[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2232 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2232

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide minimum mandatory 
       penalties for certain public-corruption-related offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2005

 Mr. Menendez 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 minimum mandatory 
       penalties for certain public-corruption-related offenses.

    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 ``Restoring Trust in Public Service 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM MANDATORY PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC-CORRUPTION-
              RELATED OFFENSES.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g) Minimum Imprisonment Penalty for Certain Public-Corruption-
Related Offenses.--
            ``(1) Computation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, unless that provision requires a longer sentence of 
        imprisonment, if a public official is convicted of an offense 
        arising out of conduct in the course of official duty as such 
        official, and that conduct resulted in the unjust enrichment of 
        the official, then the minimum term of imprisonment that may be 
        imposed on the official is--
                    ``(A) if the unjust enrichment was $5,000 or less, 
                15 months;
                    ``(B) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $5,000, but 
                does not exceed $10,000, 21 months;
                    ``(C) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $10,000, but 
                does not exceed $30,000, 27 months;
                    ``(D) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $30,000, but 
                does not exceed $70,000, 33 months;
                    ``(E) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $70,000, but 
                does not exceed $120,000, 46 months;
                    ``(F) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $120,000, 
                but does not exceed $200,000, 51 months;
                    ``(G) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $200,000, 
                but does not exceed $400,000, 63 months;
                    ``(H) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $400,000, 
                but does not exceed $1,000,000, 78 months;
                    ``(I) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $1,000,000, 
                but does not exceed $2,500,000, 97 months;
                    ``(J) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $2,500,000, 
                but does not exceed $7,000,000, 121 months;
                    ``(K) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $7,000,000, 
                but does not exceed $20,000,000, 151 months;
                    ``(L) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $20,000,000, 
                but does not exceed $50,000,000, 188 months;
                    ``(M) if the unjust enrichment exceeds $50,000,000, 
                but does not exceed $100,000,000, 235 months;
                    ``(N) if the unjust enrichment exceeds 
                $100,000,000, but does not exceed $200,000,000, 292 
                months;
                    ``(O) if the unjust enrichment exceeds 
                $200,000,000, but does not exceed $400,000,000, 360 
                months; and
                    ``(P) if the unjust enrichment exceeds 
                $400,000,000, life.
            ``(2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
        `public official' means an individual holding Federal, State, 
        or local public elected or appointive office or employment.''.
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