[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2523 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2523

  To amend section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, to authorize 
imposition of the death penalty if death results from a carjacking, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 1993

  Mr. Canady introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, to authorize 
imposition of the death penalty if death results from a carjacking, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FEDERAL PENALTIES FOR AUTOMOBILE ROBBERY.

    Section 2119 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 2119. Motor vehicles
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, `covered motor vehicle' means a 
motor vehicle that has been transported, shipped, or received in 
interstate or foreign commerce.
    ``(b) Offenses.--A person who, while in possession of a firearm (as 
defined in section 921) or other weapon or dangerous device--
            ``(1) intentionally strikes or otherwise makes physical 
        contact with a covered motor vehicle with a motor vehicle 
        operated by the person, with any other thing, or with any part 
        of the person's body, in one of the circumstances described in 
        subsection (c); or
            ``(2) takes a covered motor vehicle from the person or 
        presence of another by force and violence or by intimidation, 
        or attempts to do so,
shall be punished under subsection (d).
    ``(c) Circumstances in Which Offense Occurs.--The circumstances 
referred to in subsection (b)(1) are that--
            ``(1) the person makes the contact with the intent to 
        injure an occupant of the motor vehicle or to take or cause 
        damage to the motor vehicle or anything in the motor vehicle; 
        or
            ``(2) in the course of events immediately following the 
        contact, an occupant of the motor vehicle is injured or the 
        motor vehicle or anything in it is taken or damaged.
    ``(d) Penalties.--A person who violates subsection (b) shall--
            ``(1) be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
        15 years, or both;
            ``(2) if serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365) 
        results, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
        25 years, or both; and
            ``(3) if death results, be fined under this title or 
        imprisoned for any number of years up to life, or both, or 
        sentenced to death.''.

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