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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10228 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10228

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
  certian offenses committed in a school zone, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2024

Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mrs. Lee Carter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Donalds, Mr. 
 Hunt, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Carter of Texas, and Mr. 
   Moylan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for 
  certian offenses committed in a school zone, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Sheila Jackson Lee Stop Human 
Trafficking in School Zones Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SCHOOL ZONES.

    Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e)(1) Whoever violates subsection (a) knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under 
subsection (b), be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, which shall 
run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed under such 
subsection (b).
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        18 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR COERCION AND ENTICEMENT IN SCHOOL 
              ZONES.

    Section 2422 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Whoever violates subsection (a) or (b) knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under this 
section, be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, which shall run 
consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed under this section.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        18 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 4. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR TRANSFER OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS 
              IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

    Section 1470 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Whoever'' and inserting ``(a)Whoever'' ; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) Whoever violates this section knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on or within 1,000 feet of a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under this 
section, be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, which shall run 
consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed under this section.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        16 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 5. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE.

    Section 1590 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Whoever violates subsection (a) or (b) knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor, who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on or within 1,000 feet of a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
        shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under 
        subsection (a), be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, which 
        shall run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed 
        under such subsection (a).
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        18 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 6. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE IN A SCHOOL 
              ZONE.

    Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) Violation in School Zone or Institution of Higher 
Education.--Whoever violates subsection (c) knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor, who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on or within 1,000 feet of a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
        shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under 
        such subsection (c), be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
        which shall run consecutively to any term of imprisonment 
        imposed under such subsection (c).
    ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        16 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 7. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN A 
              SCHOOL ZONE.

    Section 2251 of title 18, United States Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) Whoever violates subsection (a) knowing, or having 
reasonable cause to believe, that the violation is committed against a 
minor, who, at the time of the violation--
            ``(A) is enrolled in school and is--
                    ``(i) within a school zone; or
                    ``(ii) on, or within 1,000 feet of, a premises on 
                which a school-sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) is enrolled in an institution of higher education and 
        is on or within 1,000 feet of a premises owned by the 
        institution of higher education,
        shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under 
        subsection (e), be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, which 
        shall run consecutively to any term of imprisonment imposed 
        under such subsection (e).
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        18 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those term in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''.

SEC. 8. INCREASED PUNISHMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MINORS TO AND FROM A 
              SCHOOL ZONE TO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY.

    Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) Violation in School Zone or Institution of Higher 
Education.--Whoever violates subsection (a) by transporting a minor--
            ``(A) who is enrolled in school--
                    ``(i) to or from any school; or
                    ``(ii) to or from a premises on which a school-
                sponsored activity is taking place; or
            ``(B) who is enrolled in an institution of higher 
        education, to or from a premises owned by the institution of 
        higher education,
        shall, in addition to the punishment otherwise provided under 
        such subsection (a), be imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
        which shall run consecutively to any term of imprisonment 
        imposed under such subsection (a).
    ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(B) The term `minor' means a person who has not attained 
        18 years of age.
            ``(C) The terms `school' and `school zone' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 921.
            ``(D) The term `school-sponsored activity' means any 
        activity that is produced, financed, arranged, supervised, or 
        coordinated by a school or a State educational agency or local 
        educational agency or is under the jurisdiction of a State 
        educational agency or local educational agency.
            ``(E) The terms `State educational agency' and `local 
        educational agency' have the meanings given those terms under 
        section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965.''
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