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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4827
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 3 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
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.
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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 Se-
curity 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 fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 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—
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‘‘(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 ac-
cess 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 fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 716. Police badges
‘‘(a) Whoever—
‘‘(1) knowingly transfers, transports, or re-
ceives, in interstate or foreign commerce, a counter-
feit police badge;
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‘‘(2) knowingly transfers, in interstate or for-
eign commerce, a genuine police badge to an indi-
vidual, knowing that such individual is not author-
ized 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
6 months, or both.
‘‘(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this sec-
tion 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
official badge issued by public authority to identify
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an individual as a law enforcement officer having po-
lice 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.’’.
(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.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.