[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 439 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 439

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty enhancement 
             for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Zimmer 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 a penalty enhancement 
             for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses.

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

SECTION 1. OFFENSE.

    Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``Sec. 21. Use of children in Federal offenses
    ``(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, whoever, being at least 
18 years of age, uses a child to commit a Federal offense, or to assist 
in avoiding detection or apprehension for a Federal offense, shall--
            ``(1) after a previous conviction under this subsection has 
        become final, be subject to 3 times the maximum imprisonment 
        and 3 times the maximum fine otherwise provided for the Federal 
        offense in which the child is used; and
            ``(2) in any other case, be subject to 2 times the maximum 
        imprisonment and 2 times the maximum fine for such offense.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `child' means a person who is under 18 years 
        of age; and
            ``(2) the term `uses' means employs, hires, uses, 
        persuades, induces, entices, or coerces.''.

SEC. 2. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

    The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item:

``21. Use of children in Federal offenses.''.

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