to enforce such restrictions; and (3) the efficacy of any other restrictions that may reduce the occurrence of repeat offenses by sex offenders. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate the results of the study under this section. Justice for Crime Victims Family Act.

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SEC. 639. THE JUSTICE FOR CRIME VICTIMS FAMILY ACT.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Crime Victims Family Act’’. (b) STUDY OF MEASURES NEEDED TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report— (1) outlining what measures are needed to improve the performance of Federal, State, and local criminal investigators of homicide; and

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