113 HR 3627 : Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-12-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3627IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 10, 2013Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryAN ACTTo require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for certain child abusers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act of 2013.

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Attorney General Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and again 3 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate a report on the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting child abuse in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, including whether the laws of that State, District, or territory provides for enhanced penalties when the victim has suffered serious bodily injury, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of any mental or emotional function.

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Expansion of predicate for increased penalties for certain domestic assaults

Section 117(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or against a child of or in the care of the person committing the domestic assault after intimate partner.

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2013.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.