or Indian tribe shall not notify or require notification of the 
party against whom a protection order has been issued that 
the protection order has been registered or filed in that en-
forcing State, tribal, or territorial jurisdiction unless re-
quested to do so by the party protected under such order. 
‘‘(2) NO
PRIOR
REGISTRATION
OR
FILING
AS
PRE-
REQUISITE FOR ENFORCEMENT.—Any protection order that 
is otherwise consistent with this section shall be accorded 
full faith and credit, notwithstanding failure to comply with 
any requirement that the order be registered or filed in the 
enforcing State, tribal, or territorial jurisdiction. 
‘‘(3) LIMITS ON INTERNET PUBLICATION OF REGISTRA-
TION
INFORMATION.—A State or Indian tribe shall not 
make available publicly on the Internet any information re-
garding the registration, filing of a petition for, or issuance 
of a protection order, restraining order or injunction, re-
straining order, or injunction in either the issuing or en-
forcing State, tribal or territorial jurisdiction, if such publi-
cation would be likely to publicly reveal the identity or loca-
tion of the party protected under such order. A State or 
Indian tribe may share court-generated and law enforce-
ment-generated information contained in secure, govern-
mental registries for protection order enforcement pur-
poses. 
‘‘(e) TRIBAL COURT JURISDICTION.—For purposes of this 
section, a tribal court shall have full civil jurisdiction to enforce 
protection orders, including authority to enforce any orders 
through civil contempt proceedings, exclusion of violators from 
Indian lands, and other appropriate mechanisms, in matters 
arising within the authority of the tribe. 
‘‘§ 164. Definitions 
‘‘As used in this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘course of conduct’ means a pattern of 
conduct composed of 2 or more acts, demonstrating a con-
tinuity of purpose; 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘enter or leave Indian country’ includes 
leaving the jurisdiction of 1 tribal government and entering 
the jurisdiction of another tribal government; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘protection order’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any injunction, restraining order, or any other 
order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose 
of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment 
against, sexual violence, or contact or communication 
with or physical proximity to, another person, including 
any temporary or final order issued by a civil or crimi-
nal court whether obtained by filing an independent ac-
tion or as a pendente lite order in another proceeding 
so long as any civil or criminal order was issued in re-
sponse to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or 
on behalf of a person seeking protection; and 
‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visitation provi-
sions, orders, remedies or relief issued as part of a pro-
tection order, restraining order, or injunction pursuant 
to State, tribal, territorial, or local law authorizing the 
issuance of protection orders, restraining orders, or in-
junctions for the protection of victims of domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘spouse or intimate partner’ includes— 
‘‘(A) for purposes of— 
‘‘(i) all provisions except paragraphs (3) and (4) 
of section 161— 
‘‘(I) a spouse or former spouse of the abuser, 
a person who shares a child in common with 
the abuser, and a person who cohabits or has 
cohabited as a spouse with the abuser; or 
‘‘(II) a person who is or has been in a social 
relationship of a romantic or intimate nature 
with the abuser, as determined by the length of 
the relationship, the type of relationship, and 
the frequency of interaction between the per-
sons involved in the relationship; and 
‘‘(ii) section 2261A— 
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‘‘(I) a spouse or former spouse of the target 
of the stalking, a person who shares a child in 
common with the target of the stalking, and a 
person who cohabits or has cohabited as a 
spouse with the target of the stalking; or 
‘‘(II) a person who is or has been in a social 
relationship of a romantic or intimate nature 
with the target of the stalking, as determined 
by the length of the relationship, the type of 
the relationship, and the frequency of inter-
action between the persons involved in the rela-
tionship; and 
‘‘(B) any other person similarly situated to a spouse 
who is protected by the domestic or family violence 
laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the in-
jury occurred or where the victim resides; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘travel in interstate or foreign commerce’ 
does not include travel from one State to another by an in-
dividual who is a member of an Indian tribe and who re-
mains at all times in the territory of the Indian tribe of 
which the individual is a member; and 
‘‘(6) the term ‘dating partner’ refers to a person who is 
or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or inti-
mate nature with the abuser; and the existence of such a 
relationship is based on a consideration of— 
‘‘(A) the length of the relationship; 
‘‘(B) the type of relationship; and 
‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between the per-
sons involved in the relationship. 
‘‘§ 165. Repeat offenders 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.—The maximum 
term of imprisonment for a violation of this chapter after a 
prior domestic violence or stalking offense shall be twice the 
term otherwise provided under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘prior 
domestic violence or stalking offense’ means a conviction for an 
offense— 
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‘‘(1) under section 161; or 
‘‘(2) under State law for an offense consisting of conduct 
that would have been an offense under a section referred 
to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within 
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States, or in interstate or foreign commerce. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—PROTECTION OF UNBORN 
CHILDREN 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘171.
Protection of unborn children. 
‘‘172.
Partial-birth abortions prohibited 
‘‘§ 171. Protection of unborn children 
‘‘(a)(1) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of the 
provisions of law listed in subsection (b) and thereby causes the 
death of, or bodily injury to, a child, who is in utero at the 
time the conduct takes place, is guilty of a separate offense 
under this section. 
‘‘(2)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the 
punishment for that separate offense is the same as the punish-
ment provided under Federal law for that conduct had that in-
jury or death occurred to the unborn child’s mother. 
‘‘(B) An offense under this section does not require proof 
that— 
‘‘(i) the person engaging in the conduct had knowledge 
or should have had knowledge that the victim of the under-
lying offense was pregnant; or 
‘‘(ii) the defendant intended to cause the death of, or 
bodily injury to, the unborn child. 
‘‘(C) If the person engaging in the conduct thereby inten-
tionally kills or attempts to kill the unborn child, that person 
shall instead of being punished under subparagraph (A) and 
subject to subparagraph (D), be punished as provided under 
subchapter A for the like offense. 
‘‘(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the death 
penalty shall not be imposed for an offense under this section. 
‘‘(b) The provisions referred to in subsection (a) are the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(1) Sections 101, 102, 111, 121, 123, 143, 161, 165, 
201, 204, 271, 273, 413(e), 501, 502, 506, 507, 584, 593, 
601, 614, 631, 873, 892, 895, 897, 1112, 1131, 1133, 
1137, 1138, 1204, 1216, 1291, 1296, 1306, and 1373 of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) Section 202 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2283). 
‘‘(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the 
prosecution— 
‘‘(1) of any person for conduct relating to an abortion 
for which the consent of the pregnant woman, or a person 
authorized by law to act on her behalf, has been obtained 
or for which such consent is implied by law; 
‘‘(2) of any person for any medical treatment of the 
pregnant woman or her unborn child; or 
‘‘(3) of any woman with respect to her unborn child. 
‘‘(d) As used in this section, the term ‘unborn child’ means 
a child in utero, and the term ‘child in utero’ or ‘child, who 
is in utero’ means a member of the species homo sapiens, at 
any stage of development, who is carried in the womb. 
‘‘§ 172. Partial-birth abortions prohibited 
‘‘(a) Any physician who, in or affecting interstate or foreign 
commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and 
thereby kills a human fetus shall be imprisoned not more than 
2 years. This subsection does not apply to a partial-birth abor-
tion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life 
is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or phys-
ical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition 
caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘partial-birth abortion’ means an abortion 
in which the person performing the abortion— 
‘‘(A) deliberately and intentionally vaginally delivers 
a living fetus until, in the case of a head-first presen-
tation, the entire fetal head is outside the body of the 
mother, or, in the case of breech presentation, any part 
of the fetal trunk past the navel is outside the body of 
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the mother, for the purpose of performing an overt act 
that the person knows will kill the partially delivered 
living fetus; and 
‘‘(B) performs the overt act, other than completion 
of delivery, that kills the partially delivered living fetus; 
and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘physician’ means a doctor of medicine or 
osteopathy legally authorized to practice medicine and sur-
gery by the State in which the doctor performs such activ-
ity, or any other individual legally authorized by the State 
to perform abortions: Provided, however, That any indi-
vidual who is not a physician or not otherwise legally au-
thorized by the State to perform abortions, but who never-
theless directly performs a partial-birth abortion, shall be 
subject to the provisions of this section. 
‘‘(c)(1) The father, if married to the mother at the time she 
receives a partial-birth abortion procedure, and if the mother 
has not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the abor-
tion, the maternal grandparents of the fetus, may in a civil ac-
tion obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted 
from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented 
to the abortion. 
‘‘(2) Such relief shall include— 
‘‘(A) money damages for all injuries, psychological and 
physical, occasioned by the violation of this section; and 
‘‘(B) statutory damages equal to three times the cost of 
the partial-birth abortion. 
‘‘(d)(1) A defendant accused of an offense under this section 
may seek a hearing before the State Medical Board on whether 
the physician’s conduct was necessary to save the life of the 
mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, phys-
ical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering 
physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself. 
‘‘(2) The findings on that issue are admissible on that issue 
at the trial of the defendant. Upon a motion of the defendant, 
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the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more 
than 30 days to permit such a hearing to take place. 
‘‘(e) A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is per-
formed may not be prosecuted under this section, for a con-
spiracy to violate this section, or for an offense under section 
2, 3, or 4 based on a violation of this section. 
‘‘CHAPTER 13—SEX CRIMES 
‘‘Subchapter 
Sec. 
‘‘A. Sexual abuse ..........................................................................
201 
‘‘B. Transport for illegal sexual activity ............................
211 
‘‘C. Sexual exploitation of children .....................................
221 
‘‘D. Sex offender registry .........................................................
241 
‘‘E. General provisions and definitions ..............................
255 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—SEXUAL ABUSE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘201.
Sexual abuse. 
‘‘202.
Abusive sexual contact. 
‘‘203.
Special rules and defenses. 
‘‘204.
Sexual abuse resulting in death. 
‘‘205.
Definitions for subchapter. 
‘‘§ 201. Sexual abuse 
‘‘(a) ELEMENTS
OF OFFENSE.—As made applicable and 
punished in subsection (b), the following offenses have the fol-
lowing elements: 
‘‘(1) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.—Whoever— 
‘‘(A) knowingly causes another person to engage in 
a sexual act— 
‘‘(i) by using force against that other person; or 
‘‘(ii) by threatening or placing that other person 
in fear that any person will be subjected to death, 
serious bodily injury, substantial risk of uncon-
sciousness, or kidnapping; 
‘‘(B) knowingly— 
‘‘(i) renders another person unconscious and 
thereby engages in a sexual act with that other per-
son; or 
‘‘(ii) administers to another person by force or 
threat of force, or without the knowledge or per-
mission of that person, a drug, intoxicant, or other 
similar substance and thereby— 
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‘‘(I) substantially impairs the ability of that 
other person to appraise or control conduct; 
and 
‘‘(II) engages in a sexual act with that other 
person; or 
‘‘(C) knowingly engages in a sexual act with another 
person— 
‘‘(i) who has not attained the age of 12 years; 
or 
‘‘(ii) who has attained the age of 12 years but 
has not attained the age of 16 years (and is at 
least 4 years younger than the person so engaging); 
is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse. 
‘‘(2) SEXUAL ABUSE.—Whoever knowingly— 
‘‘(A) causes another person to engage in a sexual act 
by threatening or placing that other person in fear 
(other than by threatening or placing that other person 
in fear that any person will be subjected to death, seri-
ous bodily injury, substantial risk of unconsciousness, 
or kidnapping); or 
‘‘(B) engages in a sexual act with another person if 
that other person is— 
‘‘(i) incapable of appraising the nature of the 
conduct; or 
‘‘(ii) physically incapable of declining participa-
tion in, or communicating unwillingness to engage 
in, that sexual act; 
is guilty of sexual abuse. 
‘‘(3) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A WARD.—Whoever knowingly 
engages in a sexual act with another person who is— 
‘‘(A) in official detention; and 
‘‘(B) under the custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary 
authority of the person so engaging; 
is guilty of sexual abuse of a ward. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR FEDERAL OF-
FENSE.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES.— 
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‘‘(A) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.—Whoever com-
mits aggravated sexual abuse in a place described in 
paragraph (2) shall be imprisoned for any term of 
years or for life. 
‘‘(B) SEXUAL
ABUSE.—Whoever commits sexual 
abuse in a place described in paragraph (2) shall be im-
prisoned not more than 20 years. 
‘‘(C) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A WARD.—Whoever commits 
sexual abuse of a ward in a place described in para-
graph (2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(2) CIRCUMSTANCES.—The places referred to in para-
graph (1) are— 
‘‘(A) the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) a Federal prison or any prison institution or fa-
cility in which persons are held in custody by direction 
of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the At-
torney General. 
‘‘§ 202. Abusive sexual contact 
‘‘(a) SEXUAL CONTACT IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE SEXUAL 
ACTS ARE PUNISHABLE.—Whoever engages in sexual contact 
with another person— 
‘‘(1) under circumstances in which, if the sexual contact 
had been a sexual act, the sexual contact would be punish-
able under section 201(b)(1), shall be imprisoned not more 
than 10 years; 
‘‘(2) under circumstances in which, if the sexual contact 
had been a sexual act, the sexual contact would be punish-
able under section 201(b)(2), shall be imprisoned not more 
than 3 years; and 
‘‘(3) under circumstances in which, if the sexual contact 
had been a sexual act, the sexual contact would be punish-
able under section 201(b)(3), shall be imprisoned not more 
than 2 years. 
‘‘(b) ENHANCED PENALTY WHERE CONTACT IS WITH A 
CHILD UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE.—If the sexual contact that 
violates this section is with an individual who has not attained 
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the age of 12 years, the maximum term of imprisonment that 
may be imposed for the offense is twice that otherwise provided 
in this section. 
‘‘§ 203. Special rules and defenses 
‘‘(a) PROOF OF STATE OF MIND AS TO AGE.—In a prosecu-
tion under this subchapter involving a sexual act or sexual con-
tact with a child, the Government need not prove that the de-
fendant knew the age of the child or that any age difference 
required for the offense did not exist. 
‘‘(b) DEFENSES.— 
‘‘(1) SEXUAL ABUSE OR SEXUAL CONTACT INVOLVING A 
CHILD.—It is a affirmative defense to a prosecution under 
this subchapter for an offense involving a child where an 
element of the offense is that the child not be 16 years of 
age or older that the defendant reasonably believed the 
child to be 16 years of age or older. 
‘‘(2) MARRIAGE IN CERTAIN CASES.—It is an affirmative 
defense to prosecution for an offense under this subchapter 
involving a sexual act or sexual contact with a ward, that 
the ward was married to the person engaging in the sexual 
act or contact at the time of the alleged offense. 
‘‘§ 204. Sexual abuse resulting in death 
‘‘Whoever, in the course of an offense under this subchapter, 
engages in conduct that results in the death of a person, shall 
be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or 
for life. 
‘‘§ 205. Definitions for subchapter 
‘‘As used in this subchapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘sexual act’ means— 
‘‘(A) contact between the penis and the vulva or the 
penis and the anus, and for purposes of this subpara-
graph contact involving the penis occurs upon penetra-
tion, however slight; 
‘‘(B) contact between the mouth and the penis, the 
mouth and the vulva, or the mouth and the anus; 
‘‘(C) the penetration, however slight, of the anal or 
genital opening of another by a hand or finger or by 
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