115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1842 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Chil3 dren’s Safety Act of 2017’’. 

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

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

6 amended— 

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

8 the Uniform Code of Military Justice),’’ the fol9 lowing: ‘‘State law,’’; and 

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

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

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

13 in section 16.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. PRIOR MILITARY OFFENSES INCLUDED FOR PUR15 POSES OF RECIDIVIST SENTENCING PROVI16 SIONS. 

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

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

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

20 the Uniform Code of Military Justice’’. 

21 (b) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.—Section 

22 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uni24 form Code of Military Justice), or under’’ each place it 

25 appears and inserting ‘‘the Uniform Code of Military Jus26 tice or’’. 
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1 (c) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

2 INVOLVING THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS.— 

3 Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amend4 ed— 

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

6 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

7 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni8 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

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

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

11 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni12 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 

13 (d) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATING TO MATERIAL

14 CONSTITUTING OR CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.— 

15 Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amend16 ed— 

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

18 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

19 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni20 form Code of Military Justice or’’; and 

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

22 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of 

23 Military Justice), or under’’ and inserting ‘‘the Uni24 form Code of Military Justice or’’. 
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1 (e) REPEAT OFFENDERS.—Section 2426(b)(1)(B) of 

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

3 ‘‘State law’’ the following: ‘‘or the Uniform Code of Mili4 tary Justice’’. 

5 (f) SENTENCING CLASSIFICATION.—Section 3559 of 

6 title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (e)(2)(B)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘State sex offense’’ and in9 serting ‘‘State or Military sex offense’’; and 

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

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

12 Justice’’; and 

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

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

Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1842 

AN ACT 

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 en-