108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 456
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment
for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 29, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment
for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Two Strikes and You're Out Comprehensive Consequences
for Child Molesters Act'.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT SEX OFFENDERS AGAINST CHILDREN.
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
`(e) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEATED SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN-
`(1) IN GENERAL- A person who is convicted of a Federal sex offense in which
a minor is the victim shall be sentenced to life imprisonment if the person
has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless the sentence
of death is imposed.
`(2) DEFINITIONS- For the purposes of this subsection--
`(A) the term `Federal sex offense' means--
`(i) an offense under section 2241 (relating to aggravated sexual abuse),
2242 (relating to sexual abuse), 2243(a) (relating to sexual abuse of
a minor), 2244(a)(1) or (2) (relating to abusive sexual contact), 2245
(relating to sexual abuse resulting in death), or 2251A (relating to
selling or buying of children); or
`(ii) an offense under section 2423(a) (relating to transportation of
minors) involving prostitution or sexual activity constituting a State
sex offense;
`(B) the term `State sex offense' means an offense under State law that
consists of conduct that would be a Federal sex offense if, to the extent
or in the manner specified in the applicable provision of this title--
`(i) the offense involved interstate or foreign commerce, or the use
of the mails; or
`(ii) the conduct occurred in any commonwealth, territory, or possession
of the United States, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
of the United States, in a Federal prison, on any land or building owned
by, leased to, or otherwise used by or under the control of the Government
of the United States, or in the Indian country (as defined in section
1151);
`(C) the term `prior sex conviction' means a conviction for which the
sentence was imposed before the conduct occurred constituting the subsequent
Federal sex offense, and which was for a Federal sex offense or a State
sex offense;
`(D) the term `minor' means an individual who has not attained the age
of 17 years; and
`(E) the term `State' has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(2).'.
SEC. 3. SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM FOR SEX OFFENDERS.
Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`(k) SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS FOR SEX OFFENDERS- Notwithstanding subsection
(b), the authorized term of supervised release for any offense under section
1201 involving a victim who has not attained the age of 18 years, and for
any offense under chapter 109A, 110, or 117 or section 1591, is any term of
years or life.'.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Sections 2247 and 2426 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by
inserting `, unless section 3559(e) applies' before the final period.
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