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                                                  Union Calendar No. 88
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1862

                          [Report No. 115-139]

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of certain 
   definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2017

  Mrs. Roby introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 22, 2017

                     Additional sponsor: Ms. Tenney

                              May 22, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of certain 
   definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    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 ``Global Child Protection Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT.

    Section 2423(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a sexual act (as defined in section 2246) 
        with'' and inserting ``any conduct involving''; and
            (2) by striking ``if the sexual act'' and inserting ``if 
        the conduct''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF FEDERAL SEX OFFENSE.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``2244(a)(1)'' the following 
                ``or 2244(a)(5)'';
                    (B) by striking the ``or'' before ``2423(a)'';
                    (C) by striking ``into prostitution''; and
                    (D) by inserting ``or 2423(c) (relating to illicit 
                sexual conduct)'' before the semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``or 2423(a)'' and 
        inserting ``, 2423(a), or 2423(c)''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 88

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1862

                          [Report No. 115-139]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of certain 
   definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 22, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed