H.R. 10181 — Stop Predator Dumping Act

This section defines terms for the Act, including a “covered individual” as a person conditionally released to the community after civil commitment as a sexually violent predator or comparable designation, and a “covered State” as one with statutes authorizing such commitment and release. It also defines “county governing district” and “county subdivision” by reference to local government wards and Census Bureau delineations.

This section requires each covered State to establish and enforce a placement framework for covered individuals that (1) prohibits placement within a 10-mile radius of any other covered individual, (2) directs placements to county subdivisions containing the fewest covered individuals, and (3) caps any subdivision or district in counties exceeding 1,000,000 residents at 25 percent of the county's total covered individuals.

This section requires the Attorney General to initiate a study within 60 days of enactment on the geographic placement of covered individuals in covered states upon conditional release. The study must examine demographic and geographic distributions, disproportionate burdens on rural communities and areas such as the Antelope Valley in California, and systemic factors causing repeated concentrations; within one year, the Attorney General must compile and distribute best practices to state agencies for equitable distribution to prevent such concentrations.

This section authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to States to implement and administer best practices for equitable geographic distribution. States must submit applications certifying active adoption of the practices to qualify, and grant funds may support related state policies, monitoring, enforcement, and administrative costs.