,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mr4  
,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,owens1 and 
,mr4 ,hunt7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to establish mandatory minimum terms of
 imprisonment for fraud offenses1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,zero    
,tolerance for ,fraudsters ,act of      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,mandatory minimums for     
fraud offenses  7a7 ,fraud and false    
statements  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#dg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  #ajda4 ,mandatory minimum   
sentences for certain offenses          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 in the case of an offense 
under section #ajja1 #ajjb1 #ajjc1      
#ajaj1 #ajab1 #ajca1 #ajce1 or #ajdj1   
the punishment shall be-- 7#a7 if the   
offense involved an amount of #a1jjj1jjj

 or more1 but less than #e1jjj1jjj1 a   
fine under this title1 and imprisonment 
for not less than one year and not more 
than #aj years2 or  7#b7 if the offense 
involved an amount of #e1jjj1jjj or     
more1 a fine under this title1 and      
imprisonment for not less than #e years 
and not more than #bj years1  except in 
the case that the punishment under such 
section provides for a greater term of  
imprisonment4 4  7#b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #dg of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code is amended by inserting   
after the item related to #ajdj the     
following3  #ajda4 ,mandatory minimum   
sentences for certain offenses4  4  7b7 
,mail fraud and other fraud offenses    
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #fc of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#acec4 ,mandatory minimum sentences for 
certain offenses ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of this chapter1 in the 
case of an offense under section #acda1 

#acdc1 #acde1 or #acdg1 the punishment  
shall be-- 7#a7 if the offense involved 
an amount of #a1jjj1jjj or more1 but    
less than #e1jjj1jjj1 a fine under this 
title1 and imprisonment for not less    
than one year and not more than #aj     
years2 or  7#b7 if the offense involved 
an amount of #e1jjj1jjj or more1 a fine 
under this title1 and imprisonment for  
not less than #e years and not more than
 #bj years1  except in the case that the
 punishment under such section provides 
for a greater term of imprisonment4 4   
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections for chapter #dg of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code is amended by     
inserting after the item related to     
#aceb the following3  #acec4 ,mandatory 
minimum sentences for certain offenses4 
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