I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 619 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations on the possession, 
sale, and other disposition of a firearm by persons convicted of mis-
demeanor sex offenses against children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2013 
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to place limitations 
on the possession, sale, and other disposition of a firearm 
by persons convicted of misdemeanor 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 ‘‘Keep Kids Safe Act 
of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITS ON POSSESSION, SALE, AND DISPOSITION 
OF FIREARMS BY PERSONS CONVICTED OF 
MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSES AGAINST MI-
NORS. 
(a) DISPOSITION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(d) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor sex offense against a minor.’’. 
(b) POSSESSION OF FIREARM.—Section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(8); 
(2) by striking the comma at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,’’. 
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(c) MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR 
DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor sex offense against 
a minor’ means a sex offense against a minor punishable 
by imprisonment for not more than one year. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘sex offense’ means a criminal offense 
that has, as an element, a sexual act or sexual contact 
with another, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such 
an offense. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘minor’ means an individual who has 
not attained 18 years of age. 
‘‘(D) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor 
for purposes of this chapter— 
‘‘(i) unless— 
‘‘(I) the person was represented by counsel 
in the case, or knowingly and intelligently 
waived the right to counsel in the case; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a prosecution for the 
offense for which a person was entitled to a 
jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case 
was tried— 
‘‘(aa) the case was tried by a jury; or 
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‘‘(bb) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case 
tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise; 
or 
‘‘(ii) if the conviction has been expunged or set 
aside, or is an offense for which the person has been 
pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law 
of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of 
civil rights under such an offense), unless the par-
don, expungement, or restoration of civil rights ex-
pressly provides that the person may not ship, trans-
port, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
Æ 
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