[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3302 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3302

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the penalties for 
              certain passport and visa related offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1993

   Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Solomon) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the penalties for 
              certain passport and visa related 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 ``Passport and Visa Offenses Penalties 
Improvement Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PASSPORT AND VISA OFFENSES PENALTIES IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 1541, by striking ``not more than $500 or 
        imprisoned not more than one year'' and inserting ``under this 
        title or imprisoned not more than 10 years'';
            (2) in each of sections 1542, 1543, and 1544, by striking 
        ``not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years'' 
        and inserting ``under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 
        years'';
            (3) in section 1545, by striking ``not more than $2,000 or 
        imprisoned not more than three years'' and inserting ``under 
        this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years'';
            (4) in section 1546(a), by striking ``five years'' and 
        inserting ``10 years'';
            (5) in section 1546(b), by striking ``in accordance with 
        this title, or imprisoned not more than two years'' and 
        inserting ``under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 
        years''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1547. Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the maximum 
term of imprisonment that may be imposed for an offense under this 
chapter (other than an offense under section 1545)--
            ``(1) if committed to facilitate a drug trafficking crime 
        (as defined in 929(a) of this title) is 15 years; and
            ``(2) if committed to facilitate an act of international 
        terrorism (as defined in section 2331 of this title) is 20 
        years.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 75 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1547. Alternative imprisonment maximum for certain offenses.''.
    (c) Asset Forfeiture.--Section 981(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
            ``(G) Any property used in committing an offense under 
        section 1543 or 1546 of this title or for which the maximum 
        authorized imprisonment is set by section 1547 of this 
        title.''.

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