SA 586. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


At the end, add the following:
SEC. __. BAN ON FIREARM FOR PERSON CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR SEX OFFENSE AGAINST A MINOR.
(a) Disposition of Firearm.--Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.''.
(b) Possession of Firearm.--Section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor,''.
(c) Misdemeanor Sex Offense Against a Minor Defined.--Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(36) The term `misdemeanor sex offense against a minor' means a sex offense against a minor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year.
``(37) The term `sex offense' means a criminal offense that has, as an element, a sexual act or sexual contact with another, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such an offense.
``(38) The term `minor' means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.''.


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Feb 25, 2009.)