II 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2631 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 24, 2006 Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2006.

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Travel documents

(a)

In general

Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in the section heading, by inserting FALSE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, after IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS,; (2)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1), by inserting or false travel document after false identification document; (B)in paragraph (2), by inserting or false travel document after false identification document; (C)in paragraph (3), by striking or false identification documents and inserting false identification documents, or false travel documents; (D)in paragraph (5), by inserting or false travel document after false identification document; and (E)in paragraph (8), by inserting false travel documents, after false identification documents,; (3)in subsection (b)— (A)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking or false identification documents and inserting false identification documents, or false travel documents; and (B)in paragraph (2)(A), by striking or a false identification document and inserting a false identification document, or a false travel document; (4)in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting false travel document, after false identification document,; (5)in subsection (d)— (A)in paragraph (11), by striking and at the end; (B)in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (13)the term false travel document means a document issued for the use of a particular, identified individual and of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purposes of passage on a commercial aircraft or train, including a ticket or boarding pass, that— (A)was not issued by or under the authority of a commercial airline or rail carrier, but appears to be issued by or under the authority of a commercial airline or rail carrier; or (B)was issued by or under the authority of a commercial airline or rail carrier, but was subsequently altered for purposes of deceit. ; and (6)in subsection (h), by inserting false travel documents, after identification documents,. (b)

Technical amendment

The table of sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 1028 and inserting the following: 1028. Fraud and related activity in connection with identification documents, false travel documents, authentication features, and information. .