[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3327 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3327

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect domestic and foreign 
    tourists and other travelers in interstate and foreign commerce.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 1993

Mr. Abercrombie (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Bacchus of Florida) 
 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 protect domestic and foreign 
    tourists and other travelers in interstate and foreign commerce.

    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 ``Traveler Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after chapter 89 the following:

                 ``CHAPTER 90--PROTECTION OF TRAVELERS

``Sec.
``1831. Crimes of violence directed against travelers.

``Sec. 1831. Crimes of violence directed against travelers
    ``(a) Whoever engages in conduct that--
            ``(1) is a crime of violence in the State where the conduct 
        occurs; and
            ``(2) is directed at a victim who is an individual not 
        domociled in that State;
shall be guilty of a like offense against the United States and subject 
to a like punishment in a Federal prosecution.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `State' includes Puerto 
Rico, the District of Columbia, and any other territory or possession 
of the United States.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 89 the following new item:

``90. Protection of Travelers...............................    1831''.

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