[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 456 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 456

      To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life 
   imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against 
                               children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2003

    Mr. Green of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life 
   imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against 
                               children.

    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 ``Two Strikes and You're Out 
Comprehensive Consequences for Child Molesters Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT SEX OFFENDERS AGAINST 
              CHILDREN.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Mandatory Life Imprisonment for Repeated Sex Offenses Against 
Children.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person who is convicted of a Federal 
        sex offense in which a minor is the victim shall be sentenced 
        to life imprisonment if the person has a prior sex conviction 
        in which a minor was the victim, unless the sentence of death 
        is imposed.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `Federal sex offense' means--
                            ``(i) 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
                            ``(ii) an offense under section 2423(a) 
                        (relating to transportation of minors) 
                        involving prostitution or sexual activity 
                        constituting a State sex offense;
                    ``(B) the term `State sex offense' means an offense 
                under State law that consists of conduct that would be 
                a Federal sex offense if, to the extent or in the 
                manner specified in the applicable provision of this 
                title--
                            ``(i) the offense involved interstate or 
                        foreign commerce, or the use of the mails; or
                            ``(ii) the conduct occurred in any 
                        commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
                        United States, within the special maritime and 
                        territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 
                        in a Federal prison, on any land or building 
                        owned by, leased to, or otherwise used by or 
                        under the control of the Government of the 
                        United States, or in the Indian country (as 
                        defined in section 1151);
                    ``(C) the term `prior sex conviction' means a 
                conviction for which the sentence was imposed before 
                the conduct occurred constituting the subsequent 
                Federal sex offense, and which was for a Federal sex 
                offense or a State sex offense;
                    ``(D) the term `minor' means an individual who has 
                not attained the age of 17 years; and
                    ``(E) the term `State' has the meaning given that 
                term in subsection (c)(2).''.

SEC. 3. SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM FOR SEX OFFENDERS.

    Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(k) Supervised Release Terms for Sex Offenders.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (b), the authorized term of supervised release for any 
offense under section 1201 involving a victim who has not attained the 
age of 18 years, and for any offense under chapter 109A, 110, or 117 or 
section 1591, is any term of years or life.''.

SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

    Sections 2247 and 2426 of title 18, United States Code, are each 
amended by inserting ``, unless section 3559(e) applies'' before the 
final period.
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