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Union Calendar No. 315
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4477
[Report No. 107–525]
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to crimes involving
the transportation of persons and sex tourism.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 17, 2002
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. HYDE, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
JUNE 24, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. PICKERING, Mr. FLAKE, and Mr. WAMP
JUNE 24, 2002
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]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to
crimes involving the transportation of persons and sex
tourism.
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 ‘‘Sex Tourism Prohibi-
tion Improvement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. SECTION 2423 AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2423 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) TRAVEL WITH INTENT TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT
SEXUAL CONDUCT.—A person who travels in interstate
commerce or travels into the United States, or a United
States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent resi-
dence in the United States who travels in foreign com-
merce, for the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual
conduct with another person shall be fined under this title
or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(c) ENGAGING IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT IN
FOREIGN PLACES.—Any United States citizen or alien ad-
mitted for permanent residence who travels in foreign
commerce, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct with
another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(d) ANCILLARY OFFENSES.—Whoever arranges, in-
duces, procures, or facilitates the travel of a person know-
ing that such a person is traveling in interstate commerce
or foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit
sexual conduct shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(e)
ATTEMPT
AND
CONSPIRACY.—Whoever
at-
tempts or conspires to violate subsection (a), (b), (c), or
(d) shall be punishable in the same manner as a completed
violation of that subsection.
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘illicit sexual conduct’ means a sexual act (as defined in
section 2246) with a person that would be in violation of
chapter 109A if the sexual act occurred in the special mar-
itime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or
any commercial sex act (as defined in section 1591), with
a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2423(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
attempts to do so’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sex Tourism Prohibition
Improvement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. SECTION 2423 AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2423 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(b) TRAVEL WITH INTENT TO ENGAGE IN ILLICIT
SEXUAL CONDUCT.—A person who travels in interstate
commerce or travels into the United States, or a United
States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence
in the United States who travels in foreign commerce, for
the purpose of engaging in any illicit sexual conduct with
another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(c) ENGAGING IN ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT IN FOR-
EIGN PLACES.—Any United States citizen or alien admit-
ted for permanent residence who travels in foreign com-
merce, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct with an-
other person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(d) ANCILLARY OFFENSES.—Whoever arranges, in-
duces, procures, or facilitates the travel of a person knowing
that such a person is traveling in interstate commerce or
foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sex-
ual conduct shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(e) ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACY.—Whoever attempts
or conspires to violate subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall
be punishable in the same manner as a completed violation
of that subsection.
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘il-
licit sexual conduct’ means (1) a sexual act (as defined in
section 2246) with a person that would be in violation of
chapter 109A if the sexual act occurred in the special mari-
time and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; or
(2) any commercial sex act (as defined in section 1591)
with a person who the individual engaging in the commer-
cial sex act, knows or should have known has not attained
the age of 18 years.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2423(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
attempts to do so,’’.
Union Calendar No. 315
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4477
[Report No. 107–525]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to crimes involving the transportation of
persons and sex tourism.
JUNE 24, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed