6 U.S.C. § 484a

Reciprocal information sharing

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 .)