[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1243 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1243

  To amend section 924, title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum term of imprisonment for interstate firearms trafficking and to 
     include interstate firearms trafficking in the definition of 
             racketeering activity, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2003

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; 
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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 924, title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
maximum term of imprisonment for interstate firearms trafficking and to 
     include interstate firearms trafficking in the definition of 
             racketeering activity, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Gun Trafficking Penalties 
Enhancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ILLEGAL FIREARMS TRAFFICKING.

    (a) Increased maximum term of imprisonment.--Section 924 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(d),''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Whoever knowingly violates subsection (d) of 
                section 922 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 
                not more than 20 years, or both.'';
            (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``10 years, fined in 
        accordance with'' and inserting ``20 years, fined under'';
            (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``10 years, fined in 
        accordance with'' and inserting ``20 years, fined under''; and
            (4) in subsection (n), by striking ``10 years'' and 
        inserting ``20 years''.
    (b) Sentencing Guidelines.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law regarding the amendment of the Sentencing Guidelines, the United 
States Sentencing Commission shall amend the Sentencing Guidelines to--
            (1) raise the base offense level for interstate firearms 
        trafficking under section 922(d) of title 18, United States 
        Code, and subsections (g), (h), and (n) of section 924 of such 
        title, as set out under section 2K2.1 of the Sentencing 
        Guidelines, to not less than level 20; and
            (2) increase the punishment for violations of section 
        922(d) of title 18, United States Code, and subsections (g), 
        (h), and (n) of section 924 of such title, in conformance with 
        the amendments made under paragraph (1).
    (c) Racketeering Activity.--Section 1961(1) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 922(d) (relating to 
firearms sales to ineligible persons), subsections (g), (h), and (n) of 
section 924 (relating to illegal firearms trafficking),'' before 
``section 1028''.
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