[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2170 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2170

 To prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense 
involving a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the 
                       Department of Agriculture.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

 Mr. Pearce (for himself and Mr. Radanovich) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prevent any individual who has been convicted of a sexual offense 
involving a minor from serving in the Department of the Interior or the 
                       Department of Agriculture.

    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 ``Preventing the Endangerment of 
Children on Recreational Lands by Sexual Violators Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION.

    (a) In General.--An individual convicted by a Federal, State, or 
local court of competent jurisdiction of a sexual offense involving a 
minor shall not, after the date as of which that conviction becomes or 
became final, be eligible to serve in the Department of the Interior or 
the Department of Agriculture, including on a contract basis.
    (b) Applicability.--Nothing in this section shall require the 
separation of any employee serving pursuant to an appointment that took 
effect, or an individual whose services under contract began, before 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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