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Weakest and the most vulnerable. The International Megans law to prevent demand for child sex trafficking, or h. R. 515, will protect children from sex tourism by notifying countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel. To protect American Children, the bill encourages the president to use Bilateral Agreements and assistance to establish reciprocal notification so well know when convicted child sex offenders are coming here. Mr. Speaker, i actually got the idea of International Megans law in a conversation with a trafficking in persons delegation from thailand ri a meeting in my office in 2007. I asked the thai officials what would they do if we were to notify them of travel by a convicted pedophile. Each of the dozen officials said they wo ....