mr. chairman , i thank the gentleman for yielding me time .  mr. chairman , i rise in strong support of the children 's safety act of 2005 .  i commend the gentleman from wisconsin ( mr. sensenbrenner )  for this legislation and appreciate very much the bipartisan way in which he has worked with me in developing this legislation and in listening to the concerns that i have brought from experiences in our region .  deviant sexual predators have clearly shown us that sex offenders do not stop at state lines , and neither should our sex offender laws .  the children 's safety act is a comprehensive , bipartisan child safety bill that brings uniformity to our current sex offender registry system and increases penalties for those who prey upon our children .  the urgent need for a national system is clearly and tragically demonstrated by the case of dru sjodin .  dru sjodin was a lovely young woman , a senior at the university of north dakota , where she was holding down two jobs .  she was an exceptional student , a leader in our community .  she was abducted from a shopping center parking lot in broad daylight on a saturday afternoon nearly 2 years ago .  this type of disappearance never happens in our part of the country , and it traumatized the whole community .  thousands spent weeks trudging through snow banks in the worst weather we ever saw searching for dru .  well , 5 months later , her dead body was found in a ravine just outside of crookston , minnesota .  it just so happens the investigation has revealed that a recently released level iii sex offender from minnesota named alfonso rodriguez , jr. , was charged with dru 's kidnapping and murder .  he was living in minnesota .  we did not know of his existence in north dakota .  he was registered as a sex offender only in the state of minnesota .  this tragic example illustrates why we have to have a comprehensive response here , a nationwide internet available , a registry system that families can access .  it provides the kind of information in terms of where these high-risk offenders are living , where they are working , going to school , what kind of vehicle they are driving .  people need this information to keep their children safe , and that is why i am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill and pleased that the chairman has designated in the legislation this registry in memory of dru sjodin , the dru sjodin national sex offender registry .  the bill also has tough requirements for complying with keeping the registration information current so that the information on there is of value to families .  it also has tough sanctions for those who would harm our children and , finally , federal dollars to assist local police departments in making certain that people are complying with their registry requirements .  i believe that this legislation is a comprehensive response to a significant public policy need , and i urge the adoption of this .  families need this protection .  