Bill > HR3602

This bill, the Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act, aims to prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls. The key provisions are: 1. It establishes enhanced penalties of up to 10 years in prison for "illicit spotting" - knowingly transmitting the location, movement, or activities of any federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency with the intent to further a federal crime related to immigration, customs, controlled substances, agriculture, monetary instruments, or other border controls. 2. It establishes penalties of up to 10 years in prison, or up to 20 years if a firearm is used, for the destruction, alteration, or damage of any fence, barrier, sensor, camera, or other physical or electronic device deployed by the federal government to control the border or a port of entry. 3. It amends the existing law to prohibit the carrying or use of a firearm during and in relation to an "alien smuggling crime" - any felony punishable under the Immigration and Nationality Act for smuggling or harboring illegal aliens. 4. It extends the statute of limitations for offenses related to alien smuggling and the new crimes established in this bill.