,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ba1 #bjac ,mr4  
,pitt5g] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit c]ta9  
grants "u ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion &   
,treatm5t ,act to ,/ates t d n provide =
 c]ta9 m9imal t]ms ( imprisonm5t = c]ta9
 *ild abus]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,kilah ,dav5port ,*ild ,protection ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices may n make a   
grant "u section #ajf or "u title ,,ii (
 ! ,*ild ,abuse ,prev5tion & ,treatm5t  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja et seq47 to a 
,/ate until ! date on :i* t ,/ate's laws
 provide = a crim9al puni%m5t includ+ a 
t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n less ?an #c1hjj   

days = any individual :o--  7#a7 is a   
p>5t or any o!r individual provid+ c>e  
to or sup]vision ( a *ild ( less ?an #af
 ye>s ( age2 &  7#b7 int5tionally--     
7,a7 inflicts any s]i\s bodily injury 7z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 section             
#acfe7;h77#c7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 on t *ild2 or  7,b7 commits an  
assault ^u t *ild :i* results 9--  7i7  
any s]i\s bodily injury 7z su* t]m is   
def9$ 9 section #acfe7;h77#c7 ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 to ! *ild2 or 
7ii7 p]man5t or protract$ loss or       
impairm5t ( any m5tal or emotional      
function ( ! *ild4  #c4 ,expansion (    
pr$icate = increas$ p5alties = c]ta9    
dome/ic assaults ,section #aag7;a77#a7 (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 or aga9/ ! *ild ( or 9
 ! c>e ( ! p]son committ+ ! dome/ic     
assault aft] intimate p>tn]4  #d4       
,effective date  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
provisions ( ?is ,act1 except z o!rwise 
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 %all take     
effect beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act4  7b7 ,exception ,section #b ( ?is
 ,act %all take effect beg9n+ on ! date 
t is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act4