,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #e1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,poe of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 and
 ,mr4 ,deutch7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to strengthen enforcement of     
spousal court-ordered property          
distributions1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,jane's ,law4  #b4 ,spousal     
obligations  7a7 ,in ,general ,chapter  
#aa;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #bbh;,a4 ,failure to pay
 legal spousal court-ordered property   
distribution  7a7 ,offense ,whoever     
knowingly1 travels in interstate or     
foreign commerce1 with the intent to    
evade compliance with a court ordered   
property distribution as part of a      
separation or divorce settlement        

involving more than #e1jjj1 with respect
 to a spouse or former spouse1 shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned for
 not more than two years or both4  7b7  
,mandatory ,restitution ,upon a         
conviction under this section1 the court
 shall order restitution under section  
#cffc;,a in an amount equal to the total
 unpaid property distribution4  7c7     
,definition ,the term court ordered     
property distribution means any amount  
determined under a court order pursuant 
to the law of a ,state or of an ,indian 
tribe to be due from a spouse or former 
spouse as an equitable or other         
distribution to a spouse or former      
spouse of assets in connection with a   
separation or divorce4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendments  7#a7 ,table of sections    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #aa;,a of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3         
#bbh;,a4 ,failure to pay legal spousal  
obligations4  4  7#b7 ,table of chapters

 ,the item in the table of chapters for 
part ,i of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 relating to chapter #aa;,a is    
amended to read as follows3             
#aa;,a4,child support and spousal       
obligations#bbh  4