,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iede  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,fuller introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide for increased penalties for sex 
offenses committed by officers of the   
,united ,states and ,members of         
,congress1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,holding ,officials to ,necessary  
,ethical ,standards and ,transparency   
,act of #bjbf or the ,,honest ,act of   
#bjbf4  #b4 ,increased penalties for sex
 offenses committed by officers of the  
,united ,states and ,members of         
,congress  7a7 ,female genital          
mutilation ,section #aaf7;a7 of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting before the period at the   
end the following3 1 or if the offender 
is an officer of the ,united ,states or 
a ,member of ,congress1 be fined under  

this title1 and punished by death or    
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life4  7b7 ,penalties for civil rights  
offenses involving sexual misconduct    
,section #bej7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#e77;,b71 by striking and at 
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,b71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#g7 in the case
 of an offense with respect to which the
 offender is an officer of the ,united  
,states or a ,member of ,congress1 fined
 under this title1 and punished by death
 or imprisonment for any term of years  
or for life4  4  7c7 ,sex trafficking of
 children or by force1 fraud1 or        
coercion ,section #aeia7;b7 of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking or 
at the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#c7 if the     

offense was carried out by an officer of
 the ,united ,states or a ,member of    
,congress1 by a fine under this title1  
and by death or imprisonment for any    
term of years or for life4  4  7d7      
,aggravated sexual abuse ,section #bbda 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by   
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 or if the offender is  
an officer of the ,united ,states or a  
,member of ,congress1 be fined under    
this title1 and punished by death or    
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life2  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by       
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 or if the offender is  
an officer of the ,united ,states or a  
,member of ,congress1 be fined under    
this title1 and punished by death or    
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7c71 by   
inserting after not less than #cj years 
or for life the following3 1 or if the  
offender is an officer of the ,united   

,states or a ,member of ,congress1 be   
fined under this title1 and punished by 
death or imprisoned for any term of     
years or for life4  7e7 ,sexual abuse of
 a minor1 a ward1 or an individual in   
,federal custody ,section #bbdc of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7f7
 ,offenses by ,federal officials or     
,members of ,congress ,whoever1 being an
 officer of the ,united ,states or a    
,member of ,congress1 commits an offense
 under this section shall be fined under
 this title1 and punished by death or   
imprisonment for any term of years or   
for life4  4  7f7 ,abusive sexual       
contact ,section #bbdd of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,offenses by ,federal officials or      
,members of ,congress ,whoever1 being an
 officer of the ,united ,states or a    
,member of ,congress1 commits an offense
 under this section shall be fined under
 this title1 and punished by death or   

imprisonment for any term of years or   
for life4  4  7g7 ,sexual exploitation  
of children ,section #bbea7;e7 of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after not less than #ce    
years nor more than life the following3 
1 but if such person is an officer of   
the ,united ,states or a ,member of     
,congress1 such person shall be fined   
under this title1 and punished by death 
or imprisonment for any term of years or
 for life4  7h7 ,selling or buying of   
children ,section #bbea;,a of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by inserting    
after and by a fine under this title the
 following3 1 or if the offender is an  
officer of the ,united ,states or a     
,member of ,congress1 be fined under    
this title1 and punished by death or    
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by   
inserting after and by a fine under this
 title the following3 1 or if the       
offender is an officer of the ,united   

,states or a ,member of ,congress1 be   
fined under this title1 and punished by 
death or imprisoned for any term of     
years or for life4  7i7 ,certain        
activities relating to material         
involving the sexual exploitation of    
minors ,section #bbeb7;b7 of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,whoever1 being an officer of the       
,united ,states or a ,member of         
,congress1 violates1 or attempts or     
conspires to violate1 subsection 7a71   
shall be fined under this title1 and    
punished by death or imprisoned for any 
term of years or for life4  4  7j7      
,certain activities relating to material
 constituting or containing child       
pornography ,section #bbeb;,a7b7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,whoever1 being an     
officer of the ,united ,states or a     
,member of ,congress1 violates1 or      
attempts or conspires to violate1       

subsection 7a71 shall be fined under    
this title1 and punished by death or    
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life4  4  7k7 ,sexual abuse ,section    
#bdbb of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a71 by inserting before the period at  
the end the following3 1 or if the      
offender is an officer of the ,united   
,states or a ,member of ,congress1 be   
fined under this title1 and punished by 
death or imprisoned for any term of     
years or for life4  7#b7 in subsection  
7b71 by inserting before the period at  
the end the following3 1 or if the      
offender is an officer of the ,united   
,states or a ,member of ,congress1 be   
fined under this title1 and punished by 
death or imprisoned for any term of     
years or for life4  7l7 ,transportation 
of minors ,section #bdbc of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsections 7g7       
through 7i7 as subsection 7h7 through   
7j71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by         

inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following3  7g7 ,offenses by ,federal   
officials ,whoever1 being an officer of 
the ,united ,states or a ,member of     
,congress1 commits an offense under this
 section shall be fined under this      
title1 and punished by death or         
imprisonment for any term of years or   
for life4  4  #c4 ,federal adultery     
offense for officers of the ,united     
,states and ,members of ,congress  7a7  
,offense ,chapter #ic of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aibe4
 ,adultery by officers of the ,united   
,states and ,members of ,congress       
,whoever1 being an officer of the       
,united ,states or a ,member of         
,congress1 in or affecting interstate or
 foreign commerce1 knowingly engages in 
sexual intercourse 7including           
genital-genital1 oral-genital1          
anal-genital1 or oral-anal1 whether     
between persons of the same or opposite 
sex7 with a person1 and at the time of  

such conduct1 the officer or ,member or 
the person with whom the officer or     
,member engaged in such conduct1 was    
married to another person1 shall be     
fined under this title1 and imprisoned  
for not more than one year1 or both4  4 
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections for chapter #ic of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aibe4
 ,adultery by officers of the ,united   
,states and ,members of ,congress4  4