ADULT PROSECUTION OF SERIOUS JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

SEC. 150002. ADULT PROSECUTION OF SERIOUS JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Section 5032 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first undesignated paragraph by striking “922(p)” and inserting “924(b), (g), or (h)”; (2) in the fourth undesignated paragraph by inserting “or in section 924(b), (g), or (h) of this title,” before “criminal prosecution” the first place it appears; and (3) in the fifth undesignated paragraph by adding at the end the following: “In considering the nature of the offense, as required by this paragraph, the court shall consider the extent to which the juvenile played a leadership role in an organization, or otherwise influenced other persons to take part in criminal activities, involving the use or distribution of controlled substances or firearms. Such a factor, if found to exist, shall weigh in favor of a transfer to adult status, but the absence of this factor shall not preclude such a transfer.”.