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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2466 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent gang crime, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2007 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 prevent gang 

crime, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violent Crime Reduc5 tion Act of 2007’’. 


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1 TITLE I—VIOLENT CRIME AND 

2 ANTI-GANG VIOLENCE REFORMS 

3 SEC. 101. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES IN 

4 AID OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY. 

5 (a) OFFENSE.—Section 1959(a) of title 18, United 

6 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(a) Whoever commits, or conspires, threatens, or at8 tempts to commit, a crime of violence for the purpose of 

9 furthering the activities of an enterprise engaged in rack10 eteering activity, or for the purpose of gaining entrance 

11 to or maintaining or increasing position in, such an enter12 prise, shall, unless the death penalty is otherwise imposed, 

13 in addition and consecutive to the punishment provided 

14 for any other violation of this chapter and in addition to 

15 being subject to a fine under this title— 

16 ‘‘(1) if the crime of violence results in the death 

17 of any person, be sentenced to death or life in pris18 on; 

19 ‘‘(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, ag20 gravated sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), 

21 maiming, or any assault resulting in serious bodily 

22 injury be imprisoned for life or any term of years 

23 not less than 20; and 

24 ‘‘(3) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 

25 for any term of years not less than 10.’’. 


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1 (b) VENUE.—Section 1959 of title 18, United States 

2 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(c) A prosecution for a violation of this section may 

4 be brought in— 

5 ‘‘(1) the judicial district in which the crime of 

6 violence occurred; or 

7 ‘‘(2) any judicial district in which racketeering 

8 activity of the enterprise occurred.’’. 

9 SEC. 102. MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COM10 MITTED DURING AND IN RELATION TO A 

11 DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of the Controlled Sub13 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COMMITTED

16 DURING AND IN RELATION TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING

17 CRIME

18 ‘‘SEC. 424. (a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever commits, or 

19 conspires, or attempts to commit, a crime of violence dur20 ing and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, shall, un21 less the death penalty is otherwise imposed, in addition 

22 and consecutive to the punishment provided for the drug 

23 trafficking crime and in addition to being subject to a fine 

24 under this title— 


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1 ‘‘(1) if the crime of violence results in the death 

2 of any person, be sentenced to death or life in pris3 on; 

4 ‘‘(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, ag5 gravated sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), 

6 maiming, or any assault resulting in serious bodily 

7 injury be imprisoned for life or any term of years 

8 not less than 20; and 

9 ‘‘(3) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 

10 for any term of years not less than 10. 

11 ‘‘(b) VENUE.—A prosecution for a violation of this 

12 section may be brought in— 

13 ‘‘(1) the judicial district in which the murder or 

14 other crime of violence occurred; or 

15 ‘‘(2) any judicial district in which the drug traf16 ficking crime may be prosecuted. 

17 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the mean19 ing given that term in section 16 of title 18, United 

20 States Code; and 

21 ‘‘(2) the term ‘drug trafficking crime’ has the 

22 meaning given that term in section 924(c)(2) of title 

23 18, United States Code.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

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1 trol Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after the item 

2 relating to section 423, the following: 

‘‘Sec. 424. Murder and other violent crimes committed during and in relation 

to a drug trafficking crime.’’. 

3 SEC. 103. INCREASE IN ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR USING 

4 OR CARRYING A FIREARM DURING AND IN 

5 RELATION TO A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR 

6 DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME. 

7 Section 924(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘5’’ and in11 serting ‘‘7’’; 

12 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘7’’ and in13 serting ‘‘10’’; and 

14 (C) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘10’’ and in15 serting ‘‘12’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘10’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘15’’. 

18 SEC. 104. EXEMPTION FOR OFF DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT 

19 OFFICERS UNDER THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL 

20 ZONES ACT. 

21 Section 922(q)(2)(B)(vi) of title 18, United States 

22 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or while off-duty’’ before 

23 the semicolon. 


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1 TITLE II—MULTI-JURISDIC2 TIONAL ANTI-GANG TASK 

3 FORCES 

4 SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ANTI5 GANG TASK FORCES. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney general, in con7 sultation with appropriate State and local officials, shall— 

8 (1) establish anti-gang task forces, consisting of 

9 Federal, State, and local law enforcement authori10 ties, for the coordinated investigation, disruption, 

11 apprehension, and prosecution of criminal gangs and 

12 offenders; 

13 (2) direct the reassignment or detailing from 

14 any Federal department or agency (subject to the 

15 approval of the head of that department or agency, 

16 in the case of a department or agency other than the 

17 Department of Justice) of personnel to each task 

18 force; 

19 (3) provide all necessary funding for the oper20 ation of the task force; and 

21 (4) provide all necessary funding for national 

22 and regional meetings of task forces, and all other 

23 related organizations, as needed, to ensure effective 

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1 ligence, best practices and for any other related pur2 pose. 

3 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The task forces shall consist of 

4 agents and officers, where feasible, from— 

5 (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 

6 (2) the Drug Enforcement Administration; 

7 (3) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 

8 and Explosives; 

9 (4) the United States Marshals Service; 

10 (5) the Directorate of Border and Transpor11 tation Security of the Department of Homeland Se12 curity; 

13 (6) the Department of Housing and Urban De14 velopment; 

15 (7) State and local law enforcement; and 

16 (8) Federal, State, and local prosecutors. 

17 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each 

19 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this 

20 section. 

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