INCREASED PENALTIES AND EXPANDED JURISDICTION FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENSES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

SEC. 1177. INCREASED PENALTIES AND EXPANDED JURISDICTION FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OFFENSES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. (a) Expanded Jurisdiction.—The following provisions of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting “or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in custody by direction of or pursuant to a contract or agreement with the Attorney General” after “in a Federal prison,”: (1) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2241. (2) The first sentence of subsection (c) of section 2241. (3) Section 2242. (4) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2243. (5) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 2244. (b) Increased Penalties.—(1) Sexual abuse of a ward.—Section 2243(b) of such title is amended by striking “one year” and inserting “five years”. (2) Abusive sexual contact.—Section 2244 of such title is amended by striking “six months” and inserting “two years” in each of subsections (a)(4) and (b). 119 STAT. 3126