[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4862 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4862

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that sexual predators 
  on release start treatment and remain in treatment and incarcerated 
     until cured or determined no longer to be a threat to society.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2002

   Mr. Udall of New Mexico 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 provide that sexual predators 
  on release start treatment and remain in treatment and incarcerated 
     until cured or determined no longer to be a threat to society.

    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 ``Violent Sexual Predator Treatment 
and Incarceration Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT FOR RELEASED SEXUAL PREDATORS.

    Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Treatment of Sexual Predators.--
            ``(1)  Generally.--A prisoner who is being released from a 
        sentence of imprisonment for a sex offense in which a minor was 
        the victim shall be committed to an appropriate institution for 
        treatment at the time of release and remain in treatment until 
        cured or determined no longer to be a threat to society.
            ``(2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        `sex offense' means--
                    ``(A) an offense under section 2241 (relating to 
                aggravated sexual abuse), 2242 (relating to sexual 
                abuse), 2243(a) (relating to sexual abuse of a minor), 
                2244(a)(1) or (2) (relating to abusive sexual contact), 
                2245 (relating to sexual abuse resulting in death), or 
                2251A (relating to selling or buying of children); or
                    ``(B) an offense under section 2423(a) (relating to 
                transportation of minors) involving prostitution or 
                sexual activity constituting a State sex offense.
            ``(3) Application to Indian Tribes.--This subsection does 
        not apply with respect to any person subject to the criminal 
        jurisdiction of an Indian tribal government, unless the 
        governing body of the tribe has elected that this subsection 
        have effect over land and persons subject to its criminal 
        jurisdiction.''.
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