Engrossed Amendment Senate

[Congressional Bills 105th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4164 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)] In the Senate of the United States, October 21 (legislative day, October 2), 1998. Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4164) entitled ``An Act to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the enforcement of child custody and visitation orders.'', do pass with the following AMENDMENT: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. CHILD CUSTODY.

SECTION 1. CHILD CUSTODY. (a) Section 1738A(a).--Section 1738A(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (f) of this section, any child custody determination'' and inserting ``subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this section, any custody determination or visitation determination''. (b) Section 1738A(b)(2).--Section 1738A(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or grandparent'' after ``parent''. (c) Section 1738A(b)(3).--Section 1738A(b)(3) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or visitation'' after ``for the custody''. (d) Section 1738A(b)(5).--Section 1738A(b)(5) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' each place it occurs and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''. (e) Section 1738A(b)(9).--Section 1738A(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding after paragraph (8) the following: ``(9) `visitation determination' means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the visitation of a child and includes permanent and temporary orders and initial orders and modifications.''. (f) Section 1738A(c).--Section 1738A(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''. (g) Section 1738A(c)(2)(D).--Section 1738A(c)(2)(D) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding ``or visitation'' after ``determine the custody''. (h) Section 1738A(d).--Section 1738A(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''. (i) Section 1738A(e).--Section 1738A(e) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''. (j) Section 1738A(g).--Section 1738A(g) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking ``custody determination'' and inserting ``custody or visitation determination''. (k) Section 1738A(h).--Section 1738A of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) A court of a State may not modify a visitation determination made by a court of another State unless the court of the other State no longer has jurisdiction to modify such determination or has declined to exercise jurisdiction to modify such determination.''. Attest: Secretary. 105th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4164 _______________________________________________________________________ AMENDMENT