S.Amdt. 3902Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)
S.Amdt. 3902
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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Submitted January 23, 2008
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January 23, 2008
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SA 3902. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2248, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [[Page S211]] of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. PREVENTION AND DETERRENCE OF TERRORIST SUICIDE BOMBINGS. (a) In General.-- (1) Offense of rewarding or facilitating international terrorist acts.-- (A) In general.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 2339E. Providing material support to international terrorism ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `facility of interstate or foreign commerce' has the same meaning as in section 1958(b)(2). ``(2) The term `international terrorism' has the same meaning as in section 2331. ``(3) The term `material support or resources' has the same meaning as in section 2339A(b). ``(4) The term `perpetrator of an act' includes any person who-- ``(A) commits the act; ``(B) aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures its commission; or ``(C) attempts, plots, or conspires to commit the act. ``(5) The term `serious bodily injury' has the same meaning as in section 1365. ``(b) Prohibition.--Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c), provides, or attempts or conspires to provide, material support or resources to the perpetrator of an act of international terrorism, or to a family member or other person associated with such perpetrator, with the intent to facilitate, reward, or encourage that act or other acts of international terrorism, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, and, if death results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years not less than 10 or for life. ``(c) Jurisdictional Bases.--A circumstance referred to in subsection (b) is that-- ``(1) the offense occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; ``(2) the offense involves the use of the mails or a facility of interstate or foreign commerce; ``(3) an offender intends to facilitate, reward, or encourage an act of international terrorism that affects interstate or foreign commerce or would have affected interstate or foreign commerce had it been consummated; ``(4) an offender intends to facilitate, reward, or encourage an act of international terrorism that violates the criminal laws of the United States; ``(5) an offender intends to facilitate, reward, or encourage an act of international terrorism that is designed to influence the policy or affect the conduct of the United States Government; ``(6) an offender intends to facilitate, reward, or encourage an act of international terrorism that occurs in part within the United States and is designed to influence the policy or affect the conduct of a foreign government; ``(7) an offender intends to facilitate, reward, or encourage an act of international terrorism that causes or is designed to cause death or serious bodily injury to a national of the United States while that national is outside the United States, or substantial damage to the property of a legal entity organized under the laws of the United States (including any of its States, districts, commonwealths, territories, or possessions) while that property is outside of the United States; ``(8) the offense occurs in whole or in part within the United States, and an offender intends to facilitate, reward or encourage an act of international terrorism that is designed to influence the policy or affect the conduct of a foreign government; or ``(9) the offense occurs in whole or in part outside of the United States, and an offender is a national of the United States, a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the United States, or a legal entity organized under the laws of the United States (including any of its States, districts, commonwealths, territories, or possessions).''. (B) Technical and conforming amendments.-- (i) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``2339D. Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization. ``2339E. Providing material support to international terrorism.''. (ii) Other amendment.--Section 2332b(g)(5)(B)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``2339E (relating to providing material support to international terrorism),'' before ``or 2340A (relating to torture)''. (2) Increased penalties for providing material support to terrorists.-- (A) Providing material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations.--Section 2339B(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``15 years'' and inserting ``30 years''. (B) Providing material support or resources in aid of a terrorist crime.--Section 2339A(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``imprisoned not more than 15 years'' and all that follows through ``life.'' and inserting ``imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years not less than 10 or for life.''. (C) Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization.--Section 2339D(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``25 years''. (D) Addition of attempts and conspiracies to an offense relating to military training.--Section 2339D(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or attempts or conspires to receive,'' after ``receives''. (b) Terrorist Murders, Kidnappings, and Assaults.-- (1) Penalties for terrorist murder and manslaughter.-- Section 2332(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, punished by death'' and all that follows and inserting ``and punished by death or imprisoned for life;''; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``30 years''. (2) Addition of offense of terrorist kidnapping.--Section 2332 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Kidnapping.--Whoever outside the United States unlawfully seizes, confines, inveigles, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away, or attempts or conspires to seize, confine, inveigle, decoy, kidnap, abduct or carry away, a national of the United States shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of years or for life.''. (3) Addition of sexual assault to definition of offense of terrorist assault.--Section 2332(d) of title 18, United States Code, as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(as defined in section 1365, including any conduct that, if the conduct occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or 2242)'' after ``injury''; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(as defined in section 1365, including any conduct that, if the conduct occurred in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, would violate section 2241 or 2242)'' after ``injury''; and (C) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking ``or imprisoned'' and all that follows and inserting ``and imprisoned for any term of years not less than 30 or for life.''. (c) Terrorist Hoaxes Against Families of United States Servicemen.-- (1) Hoax statute.--Section 1038 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (A) in subsections (a)(1) and (b), by inserting ``or any other offense listed under section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of this title'' after ``title 49,''; and (B) in subsection (a)(2)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both'' and inserting ``and imprisoned for not less than 2 years nor more than 10 years''; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both'' and inserting ``and imprisoned for not less than 5 years nor more than 25 years''; and (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both'' and inserting ``and imprisoned for any term of years not less than 10 or for life''. (2) Attacks on united states servicemen.-- (A) In general.--Chapter 67 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 1389. Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service ``(a) In General.--Whoever assaults, batters, or knowingly destroys or injures the property of a United States serviceman or of a member of the immediate family of a United States serviceman, on account of the military service of that serviceman or status of that individual as a United States serviceman, or who attempts or conspires to do so, shall-- ``(1) in the case of a simple assault, or destruction or injury to property in which the damage or attempted damage to such property is not more than $500, be fined under this title in an amount not less than $500 and imprisoned not more than 2 years; ``(2) in the case of destruction or injury to property in which the damage or attempted damage to such property is more than $500, be fined under this title in an amount not less than $1000 and imprisoned not less than 90 days nor more than 10 years; and ``(3) in the case of a battery, or an assault resulting in bodily injury, be fined under this title in an amount not less than $2500 and imprisoned not less than 2 years nor more than 30 years. ``(b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to a person who is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `United States serviceman'-- ``(1) means a member of the Armed Forces, as that term is defined in section 1388; and ``(2) includes a former member of the Armed Forces during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the discharge from the Armed Forces of that member of the Armed Forces.''. [[Page S212]] (B) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 67 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``1389. Prohibition on attacks on United States servicemen on account of service.''. (3) Threatening communications.-- (A) Mailed within the united states.--Section 876 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) For purposes of this section, the term `addressed to any other person' includes an individual (other than the sender), a corporation or other legal person, and a government or agency or component thereof.''. (B) Mailed to a foreign country.--Section 877 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this section, the term `addressed to any person' includes an individual, a corporation or other legal person, and a government or agency or component thereof.''. (d) Denial of Federal Benefits to Convicted Terrorists.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists ``(a) In General.--Any individual who is convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)) shall, as provided by the court on motion of the Government, be ineligible for any or all Federal benefits for any term of years or for life. ``(b) Federal Benefit Defined.--In this section, `Federal benefit' has the meaning given that term in section 421(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862(d)).''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists.''. (e) Investigation of Terrorist Crimes.-- (1) Nondisclosure of fisa investigations.--The following provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 are each amended by inserting ``(other than in proceedings or other civil matters under the immigration laws, as that term is defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17)))'' after ``authority of the United States'': (A) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 106 (50 U.S.C. 1806). (B) Subsections (d), (f), and (g) of section 305 (50 U.S.C. 1825). (C) Subsections (c), (e), and (f) of section 405 (50 U.S.C. 1845). (2) Multidistrict search warrants in terrorism investigations.--Rule 41(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as follows: ``(3) a magistrate judge--in an investigation of-- ``(A) a Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(g) of title 18, United States Code); or ``(B) an offense under section 1001 or 1505 of title 18, United States Code, relating to information or purported information concerning a Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18, United States Code)--having authority in any district in which activities related to the Federal crime of terrorism or offense may have occurred, may issue a warrant for a person or property within or outside that district.''. (3) Increased penalties for obstruction of justice in terrorism cases.--Sections 1001(a) and 1505 of title 18, United States Code, are amended by striking ``8 years'' and inserting ``10 years''. (f) Improvements to the Classified Information Procedures Act.-- (1) Interlocutory appeals under the classified information procedures act.--Section 7(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end ``The Government's right to appeal under this section applies without regard to whether the order appealed from was entered under this Act.''. (2) Ex parte authorizations under the classified information procedures act.--Section 4 of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) is amended-- (A) in the second sentence-- (i) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and (ii) by striking ``written statement to be inspected'' and inserting ``statement to be made ex parte and to be considered''; and (B) in the third sentence-- (i) by striking ``If the court enters an order granting relief following such an ex parte showing, the'' and inserting ``The''; and (ii) by inserting ``, as well as any summary of the classified information the defendant seeks to obtain,'' after ``text of the statement of the United States''. (3) Application of classified information procedures act to nondocumentary information.--Section 4 of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.) is amended-- (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``, and access to,'' after ``of''; (B) by inserting ``(a) Discovery of Classified Information From Documents.--'' before the first sentence; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(b) Access to Other Classified Information.-- ``(1) If the defendant seeks access through deposition under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or otherwise to non-documentary information from a potential witness or other person which he knows or reasonably believes is classified, he shall notify the attorney for the United States and the district court in writing. Such notice shall specify with particularity the classified information sought by the defendant and the legal basis for such access. At a time set by the court, the United States may oppose access to the classified information. ``(2) If, after consideration of any objection raised by the United States, including any objection asserted on the basis of privilege, the court determines that the defendant is legally entitled to have access to the information specified in the notice required by paragraph (1), the United States may request the substitution of a summary of the classified information or the substitution of a statement admitting relevant facts that the classified information would tend to prove. ``(3) The court shall permit the United States to make its objection to access or its request for such substitution in the form of a statement to be made ex parte and to be considered by the court alone. The entire text of the statement of the United States, as well as any summary of the classified information the defendant seeks to obtain, shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court and made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal. ``(4) The court shall grant the request of the United States to substitute a summary of the classified information or to substitute a statement admitting relevant facts that the classified information would tend to prove if it finds that the summary or statement will provide the defendant with substantially the same ability to make his defense as would disclosure of the specific classified information. ``(5) A defendant may not obtain access to classified information subject to this subsection except as provided in this subsection. Any proceeding, whether by deposition under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or otherwise, in which a defendant seeks to obtain access to such classified information not previously authorized by a court for disclosure under this subsection must be discontinued or may proceed only as to lines of inquiry not involving such classified information.''. ______