[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4450 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4450

To amend title 18, United States Code, to federalize the crime of child 
                              molestation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 1994

 Mr. Reynolds 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 federalize the crime of child 
                              molestation.

    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 ``Lock Out Child Crime Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. CHILD MOLESTATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2259. Child molestation
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly engages in child molestation where the 
child molested is 5 years or more younger than the person so engaging, 
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years 
and may be imprisoned for any greater term of years or for life.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `child molestation' means a 
sexual act or sexual contact, as those terms are defined for the 
purposes of chapter 109A of this title, with an individual who has not 
attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``2259. Child molestation.''.

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