,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ccf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 ,capuano 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 and ,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide penalties for counterfeiting or selling ,presidential inauguration tickets1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,selling or counterfeiting ,presidential inauguration tickets ,chapter #be of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #eae4 ,selling or counterfeiting ,presidential inauguration tickets 7a7 ,whoever knowingly-- 7#a7 except as provided in subsection 7b7 transfers for money or property a ticket to a ,presidential inaugural ceremony2 7#b7 with intent to defraud1 falsely makes1 forges1 counterfeits1 or alters a ticket to a ,presidential inaugural ceremony2 or 7#c7 with intent to defraud1 enters or attempts to enter a ,presidential inaugural ceremony with a ticket1 knowing that ticket to have been falsely made1 forged1 counterfeited or altered2 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #f months1 or both4 7b7 ,subsection 7a7 does not apply to a transfer that occurs after the date on which the ,presidential inaugural ceremony for which the ticket was issued takes place4 7c7 ,in this section1 the term ,presidential inaugural ceremony means a public inaugural ceremony at which the ,president elect or the ,vice ,president elect take the oath or affirmation of office for the office of ,president of the ,united ,states or the office of ,vice ,president of the ,united ,states1 respectively4 4 #b4 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #be of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #eae4 ,selling or counterfeiting ,presidential inauguration tickets4 4