Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act”.
Parity for Child Exploitation Offenders Act
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to revise recidivist penalty provisions for child sexual exploitation offenses to uniformly account for prior military convictions, thereby ensuring parity among Federal, State, and military convictions, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Amendments
Title 18 of the United States Code is amended—
in section 2241(c), in the second sentence, by inserting “or an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after “State offense”;
in section 2251(e), 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”;
in section 2252(b)—
in paragraph (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 paragraph (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”;
in section 2252A(b)—
in paragraph (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 paragraph (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”;
in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after “State law”; and
in section 3559(e)(2)—
in subparagraph (B)—
by striking “State sex offense” and inserting “State or Military sex offense”; and
by inserting “or the Uniform Code of Military Justice” after “State law”; and
in subparagraph (C), by inserting “ or Military” after “State”.