[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2122 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2122

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for 
             certain offenses where the victim is a child.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 1997

  Mr. Franks of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
Frost, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Brady, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 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 increase penalties for 
             certain offenses where the victim is a child.

    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 ``Joan's Law Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DEATH OR LIFE IN PRISON FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES WHOSE VICTIMS ARE 
              CHILDREN.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Death or Imprisonment for Crimes Against Children.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is convicted 
of a Federal offense that is a serious violent felony (as defined in 
subsection (c)) or a violation of section 2251 shall, unless the 
sentence of death is imposed, be sentenced to imprisonment for life, if 
the victim of the offense is under 14 years of age and the victim dies 
as a result of the offense.''.
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