[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 60 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 60

   To prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural 
                                tickets.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 6, 2009

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Boxer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the sale and counterfeiting of Presidential inaugural 
                                tickets.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON SALE AND COUNTERFEITING OF INAUGURAL TICKETS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 515. Prohibition on sale and counterfeiting of inaugural tickets
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to--
            ``(1) except as provided in subsection (b), knowingly and 
        willfully sell for money or property, or facilitate the sale 
        for money or property of, a ticket to a Presidential inaugural 
        ceremony;
            ``(2) with the intent to defraud, falsely make, forge, 
        counterfeit, or falsely alter a ticket to a Presidential 
        inaugural ceremony; or
            ``(3) with the intent to defraud, use, unlawfully possess, 
        or exhibit a ticket to a Presidential inaugural ceremony, 
        knowing the ticket to be falsely made, forged, counterfeited, 
        or falsely altered.
    ``(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to the sale for 
money or property, facilitation of such a sale, or attempt of such a 
sale, of a ticket to a Presidential inaugural ceremony--
            ``(1) that occurs after the date on which the Presidential 
        inaugural ceremony for which the ticket was issued occurs; or
            ``(2) by an official presidential inaugural committee 
        established on behalf of a President-elect of the United 
        States.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined 
under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
    ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `Presidential 
inaugural ceremony' means a public inaugural ceremony at which the 
President-elect or the Vice President-elect take the oath or 
affirmation of office for the office of President of the United States 
or the office of Vice President of the United States, respectively.''.
    (b) Amendment to Chapter Analysis.--The chapter analysis for 
chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at 
the end the following:

``515. Prohibition on sale and counterfeiting of inaugural tickets.''.
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