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necessarily entail the sexual or physical abuse or kidnapping of a child. 15 CONCLUSION 18 EFTA00103710 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) Cases Bowen v .Georgetown Univ. Hosp., 488 U.S. 204 (1988) 5 Bridges v. United States, 346 U.S. 209 (1953) 12, 13, 15, 17 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Fir

t natural reading" of the statute is "to construe `any offense involving' by reference to the elements of the offense at issue." 393 F.3d 192, 198 (D.C. Cir. 2004) (emphasis in original). The court then gave an illustrative example of a case in which a defendant travels in interstate commerce, commits a

s, which is consistent with applicable law discussed more fully below herein. It is an axiom of law that "retroactivity is not favored in the law." Bowen, 488 U.S., at 208, 109 S.Ct., at 471 (1988). As eloquently stated in Landgraf v. USI Film Products, 114 S.Ct. 1483, 1497, 511 U.S. 244, 265-66 (199

rts have long consulted official CRS summaries to assess legislative intent, see, e.g., Rettig v. Pension Ben. Guar. Corp., 744 F.2d 133, 145 & n.7 (D.C. Cir. 1984) DIRECTV Inc. v. Cionarella No. Civ.A 03-2384, 2005 WL 1252261 at 7 (D.N.J. May 24, 2005)' Clohessy v. St Francis How. & Healthcare No. 98-C-

uct was completed before 2006. 1. Congress Dld Not Intend To Apply Masha's Law Retroactively. It is axiomatic that "retroactivity is not favored," Bowen'. Georgetown Univ. Hosp., 488 U.S. 204, 208 (1988), and the "traditional presumption teaches that [an amended statute) does not govern absent clear

09). Courts have long consulted official CRS summariesto assess legislative intent, see, e.g., &nig Pension Ben. Guar. Com. 744 F.2d 133, 145 & n.7 (D.C. Cir. 1984); fIRECI'V Inc. I. Cignarella No. I. Civ.A 03-2384, 2005 W 1252261 at *7 (D.N.J. May 24, 2005); Clokesav St. Francis Hoso. & Healthcare No.