[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1825 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1825

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the 
       sale and use of unauthorized mobile infrared transmitters.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2003

  Mr. DeWine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the 
       sale and use of unauthorized mobile infrared transmitters.

    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 ``Safe Intersections Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. OFFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec.  39. Mobile infrared transmitters
    ``(a) In General.--Whoever--
            ``(1) provides for sale to unauthorized users a mobile 
        infrared transmitter in or affecting interstate or foreign 
        commerce shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not 
        more than 1 year, or both; and
            ``(2) is an unauthorized user in possession of a mobile 
        infrared transmitter in a motor vehicle in or affecting 
        interstate or foreign commerce shall be fined not more than 
        $10,000, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
    ``(b) Definition.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `mobile infrared transmitter' means any 
        device or mechanism that emits infrared signals with the 
        purpose of changing a traffic signal; and
            ``(2) the term `unauthorized user' means a user of a mobile 
        infrared transmitter who is not authorized to use the 
        transmitter for official government purposes.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis.--The chapter analysis for chapter 2 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item for 
section 39 the following:

``39. Mobile infrared transmitters.''.
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