,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,kirk introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
fraudulent transfer of custody of       
unaccompanied alien children4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,combating ,fraudulent ,child       
,transfers ,act4  #b4 ,fraud in         
connection with the transfer of custody 
of unaccompanied alien children  7a7 ,in
 general ,chapter #dg of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ajda4
 ,fraud in connection with the transfer 
of custody of unaccompanied alien       
children  7a7 ,in general ,it shall be  
unlawful for a person to obtain custody 
of an unaccompanied alien child 7as     
defined in section #dfb7;g7 of the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77 if the person1 in   

connection with obtaining such custody--
 7#a7 7,a7 makes any materially false1  
fictitious1 or fraudulent statement or  
representation2 or  7,b7 makes or uses  
any false writing or document knowing   
the same to contain any materially      
false1 fictitious1 or fraudulent        
statement or entry2 and  7#b7 intends to
 subject the child to an offense under  
chapter #gg of this title 7relating to  
peonage1 slavery1 and trafficking in    
persons74  7b7 ,penalty ,any person who 
violates1 or attempts or conspires to   
violate1 this section shall be fined    
under this title and imprisoned for not 
more than #ae years4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #dg of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #ajdj
 the following3  #ajda4 ,fraud in       
connection with the transfer of custody 
of unaccompanied alien children4  4