mr. sensenbrenner for his work. 's been the sponsor of this i think it's -- he's been the sponsor of this since it was introduced. i was an original sponsor and have been since i think it was introduced as well. it makes a lot of sense for to us do this and to get d.n.a. evidence and use science to the advantage of the american people and particularly in law enforcement where we got problems in identifying suspects and proving guilt on occasions and then also exonerating the innocence. d.n.a. is a perfect tool for us as it exonerates the wrongfully accused but gets the person who committed the crime. i'm just honored to be a part of this. his bill, while a small part in the big picture, it shows that democrats and republicans can work together to get some things done. i appreciate the honor to be able to sponsor and appreciate mr. sensenbrenner's work and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back, and the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from virginia is r

mr. sensenbrenner: thank you, mr. speaker. as the chief sponsor of this legislation, as well as the chief sponsor of the original adam walsh act of 2006, i rise in support of this legislation and hope that it is swiftly enacted. the adam walsh child protection and safety act, enacted in 2006, is landmark legislation intended to keep our communities and most importantly our children safe from sex offenders and their dangerous predecessors. -- predators -- i'm sorry. this bipartisan bill strengthened the sex offender registry requirements and enforcement, extended federal registry requirements to indian tribes and authorized funding for federal programs sbeppeded to address and de-- intended to address and deter child exploitation. the centerpiece of the adam walsh act is the national sex offender notification act. the goal is to create a seamless national sex offender registry to detect and track offenders. it provides minimum standards for state sex offender registries and created the drew national sex offender website which a