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[S. 134 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.134

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty


                                 An Act


 
     To amend title 18, United States Code, with regard to stalking.

    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 ``Combat Online Predators Act''.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR STALKERS OF CHILDREN.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2261A the following:
``Sec. 2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), if the 
victim of an offense under section 2261A is under the age of 18 years, 
the maximum imprisonment for the offense is 5 years greater than the 
maximum term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense in 
section 2261.
    ``(b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who 
violates section 2261A if--
        ``(1) the person is subject to a sentence under section 
    2261(b)(5); and
        ``(2)(A) the person is under the age of 18 at the time the 
    offense occurred; or
        ``(B) the victim of the offense is not less than 15 nor more 
    than 17 years of age and not more than 3 years younger than the 
    person who committed the offense at the time the offense 
    occurred.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2261A the following new item:

``2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2261A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``section 2261(b) of this title'' and 
inserting ``section 2261(b) or section 2261B, as the case may be''.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-STALKING 
LAWS.
    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress, which shall--
        (1) include an evaluation of Federal, Tribal, State, and local 
    efforts to enforce laws relating to stalking; and
        (2) identify and describe those elements of such efforts that 
    constitute the best practices for the enforcement of such laws.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.