Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017”.
Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017
AN ACT
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include State crimes of violence as grounds for an enhanced penalty when sex offenders fail to register or report certain information as required by Federal law, to include prior military offenses for purposes of recidivist sentencing provisions, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Failure of sex offenders to register
Section 2250(d) of title 18, United State Code, is amended—
by inserting after “Federal law (including the Uniform Code of Military Justice),” the following: “State law,”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Definition—In this section, the term “crime of violence” has the meaning given such term in section 16.”
Sec. 3 Prior military offenses included for purposes of recidivist sentencing provisions
Aggravated sexual abuse— Section 2241(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “State offense” the following: “or an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice”.
Sexual exploitation of children— Section 2251(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” each place it appears and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”.
Certain activities relating to material involving the sexual exploitation of minors— Section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (b)(1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or ”; and
in subsection (b)(2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”.
Certain activities relating to material constituting or containing child pornography— Section 2252A of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (b)(1), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”; and
in subsection (b)(2), by striking “section 920 of title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or under” and inserting “the Uniform Code of Military Justice or”.
Repeat offenders— Section 2426(b)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after “State law” the following: “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice”.
in subsection (e)(2)(B)—
by striking “State sex offense” and inserting “State or Military sex offense”; and
by inserting after “under State law” the following: “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice”; and
in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after “State” the following: “or Military”.