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PUBLIC LAW 105-119—NOV. 26, 1997 111 STAT. 2461 "(11) no natural parent or prior adoptive parent of any alien provided special immigrant status under this subparagraph shall thereafter, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under this Act; or". SEC. 114. Not to exceed $200,000 of funds appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for nayment pursuant to the Hearing Officer's Report in United Sta js Court of Federal Claims No. 93 -645X (June 3, 1996) (see 35 Fed. CI. 99 (March 7, 1996)). SEC. 115. (a) STANDARDS FOR SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 170101(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(a)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking "with a designated State law enforcement agency"; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "with a designated State law enforcement agency"; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: " (2) DETERMINATION OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR STATUS; WAIVER; ALTERNATIVE MEASURES.— "(A) IN GENERAL. —^A determination of whether a person is a sexually violent predator for purposes of this section shall be made by a court after considering the recommendation of a board composed of experts in the behavior and treatment of sex offenders, victims' rights advocates, and representatives of law enforcement agencies. "(B) WAIVER. —The Attorney General may waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the Attorney General determines that the State has established alternative procedures or legal standards for designating a person as a sexually violent predator. "(C) ALTERNATIVE MEASURES.—The Attorney General may also approve alternative measures of comparable or greater effectiveness in protecting the public from unusually dangerous or recidivistic sexual offenders in lieu of the specific measures set forth in this section regarding sexually violent predators."; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking "that consists of—" and inserting "in a range of offenses specified by State law which is comparable to or which exceeds the following range of offenses:"; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking "that consists of" and inserting "in a range of offenses specified by State law which is comparable to or which exceeds the range of offenses encompassed by"; and (D) by adding at the end the following: "(F) The term 'employed, carries on a vocation' includes employment that is full-time or part-time for a period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during any calendar year, whether financially compensated, volunteered, or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.