,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjac ,mr4   
,turn] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,&rews7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect ! *ild cu/ody rights
 ( deploy$ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,protection ( *ild   
cu/ody arrangem5ts = p>5ts :o are memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,*ild cu/ody      
protection ,title ,,ii ( ! ,s]vicememb]s
 ,civil ,relief ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
,app4 #eba et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new section3  #bjh4 ,*ild
 cu/ody protection  7a7 ,re/riction on  
tempor>y cu/ody ord] ,if a c\rt r5d]s a 
tempor>y ord] = cu/odial responsibility 
= a *ild bas$ solely on a deploym5t or  
anticipat$ deploym5t ( a p>5t :o is a   
s]vicememb]1 !n ! c\rt %all require t1  
^u ! return ( ! s]vicememb] f deploym5t1
 ! cu/ody ord] t 0 9 effect imm$iately  
prec$+ ! tempor>y ord] %all be re9/at$1 
unless ! c\rt f9ds t su* a re9/atem5t is

 n 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! *ild1 except t any
 su* f9d+ %all be subject to subsection 
7b74  7b7 ,limitation on consid]ation ( 
memb]'s deploym5t 9 det]m9ation (       
,*ild's ,be/ ,int]e/ ,if a motion or a  
petition is fil$ seek+ a p]man5t ord] to
 modify ! cu/ody ( ! *ild ( a           
s]vicememb]1 no c\rt may consid] !      
abs5ce ( ! s]vicememb] by reason (      
deploym5t1 or ! possibility ( deploym5t1
 z ! sole factor 9 det]m9+ ! be/ int]e/ 
( ! *ild4  7c7 ,no ,f$]al jurisdiction  
or "r ( action or removal ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all create a ,f$]al "r ( action
 or o!rwise give rise to ,f$]al         
jurisdiction or create a "r ( removal4  
7d7 ,preemption ,9 any case :]e ,/ate   
law applicable to a *ild cu/ody proce$+ 
involv+ a tempor>y ord] z contemplat$ 9 
?is section provides a high] /&>d (     
protection to ! rights ( ! p>5t :o is a 
deploy+ s]vicememb] ?an ! rights provid$
 "u ?is section ) respect to su*        
tempor>y ord]1 ! appropriate c\rt %all  
apply ! high] ,/ate /&>d4  7e7          

,deploym5t ,def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
deploym5t means ! movem5t or            
mobilization ( a s]vicememb] to a       
location = a p]iod ( long] ?an #fj days 
& n long] ?an #edj days pursuant to     
tempor>y or p]man5t (ficial ord]s--     
7#a7 t are designat$ z unaccompani$2    
7#b7 = :i* dep5d5t travel is n au?oriz$2
 or  7#c7 t o!rwise d n p]mit ! movem5t 
( family memb]s to t location4  4  7b7  
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9   
section #a7;b7 ( su* ,act is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ( ! items relat+ to title 
,,ii ! foll[+ new item3  #bjh4 ,*ild    
cu/ody protection4  4