,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #a1        
#bjag,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and 
,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 with regard to stalking4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,combat ,online ,predators ,act4
  #b4 ,enhanced penalty for stalkers of 
children  7a7 ,in general ,chapter      
#aaj;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
section #bbfa;,a the following3         
#bbfa;,b4 ,enhanced penalty for stalkers
 of children ,if the victim of an       
offense under section #bbfa;,a is under 
the age of #ah years1 the maximum       
imprisonment for the offense is #e years
 greater than the maximum term of       
imprisonment otherwise provided for that
 offense in section #bbfa4  4  7b7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       

sections at the beginning of chapter    
#aaj;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #bbfa;,a the  
following new item3  #bbfa;,b4 ,enhanced
 penalty for stalkers of children4  4   
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#bbfa7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by inserting or       
section #bbfb;,b1 as the case may be    
after provided in subsection 7b74  #c4  
,best practices regarding enforcement of
 anti-stalking laws to be included in   
annual report of the ,attorney ,general 
,in the annual report under section #ebi
 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1   
the ,attorney ,general shall--  7#a7    
include an evaluation of ,federal1      
tribal1 ,state1 and local efforts to    
enforce laws relating to stalking2 and  
7#b7 identify and describe those        
elements of such efforts that constitute
 the best practices for the enforcement 
of such laws4