[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 113-104
113th Congress

An Act


 
To require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for
certain child abusers, 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 ``Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and
again 3 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish and submit
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate a report on
the penalties for violations of laws prohibiting child abuse in each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the
United States, including whether the laws of that State, District, or
territory provides for enhanced penalties when the victim has suffered
serious bodily injury, or permanent or protracted loss or impairment of
any mental or emotional function.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PREDICATE FOR INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN
DOMESTIC ASSAULTS.

Section 117(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``, or against a child of or in the care of the person
committing the domestic assault'' after ``intimate partner''.

Approved May 20, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3627:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-286 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 159 (2013):
Dec. 9, considered and passed House.
Vol. 160 (2014):
May 7, considered and passed Senate.