[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14322-H14326]
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             CRIMINAL LAW TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1995

  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2538) to make clerical and technical amendments to title 18, 
United States Code, and other provisions of law relating to crime and 
criminal justice, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2538

       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 ``Criminal Law Technical 
     Amendments Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. GENERAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Further Corrections to Misleading Fine Amounts and 
     Related Typographical Errors.--
       (1) Sections 152, 153, 154, and 610 of title 18, United 
     States Code, are each amended by striking ``fined not more 
     than $5,000'' and inserting ``fined under this title''.
       (2) Section 970(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``fined not more than $500'' and 
     inserting ``fined under this title''.
       (3) Sections 661, 1028(b), 1361, and 2701(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking ``fine of 
     under'' each place it appears and inserting ``fine under''.
       (4) Section 3146(b)(1)(A)(iv) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``a fined under this title'' and 
     inserting ``a fine under this title''.
       (5) The section 1118 of title 18, United States Code, that 
     was enacted by Public Law 103-333--
       (A) is redesignated as section 1122; and
       (B) is amended in subsection (c) by--
       (i) inserting ``under this title'' after ``fine''; and
       (ii) striking ``nor more than $20,000''.
       (6) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 51 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``1122. Protection against the human immunodeficiency virus.''.

       (7) Sections 1761(a) and 1762(b) of title 18, United States 
     Code, are each amended by striking ``fined not more than 
     $50,000'' and inserting ``fined under this title''.
       (8) Sections 1821, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1905, 1916, 
     1918, 1991, 2115, 2116, 2191, 2192, 2194, 2199, 2234, 2235, 
     and 2236 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by 
     striking ``fined not more than $1,000'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``fined under this title''.
       (9) Section 1917 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``fined not less than $100 nor more than 
     $1,000'' and inserting ``fined under this title not less than 
     $100''.
       (10) Section 1920 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``of not more than $250,000'' and inserting 
     ``under this title''; and
       (B) by striking ``of not more than $100,000'' and inserting 
     ``under this title''.
       (11) Section 2076 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``fined not more than $1,000 or 
     imprisoned not more than one year'' and inserting ``fined 
     under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or 
     both''.
       (12) Section 597 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``fined not more than $10,000'' and 
     inserting ``fined under this title''.
       (b) Cross Reference Corrections and Corrections of 
     Typographical Errors.--
       (1) Section 3286 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``2331'' and inserting ``2332'';
       (B) by striking ``2339'' and inserting ``2332a''; and
       (C) by striking ``36'' and inserting ``37''.
       (2) Section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``2331'' and inserting ``2332'';
       (B) by striking ``2339'' and inserting ``2332a'';
       (C) by striking ``36'' and inserting ``37''; and
       (D) by striking ``of an escape'' and inserting ``or an 
     escape''.
       (3) Section 1961(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``that title'' and inserting ``this 
     title''.
       (4) Section 2423(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2245'' and inserting ``2246''.
       (5) Section 3553(f) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 1010 or 1013 of the Controlled 
     Substances Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 961, 963)'' and 
     inserting ``section 1010 or 1013 of the Controlled Substances 
     Import and Export Act (21 U.S.C. 960, 963)''.
       (6) Section 3553(f)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``21 U.S.C. 848'' and inserting ``section 
     408 of the Controlled Substances Act''.
       (7) Section 3592(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``2339'' and inserting ``2332a''.
       (c) Simplification and Clarification of Wording.--
       (1) Section 844(h) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``be sentenced to 
     imprisonment for 5 years but not more than 15 years'' and 
     inserting ``be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 5 
     nor more than 15 years''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``be sentenced to 
     imprisonment for 10 years but not more than 25 years'' and 
     inserting ``be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 10 
     nor more than 25 years''.
       (2) The third undesignated paragraph of section 5032 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or as 
     authorized under section 3401(g) of this title'' after 
     ``shall proceed by information''.
       (3) Section 1120 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Federal prison'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``Federal correctional institution''.
       (d) Correction of Paragraph Connectors.--Section 2516(1) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (l), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) in paragraph (n), by striking ``and'' where it appears 
     after the semicolon and inserting ``or''.
       (e) Correction Capitalization of Items in List.--Section 
     504 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the'' the first place 
     it appears and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the'' the first place 
     it appears and inserting ``The''.
       (f) Corrections of Punctuation and Other Erroneous Form.--
       (1) Section 656 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     in the first paragraph by striking ``Act,,'' and inserting 
     ``Act,''.
       (2) Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``1112.'' and inserting ``1112,''.
     
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       (3) Section 504(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``importation, of'' and inserting 
     ``importation of''.
       (4) Section 3059A(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 215 225,,'' and inserting 
     ``section 215, 225,''.
       (5) Section 3125(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the close quotation mark at the end.
       (6) Section 1956(c)(7)(B)(iii) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``1978)'' and inserting 
     ``1978''.
       (7) The item relating to section 656 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 31 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting a comma after 
     ``embezzlement''.
       (8) The item relating to section 1024 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``veterans''' and 
     inserting ``veteran's''.
       (9) Section 3182 (including the heading of such section) 
     and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 209, of title 18, United 
     States Code, are each amended by inserting a comma after 
     ``District'' each place it appears.
       (10) The item relating to section 3183 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 209 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting a comma after 
     ``Territory''.
       (11) The items relating to section 2155 and 2156 in the 
     table of sections at the beginning of chapter 105 of title 
     18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``or'' 
     and inserting ``, or''.
       (12) The headings for sections 2155 and 2156 of title 18, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking ``or'' and 
     inserting ``, or''.
       (13) Section 1508 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by realigning the matter beginning ``shall be fined'' 
     and ending ``one year, or both.'' so that it is flush to the 
     left margin.
       (14) The item relating to section 4082 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 305 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``centers,'' and 
     inserting ``centers;''.
       (15) Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(1)'' and by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D) as paragraphs (1) through (4), 
     respectively.
       (16) Section 5038 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``section 841, 952(a), 955, or 959 of 
     title 21'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 401 
     of the Controlled Substances Act or section 1001(a), 1005, or 
     1009 of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act''.
       (g) Corrections of Problems Arising From Uncoordinated 
     Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5032.--The first undesignated paragraph of 
     section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``section 922(x)'' before ``or section 
     924(b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``or (x)''.
       (2) Striking material unsuccessfully attempted to be 
     stricken from section 1116 by public law 103-322.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 1116 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``, except'' and all that follows through 
     the end of such subsection and inserting a period.
       (3) Elimination of duplicate amendment in section 1958.--
     Section 1958(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``or who conspires to do so'' where it appears 
     following ``or who conspires to do so'' and inserting a 
     comma.
       (h) Insertion of Missing End Quote.--Section 80001(a) of 
     the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
     amended by inserting a close quotation mark followed by a 
     period at the end.
       (i) Redesignation of Duplicate Section Numbers and 
     Conforming Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Redesignation.--That section 2258 added to title 18, 
     United States Code, by section 160001(a) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is redesignated as 
     section 2260.
       (2) Conforming clerical amendment.--The item in the table 
     of sections at the beginning of chapter 110 of title 18, 
     United States Code, relating to the section redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) is amended by striking ``2258'' and inserting 
     ``2260''.
       (3) Conforming amendment to cross-reference.--Section 
     1961(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``2258'' and inserting ``2260''.
       (j) Redesignation of Duplicate Chapter Number and 
     Conforming Clerical Amendment.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The chapter 113B added to title 18, 
     United States Code, by Public Law 103-236 is redesignated 
     chapter 113C.
       (2) Conforming clerical amendment.--The table of chapters 
     at the beginning of part I of title 18, United States Code is 
     amended in the item relating to the chapter redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``113B'' and inserting ``113C''; and
       (B) by striking ``2340.'' and inserting ``2340''.
       (k) Redesignation of Duplicate Paragraph Numbers and 
     Correction of Placement of Paragraphs in Section 3563.--
       (1) Redesignation.--Section 3563(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by redesignating the second paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (5).
       (2) Conforming connector change.--Section 3563(a) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3); and
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''.
       (3) Placement correction.--Section 3563(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended so that paragraph (4) and the 
     paragraph redesignated as paragraph (5) by this subsection 
     are transferred to appear in numerical order immediately 
     following paragraph (3) of such section 3563(a).
       (l) Redesignation of Duplicate Paragraph Numbers in Section 
     1029 and Conforming Amendments Related Thereto.--Section 1029 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by redesignating those paragraphs (5) and (6) which 
     were added by Public Law 103-414 as paragraphs (7) and (8), 
     respectively;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (9);
       (C) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6) and at 
     the end of paragraph (7) as so redesignated by this 
     subsection; and
       (D) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8) as so 
     redesignated by this subsection;
       (2) in subsection (e), by redesignating the second 
     paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or (7)'' and inserting 
     ``(7), (8), or (9)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or (6)'' and inserting 
     ``(6), (7), or (8)''.
       (m) Insertion of Missing Subsection Heading.--Section 
     1791(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``(c)'' the following subsection heading: 
     ``Consecutive Punishment Required in Certain Cases.--''.
       (n) Correction of Misspelling.--Section 2327(c) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``delegee'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``designee''.
       (o) Correction of Spelling and Agency Reference.--Section 
     5038(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``juvenille'' and inserting ``juvenile'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
     Identification Division,'' and inserting ``the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation''.
       (p) Correcting Misplaced Word.--Section 1028(a) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of paragraph (4) and inserting ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (5).
       (q) Stylistic Correction.--Section 37(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``(c)'' the 
     following subsection heading: ``Bar to Prosecution.--''.

     SEC. 3. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS IN TITLE 18.

       (a) Section 709 Amendment.--Section 709 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Whoever uses as a firm 
     or business name the words `Reconstruction Finance 
     Corporation' or any combination or variation of these words--
     ''.
       (b) Section 1014 Amendment.--Section 1014 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Reconstruction Finance Corporation,'';
       (2) by striking ``Farmers' Home Corporation,''; and
       (3) by striking ``of the National Agricultural Credit 
     Corporation,''.
       (c) Section 798 Amendment.--Section 798(d)(5) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands,''.
       (d) Section 281 Repeal.--Section 281 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is repealed and the table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 15 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to such section.
       (e) Section 510 Amendment.--Section 510(b) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``that in fact'' 
     and all that follows through ``signature''.
       (f) Controlled Substances Act Amendment.--Section 408 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848) is amended by 
     striking subsections (g) through (p) and (r) and paragraphs 
     (1) through (3) of subsection (q).

     SEC. 4. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHAPTERS 40 AND 44 
                   OF TITLE 18.

       (a) Replacement for Unexecutable Amendment to Section 
     844.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 844(f) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``twenty years, or fined under 
     this title'' and inserting ``40 years, fined the greater of 
     the fine under this title or the cost of repairing or 
     replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     section 320106 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 on the date of the enactment of such 
     Act.
       (b) Elimination of Double Commas in Section 844.--Section 
     844 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in each of 
     subsections (f) and (i) by striking ``,,'' each place it 
     appears and inserting a comma.
       (c) Replacement of Comma With Semicolon in Section 922.--
     Section 922(g)(8)(C)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the comma at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon.
       (d) Clarification of Amendment to Section 922.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 320927 of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322) is amended by 
     inserting ``the first place it appears'' before the period.
     
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       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     section 320927 of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) on the 
     date of the enactment of such Act.
       (e) Stylistic Correction to Section 922.--Section 922(t)(2) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 922(g)'' and inserting ``subsection (g)''.
       (f) Elimination of Unnecessary Words.--Section 922(w)(4) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``title 
     18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``this title''.
       (g) Clarification of Placement of Provision.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 110201(a) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322) is 
     amended by striking ``adding at the end'' and inserting 
     ``inserting after subsection (w)''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     section 110201 of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) on the 
     date of the enactment of such Act.
       (h) Correction of Typographical Errors in List of Certain 
     Weapons.--Appendix A to section 922 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the category designated

                 ``Centerfire Rifles--Lever & Slide'',

     by striking

``Uberti 1866 Sporting Rilfe''
     and inserting the following:

``Uberti 1866 Sporting Rifle'';

       (2) in the category designated

                  ``Centerfire Rifles--Bolt Action'',

     by striking

``Sako Fiberclass Sporter''

     and inserting the following:

``Sako FiberClass Sporter'';

       (3) in the category designated

                      ``Shotguns--Slide Actions'',

     by striking

``Remington 879 SPS Special Purpose Magnum''

     and inserting the following:

``Remington 870 SPS Special Purpose Magnum''; and

       (4) in the category designated

                       ``Shotguns--Over/Unders'',

     by striking

``E.A.A/Sabatti Falcon-Mon Over/Under''

     and inserting the following:

``E.A.A./Sabatti Falcon-Mon Over/Under''.

       (i) Insertion of Missing Commas.--Section 103 of the Brady 
     Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public 
     Law 103-159) is amended in each of subsections (e)(1), (g), 
     and (i)(2) by inserting a comma after ``United States Code''.
       (j) Correction of Unexecutable Amendments Relating to the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.--
       (1) Correction.--Section 210603(b) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by 
     striking ``Fund,'' and inserting ``Fund established by 
     section 1115 of title 31, United States Code,''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     section 210603(b) of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) on 
     the date of the enactment of such Act.
       (k) Correction of Unexecutable Amendment to Section 923.--
       (1) Correction.--Section 201(1) of the Act, entitled ``An 
     Act to provide for a waiting period before the purchase of a 
     handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant 
     criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms 
     dealers before the transfer of any firearm.'' (Public Law 
     103-159), is amended by striking ``thereon,'' and inserting 
     ``thereon''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     the Act referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of the 
     enactment of such Act.
       (l) Correction of Punctuation and Indentation in Section 
     923.--Section 923(g)(1)(B)(ii) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by moving such clause 4 ems to the left.
       (m) Redesignation of Subsection and Correction of 
     Indentation in Section 923.--Section 923 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the last subsection as subsection (l); 
     and
       (2) by moving such subsection 2 ems to the left.
       (n) Correction of Typographical Error in Amendatory 
     Provision.--
       (1) Correction.--Section 110507 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``924(a)'' and inserting ``924''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsections'' and 
     inserting ``subsection''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendments had been included in 
     section 110507 of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) on the 
     date of the enactment of such Act.
       (o) Elimination of Duplicate Amendment.--Subsection (h) of 
     section 330002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed and shall be considered 
     never to have been enacted.
       (p) Redesignation of Paragraph in Section 924.--Section 
     924(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating the 2nd paragraph (5) as paragraph (6).
       (q) Elimination of Comma Erroneously Included in Amendment 
     to Section 924.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 110102(c)(2) of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) 
     is amended by striking ``shotgun,'' and inserting 
     ``shotgun''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if the amendment had been included in 
     section 110102(c)(2) of the Act referred to in paragraph (1) 
     on the date of the enactment of such Act.
       (r) Insertion of Close Parenthesis in Section 924.--Section 
     924(j)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting a close parenthesis before the comma.
       (s) Redesignation of Subsections in Section 924.--Section 
     924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating the 2nd subsection (i), and subsections (j), 
     (k), (l), (m), and (n) as subsections (j), (k), (l), (m), 
     (n), and (o), respectively.
       (t) Correction of Erroneous Cross Reference in Amendatory 
     Provision.--Section 110504(a) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) is 
     amended by striking ``110203(a)'' and inserting ``110503''.
       (u) Correction of Cross Reference in Section 930.--Section 
     930(e)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(d)''.
       (v) Correction of Cross References in Section 930.--The 
     last subsection of section 930 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(g)'' and inserting ``(h)''; and
       (2) by striking ``(d)'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``(e)''.

     SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS ARISING FROM ERRORS IN PUBLIC 
                   LAW 103-322.

       (a) Stylistic Corrections Relating to Tables of Sections.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 110A 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows:

``Sec.
``2261. Interstate domestic violence.
``2262. Interstate violation of protection order.
``2263. Pretrial release of defendant.
``2264. Restitution.
``2265. Full faith and credit given to protection orders.
``2266. Definitions.''.

       (2) Chapter 26 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the heading for such chapter the following 
     table of sections:

``Sec.
``521. Criminal street gangs.''.

       (3) Chapter 123 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the heading for such chapter the following 
     table of sections:

``Sec.
``2721. Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information 
              from State motor vehicle records.
``2722. Additional unlawful acts.
``2723. Penalties.
``2724. Civil action.
``2725. Definitions.''.

       (4) The item relating to section 3509 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 223 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Victims''' and 
     inserting ``victims'''.
       (b) Unit Reference Corrections, Removal of Duplicate 
     Amendments, and Other Similar Corrections.--
       (1) Section 40503(b)(3) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (b)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)''.
       (2) Section 60003(a)(2) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``at the end of the section'' and inserting ``at the 
     end of the subsection''.
       (3) Section 60003(a)(13) of Public Law 103-322 is amended 
     by striking ``$1,000,000 or'' and inserting ``$1,000,000 
     and''.
       (4) Section 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding ``or'' at the end.
       (5) Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph (43) as 
     paragraph (44).
       (6) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 120005 of Public Law 
     103-322 are each amended by inserting ``at the end'' after 
     ``adding''.
       (7) Section 160001(f) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``1961(l)'' and inserting ``1961(1)''.
       (8) Section 170201(c) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (9) Subparagraph (D) of section 511(b)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by adjusting its margin to be 
     the same as the margin of subparagraph (C) and adjusting the 
     margins of its clauses so they are indented 2-ems further 
     than the margin of the subparagraph.
       (10) Section 230207 of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``two'' and inserting ``2'' the first place it 
     appears.
       (11) The first of the two undesignated paragraphs of 
     section 240002(c) of Public Law 103-322 is designated as 
     paragraph (1) and the second as paragraph (2).
       (12) Section 280005(a) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``Section 991 (a)'' and inserting ``Section 
     991(a)''.
     
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       (13) Section 320101 of Public Law 103-322 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1);
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1)(A) and 
     (2)(A);
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (D) in subsection (e), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (14) Section 320102 of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2).
       (15) Section 320103 of Public Law 103-322 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1);
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1); and
       (C) in subsection (c), by striking paragraphs (1) and (3).
       (16) Section 320103(e) of Public Law 103-322 is amended--
       (A) in the subsection catchline, by striking ``Fair 
     Housing'' and inserting ``1968 Civil Rights''; and
       (B) by striking ``of the Fair Housing Act'' and inserting 
     ``of the Civil Rights Act of 1968''.
       (17) Section 320109(1) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     inserting an open quotation mark before ``(a) In General''.
       (18) Section 320602(1) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``whoever'' and inserting ``Whoever''.
       (19) Section 668(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by designating the first undesignated paragraph that 
     begins with a quotation mark as paragraph (1);
       (B) by designating the second undesignated paragraph that 
     begins with a quotation mark as paragraph (2); and
       (C) by striking the close quotation mark and the period at 
     the end of the subsection.
       (20) Section 320911(a) of Public Law 103-322 is amended in 
     each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``thirteenth'' 
     and inserting ``14th''.
       (21) Section 2311 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``livestock'' where it appears in 
     quotation marks and inserting ``Livestock''.
       (22) Section 540A(c) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by designating the first undesignated paragraph as 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) by designating the second undesignated paragraph as 
     paragraph (2); and
       (C) by designating the third undesignated paragraph as 
     paragraph (3).
       (23) Section 330002(d) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``the comma'' and inserting ``each comma''.
       (24) Section 330004(18) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``the Philippine'' and inserting ``Philippine''.
       (25) Section 330010(17) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``(2)(iii)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)(iii)''.
       (26) Section 330011(d) of Public Law 103-322 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``each place'' and inserting ``the first 
     place''; and
       (B) by striking ``1169'' and inserting ``1168''.
       (27) The item in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 53 of title 18, United States Code, that relates to 
     section 1169 is transferred to appear after the item relating 
     to section 1168.
       (28) Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 is amended 
     by striking ``under this title'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``under title 18, United States Code,''.
       (29) Section 223(a)(12)(A) of the Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)(12)(A)) 
     is amended by striking ``law).'' and inserting ``law)''.
       (30) Section 250008(a)(2) of Public Law 103-322 is amended 
     by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``provisions of law 
     amended by this title''.
       (31) Section 36(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``403(c)'' and inserting 
     ``408(c)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Export Control'' and 
     inserting ``Export''.
       (32) Section 1512(a)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding ``and'' at the end.
       (33) Section 13(b)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``of not more than $1,000'' and 
     inserting ``under this title''.
       (34) Section 160001(g)(1) of Public Law 103-322 is amended 
     by striking ``(a) Whoever'' and inserting ``Whoever''.
       (35) Section 290001(a) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``subtitle'' and inserting ``section''.
       (36) Section 3592(c)(12) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``Controlled Substances Act'' and 
     inserting ``Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control 
     Act of 1970''.
       (37) Section 1030 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subsection 
     (a)(5)(B)(ii)(II)(bb);
       (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in subsection 
     (c)(1)(B);
       (C) in subsection (g), by striking ``the section'' and 
     inserting ``this section''; and
       (D) in subsection (h), by striking ``section 1030(a)(5) of 
     title 18, United States Code'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)(5)''.
       (38) Section 320103(c) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a close quotation mark followed by a semicolon.
       (39) Section 320104(b) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking the comma that follows ``2319 (relating to copyright 
     infringement)'' the first place it appears.
       (40) Section 1515(a)(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon.
       (41) Section 5037(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended in each of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), by striking 
     ``3561(b)'' and inserting ``3561(c)''.
       (42) Section 330004(3) of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     striking ``thirteenth'' and inserting ``14th''.
       (43) Section 2511(1)(e)(i) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``sections 2511(2)(A)(ii), 2511(b)-(c), 
     2511(e)'' and inserting ``sections 2511(2)(a)(ii), 
     2511(2)(b)-(c), 2511(2)(e)''; and
       (B) by striking ``subchapter'' and inserting ``chapter''.
       (44) Section 1516(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1).
       (45) The item relating to section 1920 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 93 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``employee's'' and 
     inserting ``employees'''.
       (46) Section 330022 of Public Law 103-322 is amended by 
     inserting a period after ``communications'' and before the 
     close quotation mark.
       (47) Section 2721(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``covered by this title'' and inserting 
     ``covered by this chapter''.
       (c) Elimination of Extra Words.--
       (1) Section 3561(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``or any relative defendant, child, or 
     former child of the defendant,''.
       (2) Section 351(e) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``involved in the use of a'' and 
     inserting ``involved the use of a''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of Public Law 103-
     322.

     SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL TYPOGRAPHICAL AND SIMILAR ERRORS FROM 
                   VARIOUS SOURCES.

       (a) Misused Connector.--Section 1958(a) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``this title and 
     imprisoned'' and inserting ``this title or imprisoned''.
       (b) Spelling Error.--Effective on the date of its 
     enactment, section 961(h)(1) of the Financial Institutions 
     Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 is amended by 
     striking ``Saving and Loan'' and inserting ``Savings and 
     Loan''.
       (c) Wrong Section Designation.--The table of chapters for 
     part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 
     item relating to chapter 71 by striking ``1461'' and 
     inserting ``1460''.
       (d) Internal Cross Reference.--Section 2262(a)(1)(A)(ii) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``this subparagraph''.
       (e) Missing Comma.--Section 1361 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting a comma after ``attempts to 
     commit any of the foregoing offenses''.
       (f) Cross Reference Error From Public Law 103-414.--The 
     first sentence of section 2703(d) of title 18, United States 
     Code, by striking ``3126(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``3127(2)(A)''.
       (g) Internal Reference Error in Public Law 103-359.--
     Section 3077(8)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``title 18, United States Code'' and 
     inserting ``this title''.
       (h) Spelling and Internal Reference Error in Section 
     3509.--Section 3509 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``government's'' and 
     inserting ``Government's''; and
       (2) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ``subpart'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph''.
       (i) Error in Subdivision From Public Law 103-329.--Section 
     3056(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B), respectively and moving the margins of such 
     subparagraphs 2 ems to the right.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Florida [Mr. McCollum] will be recognized for 20 minutes, and the 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Schumer] will be recognized for 20 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum].
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I introduced H.R. 2538, the Criminal Law Technical 
Amendments Act of 1995, on behalf of myself and the gentleman from New 
York [Mr. Schumer], who is the ranking minority member of the Crime 
Subcommittee. This bill makes a number of strictly technical amendments 
to the Federal criminal law, principally in title 18 and title 21 of 
the United States Code.
  Over the past several years, the House Office of Legislative Counsel 
and the Department of Justice have accumulated a list of technical 
issues that need to be addressed, mostly as a result of rapid change to 
Federal criminal law.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure all of my colleagues that all of the 
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made in H.R. 2538 are purely technical in nature. There are no 
substantive modifications to the criminal law made by this bill. For 
example, the bill corrects a number of misspelled words, and errors in 
punctuation and other items of grammar. The bill also corrects a number 
of cross-references in the criminal law that resulted when several new 
laws were added to title 18 in last year's crime bill. The bill also 
deletes several specific statutory fine amounts that unintentionally 
remain in the printed code, notwithstanding the fact that several years 
ago Congress deleted specific fine amounts from title 18 in favor of a 
uniform fine statute applicable to all crimes.
  Mr. Speaker, some may ask why we are even bothering to make such 
changes if they are not substantive in nature. Well, I believe it is 
appropriate that the Congress ensure that the written Federal law, as 
read by both practitioners and the public, reflects an appropriate 
level of care for detail and the true intent of Congress. This, among 
other benefits, strengthens the public's confidence in the legislative 
branch.
  For example, I mentioned criminal fines. In 1987, Congress 
established a uniform fine of up to $250,000 for a felony conviction. 
Criminal offenses established prior to that time contained other 
specific, and mostly lower, fine amounts. Those amounts are no longer 
effective as a result of the 1987 act, yet they remain on the books. 
This can be confusing to those who are unfamiliar with Federal criminal 
law.
  This bill helps us achieve the goals I have outlined. I urge all of 
my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I do not want to go through it, but this is as 
uncontroversial a bill as we are going to get. It has been carefully 
reviewed by our side to make sure it has no substantive changes in our 
Federal law.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I, too, yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Florida [Mr. McCollum] that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 2538, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended, and the bill, as amended, was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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