[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 2099 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 674
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2099

       To provide for enhanced Federal sentencing guidelines for 
            counterfeiting offenses, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 1998

 Mr. Campbell (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, and Mr. Faircloth) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

                Reported by Mr. Hatch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
       To provide for enhanced Federal sentencing guidelines for 
            counterfeiting offenses, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR COUNTERFEITING 
              OFFENSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the 
Federal sentencing guidelines to provide--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a sentencing enhancement of not less than 2 
        levels, with respect to the base level for offenses involving 
        counterfeit bearer obligations of the United States, as 
        described in section 2B5.1 of the Federal sentencing 
        guidelines; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an additional sentencing enhancement of not 
        less than 2 levels, with respect to any offense described in 
        paragraph (1) that involves the use of a computer printer or a 
        color photocopying machine.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. COUNTERFEITING OFFENSES.

    (a) Amendment of Federal Sentencing Guidelines.--The United States 
Sentencing Commission shall amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
provide--
            (1) a sentencing enhancement of not less than 2 levels, 
        with respect to the base level for offenses involving 
        counterfeit bearer obligations of the United States, as 
        described in section 2B5.1 of the Federal sentencing 
        guidelines; and
            (2) an additional sentencing enhancement of not less than 2 
        levels, with respect to any offense described in paragraph (1) 
        that involves the use of a computer printer or a color 
        photocopying machine.
    (b) Establishment of Attempt Offense.--Section 471 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or attempts to falsely 
make, forge, counterfeit, or alter,'' after ``or alters''.




                                                       Calendar No. 674

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2099

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                                 A BILL

       To provide for enhanced Federal sentencing guidelines for 
            counterfeiting offenses, and for other purposes.

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            October 1 (legislative day, September 29), 1998

                       Reported with an amendment