S.Amdt. 3925Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)

S.Amdt. 3925

Sponsored by Jon KylSen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Submitted January 25, 2008

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Senate amendment submitted

January 25, 2008

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SA 3925. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2248, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act 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) Offense of Rewarding or Facilitating International
Terrorist Acts.--
(1) 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

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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).''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
(A) 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.''.

(B) 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)''.
(b) Increased Penalties for Providing Material Support to
Terrorists.--
(1) 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''.
(2) 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.''.
(3) 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''.
(4) 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''.
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