[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4683 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4683

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal certain superfluous 
 sections of criminal law which may be subject to prosecutorial abuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2007

   Mr. Paul 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 repeal certain superfluous 
 sections of criminal law which may be subject to prosecutorial abuse.

    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 ``Free Competition in Currency Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SUPERFLUOUS SECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking sections 486 (relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or 
other metal) and 489 (making or possessing likeness of coins).
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Table of Sections.--The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 25 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the items relating to the sections 
stricken by subsection (a).
    (c) Special Rule Concerning Retroactive Effect.--Any prosecution 
under the sections stricken by subsection (a) shall abate upon the 
taking effect of this Act. Any previous conviction under those sections 
shall be null and void.
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