[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 4477 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 315
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4477

                          [Report No. 107-525]

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

                             June 24, 2002

      Additional sponsors: Mr. Pickering, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Wamp

                             June 24, 2002

  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]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Tourism Prohibition 
Improvement Act of 2002''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. SECTION 2423 AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 2423 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2423(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``or attempts to do 
so''.</DELETED>

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 (1) 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 (2) any commercial sex act (as defined in section 
1591) with a person who the individual engaging in the commercial sex 
act, knows or should have known 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,''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 315

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4477

                          [Report No. 107-525]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 24, 2002

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed