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Union Calendar No. 89 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1842 

[Report No. 115–140] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include State crimes of violence 

as grounds for an enhanced penalty when sex offenders fail to register 

or report certain information as required by Federal law, to include 

prior military offenses for purposes of recidivist sentencing provisions, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2017 

Mr. RATCLIFFE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 22, 2017 

Additional sponsor: Ms. TENNEY

MAY 22, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include State 

crimes of violence as grounds for an enhanced penalty 

when sex offenders fail to register or report certain information as required by Federal law, to include prior military offenses for purposes of recidivist sentencing provisions, and for other purposes. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Chil5 dren’s Safety Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FAILURE OF SEX OFFENDERS TO REGISTER. 

7 Section 2250(d) of title 18, United State Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) by inserting after ‘‘Federal law (including 

10 the Uniform Code of Military Justice),’’ the fol11 lowing: ‘‘State law,’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 

14 ‘crime of violence’ has the meaning given such term 

15 in section 16.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. PRIOR MILITARY OFFENSES INCLUDED FOR PUR17 POSES OF RECIDIVIST SENTENCING PROVI18 SIONS. 

19 (a) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.—Section 2241(c) 

20 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

21 after ‘‘State offense’’ the following: ‘‘or an offense under 

22 the Uniform Code of Military Justice’’. 

23 (b) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.—Section 

24 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

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1 form Code of Military Justice), or under’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Jus3 tice or’’. 

4 (c) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

5 INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS.— 

6 Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

9 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

10 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni11 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

13 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

14 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni15 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 

16 (d) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

17 CONSTITUTING OR CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.— 

18 Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amend19 ed— 

20 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

21 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

22 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni23 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘section 

25 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

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1 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni2 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 

3 (e) REPEAT OFFENDERS.—Section 2426(b)(1)(B) of 

4 title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

5 ‘‘State law’’ the following: ‘‘or the Uniform Code of Mili6 tary Justice’’. 

7 (f) SENTENCING CLASSIFICATION.—Section 3559 of 

8 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (e)(2)(B)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘State sex offense’’ and in11 serting ‘‘State or Military sex offense’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting after ‘‘under State law’’ 

13 the following: ‘‘or the Uniform Code of Military 

14 Justice’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after 

16 ‘‘State’’ the following: ‘‘or Military’’. 

Union Calendar No. 89 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1842 

[Report No. 115–140] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to include 

for other purposes. purposes of recidivist sentencing provisions, and eral law, to include prior military offenses for or report certain information as required by Fedhanced penalty when sex offenders fail to register State crimes of violence as grounds for an enMAY 22, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed