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On the recordApril 22, 2015
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided under certain formula grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape) At the appropriate place, insert the following: TITLE __--RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Rape Survivor Child Custody Act''. SEC. __02. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Covered formula grant.--The term ``covered formula grant'' means a grant under-- (A) part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ``STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program''); or (B) section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g) (commonly referred to as the ``Sexual Assault Services Program''). (2) Termination.-- (A) In general.--The term ``termination'' means, when used with respect to parental rights, a complete and final termination of the parent's right to custody of, guardianship of, visitation with, access to, and inheritance from a child.…
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio
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Apr 22, 2015

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