[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 935 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 935

To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose a penalty upon States 
  that do not give full faith and credit to the protective orders of 
                             other States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 1997

 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose a penalty upon States 
  that do not give full faith and credit to the protective orders of 
                             other States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

    Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Formula Grant Reduction for Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) Reduction.--The Attorney General shall reduce by 10 
        percent (for redistribution to other participating States that 
        comply with subsections (a) and (b)) the amount a State would 
        receive under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 if such State fails 
        to comply with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b).
            ``(2) Effective Date.--The Attorney General may begin to 
        reduce funds described in paragraph (1) on the first day of 
        each fiscal year succeeding the first fiscal year beginning 
        after the date of the enactment of this subsection.''.
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