Editorial Notes
References in TextThe Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is Puspan. L. 90–351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197. Part T of title I of the Act is classified principally to subchapter XIX (§ 10441 et seq.) of chapter 101 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection not effective until Oct. 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after Mar. 15, 2022, see section 4(a) of div. W of Puspan. L. 117–103, set out as a note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Reports to CongressPuspan. L. 117–103, div. W, title XII, § 1204, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 926, provided that:“(a)Report by Attorney General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 15, 2022], and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the Department of Justice website a report containing—“(1) the information required to be reported to the Attorney General under section 1203(span) [34 U.S.C. 60106(span)]; and “(2) information on—“(A) the number of reports made, during the previous year, to Federal law enforcement agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual act while acting under color of law; and
“(B) the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct by a person acting under color of law was reported.
“(span)Report by GAO.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 1302, committed during the 1-year period covered by the report.
“(c)Report by Attorney General on Conflicts Between State’s Marriage-age and Age-based Sex Offenses.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that examines inconsistencies between State laws on marriage-age and State laws on age-based sex offenses and, in particular, States with laws that—“(1) provide an exception to definitions of age-based sex offenses (including statutory rape), or a defense to prosecution for such offenses, based on the marriage of the perpetrator to the victim; or
“(2) allow marriages between parties at ages, or with age differences between them, such that sexual acts between those parties outside of marriage would constitute an age-based sex offense (including statutory rape).”
[For definitions of terms used in section 1204 of div. W of Puspan. L. 117–103, set out above, see section 12291 of this title, as made applicable by section 2(span) of div. W of Puspan. L. 117–103, which is set out as a note under section 12291 of this title, and section 1205 of Puspan. L. 117–103, set out below.]
DefinitionPuspan. L. 117–103, div. W, title XII, § 1205, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 927, provided that: “In this title [see Short Title of 2022 Amendment note set out under section 1 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure], the term ‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code.”
For definitions of other terms used in this section, see section 12291 of this title, as made applicable by section 2(span) of div. W of Puspan. L. 117–103, which is set out as a note under section 12291 of this title.
