,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #beif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,walsh introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 ,federal criminal penalties for        
interstate child endangerment4  #a4     
,interstate child endangerment  7a7 ,in 
general ,chapter #aaj;,a of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bbfa;,a the    
following3  #bbfa;,b4 ,interstate child 
endangerment  7a7 ,offenses  7#a7       
,travel or conduct of offender ,it shall
 be unlawful for any person who travels 
in interstate or foreign commerce or    
enters or leaves ,indian country or is  
present within the special maritime and 
territorial jurisdiction of the ,united 
,states to purposely1 knowingly1 or     
negligently cause substantial risk of   
death or serious bodily injury to a     

child by-- 7,a7 placing the child in the
 physical custody of another individual 
who the person knows has previously     
purposely or knowingly caused bodily    
injury to a child2 or  7,b7 operating a 
motor vehicle under the influence of    
alcohol or a controlled substance1 in   
violation of the law of the ,state in   
which the motor vehicle is being        
operated1 while the child is in the     
motor vehicle4  7#b7 ,causing travel of 
victim ,it shall be unlawful for any    
person to cause a child to travel in    
interstate or foreign commerce or to    
enter or leave ,indian country by force1
 coercion1 duress1 or fraud and in the  
course of1 as a result of1 or to        
facilitate such conduct or travel1 to   
commit or attempt to commit an offense  
under paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,penalties ,a
 person who commits an offense under    
subsection 7a7 shall be fined not more  
than #ej1jjj1 imprisoned for not more   
than #aj years1 or both4  7c7           
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the

 term child means an individual who has 
not attained #ad years of age2 and  7#b7
 the term controlled substances has the 
meaning given the term in section #ajb  
of the ,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  4  7b7 ,table of     
sections ,the table of section for      
chapter #aaj;,a of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#bbfa;,a the following3  #bbfa;,b4      
,interstate child endangerment4  4