,,ic  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of       
,,representatives  ,october #bi1        
#bjai,referred to the ,committee on the 
,judiciary  ,,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  ,passed  
the ,senate ,october #bh1 #bjai4;,julie 
,e4 ,adams1,secretary