[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3154 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3154

             To deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2007

  Mr. Souder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
             To deter alien smuggling criminal enterprises.

    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 ``Alien Smuggling Criminal Enterprise 
Deterrence Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ALIEN SMUGGLING CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES.

    Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Alien Smuggling Criminal Enterprises.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whoever engages in an alien smuggling 
        criminal enterprise shall be fined under title 18, United 
        States Code, and imprisoned for any term of years not less than 
        10 or for life. The sentence imposed under this paragraph shall 
        be consecutive to any other sentence imposed in relation to the 
        conduct punished under this subsection.
            ``(2) Definition.--A person engages in an alien smuggling 
        criminal enterprise for the purposes of this subsection if the 
        person--
                    ``(A) violates any of clauses (i) through (v) of 
                subsection (a)(1)(A) as part of a series of felony 
                violations constituting 3 or more separate incidents;
                    ``(B) commits such violations in concert with 3 or 
                more other persons; and
                    ``(C) occupies a position of organizer, a 
                supervisory position, or any other management position, 
                with respect to such violations.
            ``(3) Violations involving minor.--If any of violations 
        under paragraph (2)(A) involve aliens who have not attained the 
        age of 18, the penalty under paragraph (1) shall be a fine 
        under title 18, United States Code, and imprisonment for any 
        term of years not less than 20 or for life. The sentence 
        imposed under this paragraph shall be consecutive to any other 
        sentence imposed in relation to the conduct punished under this 
        subsection.''.
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