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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1842 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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

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

3 amended— 

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

5 the Uniform Code of Military Justice),’’ the fol6 lowing: ‘‘State law,’’; and 

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

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

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

10 in section 16.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. PRIOR MILITARY OFFENSES INCLUDED FOR PUR12 POSES OF RECIDIVIST SENTENCING PROVI13 SIONS. 

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

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

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

17 the Uniform Code of Military Justice’’. 

18 (b) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.—Section 

19 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uni21 form Code of Military Justice), or under’’ each place it 

22 appears and inserting ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Jus23 tice or’’. 

24 (c) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

25 INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS.— 


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1 Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amend2 ed— 

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

4 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

5 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni6 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

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

8 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

9 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni10 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 

11 (d) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

12 CONSTITUTING OR CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.— 

13 Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amend14 ed— 

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

16 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

17 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni18 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

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

20 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

21 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni22 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 

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

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


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1 ‘‘State law’’ the following: ‘‘or the Uniform Code of Mili2 tary Justice’’. 

3 (f) SENTENCING CLASSIFICATION.—Section 3559 of 

4 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (e)(2)(B)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘State sex offense’’ and in7 serting ‘‘State or Military sex offense’’; and 

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

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

10 Justice’’; and 

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

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

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