[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2601 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2601

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the 
    enticement of children which interferes with parental authority.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2001

  Mr. Putnam 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 provide penalties for the 
    enticement of children which interferes with parental authority.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Rights Protection Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. ENTICEMENT OF CHILDREN INTERFERING WITH PARENTAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after chapter 77 the following:

                ``CHAPTER 78--PARENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION

``Sec.
``1601. Enticement.
``Sec. 1601. Enticement
    ``(a) Whoever, having attained the age of 18 years, through the 
mails or any instrumentality of communication that is in or affects 
interstate or foreign commerce, intentionally entices a child to run 
away from home and thereby interferes with the parental rights of 
another person, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `child' means a person who 
has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning of 
part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 77 the following new item:

``78. Parental Rights Protection............................    1601''.
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