Enhanced Federal Security Act of 2000
PL 106-547 (H.R.4827), enacted 12/19/2000

114 STAT. 2738 
PUBLIC LAW 106-547—DEC. 19, 2000 
Public Law 106-547 
106th Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 19, 2000 
[H.R. 4827] 
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 
Enhanced 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. 
Federal Security 
Act of 2000. 
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.". 
Approved December 19, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4827: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-913 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Oct. 2, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.