text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 
  2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON THE MAILING AND DELIVERY PRIVILEGES OF STATE 
                AND FEDERAL PRISONERS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
  
      (a) In General.--Chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``Sec. 1794. Restrictions on the mailing and delivery privileges of 
                State and Federal prisoners for commercial purposes
      ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (d), an inmate 
  of a prison convicted of a crime of violence who knowingly deposits for 
  mailing or delivery, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail, any 
  property, article, or object, with intent that the property, article, 
  or object be placed in interstate or foreign commerce, shall be fined 
  under this title and imprisoned not less than 6 months and not more 
  than 10 years. Any term of imprisonment imposed under this subsection 
  shall run consecutive to any other term of imprisonment.
      ``(b) Period of Limitations.--An indictment for any offense 
  punishable under this section may be found at any time without 
  limitation.
      ``(c) Guidelines.--The Director of the Bureau of Prisons and the 
  head of the department of corrections, or other similar agency, for any 
  State may promulgate uniform guidelines to restrict the privileges of 
  any inmate of a prison that violates this section.
      ``(d) Exception.--An inmate of a prison may mail or deliver or 
  cause to be delivered by mail title to real property, title to motor 
  vehicles, or a security if--
              ``(1) the mailing or delivery is to satisfy debt that is--
                      ``(A) imposed by law or a court order, including--
                              ``(i) support obligations;
                              ``(ii) property taxes;
                              ``(iii) income taxes;
                              ``(iv) back taxes;
                              ``(v) a legal judgment, fine, or 
                          restitution;
                              ``(vi) fees to cover the cost of 
                          incarceration, including fees for health care 
                          while incarcerated imposed under section 4048; 
                          and
                              ``(vii) other financial obligations 
                          mandated by law or a court order; or
                      ``(B) incurred through a contract for--
                              ``(i) legal services;
                              ``(ii) a mortgage on the primary residence 
                          of the immediate family of the inmate;
                              ``(iii) the education or medical care of 
                          the inmate or a member of the immediate family 
                          of the inmate; or
                              ``(iv) life, health, home, or car 
                          insurance; or
              ``(2) the consent of the inmate is required by law to 
          transfer title for real property, a motor vehicle, or security, 
          where a person who is not incarcerated in a prison is the owner 
          or a co-owner of that real property, motor vehicle, or 
          security.
      ``(e) Definitions.--In this section--
              ``(1) the term `prison'--
                      ``(A) means a Federal or State correctional, 
                  detention, or penal facility or 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 of the United 
                  States or a State; and
                      ``(B) does not include a halfway house or location 
                  where an individual is under home confinement;
              ``(2) the term `security' means--
                      ``(A) a note, stock certificate, treasury stock 
                  certificate, bond, treasury bond, debenture, 
                  certificate of deposit, interest coupon, bill, check, 
                  draft, warrant, debit instrument (as that term is 
                  defined in section 916(c) of the Electronic Fund 
                  Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693n(c))), money order, 
                  traveler's check, letter of credit, warehouse receipt, 
                  negotiable bill of lading, evidence of indebtedness, 
                  certificate of interest in or participation in a 
                  profit-sharing agreement, collateral-trust certificate, 
                  pre-reorganization certificate of subscription, 
                  transferable share, investment contract, or voting 
                  trust certificate;
                      ``(B) a certificate of interest in, certificate of 
                  participation in, certificate for, receipt for, or 
                  warrant or option or other right to subscribe to or 
                  purchase any item described in subparagraph (A); or
                      ``(C) a blank form of any item described in 
                  subparagraph (A) or (B); and
              ``(3) the terms `State' and `support obligation' have the 
          meanings given those terms in section 228.''.
      (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
  chapter 87 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
  end the following:
  
  ``1794. Restrictions on the mailing and delivery privileges of State 
                              and Federal prisoners for commercial 
                              purposes.''.
  
  SEC. 3. CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.
  
      Section 982(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
  adding at the end the following:
      ``(9) The court, in sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense 
  under section 1794, or of a conspiracy to commit such an offense, shall 
  order that the defendant forfeit to the United States any real or 
  personal property--
              ``(A) used or intended to be used to commit, facilitate, or 
          promote the commission of such offense; and
              ``(B) constituting, derived from, or traceable to the gross 
          proceeds that the defendant obtained directly or indirectly as 
          a result of the offense.''.
  
  SEC. 4. CIVIL FORFEITURE.
  
      Any property subject to forfeiture under section 982(a)(9) of title 
  18, United States Code, as added by this Act, may be forfeited to the 
  United States in a civil action in accordance with the procedures set 
  forth in chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code.
  
  SEC. 5. CIVIL REMEDIES.
  
      (a) In General.--Any person aggrieved by reason of conduct 
  prohibited under section 1794 of title 18, United States Code, as added 
  by this Act, may bring a civil action in an appropriate United States 
  district court for the relief described in subsection (b).
      (b) Relief.--In any civil action brought under subsection (a), the 
  court may award appropriate relief, including--
              (1) temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunctive relief;
              (2) compensatory and punitive damages; and
              (3) the costs of the civil action and reasonable fees for 
          attorneys and expert witnesses.
target: Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federal or state prison inmate convicted of a crime of violence from knowingly placing in the mail or causing to be delivered in interstate or foreign commerce any property, article, or object. Sets forth exceptions for a mailing or delivery of title to real property, title to motor vehicles, or a security to satisfy debt that is: (1) imposed by law or a court order; or (2) incurred through a contract for legal services, a mortgage on the primary residence of the immediate family of the inmate, the education or medical care of the inmate or a member of the immediate family of the inmate, or life, health, home, or car insurance.  Provides for civil and criminal forfeiture of real or personal property used to commit such a crime or obtained as a result of such crime. Provides civil remedies, including injunctions, damages, and attorney fees, for persons aggrieved by prisoners using the mail in violation of this Act. 
feat_title: Stop the Sale of Murderabilia Act of 2013