H. R. 4827
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
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 Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced Federal Security Act
of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. ENTRY BY FALSE PRETENSES TO ANY REAL PROPERTY,
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 section.
‘‘(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 5 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 6 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.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning 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 inter-
state 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 foreign commerce,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6
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 theatrical, 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 official 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 deceive an ordinary
individual into believing it was a genuine police badge.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘716. Police badges.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.