Anti-Flight Act of 1993

Anti-Flight Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that whoever, while driving a motor vehicle, knowingly and willingly flees a Federal law enforcement officer in the execution of such officer's duties shall be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.

[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 621 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 621

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide punishments for 
fleeing Federal law enforcement personnel during the execution of their 
                                duties.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 1993

Mr. McCandless introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide punishments for 
fleeing Federal law enforcement personnel during the execution of their 
                                duties.

    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 ``Anti-Flight Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1518. Fleeing Federal law enforcement officer
    ``(a) Whoever, while driving a motor vehicle, knowingly and 
willfully flees a Federal law enforcement officer in the execution of 
that officer's duties shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `Federal law enforcement 
officer' means an individual described in section 1114 of this 
title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1518. Fleeing Federal law enforcement officer.''.

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