[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3411 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3411

  To prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that 
would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing 
                               a firearm.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 30, 2003

    Mr. Emanuel (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Moore, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
 Crowley, Mr. Hoeffel, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Tauscher, 
Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Carson of Indiana, 
   Mr. McGovern, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. 
   Sanchez of California, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
 Gutierrez, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Clay, and Mr. 
  Kucinich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prevent any adult who, as a juvenile, committed an offense that 
would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult, from possessing 
                               a firearm.

    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 ``Juvenile Gun Crime Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Transfer Ban.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
        inserting ``; or'' ; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) has been found by a court to be guilty of an act, 
        committed as a juvenile, which if committed by an adult would 
        have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16).''.
    (b) Possession Ban.--Section 922(g) of such title--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
            (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) who has been found by a court to be guilty of an 
        act, committed as a juvenile, which if committed by an adult 
        would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 
        16),''.

SEC. 3. ENCOURAGEMENT FOR STATES TO PROVIDE TO NATIONAL INSTANT 
              CRIMINAL BAKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM INFORMATION RELATING TO 
              ACTS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THAT WOULD BE CRIMES OF 
              VIOLENCE IF COMMITTED BY AN ADULT.

    Section 102(c) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1988 
(42 U.S.C. 14601(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Individuals found guilty of an act of juvenile 
        delinquency that would have been a crime of violence if 
        committed by an adult.--Such assurances shall also include 
        assurances that the State has the capability to contribute to 
        the system referred to in paragraph (1), and does contribute to 
        such system, identification of each individual who has been 
        found by a court to be guilty of an act, committed as a 
        juvenile, which if committed by an adult would have been a 
        crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United 
        States Code).''.
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