I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2431 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 6, 2011 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Higgins, Ms. Hochul, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, and Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession, transfer, or use of fraudulent travel documents, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require recurring training for transportation security officers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the False Travel Documents Prohibition Act of 2011.

2.

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 altered. ; 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. .

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Recurring training for transportation security officers on the identification of false documents

Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l)

Recurring training on identification of false documents

(1)

In general

In furtherance of aviation security, the Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Security shall provide recurring training to transportation security officers on methods to identify false travel documents and false identification documents. (2)

Definitions

In this subsection, the terms false travel document and false identification document have the meaning given such terms in section 1028(d) of title 18. .