[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3547 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3547

 To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the provisions 
               respecting forfeiture for alien smuggling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2000

Mrs. Meek of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the provisions 
               respecting forfeiture for alien smuggling.

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

SECTION 1. FORFEITURE FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING.

    Section 981(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(G)(i) Any conveyance, including any vessel, vehicle, or 
        aircraft which has been used or is being used in commission of 
        a violation of section 274(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)); and
            ``(ii) Any property, real or personal that--
                    ``(I) constitutes, is derived from, or is traceable 
                to the proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from 
                the commission of a violation of section 274(a) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)); or
                    ``(II) is used to facilitate, or is intended to be 
                used to facilitate, the commission of a violation of 
                such section.''.
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