[105th Congress Public Law 374]
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Public Law 105-374
105th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement 
                 of child custody and visitation orders.

<<NOTE: Nov. 12, 1998 -  [H.R. 4164]>>     Be it enacted by the Senate 
and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress 
assembled,

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''.

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    (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.''.

    Approved November 12, 1998.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4164:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
            July 14, considered and passed House.
            Oct. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. House 
                concurred in Senate amendment.

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