[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2890 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2890

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum 
  prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance 
               offenses by Federal officers or employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

Mr. Goodling (for himself and Mr. Gekas) 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 mandatory minimum 
  prison sentence for certain wiretapping or electronic surveillance 
               offenses by Federal officers or employees.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2511 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(6) If an officer or employee of the Federal Government, acting 
under color of that office or employment, commits an offense under this 
section, such officer or employee shall be sentenced to not less than 6 
months imprisonment and may be sentenced up to the maximum otherwise 
provided by law.''.
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