118 S3629 : Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act U.S. Senate 2024-01-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3629IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 18, 2024Mr. Rubio (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among Federal, State, and military convictions, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act.

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Amendments

Title 18 of the United States Code is amended—(1)in section 2241(c), in the second sentence, by inserting “or an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after State offense;(2)in section 2251(e), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” each place it appears and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;(3)in section 2252(b)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”; and(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;(4)in section 2252A(b)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”; and(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”;(5)in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting or the Uniform Code of Military Justice after State law; and(6)in section 3559(e)(2)—(A)in subparagraph (B)—(i)by striking State sex offense and inserting State or Military sex offense; and(ii)by inserting or the Uniform Code of Military Justice after State law; and(B)in subparagraph (C), by inserting or Military after State.