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Union Calendar No. 548
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4827
[Report No. 106–913]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry by false pretenses
to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure
area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit
police badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 12, 2000
Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BARCIA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr.
COOK, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. GARY MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr.
VISCLOSKY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. INSLEE, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
BEREUTER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DREIER, Mr. BILBRAY, and Mr. CAMP
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 12, 2000]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the entry
by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft
of the United States or secure area of any airport, to
prevent the misuse of genuine and counterfeit police
badges by those seeking to commit a crime, and for
other purposes.
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 ‘‘Enhanced Federal Secu-
rity Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ENTRY BY FALSE PRETENSES TO ANY REAL PROP-
ERTY, VESSEL, OR AIRCRAFT OF THE UNITED
STATES, OR SECURE AREA OF AIRPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property,
vessel, or aircraft of the United States or
secure area of any airport
‘‘(a) Whoever, by any fraud or false pretense, enters
or attempts to enter—
‘‘(1) any real property belonging in whole or in
part to, or leased by, the United States;
‘‘(2) any vessel or aircraft belonging in whole or
in part to, or leased by, the United States; or
‘‘(3) any secure area of any airport;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(b) The punishment for an offense under subsection
(a) of this section is—
‘‘(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for
not more than five years, or both, if the offense is
committed with the intent to commit a felony; or
‘‘(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for
not more than six months, or both, in any other case.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘secure area’ means an area access
to which is restricted by the airport authority or a
public agency; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘airport’ has the meaning given
such term in section 47102 of title 49.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1036. Entry by false pretenses to any real property, vessel, or aircraft of the
United States or secure area of any airport.’’.
SEC. 3. POLICE BADGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 716. Police badges
‘‘(a) Whoever—
‘‘(1) knowingly transfers, transports, or receives,
in interstate or foreign commerce, a counterfeit police
badge;
‘‘(2) knowingly transfers, in interstate or foreign
commerce, a genuine police badge to an individual,
knowing that such individual is not authorized to
possess it under the law of the place in which the
badge is the official badge of the police;
‘‘(3) knowingly receives a genuine police badge
in a transfer prohibited by paragraph (2); or
‘‘(4) being a person not authorized to possess a
genuine police badge under the law of the place in
which the badge is the official badge of the police,
knowingly transports that badge in interstate or for-
eign commerce;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than
six months, or both.
‘‘(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section
that the badge is used or is intended to be used exclusively—
‘‘(1) as a memento, or in a collection or exhibit;
‘‘(2) for decorative purposes;
‘‘(3) for a dramatic presentation, such as a the-
atrical, film, or television production; or
‘‘(4) for any other recreational purpose.
‘‘(c) As used in this section—
‘‘(1) the term ‘genuine police badge’ means an of-
ficial badge issued by public authority to identify an
individual as a law enforcement officer having police
powers; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘counterfeit police badge’ means an
item that so resembles a police badge that it would de-
ceive an ordinary individual into believing it was a
genuine police badge.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘716. Police badges.’’.
Union Calendar No. 548
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4827
[Report No. 106–913]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent
the entry by false pretenses to any real property,
vessel, or aircraft of the United States or secure
area of any airport, to prevent the misuse of gen-
uine and counterfeit police badges by those seek-
ing to commit a crime, and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed