[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2080 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2080

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to transport maximum security 
  prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not classified to 
                   handle maximum security prisoners.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 1999

Mr. Traficant 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 transport maximum security 
  prisoners across State lines to prisons that are not classified to 
                   handle maximum security prisoners.

    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 ``Prisoner Transfer Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPORT OF MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1794. Transport of maximum security prisoners
    ``Whoever, knowing or having reason to know that an individual is a 
prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law, 
who is classified as a maximum security prisoner, knowingly transports 
that individual across a State line, other than to a prison or other 
facility classified as a maximum security prison or facility, shall be 
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1794. Transport of maximum security prisoners.''.
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