PROHIBITING DATING VIOLENCE.

SEC. 116. PROHIBITING DATING VIOLENCE. (a) In General.—Section 2261(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1), striking “or intimate partner” and inserting “, intimate partner, or dating partner”; and (2) in paragraph (2), striking “or intimate partner” and inserting “, intimate partner, or dating partner”. (b) Definition.—Section 2266 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 119 STAT. 2989 “(10) Dating partner.—The term ‘dating partner’ refers to a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the abuser and the existence of such a relationship based on a consideration of—“(A) the length of the relationship; and “(B) the type of relationship; and “(C) the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.”.