‘‘(B) that does not provide as an alternative 
to the requirements described in subparagraph 
(A) notification to or consent of any person or 
entity who is not described in that subpara-
graph; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘minor’ means an individual who 
is not older than the maximum age requiring paren-
tal notification or consent, or proceedings in a State 
court, under the law requiring parental involvement 
in a minor’s abortion decision; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘parent’ means— 
‘‘(A) a parent or guardian; 
‘‘(B) a legal custodian; or 
‘‘(C) a person standing in loco parentis who 
has care and control of the minor, and with 
whom the minor regularly resides, who is des-
ignated by the law requiring parental involve-
ment in the minor’s abortion decision as a per-
son to whom notification, or from whom consent, 
is required; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia and any commonwealth, possession, or other 
territory of the United States.’’.
SEC. 3. CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION. 
Title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after chapter 117A the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 117B—CHILD INTERSTATE 
ABORTION NOTIFICATION 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2432. Child interstate abortion notification. 
‘‘§ 2432. Child interstate abortion notification 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—A physician who knowingly 
performs or induces an abortion on a minor in viola-
tion of the requirements of this section shall be fined 
under this title or imprisoned not more than one 
year, or both. 
‘‘(2) PARENTAL
NOTIFICATION.—A physician 
who performs or induces an abortion on a minor who 
is a resident of a State other than the State in which 
the abortion is performed must provide at least 24 
hours actual notice to a parent of the minor before 
performing the abortion. If actual notice to such par-
ent is not possible after a reasonable effort has been 
made, 24 hours constructive notice must be given to 
a parent. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The notification requirement of 
subsection (a)(2) does not apply if—
‘‘(1) the abortion is performed or induced in a 
State that has a law in force requiring parental in-
volvement in a minor’s abortion decision and the 
physician complies with the requirements of that law; 
‘‘(2) the physician is presented with documenta-
tion showing with a reasonable degree of certainty 
that a court in the minor’s State of residence has 
waived any parental notification required by the laws 
of that State, or has otherwise authorized that the 
minor be allowed to procure an abortion; 
‘‘(3) the minor declares in a signed written state-
ment that she is the victim of sexual abuse, neglect, 
or physical abuse by a parent, and, before an abor-
tion is performed on the minor, the physician notifies 
the authorities specified to receive reports of child 
abuse or neglect by the law of the State in which the 
minor resides of the known or suspected abuse or ne-
glect; or 
‘‘(4) the abortion is necessary to save the life of 
the minor because her life was endangered by a phys-
ical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, in-
cluding a life endangering physical condition caused 
by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
‘‘(c) CIVIL ACTION.—Any parent who suffers harm 
from a violation of subsection (a) may obtain appropriate 
relief in a civil action. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘abortion’ means the use or pre-
scription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any 
other substance or device intentionally to terminate 
the pregnancy of a female known to be pregnant with 
an intention other than to increase the probability of 
a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child 
after live birth, or to remove a dead unborn child who 
died as the result of a spontaneous abortion, acci-
dental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant 
female or her unborn child; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘actual notice’ means the giving of 
written notice directly, in person; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘constructive notice’ means notice 
that is given by certified mail, return receipt re-
quested, restricted delivery to the last known address 
of the person being notified, with delivery deemed to 
have occurred 48 hours following noon on the next 
day subsequent to mailing on which regular mail de-
livery takes place, days on which mail is not deliv-
ered excluded;