[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4477 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4477

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to crimes involving 
             the transportation of persons and sex tourism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2002

   Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Smith of Texas) 
 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, with respect to crimes involving 
             the transportation of persons and sex tourism.

    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 ``Sex Tourism Prohibition Improvement 
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. SECTION 2423 AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Travel With Intent To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.--A 
person who travels in interstate commerce or travels into the United 
States, or a United States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States who travels in foreign commerce, for the 
purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct with another person 
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, 
or both.
    ``(c) Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places.--Any 
United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence who 
travels in foreign commerce, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct 
with another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 15 years, or both.
    ``(d) Ancillary Offenses.--Whoever arranges, induces, procures, or 
facilitates the travel of a person knowing that such a person is 
traveling in interstate commerce or foreign commerce for the purpose of 
engaging in illicit sexual conduct shall be fined under this title, 
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
    ``(e) Attempt and Conspiracy.--Whoever attempts or conspires to 
violate subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be punishable in the 
same manner as a completed violation of that subsection.
    ``(f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `illicit 
sexual conduct' means a sexual act (as defined in section 2246) with a 
person that would be in violation of chapter 109A if the sexual act 
occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States or any commercial sex act (as defined in section 1591), 
with a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2423(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``or attempts to do so''.
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