[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3597 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3597

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for 
 possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a felony crime of 
violence or drug trafficking crime, and to require juveniles age 14 or 
      older who so possess or use a firearm to be tried as adults.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2000

  Mr. Rogan 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 increase the penalties for 
 possessing or using a firearm in the commission of a felony crime of 
violence or drug trafficking crime, and to require juveniles age 14 or 
      older who so possess or use a firearm to be tried as adults.

    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 ``10-20-Life Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR POSSESSING OR USING A FIREARM IN THE 
              COMMISSION OF A FELONY CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR DRUG 
              TRAFFICKING CRIME; CERTAIN JUVENILE OFFENDERS TO BE TRIED 
              AS ADULTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 924(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``5'' and inserting ``10'';
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``7 years; and'' and 
        inserting ``10 years;'';
            (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``10 years.'' and 
        inserting ``20 years; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(iv) if the firearm is discharged and an individual is 
        injured by the discharge, be sentenced to imprisonment for life 
        or for any term of not less than 25 years.''.
    (b) Juvenile Offenders 14 or Older To Be Tried as Adults.--Section 
5031 of such title is amended by inserting ``, except that such term 
shall not include the violation of section 924(c) committed by a person 
on or after his fourteenth birthday'' before the period.
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