[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3494 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3494

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the doubling of 
   the imprisonment penalty for crimes committed against the elderly.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1993

  Mr. Franks of Connecticut 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 provide for the doubling of 
   the imprisonment penalty for crimes committed against the elderly.

    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 ``Let's Protect Our Seniors Act of 
1993''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CRIMES AGAINST ELDERLY.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3587. Special rule for crimes against the elderly
    ``If a victim of an offense for which imprisonment may be imposed 
is an individual who has attained the age of 65 years, the maximum term 
of imprisonment that may be imposed for that offense is double the 
amount established by law without regard to this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter D of chapter 227 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``3587. Special rule for crimes against the elderly.''.
    (c) Directions to Sentencing Commission.--The United States 
Sentencing Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines as 
necessary to provide that the length of imprisonment imposed for an 
offense against an individual who has attained the age of 65 years is 
double the length of imprisonment which would be imposed for the same 
offense if committed against an individual who has not attained the age 
of 65 years.

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