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Union Calendar No. 29
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1104
[Report No. 108–47, Part I] 
To prevent child abduction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2003
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. COBLE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
MARCH 24, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. DELAY, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. DUNN, Mr. BRADY of 
Texas, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. BAKER, Mr. 
UPTON, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. REYNOLDS, Ms. HART, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, 
Mr. 
ADERHOLT, 
Mr. 
ROYCE, 
Mr. 
ISAKSON, 
Mr. 
LATOURETTE, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
FEENEY, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. KENNEDY of Min-
nesota, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, 
Mr. WAMP, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
SULLIVAN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. VITTER, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor-
ida, and Mr. POMEROY 
MARCH 24, 2003
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MARCH 24, 2003
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Edu-
cation and the Workforce extended for a period ending not later than 
March 24, 2003
MARCH 24, 2003
The Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the 
Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2003] 
A BILL 
To prevent child abduction, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Abduction Preven-
tion Act’’. 
TITLE I—SANCTIONS AND 
OFFENSES 
SEC. 101. SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM FOR SEX OFFEND-
ERS. 
Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘on any 
such revocation’’ after ‘‘required to serve’’; 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘that is less 
than the maximum term of imprisonment authorized 
under subsection (e)(3)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the authorized 
term of supervised release for any offense under section 1201 
involving a minor victim, and for any offense under section 
1591, 2241, 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2244(a)(2), 2251, 2251A, 
2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, is any term 
of years or life, and the sentence for any such offense that 
is a felony shall include a term of supervised release of at 
least 5 years.’’. 
SEC. 102. FIRST DEGREE MURDER FOR CHILD ABUSE AND 
CHILD TORTURE MURDERS. 
Section 1111 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘child abuse,’’ after ‘‘sexual 
abuse,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or perpetrated as part of 
a pattern or practice of assault or torture 
against a child or children;’’ after ‘‘robbery;’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘assault’ has the same meaning as 
given that term in section 113; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘child’ means a person who has not 
attained the age of 18 years and is—
‘‘(A) under the perpetrator’s care or control; 
or 
‘‘(B) at least six years younger than the 
perpetrator; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘child abuse’ means intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly causing death or serious bod-
ily injury to a child; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘pattern or practice of assault or 
torture’ means assault or torture engaged in on at 
least two occasions; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘recklessly’ with respect to causing 
death or serious bodily injury—
‘‘(A) means causing death or serious bodily 
injury under circumstances in which the perpe-
trator is aware of and disregards a grave risk of 
death or serious bodily injury; and 
‘‘(B) such recklessness can be inferred from 
the character, manner, and circumstances of the 
perpetrator’s conduct; 
‘‘(6) the term ‘serious bodily injury’ has the 
meaning set forth in section 1365; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘torture’ means conduct, whether or 
not committed under the color of law, that otherwise 
satisfies the definition set forth in section 2340(1).’’.
SEC. 103. SEXUAL ABUSE PENALTIES. 
(a) MAXIMUM PENALTY INCREASES.—(1) Chapter 110 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 2251(d)—
(i) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘30’’ the first place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘50’’; 
(B) in section 2252(b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’; 
(C) in section 2252(b)(2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
(D) in section 2252A(b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’; 
and 
(E) in section 2252A(b)(2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’. 
(2) Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) in section 2422(a), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20’’; 
(B) in section 2422(b), by striking ‘‘15’’ and in-
serting ‘‘30’’; and 
(C) in section 2423(a), by striking ‘‘15’’ and in-
serting ‘‘30’’. 
(3) Section 1591(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘40’’. 
(b) MINIMUM PENALTY INCREASES.—(1) Chapter 110 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 2251(d)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned not less than 
10’’ and inserting ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 
15’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and both,’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘25’’; 
and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘30’’ the second place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘35’’; 
(B) in section 2251A(a) and (b), by striking 
‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; 
(C) in section 2252(b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 10 years 
and’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘or both,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’; 
(D) in section 2252(b)(2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 5 years and’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or both,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; 
(E) in section 2252A(b)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 10 years 
and’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or both,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’; 
and 
(F) in section 2252A(b)(2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 5 years and’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or both,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
(2) Chapter 117 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) in section 2422(a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and imprisoned not less than 2 years and’’; 
and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or both’’; 
(B) in section 2422(b)—
(i) by striking ‘‘, imprisoned’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned not less than 5 years and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or both’’; and 
(C) in section 2423(a)—
(i) by striking ‘‘, imprisoned’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned not less than 5 years and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or both’’. 
SEC. 104. STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST KIDNAPPING. 
(a) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law regarding the amendment of Sen-
tencing Guidelines, the United States Sentencing Commis-
sion is directed to amend the Sentencing Guidelines, to take 
effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act—
(1) so that the base level for kidnapping in sec-
tion 2A4.1(a) is increased from level 24 to level 32 
(121–151 months); 
(2) so as to delete section 2A4.1(b)(4)(C); and 
(3) so that the increase provided by section 
2A4.1(b)(5) is 6 levels instead of 3. 
(b) 
MINIMUM
MANDATORY
SENTENCE.—Section 
1201(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘shall be subject to paragraph (2)’’ in paragraph (1)
and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting 
‘‘shall include imprisonment for not less than 20 years.’’. 
SEC. 105. PENALTIES AGAINST SEX TOURISM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2423 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) TRAVEL WITH INTENT TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT 
SEXUAL CONDUCT.—A person who travels in interstate 
commerce or travels into the United States, or a United 
States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence 
in the United States who travels in foreign commerce, for 
the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct with 
another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 30 years, or both. 
‘‘(c) ENGAGING IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT IN FOR-
EIGN PLACES.—Any United States citizen or alien admit-
ted for permanent residence who travels in foreign com-
merce, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct with an-
other person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than 30 years, or both. 
‘‘(d) ANCILLARY OFFENSES.—Whoever arranges, in-
duces, procures, or facilitates the travel of a person knowing 
that such a person is traveling in interstate commerce or 
foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sex-
ual conduct shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not 
more than 30 years, or both. 
‘‘(e) ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACY.—Whoever attempts 
or conspires to violate subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall 
be punishable in the same manner as a completed violation 
of that subsection. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘il-
licit sexual conduct’ means (1) a sexual act (as defined in 
section 2246) with a person that would be in violation of 
chapter 109A if the sexual act occurred in the special mari-
time and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; or
(2) any commercial sex act (as defined in section 1591) 
with a person who has not attained the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(g) DEFENSE.—In a prosecution under this section 
based on illicit sexual conduct as defined in subsection 
(f)(2), it is a defense, which the defendant must establish 
by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant rea-
sonably believed that the person with whom the defendant 
engaged in the commercial sex act had attained the age of 
18 years.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2423(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
attempts to do so,’’.
SEC. 106. TWO STRIKES YOU’RE OUT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3559 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEATED 
SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who is convicted of 
a Federal sex offense in which a minor is the victim 
shall be sentenced to life imprisonment if the person 
has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the 
victim, unless the sentence of death is imposed. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this 
subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘Federal sex offense’ means—
‘‘(i) an offense under section 2241 (re-
lating to aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 
(relating to sexual abuse), 2244(a)(1) or (2) 
(relating to abusive sexual contact), 2245 
(relating to sexual abuse resulting in death), 
2251 (relating to sexual exploitation of chil-
dren), 2251A (relating to selling or buying 
of children), or 2422(b) (relating to coercion 
and enticement of a minor into prostitu-
tion); or 
‘‘(ii) an offense under section 2423(a) 
(relating to transportation of minors) in-
volving prostitution or sexual activity con-
stituting a State sex offense; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘State sex offense’ means an 
offense under State law that consists of conduct 
that would be a Federal sex offense if, to the ex-
tent or in the manner specified in the applicable 
provision of this title—
‘‘(i) the offense involved interstate or 
foreign commerce, or the use of the mails; or 
‘‘(ii) the conduct occurred in any com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States, within the special maritime 
and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States, in a Federal prison, on any land or 
building owned by, leased to, or otherwise 
used by or under the control of the Govern-
ment of the United States, or in the Indian 
country (as defined in section 1151); 
‘‘(C) the term ‘prior sex conviction’ means 
a conviction for which the sentence was imposed 
before the conduct occurred constituting the sub-
sequent Federal sex offense, and which was for a 
Federal sex offense or a State sex offense; 
‘‘(D) the term ‘minor’ means an individual 
who has not attained the age of 17 years; and
‘‘(E) the term ‘State’ has the meaning given 
that term in subsection (c)(2).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sections 2247(a) and 
2426(a) of title 18, United States Code, are each amended 
by inserting ‘‘, unless section 3559(e) applies’’ before the 
final period. 
SEC. 107. ATTEMPT LIABILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL PAREN-
TAL KIDNAPPING. 
Section 1204 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or attempts 
to do so,’’ before ‘‘or retains’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or the 
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and En-
forcement Act’’ before ‘‘and was’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon.
TITLE II—INVESTIGATIONS AND 
PROSECUTIONS 
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement Tools 
To Protect Children 
SEC. 201. INTERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNICATIONS IN INVES-
TIGATIONS OF SEX OFFENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2516(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (a), by inserting after ‘‘chapter 
37 (relating to espionage),’’ the following: ‘‘chapter 55 
(relating to kidnapping),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (c)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘1591 (sex trafficking),’’ 
before ‘‘section 1751’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2251 and 2252 (sexual ex-
ploitation of children)’’ and inserting ‘‘2251, 
2251A, 2252, 2252A, and 2260 (sexual exploi-
tation of children)’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘sections 2421, 2422, 2423, 
and 2425 (transportation for illegal sexual activ-
ity and related crimes),’’ before ‘‘section 1029’’. 
(b) TRANSPORTATION FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIV-
ITY.—Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (q);
(2) by inserting after paragraph (q) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(r) a violation of section 2422 (relating to coer-
cion and enticement) and section 2423(a) (relating to 
transportation of minors) of this title, if, in connec-
tion with that violation, the intended sexual activity 
would constitute a felony violation of chapter 109A or 
110, including a felony violation of chapter 109A or 
110 if the sexual activity occurred, or was intended 
to occur, within the special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States, regardless of where 
it actually occurred or was intended to occur; or’’; 
and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (r) as paragraph 
(s).
SEC. 202. NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CHILD ABDUC-
TION AND SEX CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 213 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 3297. Child abduction and sex offenses 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an in-
dictment may be found or an information instituted at any 
time without limitation for any offense under section 1201 
involving a minor victim, and for any felony under section
1591, 2241, 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2244(a)(2), 2251, 2251A, 
2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chap-
ter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘3297. Child abduction and sex offenses.’’.
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to the prosecution of any offense committed 
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this section.
Subtitle B—No Pretrial Release for 
Those Who Rape or Kidnap Chil-
dren 
SEC. 221. NO PRETRIAL RELEASE FOR THOSE WHO RAPE OR 
KIDNAP CHILDREN. 
Section 3142(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘or 2332b’’ and inserting ‘‘1201, 1591, 
2241, 2242, 2244(a)(1), 2242(a)(2), 2251, 2251A, 2252, 
2252A, 2260, 2332b, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425’’. 
Subtitle C—No Waiting Period To 
Report 
Missing 
Children 
‘‘Suzanne’s Law’’
SEC. 241. AMENDMENT. 
Section 3701(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 5779(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘age of 18’’ and 
inserting ‘‘age of 21’’.
(2) The Coordinator shall also cooperate with local 
broadcasters and State and local law enforcement agencies 
in establishing minimum standards under this section. 
SEC. 303. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NOTIFICATION AND COM-
MUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ALONG HIGHWAYS 
FOR RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED CHILDREN. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation shall carry out a program to provide grants to 
States for the development or enhancement of notification 
or communications systems along highways for alerts and 
other information for the recovery of abducted children. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant to a State under this subsection for the develop-
ment of a State program for the use of changeable 
message signs or other motorist information systems 
to notify motorists about abductions of children. The 
State program shall provide for the planning, coordi-
nation, and design of systems, protocols, and message 
sets that support the coordination and communica-
tion necessary to notify motorists about abductions of 
children. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this 
subsection may be used by a State for the following 
purposes:
(A) To develop general policies and proce-
dures to guide the use of changeable message 
signs or other motorist information systems to 
notify motorists about abductions of children. 
(B) To develop guidance or policies on the 
content and format of alert messages to be con-
veyed on changeable message signs or other trav-
eler information systems. 
(C) To coordinate State, regional, and local 
plans for the use of changeable message signs or 
other transportation related issues. 
(D) To plan secure and reliable commu-
nications systems and protocols among public 
safety and transportation agencies or modify ex-
isting communications systems to support the 
notification of motorists about abductions of chil-
dren.
(E) To plan and design improved systems 
for communicating with motorists, including the 
capability for issuing wide area alerts to motor-
ists. 
(F) To plan systems and protocols to facili-
tate the efficient issuance of child abduction noti-
fication and other key information to motorists 
during off-hours.
(G) To provide training and guidance to 
transportation authorities to facilitate appro-
priate use of changeable message signs and other 
traveler information systems for the notification 
of motorists about abductions of children. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant to a State under this subsection for the imple-
mentation of a program for the use of changeable mes-
sage signs or other motorist information systems to 
notify motorists about abductions of children. A State 
shall be eligible for a grant under this subsection if 
the Secretary determines that the State has developed 
a State program in accordance with subsection (b). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A grant under this 
subsection may be used by a State to support the im-
plementation of systems that use changeable message 
signs or other motorist information systems to notify 
motorists about abductions of children. Such support 
may include the purchase and installation of change-
able message signs or other motorist information sys-
tems to notify motorists about abductions of children. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of any activities funded by a grant under this section may 
not exceed 80 percent.
(e) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, distribute 
grants under this section equally among the States that 
apply for a grant under this section within the time period 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
requirements, including application requirements, for the 
receipt of grants under this section. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ 
means any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or 
Puerto Rico. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2004. Such amounts 
shall remain available until expended. 
(i) STUDY OF STATE PROGRAMS.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study 
to examine State barriers to the adoption and imple-
mentation of State programs for the use of commu-
nications systems along highways for alerts and other 
information for the recovery of abducted children. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
study, together with any recommendations the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
SEC. 304. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SUPPORT OF AMBER 
ALERT COMMUNICATIONS PLANS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Attorney General shall 
carry out a program to provide grants to States for the 
development or enhancement of programs and activities for 
the support of AMBER Alert communications plans. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded by grants under the 
program under subsection (a) may include—
(1) the development and implementation of edu-
cation and training programs, and associated mate-
rials, relating to AMBER Alert communications 
plans; 
(2) the development and implementation of law 
enforcement programs, and associated equipment, re-
lating to AMBER Alert communications plans; and 
(3) such other activities as the Attorney General 
considers appropriate for supporting the AMBER 
Alert communications program. 
(c) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of any activities funded by a grant under the program 
under subsection (a) may not exceed 50 percent. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF GRANT AMOUNTS
ON GEO-
GRAPHIC BASIS.—The Attorney General shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, ensure the distribution of grants 
under the program under subsection (a) on an equitable 
basis throughout the various regions of the United States. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The Attorney General shall 
prescribe requirements, including application requirements, 
for grants under the program under subsection (a). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There 
is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Jus-
tice $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section. 
(2) Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 305. INCREASED SUPPORT. 
Section 404(b)(2) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5773(b)(2)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2004 and 2005’’ after ‘‘and 2003’’. 
SEC. 306. SEX OFFENDER APPREHENSION PROGRAM. 
Section 1701(d) of part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796dd(d)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) 
as (11) and (12), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(10) assist a State in enforcing a law through-
out the State which requires that a convicted sex of-
fender register his or her address with a State or local 
law enforcement agency and be subject to criminal 
prosecution for failure to comply;’’.
Union Calendar No. 29
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1104
[Report No. 108–47, Part I] 
A BILL 
To prevent child abduction, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 24, 2003
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 
amendment 
MARCH 24, 2003
Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and Education and the Workforce extended 
for a period ending not later than March 24, 2003
MARCH 24, 2003
The Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and Education and the Workforce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed