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[House Report 115-152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

115th Congress   }                                     {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session     }                                     {       115-152

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  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1973) TO PREVENT THE 
  SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS AND AMATEUR ATHLETES BY REQUIRING THE PROMPT 
REPORTING OF SEXUAL ABUSE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1761) TO AMEND 
TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO CRIMINALIZE THE KNOWING CONSENT OF THE 
VISUAL DEPICTION, OR LIVE TRANSMISSION, OF A MINOR ENGAGED IN SEXUALLY 
EXPLICIT CONDUCT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS 
       DURING THE PERIOD FROM MAY 26, 2017, THROUGH JUNE 5, 2017

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May 23, 2017.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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                Mr. Buck, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 352]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 352, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1973, the 
Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017, under a 
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution makes in order as original text for 
purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-20 and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only those 
further amendments printed in part A of this report. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in this report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The 
resolution waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of 
H.R. 1761, the Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 
2017, under a structured rule. The resolution provides one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 115-19 shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
resolution makes in order only the further amendment printed in 
part B of this report, if offered by the Member designated in 
this report, which shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The resolution waives all points of 
order against the amendment printed in part B of this report. 
The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
    Section 3 of the resolution provides that on any 
legislative day during the period from May 26, 2017, through 
June 5, 2017: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous 
day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any 
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to 
be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
    Section 4 of the resolution provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed by section 3 of the resolution 
as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1973, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1973 made in order as 
original text includes a waiver of clause 7 of rule XVI, which 
requires that no motion or proposition on a subject different 
from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of 
amendment. It is important to note that while the waiver is 
necessary, Rules Committee Print 115-20 contains the text of 
H.R. 1973 as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
amendments to H.R. 1973 printed in part A of this report, the 
Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is 
prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1761, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 1761, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendment to H.R. 1761 printed in part B of this report, 
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver 
is prophylactic in nature.

     SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1973 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

    1. Goodlatte (VA): MANAGER'S Harmonizes language in the 
bill with language in the underlying statute. Additionally, it 
clarifies duties of national governing bodies with respect to 
implementing procedures pertaining to interactions between 
young athletes and adults. Finally, it makes small technical 
and conforming changes. (10 minutes)
    2. Costa (CA): Strikes the word ``reasonably'' from HR 1973 
to make the Senate statute of limitations apply rather than the 
House statute. (10 minutes)
    3. O'Halleran (AZ), Sinema (AZ), Biggs (AZ): Requires 
national governing bodies to clearly list dedicated information 
and resources, which may include sexual assault hotlines and 
victim support resources, on their official websites. (10 
minutes)

       SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1761 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

    1. Jackson Lee (TX): Ensures minors are not punished as sex 
offenders. (10 minutes)

         PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1973 MADE IN ORDER

 1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Goodlatte of Virginia 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

       Page 2, strike line 16, and all that follows through 
line 3 on page 3, and insert the following:
           ``(9) the term `covered individual' means an adult 
        who is authorized by a national governing body or a 
        member of a national governing body to interact with a 
        minor or amateur athlete at an amateur sports 
        organization facility or at any event sanctioned by a 
        national governing body or a member of a national 
        governing body;
           ``(10) the term `event' includes travel, practice, 
        competition, and health or medical treatment; and
           ``(11) the terms `amateur athlete', `amateur sports 
        organization', and `national governing body' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 220501(b) of title 
        36, United States Code.''.
   Page 4, line 19, strike ``file'' and insert ``filed''.
   Page 7, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 25, 
and insert the following:
                   ``(C) reasonable procedures designed to 
                avoid one-on-one interactions between an 
                amateur athlete who is a minor and an adult 
                (who is not the minor's legal guardian) at an 
                amateur sports organization facility, at any 
                event sanctioned by a national governing body, 
                or any event sanctioned by a member of a 
                national governing body, without being 
                observable or interruptible by another adult, 
                except where the safety and welfare of the 
                minor requires; and''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costa of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

       Page 4, line 21, strike ``reasonably''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative O'Halleran of Arizona 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 7, line 25, strike ``and'' at the end.
    Page 8, insert after line 10 the following:
                  ``(E) requiring dedicated information and 
                resources, which may include sexual assault 
                hotlines and victims' support resources, to be 
                clearly listed on the national governing body's 
                official website; and''.
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          PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1761 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 5, line 3, insert after ``section 2258B.'' the 
following:
  ``(h) Notwithstanding subsection (e), a person who violates 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) and is 19 years of age 
or younger at the time the violation occurred may, in the 
alternative, be punished for a violation of this section by 
imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine under this 
title, or both, if--
          ``(1) the minor is 15 years of age or older and not 
        more than 4 years younger than the person who committed 
        the violation, at the time the sexually explicit 
        conduct occurred; and
          ``(2) the sexually explicit conduct that occurred was 
        consensual.''

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