Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1993

Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon U.S. citizens or resident aliens who travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or conspire to do so, for the purpose of engaging in any sexual act with a person under age 18 which would be in violation of Federal sexual abuse provisions if such act occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 3497 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3497

     To amend title 18, with respect to travel for illegal sexual 
                              activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1993

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Bliley) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 18, with respect to travel for illegal sexual 
                              activities.

    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 ``Child Prostitution and Sexual Abuse 
Prevention Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TRAVEL FOR ILLEGAL SEXUAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 2423 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Whoever''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Whoever, being a United States citizen or resident alien, 
travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or conspires to do so, for 
the purpose of engaging in any sexual act (as the term `sexual act' is 
defined in section 2245 of this title) with a person under 18 years of 
age, which would be in violation of chapter 109A of this title if such 
sexual act occurred in the special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States;
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
or both.''.

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