[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4914

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the 
    possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2016

  Mr. Nadler 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 place limitations on the 
    possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons 
        convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses against children.

    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 ``Keep Kids Safe Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. LIMITS ON POSSESSION, SALE, AND DISPOSITION OF FIREARMS BY 
              PERSONS CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSES AGAINST 
              MINORS.

    (a) Disposition of Firearm.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex 
        offense against a minor.''.
    (b) Possession of Firearm.--Section 922(g) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
            (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
        sex offense against a minor,''.
    (c) Misdemeanor Sex Offense Against a Minor Defined.--Section 
921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(36)(A) The term `misdemeanor sex offense against a minor' means 
a sex offense against a minor punishable by imprisonment for not more 
than one year.
    ``(B) The term `sex offense' means a criminal offense that has, as 
an element, a sexual act or sexual contact with another, or an attempt 
or conspiracy to commit such an offense.
    ``(C) The term `minor' means an individual who has not attained 18 
years of age.
    ``(D) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of a 
misdemeanor sex offense against a minor for purposes of this chapter--
            ``(i) unless--
                    ``(I) the person was represented by counsel in the 
                case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right 
                to counsel in the case; and
                    ``(II) in the case of a prosecution for the offense 
                for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the 
                jurisdiction in which the case was tried--
                            ``(aa) the case was tried by a jury; or
                            ``(bb) the person knowingly and 
                        intelligently waived the right to have the case 
                        tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; 
                        or
            ``(ii) if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or 
        is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had 
        civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable 
        jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such 
        an offense), unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of 
        civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, 
        transport, possess, or receive firearms.''.
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