,one ,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress of   
the ,united ,states of ,america  #b;d   
,session ,begun and held at the ,city of
 ,washington on ,friday1 the third day  
of ,january1 two thousand and twenty ,s4
 #acd  ,,an ,,act  ,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  7a7 ,in       
general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 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  7b7         
,limitation ,subsection 7a7 shall not   

apply to a person who violates section  
#bbfa;,a if-- 7#a7 the person is subject
 to a sentence under section            
#bbfa7;b77#e72 and  7#b7 7,a7 the person
 is under the age of #ah at the time the
 offense occurred2 or  7,b7 the victim  
of the offense is not less than #ae nor 
more than #ag years of age and not more 
than #c years younger than the person   
who committed the offense at the time   
the offense occurred4  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 #bbfa;,a 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking section #bbfa7;b7 of
 this title and inserting section       
#bbfa7;b7 or section #bbfa;,b1 as the   
case may be4  #c4 ,report on best       
practices regarding enforcement of      

anti-stalking laws ,not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
submit a report to ,congress1 which     
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  ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives  ,vice
 ,president of the ,united ,states and  
,president of the ,senate