HR 5652
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5652
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to make certain
changes in the Sentencing Guidelines as they affect certain human trafficking
offenses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2008
Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the United States Sentencing Commission to make certain
changes in the Sentencing Guidelines as they affect certain human trafficking
offenses.
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 `Child Sexual Slavery Prevention Act of 2008'.
SEC. 2. DIRECTION TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall, pursuant to its authority under
section 994 of title 28, United States Code, amend the Federal sentencing
guidelines and policy statements so as to achieve the following:
(A) so as to increase the base levels in each of subsections (a)(1) and
(a)(2) by 4 levels;
(B) so as to add a special offense characteristic based on the age of
the victim if that age is under 18 years, and increase the base levels
by 6 for that characteristic; and
(C) so as to add a special offense characteristic increasing the penalties
by 4 levels if the intent of the defendant was to enslave the victim for
the purpose of sexual acts.
(A) so as to increase the base level in subsection (a)(3) by 8 levels;
(B) so as to add a special offense characteristic based on the age of
the victim if that age is under 18 years, and increase the base levels
by 6 for that characteristic; and
(C) so as to add a special offense characteristic increasing the penalties
by 6 levels if the intent of the defendant was to enslave the victim for
the purpose of sexual acts.
(3) In section 2G1.3, so as to increase all the base levels in subsection
(a) by 3 levels.
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