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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3075
To amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose
mandatory minimum sentences, and increase certain sentences, for bring-
ing in and harboring certain aliens and to amend title 18, United
States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for persons committing such
offenses while armed.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 13, 1997
Mr. ROGAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to impose mandatory minimum sentences, and in-
crease certain sentences, for bringing in and harboring
certain aliens and to amend title 18, United States Code,
to provide enhanced penalties for persons committing
such offenses while armed.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
MANDATORY 
MINIMUM 
SENTENCES 
FOR
BRINGING 
IN 
AND 
HARBORING 
CERTAIN
ALIENS.
Section 274(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B)(i) Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii),
a person who violates subparagraph (A) shall—
‘‘(I) in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(i) or (v)(I) or in the case of a violation of sub-
paragraph (A)(ii), (iii), or (iv) in which the offense
was done for the purpose of commercial advantage
or private financial gain, be fined under title 18,
United States Code, imprisoned not less than 2
years nor more than 10 years, or both;
‘‘(II) in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II) be fined under title 18,
United States Code, imprisoned not less than 1 year
nor more than 5 years, or both;
‘‘(III) in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) during and in relation
to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as
defined in section 1365 of title 18, United States
Code) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any per-
son, be fined under title 18, United States Code, im-
prisoned not less than 5 years nor more than 25
years, or both; and
‘‘(IV) in the case of a violation of subparagraph
(A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) resulting in the death of
any person, be punished by death or imprisoned for
any term of years or for life (but not less than 20
years), fined under title 18, United States Code, or
both.
‘‘(ii) In the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)
after 1 prior conviction for any other violation of subpara-
graph (A) has become final, the minimum term of impris-
onment shall be not less than two times the minimum term
specified in clause (i).
‘‘(iii) In the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)
after 2 or more prior convictions for any other violations
of subparagraph (A) have become final, the minimum
term of imprisonment shall be not less than five times the
minimum term specified in clause (i).’’.
SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR PERSONS COMMITTING
OFFENSES WHILE ARMED.
Section 924(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘or drug trafficking crime’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘, drug trafficking crime,
or violation of section 274(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act’’.
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