,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4  
,poe of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,cohen1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1  
,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4
 ,nadler1 and ,mr4 ,costa7 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  

court-ordered property distribution4  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