[House Report 104-552]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-552
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                   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF 
 
    H.R. 2974, CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PERSONS INCREASED

                             PUNISHMENT ACT

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 May 2, 1996.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 421]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House resolution 421, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 2974, 
the ``Crimes Against the Children and Elderly Persons Increased 
Punishment Act'' under an open rule. The rule provides one hour 
of general debate divided equally between the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
    The rule waives clause 7 of rule XIII, which is the 
requirement for a cost estimate in the committee report, 
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as 
an original bill for the purposes of amendment under the five-
minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, which 3will be considered as read.
    The rule further waives points of order against the 
amendment printed in this report for failure to comply with 
clause 7 of rule XVI (relating to germaneness). Members who 
have preprinted their amendment sin the Record prior to their 
consideration will be given priority in recognition to offer 
their amendments if otherwise consistent with House rules. 
Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions.
    Amend H.R. 2974 by adding at the end thereof new sections 3 
and 4 to read as follows:

SEC. 3 SHORT TITLE.

    The following sections may be cited as the ``Amber Hagerman 
Child Protection Act of 1996''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FEDERAL SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN.

    (a) Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor.--Section 2241(c) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``whoever in interstate or foreign 
        commerce or'' before ``in the special'';
          (2) by inserting ``crosses a State line with intent 
        to engage in a sexual act with a person who has not 
        attained the age of 12 years, or'' after ``Whoever''; 
        and
          (3) by adding at the end of the following: ``If the 
        defendant has previously been convicted of another 
        Federal offense under this subsection or under section 
        2243(a), or of a State offense that would have been an 
        offense under either such provision had the offense 
        occurred in a Federal prison, unless the death penalty 
        is imposed, the defendant shall be sentenced to life in 
        prison.''.
    (b) Sexual Abuse of a Minor.--Section 2243(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``whoever in interstate for foreign 
        commerce or'' before ``in the special'';
          (2) by inserting ``crosses a State line with intent 
        to engage in a sexual act with a person who, or'' after 
        ``Whoever'';
          (3) by adding at the end the following: ``If the 
        defendant has previously been convicted of another 
        Federal offense under this subsection or under section 
        2241(c), or of a State offense that would have been an 
        offense under either such provision had the offense 
        occurred in a Federal prison, unless the death penalty 
        is imposed, the defendant shall be sentenced to life in 
        prison.''.

                                
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