[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1552 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1552

 To amend title 18, United States Code, regarding false identification 
                               documents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 1995

 Mr. Chabot (for himself and Mr. Wynn) 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, regarding false identification 
                               documents.

    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 ``False Identification Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSE.

    Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``five'' and 
        inserting ``3''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``five'' and 
        inserting ``3''.

SEC. 3. REQUIRED VERIFICATION OF MAILED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1739. Verification of identification documents
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly sends through the mails, or, intending or 
knowing that it will be deposited for mailing, produces any unverified 
identification document that bears a birth date--
            ``(1) purporting to be that of the individual named in the 
        document; and
            ``(2) showing that individual to be 21 years of age or 
        older;
when in fact that individual has not attained the age of 21 years, 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or 
both.
    ``(b) As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `unverified', with respect to an 
        identification document, means that the sender has not 
        personally viewed a certification or other written 
        communication confirming the age of the individual to be 
        identified in the document from--
                    ``(A) a governmental entity within the United 
                States or any of its territories or possessions; or
                    ``(B) a duly licensed physician, hospital, medical 
                clinic within the United States; and
            ``(2) the term `identification document' means a card, 
        certificate, or paper intended to be used primarily to identify 
        an individual.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 83 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1739. Verification of identification documents.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3001(a) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``or 1738'' and inserting ``1738, 
or 1739''.
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