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[H.R. 2974 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 265
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2974

                          [Report No. 104-548]

 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
    provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child 
                                victims.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 1996

 Mr. Chrysler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 1, 1996

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
Skeen, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gene 
Green of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastert, and 
                              Mr. Solomon

                              May 1, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
    provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child 
                                victims.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Crimes Against Children and 
Elderly Persons Increased Punishment Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 240002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 240002. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE 
              VICTIMS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide a sentencing 
enhancement of not less than 5 levels above the offense level otherwise 
provided for a crime of violence, if the crime of violence is against a 
child or elderly person.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the term `crime of violence' means an 
        offense under section 113, 114, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1117, 2111, 
        2241, 2242, or 2244 of title 18, United States Code;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) the term `child' means a person who is 11 
        years of age, or younger; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `elderly person' means a person who 
        is 65 years of age or older.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Crimes Against Children and Elderly 
Persons Increased Punishment Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS.

    Section 240002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 240002. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR VULNERABLE VICTIMS.

    ``(a) In General.--The United States Sentencing Commission shall 
amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide a sentencing 
enhancement of not less than 5 levels above the offense level otherwise 
provided for a crime of violence, if the crime of violence is against a 
child, elderly person, or other vulnerable person.
    ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) the term `crime of violence' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code;
            ``(2) the term `child' means a person who is 14 years of 
        age, or younger;
            ``(3) the term `elderly person' means a person who is 65 
        years of age or older; and
            ``(4) the term `vulnerable person' means a person whom the 
        defendant knew or should have known was unusually vulnerable 
        due to age, physical or mental condition, or otherwise 
        particularly susceptible to the criminal conduct.''.
                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 265

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2974

                          [Report No. 104-548]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
    provide enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly and child 
                                victims.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 1, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed