[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4164 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                         October 21 (legislative day, October 2), 1998.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4164) entitled ``An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, with 
respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation orders.'', 
do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. CHILD CUSTODY.

    (a) Section 1738A(a).--Section 1738A(a) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (f) of this section, any 
child custody determination'' and inserting ``subsections (f), (g), and 
(h) of this section, any custody determination or visitation 
determination''.
    (b) Section 1738A(b)(2).--Section 1738A(b)(2) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or grandparent'' after 
``parent''.
    (c) Section 1738A(b)(3).--Section 1738A(b)(3) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``or visitation'' after ``for the 
custody''.
    (d) Section 1738A(b)(5).--Section 1738A(b)(5) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' each 
place it occurs and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
    (e) Section 1738A(b)(9).--Section 1738A(b) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
(7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting 
``; and'', and by adding after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) `visitation determination' means a judgment, decree, 
        or other order of a court providing for the visitation of a 
        child and includes permanent and temporary orders and initial 
        orders and modifications.''.
    (f) Section 1738A(c).--Section 1738A(c) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting 
``custody or visitation determination''.
    (g) Section 1738A(c)(2)(D).--Section 1738A(c)(2)(D) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding ``or visitation'' after 
``determine the custody''.
    (h) Section 1738A(d).--Section 1738A(d) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting 
``custody or visitation determination''.
    (i) Section 1738A(e).--Section 1738A(e) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting 
``custody or visitation determination''.
    (j) Section 1738A(g).--Section 1738A(g) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting 
``custody or visitation determination''.
    (k) Section 1738A(h).--Section 1738A of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) A court of a State may not modify a visitation determination 
made by a court of another State unless the court of the other State no 
longer has jurisdiction to modify such determination or has declined to 
exercise jurisdiction to modify such determination.''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4164

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                               AMENDMENT