[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 792 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 792

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent Federal prisoners 
  from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting 
                        ability while in prison.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 1997

 Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Herger, Ms. Molinari, 
 Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Ney, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Foley) 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 prevent Federal prisoners 
  from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting 
                        ability while in prison.

    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 ``Prison Security Enhancement Act of 
1997''.

SEC. 2. PRISON SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited
    ``The Bureau of Prisons shall take care that--
            ``(1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any 
        activities designed to increase their physical strength or 
        their fighting ability; and
            ``(2) that all equipment designed for this purpose be 
        removed from Federal correctional facilities.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited.''.
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