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108TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 456
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment
for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 29, 2003
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide
life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex
offenses against children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Two Strikes and
You’re Out Comprehensive Consequences for Child Mo-
lesters Act’’.
SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT
SEX OFFENDERS AGAINST CHILDREN.
Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR RE-
PEATED SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who is convicted
of a Federal sex offense in which a minor is the vic-
tim shall be sentenced to life imprisonment if the
person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor
was the victim, unless the sentence of death is im-
posed.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this
subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘Federal sex offense’
means—
‘‘(i) an offense under section 2241
(relating to aggravated sexual abuse),
2242 (relating to sexual abuse), 2243(a)
(relating to sexual abuse of a minor),
2244(a)(1) or (2) (relating to abusive sex-
ual contact), 2245 (relating to sexual
abuse resulting in death), or 2251A (relat-
ing to selling or buying of children); or
‘‘(ii) an offense under section 2423(a)
(relating to transportation of minors) in-
volving prostitution or sexual activity con-
stituting a State sex offense;
‘‘(B) the term ‘State sex offense’ means an
offense under State law that consists of conduct
that would be a Federal sex offense if, to the
extent or in the manner specified in the applica-
ble provision of this title—
‘‘(i) the offense involved interstate or
foreign commerce, or the use of the mails;
or
‘‘(ii) the conduct occurred in any com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the
United States, within the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, in a Federal prison, on any land or
building owned by, leased to, or otherwise
used by or under the control of the Gov-
ernment of the United States, or in the In-
dian country (as defined in section 1151);
‘‘(C) the term ‘prior sex conviction’ means
a conviction for which the sentence was imposed
before the conduct occurred constituting the
subsequent Federal sex offense, and which was
for a Federal sex offense or a State sex offense;
‘‘(D) the term ‘minor’ means an individual
who has not attained the age of 17 years; and
‘‘(E) the term ‘State’ has the meaning
given that term in subsection (c)(2).’’.
SEC. 3. SUPERVISED RELEASE TERM FOR SEX OFFENDERS.
Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS FOR SEX OF-
FENDERS.—Notwithstanding subsection (b), the author-
ized term of supervised release for any offense under sec-
tion 1201 involving a victim who has not attained the age
of 18 years, and for any offense under chapter 109A, 110,
or 117 or section 1591, is any term of years or life.’’.
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.
Sections 2247 and 2426 of title 18, United States
Code, are each amended by inserting ‘‘, unless section
3559(e) applies’’ before the final period.
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