,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,burchett introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide for enhanced        
penalties for wearing a ski mask while  
committing a criminal offense in the    
,district of ,columbia1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,concealed ,crime   
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced penalty
 for wearing ski mask during the        
commission of criminal offense in       
,district of ,columbia  7a7 ,in general 
,title ,,ii of the ,district of         
,columbia ,theft and ,white ,collar     
,crime ,act of #aihb 7sec4 #bb-cfja et  
seq41 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
#bjf4 ,enhanced penalty for wearing ski 
mask during the commission of criminal  
offense  7a7 ,in general ,a person who  
wears a ski mask during the commission  

of criminal offense in the ,district of 
,columbia shall be subject to the       
following enhanced penalties in addition
 to any other applicable sentence for   
such offense3 7#a7 ,with respect to a   
misdemeanor1 a term of imprisonment of  
not less than #f months1 which shall run
 consecutively with any other term of   
imprisonment imposed for such offense4  
7#b7 ,with respect to a felony1 a term  
of imprisonment of not less than #b     
years1 which shall run consecutively    
with any other term of imprisonment     
imposed for such offense4  7b7 ,ski mask
 defined ,in this section1 the term ski 
mask--  7#a7 means a balaclava or       
similar head covering which is worn in  
such a manner that only the eyes1 nose1 
and mouth are exposed and the identity  
of the wearer is concealed2 and  7#b7   
excludes religious headwear4  4  7b7    
,applicability ,this ,act1 and the      
amendment made by this ,act1 shall apply
 with respect to a criminal offense     
committed in the ,district of ,columbia 

on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4