crimes again and again, even after serving time in
prison; and
(3) the average rape sentence is just 101⁄2
years, and the average time served is half of that,
approximately 5 years.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) States should more seriously consider the
relatively high recidivism rate of sexual offenders
when deciding whether to plea bargain with a first-
time sexual offender and whether to grant parole to
sexual offenders; and
(2) States should review their treatment and
parole supervision programs for sexual offenders to
assure that these programs are fulfilling their goals,
and, if they are not, these programs should be im-
mediately replaced or abandoned.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER RAPE AND SEXUAL
ASSAULT CASES.
Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) PUNISHMENT FOR SEXUAL PREDATORS.—(1)
Whoever, in a circumstance described in paragraph (2) of
this subsection—
‘‘(A) violates this section; or
‘‘(B) engages in conduct, in or affecting inter-
state or foreign commerce, that would be a violation
of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, if the
offense had occurred in the special maritime and ter-
ritorial jurisdiction of the United States;
shall be imprisoned for life.
‘‘(2) The circumstance referred to in paragraph (1)
of this subsection is that the defendant has previously
been convicted of another State or Federal offense for con-
duct which—
‘‘(A) is an offense under this section or section
2242 of this title; or
‘‘(B) would have been an offense under either
of such sections if the offense had occurred in the
special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the
United States.’’.
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL CONDITION FOR TRUTH IN SENTENC-
ING GRANTS.
Section 20102(a) of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’;
(2) by redesignating existing paragraph (2) as
subparagraph (B);
(3) by redesignating existing subparagraphs (A)
through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv) respectively;
(4) by redesignating existing clauses (i) and (ii)
as subclauses (I) and (II);
(5) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) has in effect laws which allow the court to
impose a sentence of life in prison without parole on
a defendant in a criminal case who is convicted of
a State offense for conduct which—
‘‘(A) is an offense under section 2241 or
2242 of title 18, United States Code; or
‘‘(B) would have been an offense under ei-
ther of such sections if the offense had occurred
in the special maritime or territorial jurisdiction
of the United States;
after having previously been convicted of another State or
Federal offense for conduct that was an offense described
in subparagraph (A) or (B).’’
SEC. 5. STUDY OF PERSISTENT SEXUAL PREDATORS.
The National Institute of Justice, either directly or
through grant, shall carry out a study of persistent sexual
predators. Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, such Institute shall report to Con-
gress and the President the results of such study. Such
report shall include—
(1) a synthesis of current research in psychol-
ogy, sociology, law, criminal justice, and other fields
regarding persistent sexual offenders, including—
(A) common characteristics of such offend-
ers;
(B) recidivism rates for such offenders;
(C) treatment techniques and their effec-
tiveness;
(D) responses of offenders to treatment
and deterrence; and
(E) the possibility of early intervention to
prevent people from becoming sexual predators;
and
(2) an agenda for future research in this area.
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