‘‘(2) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means a per-
son who is less than 18 years of age.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 26 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘522. Recruitment of persons to participate in a criminal street gang. 
‘‘523. Violent crimes in furtherance of a criminal street gang.’’. 
SEC. 5. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES IN 
AID OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY. 
Section 1959(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) Any person who, in furtherance or in aid of an 
enterprise engaged in racketeering activity, murders, kid-
naps, sexually assaults, maims, assaults with a dangerous 
weapon, commits assault resulting in serious bodily injury 
upon, or threatens to commit a crime of violence against 
any individual in violation of the laws of any State or the 
United States, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be 
punished, in addition and consecutive to the punishment 
provided for any other violation of this chapter— 
‘‘(1) for murder, by death or imprisonment for 
any term of years or for life, a fine under this title, 
or both; 
‘‘(2) for kidnapping or sexual assault, by im-
prisonment for any term of years or for life, a fine 
under this title, or both; 
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‘‘(3) for maiming, by imprisonment for any 
term of years or for life, a fine under this title, or 
both; 
‘‘(4) for assault with a dangerous weapon or as-
sault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprison-
ment for not more than 30 years, a fine under this 
title, or both; 
‘‘(5) for threatening to commit a crime of vio-
lence, by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, 
a fine under this title, or both; 
‘‘(6) for attempting or conspiring to commit 
murder, kidnapping, maiming, or sexual assault, by 
imprisonment for not more than 30 years, a fine 
under this title, or both; and 
‘‘(7) for attempting or conspiring to commit as-
sault with a dangerous weapon or assault which 
would result in serious bodily injury, by imprison-
ment for not more than 20 years, a fine under this 
title, or both.’’. 
SEC. 6. MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COM-
MITTED DURING AND IN RELATION TO A 
DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘MURDER
AND
OTHER
VIOLENT
CRIMES
COMMITTED 
DURING AND IN RELATION TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING 
CRIME 
‘‘In General 
‘‘SEC. 424. (a) Any person who, during and in rela-
tion to any drug trafficking crime, murders, kidnaps, sexu-
ally assaults, maims, assaults with a dangerous weapon, 
commits assault resulting in serious bodily injury upon, 
or threatens to commit a crime of violence against, any 
individual, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be pun-
ished, in addition and consecutive to the punishment pro-
vided for the drug trafficking crime— 
‘‘(1) in the case of murder, by death or impris-
onment for any term of years or for life, a fine 
under title 18, United States Code, or both; 
‘‘(2) in the case of kidnapping or sexual assault 
by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, 
a fine under such title 18, or both; 
‘‘(3) in the case of maiming, by imprisonment 
for any term of years or for life, a fine under such 
title 18, or both; 
‘‘(4) in the case of assault with a dangerous 
weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, 
by imprisonment not more than 30 years, a fine 
under such title 18, or both; 
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‘‘(5) in the case of threatening to commit a 
crime of violence specified in paragraphs (1) through 
(4), by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a 
fine under such title 18, or both; 
‘‘(6) in the case of attempting or conspiring to 
commit murder, kidnapping, maiming, or sexual as-
sault, by imprisonment for not more than 30 years, 
a fine under such title 18, or both; and 
‘‘(7) in the case of attempting or conspiring to 
commit a crime involving assault with a dangerous 
weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, 
by imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a fine 
under such title 18, or both. 
‘‘Venue 
‘‘(b) A prosecution for a violation of this section may 
be brought in— 
‘‘(1) the judicial district in which the murder or 
other crime of violence occurred; or 
‘‘(2) any judicial district in which the drug traf-
ficking crime may be prosecuted. 
‘‘Applicable Death Penalty Procedures 
‘‘(c) A defendant who has been found guilty of an 
offense under this section for which a sentence of death 
is provided shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 
228 of title 18, United States Code. 
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