,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bg1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kennedy7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect minors from premature waiver
 of their constitutional rights during a
 custodial interrogation1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,miranda
 ,rights for ,kids ,act4  #b4 ,waiver of
 ,miranda rights by a minor  7a7 ,in    
general ,chapter #bbc of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #cjea the       
following3  #ceja;,a4 ,custodial        
interrogation of a minor  7a7 ,waiver ,a
 minor who is subject to a custodial    
interrogation may only waive the        
privilege against self-incrimination or 
the right to assistance of legal counsel
 if-- 7#a7 the minor consults with legal
 counsel in person before such waiver2  

and  7#b7 the minor has contact with a  
parent or legal guardian in person1 by  
telephone1 or by video conference to    
receive consultation before such waiver4
  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply if-- 7#a7 custodial           
interrogation of a minor is necessary to
 gather information to protect life or  
property from an imminent threat2 and   
7#b7 the questions that were asked      
during the custodial interrogation were 
reasonably necessary to obtain such     
information4  7c7 ,assigned counsel     
7#a7 ,in general ,a minor who is subject
 to a custodial interrogation shall have
 the right to have the legal counsel    
assigned to the minor's case physically 
present during such interrogation4  7#b7
 ,violation ,in the case of custodial   
interrogation of a minor1 it shall be a 
violation of this subsection for the    
minor to be represented by any          
substitute counsel temporarily assigned 
to represent the minor4  7d7            
,inadmissible ,in any criminal          

prosecution brought by the ,united      
,states or by the ,district of          
,columbia1 any statement given by a     
minor during a custodial interrogation  
that does not comply with this section1 
and any evidence derived from that      
statement1 shall be inadmissible4  7e7  
,minor defined ,in this section1 the    
term minor means an individual who has  
not attained #ah years of age4  4  7b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #bbc of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ceja the following item3       
#ceja;,a4 ,custodial interrogation of a 
minor4  4