[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2942 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2942

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect potential victims of 
     sex crimes by strengthening the sentencing provisions for sex 
                               offenders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2005

 Mr. Graves (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, and Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina) 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 protect potential victims of 
     sex crimes by strengthening the sentencing provisions for sex 
                               offenders.

    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 ``Sexual Predator Sentencing Act''.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE.

    (a) Aggravated Sexual Abuse.--Section 2241 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking all after ``this title'' 
        and inserting ``and imprisoned for any term of years not less 
        than 25 or for life.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking all after ``this title'' 
        and inserting ``and imprisoned for any term of years not less 
        than 20 or for life.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking all after ``this title'' 
        through ``or both.'' and inserting ``and imprisoned for any 
        term of years not less than 25 or for life.''.
    (b) Sexual Abuse.--Section 2242 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking all after ``this title'' and inserting ``and 
imprisoned not less than 15 years nor more than 40 years.''.
    (c) Sexual Abuse of a Minor or Ward.--Section 2243 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking all after ``this title'' 
        and inserting ``and imprisoned not less than 5 years nor more 
        than 20 years.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking all after ``this title'' 
        and inserting ``and imprisoned not less than 2 years nor more 
        than 10 years.''.
    (d) Abusive Sexual Contact.--Section 2244 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking all after ``under 
                this title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less 
                than 10 years nor more than 30 years;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking all after ``under 
                this title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less 
                than 5 years nor more than 30 years;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking all after ``under 
                this title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less 
                than 4 years nor more than 20 years; or''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking all after ``under 
                this title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less 
                than 1 year nor more than 5 years.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking all after ``under this 
        title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less than 6 months 
        nor more than 5 years.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``the maximum term'' and inserting 
                ``the minimum and maximum terms''; and
                    (B) by striking ``twice that'' and inserting 
                ``twice those''.
    (e) Sexual Abuse Resulting in Death.--Section 2245 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking all after ``punished by 
death'' and inserting ``or, unless section 3559(e) applies, imprisoned 
for any term of years not less than 30 or for life.''.
    (f) Repeat Offenders.--Subsection (a) of section 2247 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Mandatory Life Imprisonment.--The term of imprisonment for a 
violation of this chapter after a prior sex offense conviction shall be 
life, unless the death penalty is imposed.''.
    (g) Multiple Terms of Imprisonment.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 109A of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2249. Multiple terms of imprisonment
    ``A term of imprisonment imposed under this chapter shall not run 
concurrently with any other term of imprisonment imposed under this 
chapter.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 109A of title 18, United Stated Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``2249. Multiple terms of imprisonment.''.

SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR COERCION AND ENTICEMENT BY SEX OFFENDERS.

    Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking all after 
        ``this title'' and inserting ``and imprisoned not less than 10 
        years nor more than 30 years.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Notwithstanding section 2426(a), if a person violates this 
section after the person has previously been convicted of an offense 
under this section, or of a State offense that would have been an 
offense under this section had the offense occurred within the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, the minimum 
and maximum terms of imprisonment for the violation shall be twice 
those otherwise provided by this section, unless section 3559(e) 
applies.
    ``(d) A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall not 
run concurrently with any other term of imprisonment imposed under this 
section.''.
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