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  1. Adds SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM at the end of the bill

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    In S. 372 · Reported to Senate

    (2) Section 207(a)(2)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" and inserting "National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency".

    Inserted: SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2332b the following:

    Inserted: "Sec. 2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism.

    Inserted: "(a) Offenses.--

    Inserted: "(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful to employ, solicit, induce, command, or cause another person to commit an act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or a Federal crime of terrorism, with the intent that the person commit such act or crime of terrorism

    Inserted: "(2) Attempt and conspiracy.--It shall be unlawful to attempt or conspire to commit an offense under paragraph (1).

    Inserted: "(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a)--

    Inserted: "(1) in the case of an attempt or conspiracy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

    Inserted: "(2) if death of an individual results, shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both;

    Inserted: "(3) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 10 years nor more than 25 years, or both; and

    Inserted: "(4) in any other case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

    Inserted: "(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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    Inserted: "(d) Lack of Consummated Terrorist Act Not a Defense.--It is not a defense under this section that the act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or Federal crime of terrorism that is the object of the employment, solicitation, inducement, commanding, or causing has not been done.

    Inserted: "(e) Definitions.--In this section--

    Inserted: "(1) the term 'Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning given that term in section 2332b of this title; and

    Inserted: "(2) the term 'serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title.".

    Inserted: (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:

    Inserted: "2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism."; and

    Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "2339D. Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization.".

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SA 848. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. RECRUITMENT OF PERSONS TO PARTICIPATE IN TERRORISM.

(a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2332b the following:

“Sec. 2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in

terrorism.

“(a) Offenses.--

“(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful to employ, solicit, induce, command, or cause another person to commit an act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or a Federal crime of terrorism, with the intent that the person commit such act or crime of terrorism

“(2) Attempt and conspiracy.--It shall be unlawful to attempt or conspire to commit an offense under paragraph (1).

“(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a)--

“(1) in the case of an attempt or conspiracy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both;

“(2) if death of an individual results, shall be fined under this title, punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both;

“(3) if serious bodily injury to any individual results, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 10 years nor more than 25 years, or both; and

“(4) in any other case, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

“(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied so as to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

“(d) Lack of Consummated Terrorist Act Not a Defense.--It is not a defense under this section that the act of domestic terrorism or international terrorism or Federal crime of terrorism that is the object of the employment, solicitation, inducement, commanding, or causing has not been done.

“(e) Definitions.--In this section--

“(1) the term ‘Federal crime of terrorism' has the meaning given that term in section 2332b of this title; and

“(2) the term ‘serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that term in section 1365 of this title.”.

(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by inserting after section 2332b the following:

“2332c. Recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“2339D. Receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization.”.

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April 16, 2007