S.Amdt. 869Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)

S.Amdt. 869

What it does: Adds SEC. __. TERRORIST MURDERS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND ASSAULTS at the end of the bill
Sponsored by Jon KylSen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Submitted April 16, 2007

What it changes

1 change to S. 372 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. __. TERRORIST MURDERS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND ASSAULTS 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. __. TERRORIST MURDERS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND ASSAULTS.

    Inserted: (a) Penalties for Terrorist Manslaughter and Attempts or Conspiracies To Commit Terrorist Murder.--Section 2332 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--

    Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ", punished by death" and all that follows and inserting "and punished by death or imprisoned for life;"; and

    Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "or imprisoned" and all that follows and inserting "and imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years; and"; and

    Inserted: (2) in subsection (b)--

    Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "or imprisoned" and all that follows and inserting "and imprisoned for life; and"; and

    Inserted: (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "or imprisoned" and all that follows and inserting "and imprisoned for life.".

    Inserted: (b) Addition of Offense of Terrorist Kidnapping.--Section 2332 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    Inserted: (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and

    Inserted: (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

    Inserted: "(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 life.".

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    Inserted: (c) Addition of Sexual Assault to Definition of Offense of Terrorist Assault.--Section 2332(d) of title 18, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended--

    Inserted: (1) 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";

    Inserted: (2) 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

    Inserted: (3) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking "or imprisoned" and all that follows and inserting "and imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years.".

    Original wording

    At the end, add the following:

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As printed

SA 869. Mr. KYL 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. __. TERRORIST MURDERS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND ASSAULTS.

(a) Penalties for Terrorist Manslaughter and Attempts or Conspiracies To Commit Terrorist Murder.--Section 2332 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (a)--

(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 “or imprisoned” and all that follows and inserting “and imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years; and”; and

(2) in subsection (b)--

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “or imprisoned” and all that follows and inserting “and imprisoned for life; and”; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “or imprisoned” and all that follows and inserting “and imprisoned for life.”.

(b) Addition of Offense of Terrorist Kidnapping.--Section 2332 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and

(2) 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 life.”.

(c) Addition of Sexual Assault to Definition of Offense of Terrorist Assault.--Section 2332(d) of title 18, United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b) of this section, is amended--

(1) 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”;

(2) 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

(3) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking “or imprisoned” and all that follows and inserting “and imprisoned for not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years.”.

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April 16, 2007