[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CHILD CUSTODY LEGISLATION

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                  HATCH (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 3837

  Mr. LOTT (for Mr. Hatch for himself and Mr. Biden) proposed an 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 4164) to amend title 28, United States 
Code, with respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation 
orders; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. CHILD CUSTODY.

       (a) Section 1738A(a).--Section 1738A(a) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (f) of this 
     section, any child custody determination'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this section, any custody 
     determination or visitation determination''.
       (b) Section 1738A(b)(2).--Section 1738A(b)(2) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 
     grandparent'' after ``parent''.
       (c) Section 1738A(b)(3).--Section 1738A(b)(3) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``or visitation'' 
     after ``for the custody''.
       (d) Section 1738A(b)(5).--Section 1738A(b)(5) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody 
     determination'' each place it occurs and inserting ``custody 
     or visitation determination''.
       (e) Section 1738A(b)(9).--Section 1738A(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (8) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding after 
     paragraph (8) the following:
       ``(9) `visitation determination' means a judgment, decree, 
     or other order of a court providing for the visitation of a 
     child and includes permanent and temporary orders and initial 
     orders and modifications.''.
       (f) Section 1738A(c).--Section 1738A(c) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (g) Section 1738A(c)(2)(D).--Section 1738A(c)(2)(D) of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding ``or 
     visitation'' after ``determine the custody''.
       (h) Section 1738A(d).--Section 1738A(d) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (i) Section 1738A(e).--Section 1738A(e) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (j) Section 1738A(g).--Section 1738A(g) of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' 
     and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''.
       (k) Section 1738A(h).--Section 1738A of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) A court of a State may not modify a visitation 
     determination made by a court of another State unless the 
     court of the other State no longer has jurisdiction to modify 
     such determination or has declined to exercise jurisdiction 
     to modify such determination.''.

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