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title: "6 U.S.C. § 484a"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 484a - Reciprocal information sharing

## Text

Acting in accordance with a bilateral or multilateral arrangement, the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion and on the basis of reciprocity, may provide information from the National Sex Offender Registry relating to a conviction for a sex offense against a minor (as such terms are defined in section 20911 of title 34) to a foreign government upon the request of the foreign government, and may receive comparable information from the foreign government.

(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 895, as added Pub. L. 117–347, title III, § 323(a)(1)(B), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6207.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

Prior ProvisionsA prior section 895 of Pub. L. 107–296 amended Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, set out in the Appendix to Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117–347, title III, § 323(a)(1)(A), Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6206.