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BTW when ya read this ya gotta wonder "what in the hell does this have to do with me?"
H.R. 4472 would place additional requirements on states, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories to establish or maintain registration programs for persons convicted of sex offenses. The bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to cover the costs of meeting these new requirements and the costs of meeting existing federal requirements for sex offender registration programs. (Most states have such programs, and current law authorizes the appropriation of such sums as necessary through 2007 to cover the costs of compliance with those requirements.) H.R. 4472 also would direct DOJ to carry out certain activities relating to identifying and tracking sex offenders and would establish several DOJ grant programs to combat sex offenses. In addition, the bill would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2010 period to provide increased court security through the U.S. Marshals Service and to provide grants to states to increase the security of courts and protect witnesses. H.R. 4472 also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2010 period for DOJ programs to combat criminal street gangs, protect witnesses and victims of gang-related crimes, and help offenders to reenter communities. Finally, the bill would establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for a number of offenses related to sexual abuse, certain crimes committed against judges and certain public safety officers and their families, and for certain crimes committed by members of criminal street gangs. H.R. 4472 also would increase the mandatory minimum federal sentences for the crimes of murder in the second degree and manslaughter.
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