[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4827 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 548
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4827
[Report No. 106-913]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry by false
pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United
States or secure area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine
and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 12, 2000
Mr. Horn (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barcia, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cook,
Mr. Clement, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mrs.
Myrick, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Visclosky)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
September 28, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. Inslee, Mr. Kuykendall, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Bereuter, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Camp
September 28, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July
12, 2000]
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry by false
pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United
States or secure area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine
and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and
for other purposes.
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 ``Enhanced Federal Security Act of
2000''.
SEC. 2. ENTRY BY FALSE PRETENSES TO ANY REAL PROPERTY, VESSEL, OR
AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SECURE AREA OF AIRPORT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or
aircraft of the United States or secure area of any
airport
``(a) Whoever, by any fraud or false pretense, enters or attempts
to enter--
``(1) any real property belonging in whole or in part to,
or leased by, the United States;
``(2) any vessel or aircraft belonging in whole or in part
to, or leased by, the United States; or
``(3) any secure area of any airport;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
``(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) of this
section is--
``(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more
than five years, or both, if the offense is committed with the
intent to commit a felony; or
``(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more
than six months, or both, in any other case.
``(c) As used in this section--
``(1) the term `secure area' means an area access to which
is restricted by the airport authority or a public agency; and
``(2) the term `airport' has the meaning given such term in
section 47102 of title 49.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or
aircraft of the United States or secure
area of any airport.''.
SEC. 3. POLICE BADGES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 716. Police badges
``(a) Whoever--
``(1) knowingly transfers, transports, or receives, in
interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police badge;
``(2) knowingly transfers, in interstate or foreign
commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual, knowing that
such individual is not authorized to possess it under the law
of the place in which the badge is the official badge of the
police;
``(3) knowingly receives a genuine police badge in a
transfer prohibited by paragraph (2); or
``(4) being a person not authorized to possess a genuine
police badge under the law of the place in which the badge is
the official badge of the police, knowingly transports that
badge in interstate or foreign commerce;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months,
or both.
``(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
badge is used or is intended to be used exclusively--
``(1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit;
``(2) for decorative purposes;
``(3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a theatrical,
film, or television production; or
``(4) for any other recreational purpose.
``(c) As used in this section--
``(1) the term `genuine police badge' means an official
badge issued by public authority to identify an individual as a
law enforcement officer having police powers; and
``(2) the term `counterfeit police badge' means an item
that so resembles a police badge that it would deceive an
ordinary individual into believing it was a genuine police
badge.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``716. Police badges.''.
Union Calendar No. 548
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4827
[Report No. 106-913]
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry by false
pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United
States or secure area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine
and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and
for other purposes.
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September 28, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed