,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bb         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,portman 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 prohibit taking minors
 across ,state lines in circumvention of
 laws requiring the involvement of      
parents in abortion decisions4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,child ,custody ,protection ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,transportation of minors in
 circumvention of certain laws relating 
to abortion  7a7 ,in general ,title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
inserting after chapter #aag the        
following3  #aag;,a ,transportation of  
minors in circumvention of certain laws 
relating to abortion  ,sec4 #bdca4      
,transportation of minors in            
circumvention of certain laws relating  
to abortion4 #bdcb4 ,transportation of  

minors in circumvention of certain laws 
relating to incest4  #bdca4             
,transportation of minors in            
circumvention of certain laws relating  
to abortion  7a7 ,definitions ,in this  
section--  7#a7 the term law requiring  
parental involvement in a minor's       
abortion decision means a law in force  
in the ,state in which a minor resides--
  7,a7 that requires1 before an abortion
 is performed on the minor--  7i7       
notification to1 or consent of1 a parent
 of the minor2 or  7ii7 judicial        
authorization from a ,state court2 and  
7,b7 that does not provide as an        
alternative to the requirements         
described in subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7   
notification to1 or consent of1 an      
individual who is not a parent of the   
minor2 or  7ii7 authorization from an   
entity that is not a ,state court2  7#b7
 the term parent means--  7,a7 a parent 
or guardian2  7,b7 a legal custodian2 or
  7,c7 an individual standing in loco   
parentis who has care and control of a  

minor1 with whom the minor regularly    
resides1 and who is designated by a law 
requiring parental involvement in the   
minor's abortion decision as an         
individual to whom notification1 or from
 whom consent1 is required2  7#c7 the   
term minor means an individual who is   
not older than the maximum age requiring
 parental notification or consent1 or   
judicial authorization from a ,state    
court1 under a law requiring parental   
involvement in a minor's abortion       
decision2 and  7#d7 the term ,state     
includes the ,district of ,columbia and 
any commonwealth1 possession1 or other  
territory of the ,united ,states4  7b7  
,offense  7#a7 ,generally ,except as    
provided in subsection 7c71 whoever     
knowingly transports a minor across a   
,state line1 with the intent that the   
minor obtain an abortion1 and thereby in
 fact abridges the right of a parent of 
the minor under a law requiring parental
 involvement in a minor's abortion      
decision1 shall be fined under this     

title or imprisoned not more than #a    
year1 or both4  7#b7 ,definition ,for   
purposes of this subsection1 an         
abridgement of the right of a parent of 
a minor occurs if an abortion is        
performed on the minor1 in a ,state     
other than the ,state in which the minor
 resides1 without the parental consent  
or notification1 or the judicial        
authorization1 that would have been     
required under a law requiring parental 
involvement in a minor's abortion       
decision1 had the abortion been         
performed in the ,state where the minor 
resides4  7c7 ,exceptions  7#a7         
,life-endangering conditions ,the       
prohibition under subsection 7b7 shall  
not apply in the case of an abortion    
that is necessary to save the life of a 
minor because her life is endangered by 
a physical disorder1 physical injury1 or
 physical illness1 including a          
life-endangering physical condition     
caused by or arising from the pregnancy 
itself4  7#b7 ,minors and parents ,a    

minor transported in violation of this  
section1 and any parent of the minor1   
may not be prosecuted or sued for a     
violation of this section1 a conspiracy 
to violate this section1 or an offense  
under section #b or #c based on a       
violation of this section4  7d7         
,affirmative defense ,it is an          
affirmative defense to a prosecution for
 an offense1 or to a civil action1 based
 on a violation of this section that the
 defendant reasonably believed1 based on
 information the defendant obtained     
directly from a parent of the minor or  
other compelling facts1 that before the 
minor obtained the abortion1 the        
parental consent or notification1 or    
judicial authorization1 that would have 
been required under the law requiring   
parental involvement in a minor's       
abortion decision1 had the abortion been
 performed in the ,state where the minor
 resides1 took place4  7e7 ,civil action
 ,any parent who suffers harm from a    
violation of subsection 7b7 may obtain  

appropriate relief in a civil action1   
unless the parent has committed an act  
of incest with the minor who was        
transported in violation of subsection  
7b74  #bdcb4 ,transportation of minors  
in circumvention of certain laws        
relating to incest ,notwithstanding     
section #bdca7;c77#b71 whoever has      
committed an act of incest with a minor 
and knowingly transports the minor      
across a ,state line with the intent    
that the minor obtain an abortion1 shall
 be fined under this title or imprisoned
 not more than #a year1 or both4  4  7b7
 ,technical and conforming amendment    
,the table of chapters for part ,i of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to chapter #aag the following3 
#aag;,a4,transportation of minors in    
circumvention of certain laws relating  
to abortion#bdca4  4