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S.735
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an
effective death penalty, and for other purposes.
[Italic->] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, [<-Italic]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996'.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I--HABEAS CORPUS REFORM
Sec. 101. Filing deadlines.
Sec. 102. Appeal.
Sec. 103. Amendment of Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
Sec. 104. Section 2254 amendments.
Sec. 105. Section 2255 amendments.
Sec. 106. Limits on second or successive applications.
Sec. 107. Death penalty litigation procedures.
Sec. 108. Technical amendment.
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS
SUBTITLE A--MANDATORY VICTIM RESTITUTION
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Order of restitution.
Sec. 203. Conditions of probation.
Sec. 204. Mandatory restitution.
Sec. 205. Order of restitution to victims of other crimes.
Sec. 206. Procedure for issuance of restitution order.
Sec. 207. Procedure for enforcement of fine or restitution order.
Sec. 208. Instruction to Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 209. Justice Department regulations.
Sec. 210. Special assessments on convicted persons.
Sec. 211. Effective date.
SUBTITLE B--JURISDICTION FOR LAWSUITS AGAINST TERRORIST STATES
Sec. 221. Jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states.
SUBTITLE C--ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Victims of Terrorism Act.
Sec. 233. Compensation of victims of terrorism.
Sec. 234. Crime victims fund.
Sec. 235. Closed circuit televised court proceedings for victims of
crime.
Sec. 236. Technical correction.
TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM PROHIBITIONS
SUBTITLE A--PROHIBITION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST FUNDRAISING
Sec. 301. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 302. Designation of foreign terrorist organizations.
Sec. 303. Prohibition on terrorist fundraising.
SUBTITLE B--PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST STATES
Sec. 321. Financial transactions with terrorists.
Sec. 322. Foreign air travel safety.
Sec. 323. Modification of material support provision.
Sec. 324. Findings.
Sec. 325. Prohibition on assistance to countries that aid terrorist
states.
Sec. 326. Prohibition on assistance to countries that provide
military equipment to terrorist states.
Sec. 327. Opposition to assistance by international financial
institutions to terrorist states.
Sec. 328. Antiterrorism assistance.
Sec. 329. Definition of assistance.
Sec. 330. Prohibition on assistance under Arms Export Control Act
for countries not cooperating fully with United States
antiterrorism efforts.
TITLE IV--TERRORIST AND CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL AND EXCLUSION
SUBTITLE A--REMOVAL OF ALIEN TERRORISTS
Sec. 401. Alien terrorist removal.
SUBTITLE B--EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS
Sec. 411. Exclusion of alien terrorists.
Sec. 412. Waiver authority concerning notice of denial of
application for visas.
Sec. 413. Denial of other relief for alien terrorists.
Sec. 414. Exclusion of aliens who have not been inspected and
admitted.
SUBTITLE C--MODIFICATION TO ASYLUM PROCEDURES
Sec. 421. Denial of asylum to alien terrorists.
Sec. 422. Inspection and exclusion by immigration officers.
Sec. 423. Judicial review.
SUBTITLE D--CRIMINAL ALIEN PROCEDURAL IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 431. Access to certain confidential immigration and
naturalization files through court order.
Sec. 432. Criminal alien identification system.
Sec. 433. Establishing certain alien smuggling-related crimes as
RICO-predicate offenses.
Sec. 434. Authority for alien smuggling investigations.
Sec. 435. Expansion of criteria for deportation for crimes of moral
turpitude.
Sec. 436. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 437. Interior repatriation program.
Sec. 438. Deportation of nonviolent offenders prior to completion
of sentence of imprisonment.
Sec. 439. Authorizing State and local law enforcement officials to
arrest and detain certain illegal aliens.
Sec. 440. Criminal alien removal.
Sec. 441. Limitation on collateral attacks on underlying
deportation order.
Sec. 442. Deportation procedures for certain criminal aliens who
are not permanent residents.
Sec. 443. Extradition of aliens.
TITLE V--NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
SUBTITLE A--NUCLEAR MATERIALS
Sec. 501. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 502. Expansion of scope and jurisdictional bases of nuclear
materials prohibitions.
Sec. 503. Report to Congress on thefts of explosive materials from
armories.
SUBTITLE B--BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
Sec. 511. Enhanced penalties and control of biological agents.
SUBTITLE C--CHEMICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
Sec. 521. Chemical weapons of mass destruction; study of facility
for training and evaluation of personnel who respond to use of
chemical or biological weapons in urban and suburban areas.
TITLE VI--IMPLEMENTATION OF PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES CONVENTION
Sec. 601. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Requirement of detection agents for plastic explosives.
Sec. 604. Criminal sanctions.
Sec. 605. Exceptions.
Sec. 606. Seizure and forfeiture of plastic explosives.
Sec. 607. Effective date.
TITLE VII--CRIMINAL LAW MODIFICATIONS TO COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBTITLE A--CRIMES AND PENALTIES
Sec. 701. Increased penalty for conspiracies involving explosives.
Sec. 702. Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.
Sec. 703. Expansion of provision relating to destruction or injury
of property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction.
Sec. 704. Conspiracy to harm people and property overseas.
Sec. 705. Increased penalties for certain terrorism crimes.
Sec. 706. Mandatory penalty for transferring an explosive material
knowing that it will be used to commit a crime of violence.
Sec. 707. Possession of stolen explosives prohibited.
Sec. 708. Enhanced penalties for use of explosives or arson crimes.
Sec. 709. Determination of constitutionality of restricting the
dissemination of bomb-making instructional materials.
SUBTITLE B--CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
Sec. 721. Clarification and extension of criminal jurisdiction over
certain terrorism offenses overseas.
Sec. 722. Clarification of maritime violence jurisdiction.
Sec. 723. Increased and alternate conspiracy penalties for
terrorism offenses.
Sec. 724. Clarification of Federal jurisdiction over bomb threats.
Sec. 725. Expansion and modification of weapons of mass destruction
statute.
Sec. 726. Addition of terrorism offenses to the money laundering
statute.
Sec. 727. Protection of Federal employees; protection of current or
former officials, officers, or employees of the United States.
Sec. 728. Death penalty aggravating factor.
Sec. 729. Detention hearing.
Sec. 730. Directions to Sentencing Commission.
Sec. 731. Exclusion of certain types of information from definitions.
Sec. 732. Marking, rendering inert, and licensing of explosive
materials.
TITLE VIII--ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUBTITLE A--RESOURCES AND SECURITY
Sec. 801. Overseas law enforcement training activities.
Sec. 802. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 803. Protection of Federal Government buildings in the
District of Columbia.
Sec. 804. Requirement to preserve record evidence.
Sec. 805. Deterrent against terrorist activity damaging a Federal
interest computer.
Sec. 806. Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement.
Sec. 807. Combatting international counterfeiting of United States
currency.
Sec. 808. Compilation of statistics relating to intimidation of
Government employees.
Sec. 809. Assessing and reducing the threat to law enforcement
officers from the criminal use of firearms and ammunition.
Sec. 810. Study and report on electronic surveillance.
SUBTITLE B--FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 811. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sec. 812. United States Customs Service.
Sec. 813. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Sec. 814. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Sec. 815. Department of Justice.
Sec. 816. Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 817. United States Park Police.
Sec. 818. The Judiciary.
Sec. 819. Local firefighter and emergency services training.
Sec. 820. Assistance to foreign countries to procure explosive
detection devices and other counterterrorism technology.
Sec. 821. Research and development to support counterterrorism
technologies.
Sec. 822. Grants to State and local law enforcement for training
and equipment.
Sec. 823. Funding source.
TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 901. Expansion of territorial sea.
Sec. 902. Proof of citizenship.
Sec. 903. Representation fees in criminal cases.
Sec. 904. Severability.
TITLE I--HABEAS CORPUS REFORM
SEC. 101. FILING DEADLINES.
Section 2244 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d)(1) A 1-year period of limitation shall apply to an
application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody
pursuant to the judgment of a State court. The limitation period
shall run from the latest of--
`(A) the date on which the judgment became final by the
conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for
seeking such review;
`(B) the date on which the impediment to filing an
application created by State action in violation of the
Constitution or laws of the United States is removed, if the
applicant was prevented from filing by such State action;
`(C) the date on which the constitutional right asserted was
initially recognized by the Supreme Court, if the right has
been newly recognized by the Supreme Court and made
retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review; or
`(D) the date on which the factual predicate of the claim or
claims presented could have been discovered through the
exercise of due diligence.
`(2) The time during which a properly filed application for State
post-conviction or other collateral review with respect to the
pertinent judgment or claim is pending shall not be counted toward
any period of limitation under this subsection.'.
SEC. 102. APPEAL.
Section 2253 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
`Sec. 2253. Appeal
`(a) In a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under section
2255 before a district judge, the final order shall be subject to
review, on appeal, by the court of appeals for the circuit in which
the proceeding is held.
`(b) There shall be no right of appeal from a final order in a
proceeding to test the validity of a warrant to remove to another
district or place for commitment or trial a person charged with a
criminal offense against the United States, or to test the validity
of such person's detention pending removal proceedings.
`(c)(1) Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of
appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals
from--
`(A) the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding in which
the detention complained of arises out of process issued by a
State court; or
`(B) the final order in a proceeding under section 2255.
`(2) A certificate of appealability may issue under paragraph (1)
only if the applicant has made a substantial showing of the denial
of a constitutional right.
`(3) The certificate of appealability under paragraph (1) shall
indicate which specific issue or issues satisfy the showing
required by paragraph (2).'.
SEC. 103. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE.
Rule 22 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure is amended to
read as follows:
`Rule 22. Habeas corpus and section 2255 proceedings
`(a) APPLICATION FOR THE ORIGINAL WRIT- An application for a writ
of habeas corpus shall be made to the appropriate district court.
If application is made to a circuit judge, the application shall be
transferred to the appropriate district court. If an application is
made to or transferred to the district court and denied, renewal of
the application before a circuit judge shall not be permitted. The
applicant may, pursuant to section 2253 of title 28, United States
Code, appeal to the appropriate court of appeals from the order of
the district court denying the writ.
`(b) CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY- In a habeas corpus proceeding
in which the detention complained of arises out of process issued
by a State court, an appeal by the applicant for the writ may not
proceed unless a district or a circuit judge issues a certificate
of appealability pursuant to section 2253(c) of title 28, United
States Code. If an appeal is taken by the applicant, the district
judge who rendered the judgment shall either issue a certificate of
appealability or state the reasons why such a certificate should
not issue. The certificate or the statement shall be forwarded to
the court of appeals with the notice of appeal and the file of the
proceedings in the district court. If the district judge has denied
the certificate, the applicant for the writ may then request
issuance of the certificate by a circuit judge. If such a request
is addressed to the court of appeals, it shall be deemed addressed
to the judges thereof and shall be considered by a circuit judge or
judges as the court deems appropriate. If no express request for a
certificate is filed, the notice of appeal shall be deemed to
constitute a request addressed to the judges of the court of
appeals. If an appeal is taken by a State or its representative, a
certificate of appealability is not required.'.
SEC. 104. SECTION 2254 AMENDMENTS.
Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
`(b)(1) An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a
person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court shall
not be granted unless it appears that--
`(A) the applicant has exhausted the remedies available in
the courts of the State; or
`(B)(i) there is an absence of available State corrective
process; or
`(ii) circumstances exist that render such process
ineffective to protect the rights of the applicant.
`(2) An application for a writ of habeas corpus may be denied on
the merits, notwithstanding the failure of the applicant to exhaust
the remedies available in the courts of the State.
`(3) A State shall not be deemed to have waived the exhaustion
requirement or be estopped from reliance upon the requirement
unless the State, through counsel, expressly waives the
requirement.';
(2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection:
`(d) An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of a
person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court shall
not be granted with respect to any claim that was adjudicated on
the merits in State court proceedings unless the adjudication of
the claim--
`(1) resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved
an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal
law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States; or
`(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an unreasonable
determination of the facts in light of the evidence presented
in the State court proceeding.';
(4) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph
(2), to read as follows:
`(e)(1) In a proceeding instituted by an application for a writ
of habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of
a State court, a determination of a factual issue made by a State
court shall be presumed to be correct. The applicant shall have the
burden of rebutting the presumption of correctness by clear and
convincing evidence.
`(2) If the applicant has failed to develop the factual basis of
a claim in State court proceedings, the court shall not hold an
evidentiary hearing on the claim unless the applicant shows that--
`(A) the claim relies on--
`(i) a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive
to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that
was previously unavailable; or
`(ii) a factual predicate that could not have been
previously discovered through the exercise of due
diligence; and
`(B) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient to
establish by clear and convincing evidence that but for
constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found
the applicant guilty of the underlying offense.'; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
`(h) Except as provided in section 408 of the Controlled
Substances Act, in all proceedings brought under this section, and
any subsequent proceedings on review, the court may appoint counsel
for an applicant who is or becomes financially unable to afford
counsel, except as provided by a rule promulgated by the Supreme
Court pursuant to statutory authority. Appointment of counsel under
this section shall be governed by section 3006A of title 18.
`(i) The ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel during
Federal or State collateral post-conviction proceedings shall not
be a ground for relief in a proceeding arising under section 2254.'.
SEC. 105. SECTION 2255 AMENDMENTS.
Section 2255 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the second and fifth undesignated paragraphs;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new undesignated
paragraphs:
`A 1-year period of limitation shall apply to a motion under this
section. The limitation period shall run from the latest of--
`(1) the date on which the judgment of conviction becomes
final;
`(2) the date on which the impediment to making a motion
created by governmental action in violation of the Constitution
or laws of the United States is removed, if the movant was
prevented from making a motion by such governmental action;
`(3) the date on which the right asserted was initially
recognized by the Supreme Court, if that right has been newly
recognized by the Supreme Court and made retroactively
applicable to cases on collateral review; or
`(4) the date on which the facts supporting the claim or
claims presented could have been discovered through the
exercise of due diligence.
`Except as provided in section 408 of the Controlled Substances
Act, in all proceedings brought under this section, and any
subsequent proceedings on review, the court may appoint counsel,
except as provided by a rule promulgated by the Supreme Court
pursuant to statutory authority. Appointment of counsel under this
section shall be governed by section 3006A of title 18.
`A second or successive motion must be certified as provided in
section 2244 by a panel of the appropriate court of appeals to
contain--
`(1) newly discovered evidence that, if proven and viewed in
light of the evidence as a whole, would be sufficient to
establish by clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable
factfinder would have found the movant guilty of the offense; or
`(2) a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to
cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that was
previously unavailable.'.
SEC. 106. LIMITS ON SECOND OR SUCCESSIVE APPLICATIONS.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2244(a)- Section 2244(a) of
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking `and the
petition' and all that follows through `by such inquiry.' and
inserting `, except as provided in section 2255.'.
(b) LIMITS ON SECOND OR SUCCESSIVE APPLICATIONS- Section 2244(b)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(b)(1) A claim presented in a second or successive habeas corpus
application under section 2254 that was presented in a prior
application shall be dismissed.
`(2) A claim presented in a second or successive habeas corpus
application under section 2254 that was not presented in a prior
application shall be dismissed unless--
`(A) the applicant shows that the claim relies on a new rule
of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral
review by the Supreme Court, that was previously unavailable; or
`(B)(i) the factual predicate for the claim could not have
been discovered previously through the exercise of due
diligence; and
`(ii) the facts underlying the claim, if proven and viewed in
light of the evidence as a whole, would be sufficient to
establish by clear and convincing evidence that, but for
constitutional error, no reasonable factfinder would have found
the applicant guilty of the underlying offense.
`(3)(A) Before a second or successive application permitted by
this section is filed in the district court, the applicant shall
move in the appropriate court of appeals for an order authorizing
the district court to consider the application.
`(B) A motion in the court of appeals for an order authorizing
the district court to consider a second or successive application
shall be determined by a three-judge panel of the court of appeals.
`(C) The court of appeals may authorize the filing of a second or
successive application only if it determines that the application
makes a prima facie showing that the application satisfies the
requirements of this subsection.
`(D) The court of appeals shall grant or deny the authorization
to file a second or successive application not later than 30 days
after the filing of the motion.
`(E) The grant or denial of an authorization by a court of
appeals to file a second or successive application shall not be
appealable and shall not be the subject of a petition for rehearing
or for a writ of certiorari.
`(4) A district court shall dismiss any claim presented in a
second or successive application that the court of appeals has
authorized to be filed unless the applicant shows that the claim
satisfies the requirements of this section.'.
SEC. 107. DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION PROCEDURES.
(a) ADDITION OF CHAPTER TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE- Title
28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 153
the following new chapter:
[BOLD->] `CHAPTER 154--SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL
CASES [<-BOLD]
`Sec.
`2261. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence;
appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or
statute; procedures for appointment.
`2262. Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of
execution; successive petitions.
`2263. Filing of habeas corpus application; time requirements;
tolling rules.
`2264. Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications.
`2265. Application to State unitary review procedure.
`2266. Limitation periods for determining applications and motions.
`Sec. 2261. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence;
appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or statute;
procedures for appointment
`(a) This chapter shall apply to cases arising under section 2254
brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to a capital
sentence. It shall apply only if the provisions of subsections (b)
and (c) are satisfied.
`(b) This chapter is applicable if a State establishes by
statute, rule of its court of last resort, or by another agency
authorized by State law, a mechanism for the appointment,
compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of
competent counsel in State post-conviction proceedings brought by
indigent prisoners whose capital convictions and sentences have
been upheld on direct appeal to the court of last resort in the
State or have otherwise become final for State law purposes. The
rule of court or statute must provide standards of competency for
the appointment of such counsel.
`(c) Any mechanism for the appointment, compensation, and
reimbursement of counsel as provided in subsection (b) must offer
counsel to all State prisoners under capital sentence and must
provide for the entry of an order by a court of record--
`(1) appointing one or more counsels to represent the
prisoner upon a finding that the prisoner is indigent and
accepted the offer or is unable competently to decide whether
to accept or reject the offer;
`(2) finding, after a hearing if necessary, that the prisoner
rejected the offer of counsel and made the decision with an
understanding of its legal consequences; or
`(3) denying the appointment of counsel upon a finding that
the prisoner is not indigent.
`(d) No counsel appointed pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) to
represent a State prisoner under capital sentence shall have
previously represented the prisoner at trial or on direct appeal in
the case for which the appointment is made unless the prisoner and
counsel expressly request continued representation.
`(e) The ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel during State
or Federal post-conviction proceedings in a capital case shall not
be a ground for relief in a proceeding arising under section 2254.
This limitation shall not preclude the appointment of different
counsel, on the court's own motion or at the request of the
prisoner, at any phase of State or Federal post-conviction
proceedings on the basis of the ineffectiveness or incompetence of
counsel in such proceedings.
`Sec. 2262. Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays
of execution; successive petitions
`(a) Upon the entry in the appropriate State court of record of
an order under section 2261(c), a warrant or order setting an
execution date for a State prisoner shall be stayed upon
application to any court that would have jurisdiction over any
proceedings filed under section 2254. The application shall recite
that the State has invoked the post-conviction review procedures of
this chapter and that the scheduled execution is subject to stay.
`(b) A stay of execution granted pursuant to subsection (a) shall
expire if--
`(1) a State prisoner fails to file a habeas corpus
application under section 2254 within the time required in
section 2263;
`(2) before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the
presence of counsel, unless the prisoner has competently and
knowingly waived such counsel, and after having been advised of
the consequences, a State prisoner under capital sentence
waives the right to pursue habeas corpus review under section
2254; or
`(3) a State prisoner files a habeas corpus petition under
section 2254 within the time required by section 2263 and fails
to make a substantial showing of the denial of a Federal right
or is denied relief in the district court or at any subsequent
stage of review.
`(c) If one of the conditions in subsection (b) has occurred, no
Federal court thereafter shall have the authority to enter a stay
of execution in the case, unless the court of appeals approves the
filing of a second or successive application under section 2244(b).
`Sec. 2263. Filing of habeas corpus application; time requirements;
tolling rules
`(a) Any application under this chapter for habeas corpus relief
under section 2254 must be filed in the appropriate district court
not later than 180 days after final State court affirmance of the
conviction and sentence on direct review or the expiration of the
time for seeking such review.
`(b) The time requirements established by subsection (a) shall be
tolled--
`(1) from the date that a petition for certiorari is filed in
the Supreme Court until the date of final disposition of the
petition if a State prisoner files the petition to secure
review by the Supreme Court of the affirmance of a capital
sentence on direct review by the court of last resort of the
State or other final State court decision on direct review;
`(2) from the date on which the first petition for
post-conviction review or other collateral relief is filed
until the final State court disposition of such petition; and
`(3) during an additional period not to exceed 30 days, if--
`(A) a motion for an extension of time is filed in the
Federal district court that would have jurisdiction over
the case upon the filing of a habeas corpus application
under section 2254; and
`(B) a showing of good cause is made for the failure to
file the habeas corpus application within the time period
established by this section.
`Sec. 2264. Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications
`(a) Whenever a State prisoner under capital sentence files a
petition for habeas corpus relief to which this chapter applies,
the district court shall only consider a claim or claims that have
been raised and decided on the merits in the State courts, unless
the failure to raise the claim properly is--
`(1) the result of State action in violation of the
Constitution or laws of the United States;
`(2) the result of the Supreme Court's recognition of a new
Federal right that is made retroactively applicable; or
`(3) based on a factual predicate that could not have been
discovered through the exercise of due diligence in time to
present the claim for State or Federal post-conviction review.
`(b) Following review subject to subsections (a), (d), and (e) of
section 2254, the court shall rule on the claims properly before it.
`Sec. 2265. Application to State unitary review procedure
`(a) For purposes of this section, a `unitary review' procedure
means a State procedure that authorizes a person under sentence of
death to raise, in the course of direct review of the judgment,
such claims as could be raised on collateral attack. This chapter
shall apply, as provided in this section, in relation to a State
unitary review procedure if the State establishes by rule of its
court of last resort or by statute a mechanism for the appointment,
compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of
competent counsel in the unitary review proceedings, including
expenses relating to the litigation of collateral claims in the
proceedings. The rule of court or statute must provide standards of
competency for the appointment of such counsel.
`(b) To qualify under this section, a unitary review procedure
must include an offer of counsel following trial for the purpose of
representation on unitary review, and entry of an order, as
provided in section 2261(c), concerning appointment of counsel or
waiver or denial of appointment of counsel for that purpose. No
counsel appointed to represent the prisoner in the unitary review
proceedings shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial
in the case for which the appointment is made unless the prisoner
and counsel expressly request continued representation.
`(c) Sections 2262, 2263, 2264, and 2266 shall apply in relation
to cases involving a sentence of death from any State having a
unitary review procedure that qualifies under this section.
References to State `post-conviction review' and `direct review' in
such sections shall be understood as referring to unitary review
under the State procedure. The reference in section 2262(a) to `an
order under section 2261(c)' shall be understood as referring to
the post-trial order under subsection (b) concerning representation
in the unitary review proceedings, but if a transcript of the trial
proceedings is unavailable at the time of the filing of such an
order in the appropriate State court, then the start of the 180-day
limitation period under section 2263 shall be deferred until a
transcript is made available to the prisoner or counsel of the
prisoner.
`Sec. 2266. Limitation periods for determining applications and
motions
`(a) The adjudication of any application under section 2254 that
is subject to this chapter, and the adjudication of any motion
under section 2255 by a person under sentence of death, shall be
given priority by the district court and by the court of appeals
over all noncapital matters.
`(b)(1)(A) A district court shall render a final determination
and enter a final judgment on any application for a writ of habeas
corpus brought under this chapter in a capital case not later than
180 days after the date on which the application is filed.
`(B) A district court shall afford the parties at least 120 days
in which to complete all actions, including the preparation of all
pleadings and briefs, and if necessary, a hearing, prior to the
submission of the case for decision.
`(C)(i) A district court may delay for not more than one
additional 30-day period beyond the period specified in
subparagraph (A), the rendering of a determination of an
application for a writ of habeas corpus if the court issues a
written order making a finding, and stating the reasons for the
finding, that the ends of justice that would be served by allowing
the delay outweigh the best interests of the public and the
applicant in a speedy disposition of the application.
`(ii) The factors, among others, that a court shall consider in
determining whether a delay in the disposition of an application is
warranted are as follows:
`(I) Whether the failure to allow the delay would be likely
to result in a miscarriage of justice.
`(II) Whether the case is so unusual or so complex, due to
the number of defendants, the nature of the prosecution, or the
existence of novel questions of fact or law, that it is
unreasonable to expect adequate briefing within the time
limitations established by subparagraph (A).
`(III) Whether the failure to allow a delay in a case that,
taken as a whole, is not so unusual or so complex as described
in subclause (II), but would otherwise deny the applicant
reasonable time to obtain counsel, would unreasonably deny the
applicant or the government continuity of counsel, or would
deny counsel for the applicant or the government the reasonable
time necessary for effective preparation, taking into account
the exercise of due diligence.
`(iii) No delay in disposition shall be permissible because of
general congestion of the court's calendar.
`(iv) The court shall transmit a copy of any order issued under
clause (i) to the Director of the Administrative Office of the
United States Courts for inclusion in the report under paragraph (5).
`(2) The time limitations under paragraph (1) shall apply to--
`(A) an initial application for a writ of habeas corpus;
`(B) any second or successive application for a writ of
habeas corpus; and
`(C) any redetermination of an application for a writ of
habeas corpus following a remand by the court of appeals or the
Supreme Court for further proceedings, in which case the
limitation period shall run from the date the remand is ordered.
`(3)(A) The time limitations under this section shall not be
construed to entitle an applicant to a stay of execution, to which
the applicant would otherwise not be entitled, for the purpose of
litigating any application or appeal.
`(B) No amendment to an application for a writ of habeas corpus
under this chapter shall be permitted after the filing of the
answer to the application, except on the grounds specified in
section 2244(b).
`(4)(A) The failure of a court to meet or comply with a time
limitation under this section shall not be a ground for granting
relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence.
`(B) The State may enforce a time limitation under this section
by petitioning for a writ of mandamus to the court of appeals. The
court of appeals shall act on the petition for a writ of mandamus
not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition.
`(5)(A) The Administrative Office of the United States Courts
shall submit to Congress an annual report on the compliance by the
district courts with the time limitations under this section.
`(B) The report described in subparagraph (A) shall include
copies of the orders submitted by the district courts under
paragraph (1)(B)(iv).
`(c)(1)(A) A court of appeals shall hear and render a final
determination of any appeal of an order granting or denying, in
whole or in part, an application brought under this chapter in a
capital case not later than 120 days after the date on which the
reply brief is filed, or if no reply brief is filed, not later than
120 days after the date on which the answering brief is filed.
`(B)(i) A court of appeals shall decide whether to grant a
petition for rehearing or other request for rehearing en banc not
later than 30 days after the date on which the petition for
rehearing is filed unless a responsive pleading is required, in
which case the court shall decide whether to grant the petition not
later than 30 days after the date on which the responsive pleading
is filed.
`(ii) If a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc is
granted, the court of appeals shall hear and render a final
determination of the appeal not later than 120 days after the date
on which the order granting rehearing or rehearing en banc is
entered.
`(2) The time limitations under paragraph (1) shall apply to--
`(A) an initial application for a writ of habeas corpus;
`(B) any second or successive application for a writ of
habeas corpus; and
`(C) any redetermination of an application for a writ of
habeas corpus or related appeal following a remand by the court
of appeals en banc or the Supreme Court for further
proceedings, in which case the limitation period shall run from
the date the remand is ordered.
`(3) The time limitations under this section shall not be
construed to entitle an applicant to a stay of execution, to which
the applicant would otherwise not be entitled, for the purpose of
litigating any application or appeal.
`(4)(A) The failure of a court to meet or comply with a time
limitation under this section shall not be a ground for granting
relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence.
`(B) The State may enforce a time limitation under this section
by applying for a writ of mandamus to the Supreme Court.
`(5) The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall
submit to Congress an annual report on the compliance by the courts
of appeals with the time limitations under this section.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- The part analysis for part IV of title
28, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item
relating to chapter 153 the following new item:
[Bold->] 2261.'. [<-Bold]
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- Chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code
(as added by subsection (a)) shall apply to cases pending on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 108. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 408(q) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
848(q)) is amended by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
`(9) Upon a finding that investigative, expert, or other services
are reasonably necessary for the representation of the defendant,
whether in connection with issues relating to guilt or the
sentence, the court may authorize the defendant's attorneys to
obtain such services on behalf of the defendant and, if so
authorized, shall order the payment of fees and expenses therefor
under paragraph (10). No ex parte proceeding, communication, or
request may be considered pursuant to this section unless a proper
showing is made concerning the need for confidentiality. Any such
proceeding, communication, or request shall be transcribed and made
a part of the record available for appellate review.'.
TITLE II--JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS
SUBTITLE A--MANDATORY VICTIM RESTITUTION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the `Mandatory Victims Restitution
Act of 1996'.
SEC. 202. ORDER OF RESTITUTION.
Section 3556 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `may' and inserting `shall'; and
(2) by striking `sections 3663 and 3664.' and inserting
`section 3663A, and may order restitution in accordance with
section 3663. The procedures under section 3664 shall apply to
all orders of restitution under this section.'.
SEC. 203. CONDITIONS OF PROBATION.
Section 3563 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking `and' at the end;
(B) in the first paragraph (4) (relating to conditions of
probation for a domestic crime of violence), by striking
the period and inserting a semicolon;
(C) by redesignating the second paragraph (4) (relating
to conditions of probation concerning drug use and testing)
as paragraph (5);
(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5), as redesignated,
the following new paragraphs:
`(6) that the defendant--
`(A) make restitution in accordance with sections 2248,
2259, 2264, 2327, 3663, 3663A, and 3664; and
`(B) pay the assessment imposed in accordance with
section 3013; and
`(7) that the defendant will notify the court of any material
change in the defendant's economic circumstances that might
affect the defendant's ability to pay restitution, fines, or
special assessments.'; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (22) as
paragraphs (2) through (21), respectively; and
(C) by amending paragraph (2), as redesignated, to read
as follows:
`(2) make restitution to a victim of the offense under
section 3556 (but not subject to the limitation of section
3663(a) or 3663A(c)(1)(A));'.
SEC. 204. MANDATORY RESTITUTION.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 232 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting immediately after section 3663 the following
new section:
`Sec. 3663A. Mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes
`(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when
sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense described in
subsection (c), the court shall order, in addition to, or in the
case of a misdemeanor, in addition to or in lieu of, any other
penalty authorized by law, that the defendant make restitution to
the victim of the offense or, if the victim is deceased, to the
victim's estate.
`(2) For the purposes of this section, the term `victim' means a
person directly and proximately harmed as a result of the
commission of an offense for which restitution may be ordered
including, in the case of an offense that involves as an element a
scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity, any person
directly harmed by the defendant's criminal conduct in the course
of the scheme, conspiracy, or pattern. In the case of a victim who
is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased,
the legal guardian of the victim or representative of the victim's
estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as
suitable by the court, may assume the victim's rights under this
section, but in no event shall the defendant be named as such
representative or guardian.
`(3) The court shall also order, if agreed to by the parties in a
plea agreement, restitution to persons other than the victim of the
offense.
`(b) The order of restitution shall require that such defendant--
`(1) in the case of an offense resulting in damage to or loss
or destruction of property of a victim of the offense--
`(A) return the property to the owner of the property or
someone designated by the owner; or
`(B) if return of the property under subparagraph (A) is
impossible, impracticable, or inadequate, pay an amount
equal to--
`(i) the greater of--
`(I) the value of the property on the date of the damage, loss,
or destruction; or
`(II) the value of the property on the date of sentencing, less
`(ii) the value (as of the date the property is
returned) of any part of the property that is returned;
`(2) in the case of an offense resulting in bodily injury to
a victim--
`(A) pay an amount equal to the cost of necessary medical
and related professional services and devices relating to
physical, psychiatric, and psychological care, including
nonmedical care and treatment rendered in accordance with a
method of healing recognized by the law of the place of
treatment;
`(B) pay an amount equal to the cost of necessary
physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation; and
`(C) reimburse the victim for income lost by such victim
as a result of such offense;
`(3) in the case of an offense resulting in bodily injury
that results in the death of the victim, pay an amount equal to
the cost of necessary funeral and related services; and
`(4) in any case, reimburse the victim for lost income and
necessary child care, transportation, and other expenses
incurred during participation in the investigation or
prosecution of the offense or attendance at proceedings related
to the offense.
`(c)(1) This section shall apply in all sentencing proceedings
for convictions of, or plea agreements relating to charges for, any
offense--
`(A) that is--
`(i) a crime of violence, as defined in section 16;
`(ii) an offense against property under this title,
including any offense committed by fraud or deceit; or
`(iii) an offense described in section 1365 (relating to
tampering with consumer products); and
`(B) in which an identifiable victim or victims has suffered
a physical injury or pecuniary loss.
`(2) In the case of a plea agreement that does not result in a
conviction for an offense described in paragraph (1), this section
shall apply only if the plea specifically states that an offense
listed under such paragraph gave rise to the plea agreement.
`(3) This section shall not apply in the case of an offense
described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if the court finds, from facts on
the record, that--
`(A) the number of identifiable victims is so large as to
make restitution impracticable; or
`(B) determining complex issues of fact related to the cause
or amount of the victim's losses would complicate or prolong
the sentencing process to a degree that the need to provide
restitution to any victim is outweighed by the burden on the
sentencing process.
`(d) An order of restitution under this section shall be issued
and enforced in accordance with section 3664.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The analysis for chapter 232 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after the
matter relating to section 3663 the following:
`3663A. Mandatory restitution to victims of certain crimes.'.
SEC. 205. ORDER OF RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF OTHER CRIMES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 3663 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking `(a)(1) The court' and inserting
`(a)(1)(A) The court';
(B) by inserting `, section 401, 408(a), 409, 416, 420,
or 422(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841,
848(a), 849, 856, 861, 863) (but in no case shall a
participant in an offense under such sections be considered
a victim of such offense under this section),' before `or
section 46312,';
(C) by inserting `other than an offense described in
section 3663A(c),' after `title 49,';
(D) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: `, or if the victim is deceased, to the victim's
estate';
(E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(B)(i) The court, in determining whether to order restitution
under this section, shall consider--
`(I) the amount of the loss sustained by each victim as a
result of the offense; and
`(II) the financial resources of the defendant, the financial
needs and earning ability of the defendant and the defendant's
dependents, and such other factors as the court deems
appropriate.
`(ii) To the extent that the court determines that the
complication and prolongation of the sentencing process resulting
from the fashioning of an order of restitution under this section
outweighs the need to provide restitution to any victims, the court
may decline to make such an order.'; and
(F) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
`(2) For the purposes of this section, the term `victim' means a
person directly and proximately harmed as a result of the
commission of an offense for which restitution may be ordered
including, in the case of an offense that involves as an element a
scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of criminal activity, any person
directly harmed by the defendant's criminal conduct in the course
of the scheme, conspiracy, or pattern. In the case of a victim who
is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased,
the legal guardian of the victim or representative of the victim's
estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as
suitable by the court, may assume the victim's rights under this
section, but in no event shall the defendant be named as such
representative or guardian.';
(2) by striking subsections (c) through (i); and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
`(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law (but subject
to the provisions of subsections (a)(1)(B) (i)(II) and (ii), when
sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense described in section
401, 408(a), 409, 416, 420, or 422(a) of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 841, 848(a), 849, 856, 861, 863), in which there is
no identifiable victim, the court may order that the defendant make
restitution in accordance with this subsection.
`(2)(A) An order of restitution under this subsection shall be
based on the amount of public harm caused by the offense, as
determined by the court in accordance with guidelines promulgated
by the United States Sentencing Commission.
`(B) In no case shall the amount of restitution ordered under
this subsection exceed the amount of the fine ordered for the
offense charged in the case.
`(3) Restitution under this subsection shall be distributed as
follows:
`(A) 65 percent of the total amount of restitution shall be
paid to the State entity designated to administer crime victim
assistance in the State in which the crime occurred.
`(B) 35 percent of the total amount of restitution shall be
paid to the State entity designated to receive Federal
substance abuse block grant funds.
`(4) The court shall not make an award under this subsection if
it appears likely that such award would interfere with a forfeiture
under chapter 46 of this title or under the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
`(5) Notwithstanding section 3612(c) or any other provision of
law, a penalty assessment under section 3013 or a fine under
subchapter C of chapter 227 shall take precedence over an order of
restitution under this subsection.
`(6) Requests for community restitution under this subsection may
be considered in all plea agreements negotiated by the United States.
`(7)(A) The United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate
guidelines to assist courts in determining the amount of
restitution that may be ordered under this subsection.
`(B) No restitution shall be ordered under this subsection until
such time as the Sentencing Commission promulgates guidelines
pursuant to this paragraph.
`(d) An order of restitution made pursuant to this section shall
be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664.'.
(b) SEXUAL ABUSE- Section 2248 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `or 3663A' after `3663';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
`(1) DIRECTIONS- The order of restitution under this section
shall direct the defendant to pay to the victim (through the
appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's
losses as determined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2).';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
`(2) ENFORCEMENT- An order of restitution under this section
shall be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in
the same manner as an order under section 3663A.';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D); and
(D) by striking paragraphs (5) through (10);
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (e); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (c).
(c) SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN- Section 2259
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `or 3663A' after `3663';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
`(1) DIRECTIONS- The order of restitution under this section
shall direct the defendant to pay the victim (through the
appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's
losses as determined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2).';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
`(2) ENFORCEMENT- An order of restitution under this section
shall be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in
the same manner as an order under section 3663A.';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D); and
(D) by striking paragraphs (5) through (10);
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (e); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (c).
(d) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- Section 2264 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `or 3663A' after `3663';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
`(1) DIRECTIONS- The order of restitution under this section
shall direct the defendant to pay the victim (through the
appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's
losses as determined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2).';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
`(2) ENFORCEMENT- An order of restitution under this section
shall be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in
the same manner as an order under section 3663A.';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D); and
(D) by striking paragraphs (5) through (10);
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (g); and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection (c):
`(c) VICTIM DEFINED- For purposes of this section, the term
`victim' means the individual harmed as a result of a commission of
a crime under this chapter, including, in the case of a victim who
is under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased,
the legal guardian of the victim or representative of the victim's
estate, another family member, or any other person appointed as
suitable by the court, but in no event shall the defendant be named
as such representative or guardian.'.
(e) TELEMARKETING FRAUD- Section 2327 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `or 3663A' after `3663';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
`(1) DIRECTIONS- The order of restitution under this section
shall direct the defendant to pay to the victim (through the
appropriate court mechanism) the full amount of the victim's
losses as determined by the court pursuant to paragraph (2).';
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
`(2) ENFORCEMENT- An order of restitution under this section
shall be issued and enforced in accordance with section 3664 in
the same manner as an order under section 3663A.';
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking subparagraphs (C) and
(D); and
(D) by striking paragraphs (5) through (10);
(3) by striking subsections (c) through (e); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (c).
SEC. 206. PROCEDURE FOR ISSUANCE OF RESTITUTION ORDER.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 3664 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 3664. Procedure for issuance and enforcement of order of
restitution
`(a) For orders of restitution under this title, the court shall
order the probation officer to obtain and include in its
presentence report, or in a separate report, as the court may
direct, information sufficient for the court to exercise its
discretion in fashioning a restitution order. The report shall
include, to the extent practicable, a complete accounting of the
losses to each victim, any restitution owed pursuant to a plea
agreement, and information relating to the economic circumstances
of each defendant. If the number or identity of victims cannot be
reasonably ascertained, or other circumstances exist that make this
requirement clearly impracticable, the probation officer shall so
inform the court.
`(b) The court shall disclose to both the defendant and the
attorney for the Government all portions of the presentence or
other report pertaining to the matters described in subsection (a)
of this section.
`(c) The provisions of this chapter, chapter 227, and Rule 32(c)
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure shall be the only rules
applicable to proceedings under this section.
`(d)(1) Upon the request of the probation officer, but not later
than 60 days prior to the date initially set for sentencing, the
attorney for the Government, after consulting, to the extent
practicable, with all identified victims, shall promptly provide
the probation officer with a listing of the amounts subject to
restitution.
`(2) The probation officer shall, prior to submitting the
presentence report under subsection (a), to the extent practicable--
`(A) provide notice to all identified victims of--
`(i) the offense or offenses of which the defendant was
convicted;
`(ii) the amounts subject to restitution submitted to the
probation officer;
`(iii) the opportunity of the victim to submit
information to the probation officer concerning the amount
of the victim's losses;
`(iv) the scheduled date, time, and place of the
sentencing hearing;
`(v) the availability of a lien in favor of the victim
pursuant to subsection (m)(1)(B); and
`(vi) the opportunity of the victim to file with the
probation officer a separate affidavit relating to the
amount of the victim's losses subject to restitution; and
`(B) provide the victim with an affidavit form to submit
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(vi).
`(3) Each defendant shall prepare and file with the probation
officer an affidavit fully describing the financial resources of
the defendant, including a complete listing of all assets owned or
controlled by the defendant as of the date on which the defendant
was arrested, the financial needs and earning ability of the
defendant and the defendant's dependents, and such other
information that the court requires relating to such other factors
as the court deems appropriate.
`(4) After reviewing the report of the probation officer, the
court may require additional documentation or hear testimony. The
privacy of any records filed, or testimony heard, pursuant to this
section shall be
maintained to the greatest extent possible, and such records may be
filed or testimony heard in camera.
`(5) If the victim's losses are not ascertainable by the date
that is 10 days prior to sentencing, the attorney for the
Government or the probation officer shall so inform the court, and
the court shall set a date for the final determination of the
victim's losses, not to exceed 90 days after sentencing. If the
victim subsequently discovers further losses, the victim shall have
60 days after discovery of those losses in which to petition the
court for an amended restitution order. Such order may be granted
only upon a showing of good cause for the failure to include such
losses in the initial claim for restitutionary relief.
`(6) The court may refer any issue arising in connection with a
proposed order of restitution to a magistrate judge or special
master for proposed findings of fact and recommendations as to
disposition, subject to a de novo determination of the issue by the
court.
`(e) Any dispute as to the proper amount or type of restitution
shall be resolved by the court by the preponderance of the
evidence. The burden of demonstrating the amount of the loss
sustained by a victim as a result of the offense shall be on the
attorney for the Government. The burden of demonstrating the
financial resources of the defendant and the financial needs of the
defendant's dependents, shall be on the defendant. The burden of
demonstrating such other matters as the court deems appropriate
shall be upon the party designated by the court as justice requires.
`(f)(1)(A) In each order of restitution, the court shall order
restitution to each victim in the full amount of each victim's
losses as determined by the court and without consideration of the
economic circumstances of the defendant.
`(B) In no case shall the fact that a victim has received or is
entitled to receive compensation with respect to a loss from
insurance or any other source be considered in determining the
amount of restitution.
`(2) Upon determination of the amount of restitution owed to each
victim, the court shall, pursuant to section 3572, specify in the
restitution order the manner in which, and the schedule according
to which, the restitution is to be paid, in consideration of--
`(A) the financial resources and other assets of the
defendant, including whether any of these assets are jointly
controlled;
`(B) projected earnings and other income of the defendant; and
`(C) any financial obligations of the defendant; including
obligations to dependents.
`(3)(A) A restitution order may direct the defendant to make a
single, lump-sum payment, partial payments at specified intervals,
in-kind payments, or a combination of payments at specified
intervals and in-kind payments.
`(B) A restitution order may direct the defendant to make nominal
periodic payments if the court finds from facts on the record that
the economic circumstances of the defendant do not allow the
payment of any amount of a restitution order, and do not allow for
the payment of the full amount of a restitution order in the
foreseeable future under any reasonable schedule of payments.
`(4) An in-kind payment described in paragraph (3) may be in the
form of--
`(A) return of property;
`(B) replacement of property; or
`(C) if the victim agrees, services rendered to the victim or
a person or organization other than the victim.
`(g)(1) No victim shall be required to participate in any phase
of a restitution order.
`(2) A victim may at any time assign the victim's interest in
restitution payments to the Crime Victims Fund in the Treasury
without in any way impairing the obligation of the defendant to
make such payments.
`(h) If the court finds that more than 1 defendant has
contributed to the loss of a victim, the court may make each
defendant liable for payment of the full amount of restitution or
may apportion liability among the defendants to reflect the level
of contribution to the victim's loss and economic circumstances of
each defendant.
`(i) If the court finds that more than 1 victim has sustained a
loss requiring restitution by a defendant, the court may provide
for a different payment schedule for each victim based on the type
and amount of each victim's loss and accounting for the economic
circumstances of each victim. In any case in which the United
States is a victim, the court shall ensure that all other victims
receive full restitution before the United States receives any
restitution.
`(j)(1) If a victim has received compensation from insurance or
any other source with respect to a loss, the court shall order that
restitution be paid to the person who provided or is obligated to
provide the compensation, but the restitution order shall provide
that all restitution of victims required by the order be paid to
the victims before any restitution is paid to such a provider of
compensation.
`(2) Any amount paid to a victim under an order of restitution
shall be reduced by any amount later recovered as compensatory
damages for the same loss by the victim in--
`(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
`(B) any State civil proceeding, to the extent provided by
the law of the State.
`(k) A restitution order shall provide that the defendant shall
notify the court and the Attorney General of any material change in
the defendant's economic circumstances that might affect the
defendant's ability to pay restitution. The court may also accept
notification of a material change in the defendant's economic
circumstances from the United States or from the victim. The
Attorney General shall certify to the court that the victim or
victims owed restitution by the defendant have been notified of the
change in circumstances. Upon receipt of the notification, the
court may, on its own motion, or the motion of any party, including
the victim, adjust the payment schedule, or require immediate
payment in full, as the interests of justice require.
`(l) A conviction of a defendant for an offense involving the act
giving rise to an order of restitution shall estop the defendant
from denying the essential allegations of that offense in any
subsequent Federal civil proceeding or State civil proceeding, to
the extent consistent with State law, brought by the victim.
`(m)(1)(A)(i) An order of restitution may be enforced by the
United States in the manner provided for in subchapter C of chapter
227 and subchapter B of chapter 229 of this title; or
`(ii) by all other available and reasonable means.
`(B) At the request of a victim named in a restitution order, the
clerk of the court shall issue an abstract of judgment certifying
that a judgment has been entered in favor of such victim in the
amount specified in the restitution order. Upon registering,
recording, docketing, or indexing such abstract in accordance with
the rules and requirements relating to judgments of the court of
the State where the district court is located, the abstract of
judgment shall be a lien on the property of the defendant located
in such State in the same manner and to the same extent and under
the same conditions as a judgment of a court of general
jurisdiction in that State.
`(2) An order of in-kind restitution in the form of services
shall be enforced by the probation officer.
`(n) If a person obligated to provide restitution, or pay a fine,
receives substantial resources from any source, including
inheritance, settlement, or other judgment, during a period of
incarceration, such person shall be required to apply the value of
such resources to any restitution or fine still owed.
`(o) A sentence that imposes an order of restitution is a final
judgment notwithstanding the fact that--
`(1) such a sentence can subsequently be--
`(A) corrected under Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of
Criminal Procedure and section 3742 of chapter 235 of this
title;
`(B) appealed and modified under section 3742;
`(C) amended under section 3664(d)(3); or
`(D) adjusted under section 3664(k), 3572, or 3613A; or
`(2) the defendant may be resentenced under section 3565 or
3614.
`(p) Nothing in this section or sections 2248, 2259, 2264, 2327,
3663, and 3663A and arising out of the application of such
sections, shall be construed to create a cause of action not
otherwise authorized in favor of any person against the United
States or any officer or employee of the United States.'.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- The item relating to section 3664 in the
analysis for chapter 232 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
`3664. Procedure for issuance and enforcement of order of
restitution.'.
SEC. 207. PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF FINE OR RESTITUTION ORDER.
(a) AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE- Rule 32(b)
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
`Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a presentence
investigation and report, or other report containing
information sufficient for the court to enter an order of
restitution, as the court may direct, shall be required in any
case in which restitution is required to be ordered.'; and
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as
subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E), the following
new subparagraph:
`(F) in appropriate cases, information sufficient for the
court to enter an order of restitution;'.
(b) FINES- Section 3572 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting `other than the United
States,' after `offense,';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking `A person
sentenced to pay a fine or other monetary penalty' and
inserting `(1) A person sentenced to pay a fine or other
monetary penalty, including restitution,';
(B) by striking the third sentence; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
`(2) If the judgment, or, in the case of a restitution order, the
order, permits other than immediate payment, the length of time
over which scheduled payments will be made shall be set by the
court, but shall be the shortest time in which full payment can
reasonably be made.
`(3) A judgment for a fine which permits payments in installments
shall include a requirement that the defendant will notify the
court of any material change in the defendant's economic
circumstances that might affect the defendant's ability to pay the
fine. Upon receipt of such notice the court may, on its own motion
or the motion of any party, adjust the payment schedule, or require
immediate payment in full, as the interests of justice require.';
(3) in subsection (f), by inserting `restitution' after
`special assessment,';
(4) in subsection (h), by inserting `or payment of
restitution' after `A fine'; and
(5) in subsection (i)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting `or payment of
restitution' after `A fine'; and
(B) by amending the second sentence to read as follows:
`Notwithstanding any installment schedule, when a fine or
payment of restitution is in default, the entire amount of
the fine or restitution is due within 30 days after
notification of the default, subject to the provisions of
section 3613A.'.
(c) POSTSENTENCE ADMINISTRATION-
(1) PAYMENT OF A FINE OR RESTITUTION- Section 3611 of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`Sec. 3611. Payment of a fine or restitution';
and
(B) by striking `or assessment shall pay the fine or
assessment' and inserting `, assessment, or restitution,
shall pay the fine, assessment, or restitution'.
(2) COLLECTION- Section 3612 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`Sec. 3612. Collection of unpaid fine or restitution';
(B) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting `or restitution order' after `fine';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting `or
restitution order' after `fine';
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking `and';
(iv) in subparagraph (F)--
(I) by inserting `or restitution order' after `fine'; and
(II) by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(v) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
`(G) in the case of a restitution order, information
sufficient to identify each victim to whom restitution is
owed. It shall be the responsibility of each victim to
notify the Attorney General, or the appropriate entity of
the court, by means of a form to be provided by the
Attorney General or the court, of any change in the
victim's mailing address while restitution is still owed
the victim. The confidentiality of any information
relating to a victim shall be maintained.';
(C) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the first sentence, by inserting `or
restitution' after `fine'; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following: `Any money
received from a defendant shall be disbursed so that
each of the following obligations is paid in full in
the following sequence:
`(1) A penalty assessment under section 3013 of title 18,
United States Code.
`(2) Restitution of all victims.
`(3) All other fines, penalties, costs, and other payments
required under the sentence.';
(D) in subsection (d)--
(i) by inserting `or restitution' after `fine'; and
(ii) by striking `is delinquent, to inform him that
the fine is delinquent' and inserting `or restitution
is delinquent, to inform the person of the delinquency';
(E) in subsection (e)--
(i) by inserting `or restitution' after `fine'; and
(ii) by striking `him that the fine is in default'
and inserting `the person that the fine or restitution
is in default';
(F) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the heading, by inserting `and restitution'
after `on fines'; and
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting `or restitution'
after `any fine';
(G) in subsection (g), by inserting `or restitution'
after `fine' each place it appears; and
(H) in subsection (i), by inserting `and restitution'
after `fines'.
(3) CIVIL REMEDIES- Section 3613 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 3613. Civil remedies for satisfaction of an unpaid fine
`(a) ENFORCEMENT- The United States may enforce a judgment
imposing a fine in accordance with the practices and procedures for
the enforcement of a civil judgment under Federal law or State law.
Notwithstanding any other Federal law (including section 207 of the
Social Security Act), a judgment imposing a fine may be enforced
against all property or rights to property of the person fined,
except that--
`(1) property exempt from levy for taxes pursuant to section
6334(a) (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), and (12)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be exempt from
enforcement of the judgment under Federal law;
`(2) section 3014 of chapter 176 of title 28 shall not apply
to enforcement under Federal law; and
`(3) the provisions of section 303 of the Consumer Credit
Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1673) shall apply to enforcement of
the judgment under Federal law or State law.
`(b) TERMINATION OF LIABILITY- The liability to pay a fine shall
terminate the later of 20 years from the entry of judgment or 20
years after the release from imprisonment of the person fined, or
upon the death of the individual fined.
`(c) LIEN- A fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of
subchapter C of chapter 227 of this title, or an order of
restitution made pursuant to sections 2248, 2259, 2264, 2327, 3663,
3663A, or 3664 of this title, is a lien in favor of the United
States on all property and rights to property of the person fined
as if the liability of the person fined were a liability for a tax
assessed under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The lien arises
on the entry of judgment and continues for 20 years or until the
liability is satisfied, remitted, set aside, or is terminated under
subsection (b).
`(d) EFFECT OF FILING NOTICE OF LIEN- Upon filing of a notice of
lien in the manner in which a notice of tax lien would be filed
under section 6323(f) (1) and (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, the lien shall be valid against any purchaser, holder of a
security interest, mechanic's lienor or judgment lien creditor,
except with respect to properties or transactions specified in
subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 6323 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 for which a notice of tax lien properly filed on the
same date would not be valid. The notice of lien shall be
considered a notice of lien for taxes payable to the United States
for the purpose of any State or local law providing for the filing
of a notice of a tax lien. A notice of lien that is registered,
recorded, docketed, or indexed in accordance with the rules and
requirements relating to judgments of the courts of the State where
the notice of lien is registered, recorded, docketed, or indexed
shall be considered for all purposes as the filing prescribed by
this section. The provisions of section 3201(e) of chapter 176 of
title 28 shall apply to liens filed as prescribed by this section.
`(e) DISCHARGE OF DEBT INAPPLICABLE- No discharge of debts in a
proceeding pursuant to any chapter of title 11, United States Code,
shall discharge liability to pay a fine pursuant to this section,
and a lien filed as prescribed by this section shall not be voided
in a bankruptcy proceeding.
`(f) APPLICABILITY TO ORDER OF RESTITUTION- In accordance with
section 3664(m)(1)(A) of this title, all provisions of this section
are available to the United States for the enforcement of an order
of restitution.'.
(4) DEFAULT- Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 3613 the following new
section:
`Sec. 3613A. Effect of default
`(a)(1) Upon a finding that the defendant is in default on a
payment of a fine or restitution, the court may, pursuant to
section 3565, revoke probation or a term of supervised release,
modify the terms or conditions of probation or a term of supervised
release, resentence a defendant pursuant to section 3614, hold the
defendant in contempt of court, enter a restraining order or
injunction, order the sale of property of the defendant, accept a
performance bond, enter or adjust a payment schedule, or take any
other action necessary to obtain compliance with the order of a
fine or restitution.
`(2) In determining what action to take, the court shall consider
the defendant's employment status, earning ability, financial
resources, the willfulness in failing to comply with the fine or
restitution order, and any other circumstances that may have a
bearing on the defendant's ability or failure to comply with the
order of a fine or restitution.
`(b)(1) Any hearing held pursuant to this section may be
conducted by a magistrate judge, subject to de novo review by the
court.
`(2) To the extent practicable, in a hearing held pursuant to
this section involving a defendant who is confined in any jail,
prison, or other correctional facility, proceedings in which the
prisoner's participation is required or permitted shall be
conducted by telephone, video conference, or other communications
technology without removing the prisoner from the facility in which
the prisoner is confined.'.
(5) RESENTENCING- Section 3614 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the heading, by inserting `or restitution' after
`fine';
(B) in subsection (a), by inserting `or restitution'
after `fine'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) EFFECT OF INDIGENCY- In no event shall a defendant be
incarcerated under this section solely on the basis of inability to
make payments because the defendant is indigent.'.
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of
subchapter B of chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
`Sec.
`3611. Payment of a fine or restitution.
`3612. Collection of an unpaid fine or restitution.
`3613. Civil remedies for satisfaction of an unpaid fine.
`3613A. Effect of default.
`3614. Resentencing upon failure to pay a fine or restitution.
`3615. Criminal default.'.
SEC. 208. INSTRUCTION TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.
Pursuant to section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the
United States Sentencing Commission shall promulgate guidelines or
amend existing guidelines to reflect this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle.
SEC. 209. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
subtitle, the Attorney General shall promulgate guidelines, or
amend existing guidelines, to carry out this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle and to ensure that--
(1) in all plea agreements negotiated by the United States,
consideration is given to requesting that the defendant provide
full restitution to all victims of all charges contained in the
indictment or information, without regard to the counts to
which the defendant actually pleaded; and
(2) orders of restitution made pursuant to the amendments
made by this subtitle are enforced to the fullest extent of the
law.
SEC. 210. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CONVICTED PERSONS.
Section 3013(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking `$50' and inserting `not
less than $100'; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking `$200' and inserting
`not less than $400'.
SEC. 211. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this subtitle shall, to the extent
constitutionally permissible, be effective for sentencing
proceedings in cases in which the defendant is convicted on or
after the date of enactment of this Act.
SUBTITLE B--JURISDICTION FOR LAWSUITS AGAINST TERRORIST STATES
SEC. 221. JURISDICTION FOR LAWSUITS AGAINST TERRORIST STATES.
(a) EXCEPTION TO FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY FOR CERTAIN CASES-
Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (5);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6)
and inserting `; or'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(7) not otherwise covered by paragraph (2), in which money
damages are sought against a foreign state for personal injury
or death that was caused by an act of torture, extrajudicial
killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage taking, or the provision of
material support or resources (as defined in section 2339A of
title 18) for such an act if such act or provision of material
support is engaged in by an official, employee, or agent of
such foreign state while acting within the scope of his or her
office, employment, or agency, except that the court shall
decline to hear a claim under this paragraph--
`(A) if the foreign state was not designated as a state
sponsor of terrorism under section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) or
section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2371) at the time the act occurred, unless later so
designated as a result of such act; and
`(B) even if the foreign state is or was so designated,
if--
`(i) the act occurred in the foreign state against
which the claim has been brought and the claimant has
not afforded the foreign state a reasonable opportunity
to arbitrate the claim in accordance with accepted
international rules of arbitration; or
`(ii) the claimant or victim was not a national of
the United States (as that term is defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) when
the act upon which the claim is based occurred.'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(e) For purposes of paragraph (7) of subsection (a)--
`(1) the terms `torture' and `extrajudicial killing' have the
meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Torture Victim
Protection Act of 1991;
`(2) the term `hostage taking' has the meaning given that
term in Article 1 of the International Convention Against the
Taking of Hostages; and
`(3) the term `aircraft sabotage' has the meaning given that
term in Article 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of
Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
`(f) No action shall be maintained under subsection (a)(7) unless
the action is commenced not later than 10 years after the date on
which the cause of action arose. All principles of equitable
tolling, including the period during which the foreign state was
immune from suit, shall apply in calculating this limitation period.
`(g) LIMITATION ON DISCOVERY-
`(1) IN GENERAL- (A) Subject to paragraph (2), if an action
is filed that would otherwise be barred by section 1604, but
for subsection (a)(7), the court, upon request of the Attorney
General, shall stay any request, demand, or order for discovery
on the United States that the Attorney General certifies would
significantly interfere with a criminal investigation or
prosecution, or a national security operation, related to the
incident that gave rise to the cause of action, until such time
as the Attorney General advises the court that such request,
demand, or order will no longer so interfere.
`(B) A stay under this paragraph shall be in effect during
the 12-month period beginning on the date on which the court
issues the order to stay discovery. The court shall renew the
order to stay discovery for additional 12-month periods upon
motion by the United States if the Attorney General certifies
that discovery would significantly interfere with a criminal
investigation or prosecution, or a national security operation,
related to the incident that gave rise to the cause of action.
`(2) SUNSET- (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), no stay shall
be granted or continued in effect under paragraph (1) after the
date that is 10 years after the date on which the incident that
gave rise to the cause of action occurred.
`(B) After the period referred to in subparagraph (A), the
court, upon request of the Attorney General, may stay any
request, demand, or order for discovery on the United States
that the court finds a substantial likelihood would--
`(i) create a serious threat of death or serious bodily
injury to any person;
`(ii) adversely affect the ability of the United States
to work in cooperation with foreign and international law
enforcement agencies in investigating violations of United
States law; or
`(iii) obstruct the criminal case related to the incident
that gave rise to the cause of action or undermine the
potential for a conviction in such case.
`(3) EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE- The court's evaluation of any
request for a stay under this subsection filed by the Attorney
General shall be conducted ex parte and in camera.
`(4) BAR ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS- A stay of discovery under
this subsection shall constitute a bar to the granting of a
motion to dismiss under rules 12(b)(6) and 56 of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure.
`(5) CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this subsection shall prevent
the United States from seeking protective orders or asserting
privileges ordinarily available to the United States.'.
(b) EXCEPTION TO IMMUNITY FROM ATTACHMENT-
(1) FOREIGN STATE- Section 1610(a) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6)
and inserting `, or'; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(7) the judgment relates to a claim for which the foreign
state is not immune under section 1605(a)(7), regardless of
whether the property is or was involved with the act upon which
the claim is based.'.
(2) AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY- Section 1610(b)(2) of title
28, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking `or (5)' and inserting `(5), or (7)'; and
(B) by striking `used for the activity' and inserting
`involved in the act'.
(c) APPLICABILITY- The amendments made by this subtitle shall
apply to any cause of action arising before, on, or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SUBTITLE C--ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM
SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the `Justice for Victims of
Terrorism Act of 1996'.
SEC. 232. VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ACT.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS
OF TERRORISM- The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1404A the following new
section:
`SEC. 1404B. COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF TERRORISM OR
MASS VIOLENCE.
`(a) VICTIMS OF ACTS OF TERRORISM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES- The
Director may make supplemental grants as provided in section
1404(a) to States to provide compensation and assistance to the
residents of such States who, while outside of the territorial
boundaries of the United States, are victims of a terrorist act or
mass violence and are not persons eligible for compensation under
title VIII of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act
of 1986.
`(b) VICTIMS OF TERRORISM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES- The Director
may make supplemental grants as provided in section 1404(d)(4)(B)
to States for eligible crime victim compensation and assistance
programs to provide emergency relief, including crisis response
efforts, assistance, training, and technical assistance, for the
benefit of victims of terrorist acts or mass violence occurring
within the United States and may provide funding to United States
Attorney's Offices for use in coordination with State victim
compensation and assistance efforts in providing emergency relief.'.
(b) FUNDING OF COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF
TERRORISM, MASS VIOLENCE, AND CRIME- Section 1402(d)(4) of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)(4)) is amended to
read as follows:
`(4)(A) If the sums available in the Fund are sufficient to
fully provide grants to the States pursuant to section
1403(a)(1), the Director may retain any portion of the Fund
that was deposited during a fiscal year that was in excess of
110 percent of the total amount deposited in the Fund during
the preceding fiscal year as an emergency reserve. Such reserve
shall not exceed $50,000,000.
`(B) The emergency reserve referred to in subparagraph (A)
may be used for supplemental grants under section 1404B and to
supplement the funds available to provide grants to States for
compensation and assistance in accordance with sections 1403
and 1404 in years in which supplemental grants are needed.'.
(c) CRIME VICTIMS FUND AMENDMENTS-
(1) UNOBLIGATED FUNDS- Section 1402 of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c), by striking `subsection' and
inserting `chapter'; and
(B) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
`(e) AMOUNTS AWARDED AND UNSPENT- Any amount awarded as part of a
grant under this chapter that remains unspent at the end of a
fiscal year in which the grant is made may be expended for the
purpose for which the grant is made at any time during the 2
succeeding fiscal years, at the end of which period, any remaining
unobligated sums in excess of $500,000 shall be returned to the
Treasury. Any remaining unobligated sums in an amount less than
$500,000 shall be returned to the Fund.'.
(2) BASE AMOUNT- Section 1404(a)(5) of the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603(a)(5)) is amended to read as
follows:
`(5) As used in this subsection, the term `base amount' means--
`(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), $500,000; and
`(B) for the territories of the Northern Mariana Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Republic of Palau, $200,000,
with the Republic of Palau's share governed by the Compact
of Free Association between the United States and the
Republic of Palau.'.
SEC. 233. COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.
(a) REQUIRING COMPENSATION FOR TERRORIST CRIMES- Section
1403(d)(3) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C.
10602(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `crimes involving terrorism,' before
`driving while intoxicated'; and
(2) by inserting a comma after `driving while intoxicated'.
(b) FOREIGN TERRORISM- Section 1403(b)(6)(B) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(b)(6)(B)) is amended by
inserting `are outside of the United States (if the compensable
crime is terrorism, as defined in section 2331 of title 18, United
States Code), or' before `are States not having'.
(c) DESIGNATION OF CARTNEY MCRAVEN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER-
(1) DESIGNATION-
(A) IN GENERAL- The Federal building at 1314 LeMay
Boulevard, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, shall be
known as the `Cartney McRaven Child Development Center'.
(B) REPLACEMENT BUILDING- If, after the date of enactment
of this Act, a new Federal building is built at the
location described in subparagraph (A) to replace the
building described in the paragraph, the new Federal
building shall be known as the `Cartney McRaven Child
Development Center'.
(2) REFERENCES- Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to a
Federal building referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed
to be a reference to the `Cartney McRaven Child Development
Center'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 234. CRIME VICTIMS FUND.
(a) PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO DELINQUENT CRIMINAL DEBTORS BY
STATE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAMS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (7);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
paragraph:
`(8) such program does not provide compensation to any person
who has been convicted of an offense under Federal law with
respect to any time period during which the person is
delinquent in paying a fine, other monetary penalty, or
restitution imposed for the offense; and'.
(2) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT- Section 1403(b)(8) of the
Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as added by paragraph (1) of this
section, shall not be applied to deny victims compensation to
any person until the date on which the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts, issues a written determination that a
cost-effective, readily available criminal debt payment
tracking system operated by the agency responsible for the
collection of criminal debt has established cost-effective,
readily available communications links with entities that
administer Federal victim compensation programs that are
sufficient to ensure that victim compensation is not denied to
any person except as authorized by law.
(b) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF MEANS TESTS- Section
1403 of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10602) is
amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
`(c) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME FOR PURPOSES OF MEANS TESTS-
Notwithstanding any other law, for the purpose of any maximum
allowed income eligibility requirement in any Federal, State, or
local government program using Federal funds that provides medical
or other assistance (or payment or reimbursement of the cost of
such assistance) that becomes necessary to an applicant for such
assistance in full or in part because of the commission of a crime
against the applicant, as determined by the Director, any amount of
crime victim compensation that the applicant receives through a
crime victim compensation program under this section shall not be
included in the income of the applicant until the total amount of
assistance that the applicant receives from all such programs is
sufficient to fully compensate the applicant for losses suffered as
a result of the crime.'.
SEC. 235. CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISED COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR VICTIMS OF
CRIME.
(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any provision of the Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, in order to permit
victims of crime to watch criminal trial proceedings in cases where
the venue of the trial is changed--
(1) out of the State in which the case was initially brought;
and
(2) more than 350 miles from the location in which those
proceedings originally would have taken place;
the trial court shall order closed circuit televising of the
proceedings to that location, for viewing by such persons the court
determines have a compelling interest in doing so and are otherwise
unable to do so by reason of the inconvenience and expense caused
by the change of venue.
(b) LIMITED ACCESS-
(1) GENERALLY- No other person, other than official court and
security personnel, or other persons specifically designated by
the court, shall be permitted to view the closed circuit
televising of the proceedings.
(2) EXCEPTION- The court shall not designate a person under
paragraph (1) if the presiding judge at the trial determines
that testimony by that person would be materially affected if
that person heard other testimony at the trial.
(c) RESTRICTIONS-
(1) The signal transmitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be under the control of the court at all times and shall only
be transmitted subject to the terms and conditions imposed by
the court.
(2) No public broadcast or dissemination shall be made of the
signal transmitted pursuant to subsection (a). In the event
any tapes are produced in carrying out subsection (a), such
tapes shall be the property of the court and kept under seal.
(3) Any violations of this subsection, or any rule or order
made pursuant to this section, shall be punishable as contempt
of court as described in section 402 of title 18, United States
Code.
(d) DONATIONS- The Administrative Office of the United States
Courts may accept donations to enable the courts to carry out
subsection (a).
(e) CONSTRUCTION-
(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed--
(i) to create in favor of any person a cause of action
against the United States or any officer or employees
thereof, or
(ii) to provide any person with a defense in any action
in which application of this section is made.
(f) DEFINITION- As used in this section, the term `State' means
any State, the District of Columbia, or any possession or
territory of the United States.
(g) RULES- The Judicial Conference of the United States, pursuant
to its rule making authority under section 331 of title 28, United
States Code, may promulgate and issue rules, or amend existing
rules, to effectuate the policy addressed by this section. Upon
the implementation of such rules, this section shall cease to be
effective.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE- This section shall only apply to cases filed
after January 1, 1995.
SEC. 236. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
Section 1402(d)(3)(B) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10601(d)(3)(B)) is amended by striking `1404A' and inserting
`1404(a)'.
TITLE III--INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM PROHIBITIONS
SUBTITLE A--PROHIBITION ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST FUNDRAISING
SEC. 301. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) international terrorism is a serious and deadly problem
that threatens the vital interests of the United States;
(2) the Constitution confers upon Congress the power to
punish crimes against the law of nations and to carry out the
treaty obligations of the United States, and therefore Congress
may by law impose penalties relating to the provision of
material support to foreign organizations engaged in terrorist
activity;
(3) the power of the United States over immigration and
naturalization permits the exclusion from the United States of
persons belonging to international terrorist organizations;
(4) international terrorism affects the interstate and
foreign commerce of the United States by harming international
trade and market stability, and limiting international travel
by United States citizens as well as foreign visitors to the
United States;
(5) international cooperation is required for an effective
response to terrorism, as demonstrated by the numerous
multilateral conventions in force providing universal
prosecutive jurisdiction over persons involved in a variety of
terrorist acts, including hostage taking, murder of an
internationally protected person, and aircraft piracy and
sabotage;
(6) some foreign terrorist organizations, acting through
affiliated groups or individuals, raise significant funds
within the United States, or use the United States as a conduit
for the receipt of funds raised in other nations; and
(7) foreign organizations that engage in terrorist activity
are so tainted by their criminal conduct that any contribution
to such an organization facilitates that conduct.
(b) PURPOSE- The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the
Federal Government the fullest possible basis, consistent with the
Constitution, to prevent persons within the United States, or
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, from providing
material support or resources to foreign organizations that engage
in terrorist activities.
SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 2 of title II of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`SEC. 219. DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
`(a) DESIGNATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary is authorized to designate an
organization as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance
with this subsection if the Secretary finds that--
`(A) the organization is a foreign organization;
`(B) the organization engages in terrorist activity (as
defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)); and
`(C) the terrorist activity of the organization threatens
the security of United States nationals or the national
security of the United States.
`(2) PROCEDURE-
`(A) NOTICE- Seven days before making a designation under
this subsection, the Secretary shall, by classified
communication--
`(i) notify the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
House of Representatives, the President pro tempore,
Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the Senate, and
the members of the relevant committees, in writing, of
the intent to designate a foreign organization under
this subsection, together with the findings made under
paragraph (1) with respect to that organization, and
the factual basis therefor; and
`(ii) seven days after such notification, publish the
designation in the Federal Register.
`(B) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION-
`(i) For purposes of section 2339B of title 18,
United States Code, a designation under this subsection
shall take effect upon publication under subparagraph
(A).
`(ii) Any designation under this subsection shall
cease to have effect upon an Act of Congress
disapproving such designation.
`(C) FREEZING OF ASSETS- Upon notification under
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury may require
United States financial institutions possessing or
controlling any assets of any foreign organization included
in the notification to block all financial transactions
involving those assets until further directive from either
the Secretary of the Treasury, Act of Congress, or order of
court.
`(3) RECORD-
`(A) IN GENERAL- In making a designation under this
subsection, the Secretary shall create an administrative
record.
`(B) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION- The Secretary may consider
classified information in making a designation under this
subsection. Classified information shall not be subject to
disclosure for such time as it remains classified, except
that such information may be disclosed to a court ex parte
and in camera for purposes of judicial review under
subsection (c).
`(4) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a
designation under this subsection shall be effective for
all purposes for a period of 2 years beginning on the
effective date of the designation under paragraph (2)(B).
`(B) REDESIGNATION- The Secretary may redesignate a
foreign organization as a foreign terrorist organization
for an additional 2-year period at the end of the 2-year
period referred to in subparagraph (A) (but not sooner than
60 days prior to the termination of such period) upon a
finding that the relevant circumstances described in
paragraph (1) still exist. The procedural requirements of
paragraphs (2) and (3) shall apply to a redesignation under
this subparagraph.
`(5) REVOCATION BY ACT OF CONGRESS- The Congress, by an Act
of Congress, may block or revoke a designation made under
paragraph (1).
`(6) REVOCATION BASED ON CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary may revoke a designation
made under paragraph (1) if the Secretary finds that--
`(i) the circumstances that were the basis for the
designation have changed in such a manner as to warrant
revocation of the designation; or
`(ii) the national security of the United States
warrants a revocation of the designation.
`(B) PROCEDURE- The procedural requirements of paragraphs
(2) through (4) shall apply to a revocation under this
paragraph.
`(7) EFFECT OF REVOCATION- The revocation of a designation
under paragraph (5) or (6) shall not affect any action or
proceeding based on conduct committed prior to the effective
date of such revocation.
`(8) USE OF DESIGNATION IN TRIAL OR HEARING- If a designation
under this subsection has become effective under paragraph
(1)(B), a defendant in a criminal action shall not be permitted
to raise any question concerning the validity of the issuance
of such designation as a defense or an objection at any trial
or hearing.
`(b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DESIGNATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 30 days after publication of
the designation in the Federal Register, an organization
designated as a foreign terrorist organization may seek
judicial review of the designation in the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
`(2) BASIS OF REVIEW- Review under this subsection shall be
based solely upon the administrative record, except that the
Government may submit, for ex parte and in camera review,
classified information used in making the designation.
`(3) SCOPE OF REVIEW- The Court shall hold unlawful and set
aside a designation the court finds to be--
`(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or
otherwise not in accordance with law;
`(B) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege,
or immunity; or
`(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or
limitation, or short of statutory right.
`(4) JUDICIAL REVIEW INVOKED- The pendency of an action for
judicial review of a designation shall not affect the
application of this section, unless the court issues a final
order setting aside the designation.
`(c) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) the term `classified information' has the meaning given
that term in section 1(a) of the Classified Information
Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.);
`(2) the term `national security' means the national defense,
foreign relations, or economic interests of the United States;
`(3) the term `relevant committees' means the Committees on
the Judiciary, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence, and
International Relations of the House of Representatives; and
`(4) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of contents for the Immigration
and Nationality Act, relating to terrorism, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 218 the following new item:
`Sec. 219. Designation of foreign terrorist organizations.'.
SEC. 303. PROHIBITION ON TERRORIST FUNDRAISING.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2339B. Providing material support or resources to designated
foreign terrorist organizations
`(a) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES-
`(1) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT- Whoever, within the United States or
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, knowingly
provides material support or resources to a foreign terrorist
organization, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
`(2) FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS- Except as authorized by the
Secretary, any financial institution that becomes aware that it
has possession of, or control over, any funds in which a
foreign terrorist organization, or its agent, has an interest,
shall--
`(A) retain possession of, or maintain control over, such
funds; and
`(B) report to the Secretary the existence of such funds
in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
`(b) CIVIL PENALTY- Any financial institution that knowingly
fails to comply with subsection (a)(2) shall be subject to a civil
penalty in an amount that is the greater of--
`(A) $50,000 per violation; or
`(B) twice the amount of which the financial institution
was required under subsection (a)(2) to retain possession
or control.
`(c) INJUNCTION- Whenever it appears to the Secretary or the
Attorney General that any person is engaged in, or is about to
engage in, any act that constitutes, or would constitute, a
violation of this section, the Attorney General may initiate civil
action in a district court of the United States to enjoin such
violation.
`(d) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION- There is extraterritorial
Federal jurisdiction over an offense under this section.
`(e) INVESTIGATIONS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General shall conduct any
investigation of a possible violation of this section, or of
any license, order, or regulation issued pursuant to this
section.
`(2) COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY- The
Attorney General shall work in coordination with the Secretary
in investigations relating to--
`(A) the compliance or noncompliance by a financial
institution with the requirements of subsection (a)(2); and
`(B) civil penalty proceedings authorized under
subsection (b).
`(3) REFERRAL- Any evidence of a criminal violation of this
section arising in the course of an investigation by the
Secretary or any other Federal agency shall be referred
immediately to the Attorney General for further investigation.
The Attorney General shall timely notify the Secretary of any
action taken on referrals from the Secretary, and may refer
investigations to the Secretary for remedial licensing or civil
penalty action.
`(f) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT BY THE
UNITED STATES-
`(1) DISCOVERY OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY DEFENDANTS-
`(A) REQUEST BY UNITED STATES- In any civil proceeding
under this section, upon request made ex parte and in
writing by the United States, a court, upon a sufficient
showing, may authorize the United States to--
`(i) redact specified items of classified information
from documents to be introduced into evidence or made
available to the defendant through discovery under the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
`(ii) substitute a summary of the information for
such classified documents; or
`(iii) substitute a statement admitting relevant
facts that the classified information would tend to
prove.
`(B) ORDER GRANTING REQUEST- If the court enters an order
granting a request under this paragraph, the entire text of
the documents to which the request relates shall be sealed
and preserved in the records of the court to be made
available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal.
`(C) DENIAL OF REQUEST- If the court enters an order
denying a request of the United States under this
paragraph, the United States may take an immediate,
interlocutory appeal in accordance with paragraph (5). For
purposes of such an appeal, the entire text of the
documents to which the request relates, together with any
transcripts of arguments made ex parte to the court in
connection therewith, shall be maintained under seal and
delivered to the appellate court.
`(2) INTRODUCTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION; PRECAUTIONS BY
COURT-
`(A) EXHIBITS- To prevent unnecessary or inadvertent
disclosure of classified information in a civil proceeding
brought by the United States under this section, the United
States may petition the court ex parte to admit, in lieu of
classified writings, recordings, or photographs, one or
more of the following:
`(i) Copies of items from which classified
information has been redacted.
`(ii) Stipulations admitting relevant facts that
specific classified information would tend to prove.
`(iii) A declassified summary of the specific
classified information.
`(B) DETERMINATION BY COURT- The court shall grant a
request under this paragraph if the court finds that the
redacted item, stipulation, or summary is sufficient to
allow the defendant to prepare a defense.
`(3) TAKING OF TRIAL TESTIMONY-
`(A) OBJECTION- During the examination of a witness in
any civil proceeding brought by the United States under
this subsection, the United States may object to any
question or line of inquiry that may require the witness to
disclose classified information not previously found to be
admissible.
`(B) ACTION BY COURT- In determining whether a response
is admissible, the court shall take precautions to guard
against the compromise of any classified information,
including--
`(i) permitting the United States to provide the
court, ex parte, with a proffer of the witness's
response to the question or line of inquiry; and
`(ii) requiring the defendant to provide the court
with a proffer of the nature of the information that
the defendant seeks to elicit.
`(C) OBLIGATION OF DEFENDANT- In any civil proceeding
under this section, it shall be the defendant's obligation
to establish the relevance and materiality of any
classified information sought to be introduced.
`(4) APPEAL- If the court enters an order denying a request
of the United States under this subsection, the United States
may take an immediate interlocutory appeal in accordance with
paragraph (5).
`(5) INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL-
`(A) SUBJECT OF APPEAL- An interlocutory appeal by the
United States shall lie to a court of appeals from a
decision or order of a district court--
`(i) authorizing the disclosure of classified
information;
`(ii) imposing sanctions for nondisclosure of
classified information; or
`(iii) refusing a protective order sought by the
United States to prevent the disclosure of classified
information.
`(B) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION-
`(i) IN GENERAL- An appeal taken pursuant to this
paragraph, either before or during trial, shall be
expedited by the court of appeals.
`(ii) APPEALS PRIOR TO TRIAL- If an appeal is of an
order made prior to trial, an appeal shall be taken not
later than 10 days after the decision or order appealed
from, and the trial shall not commence until the appeal
is resolved.
`(iii) APPEALS DURING TRIAL- If an appeal is taken
during trial, the trial court shall adjourn the trial
until the appeal is resolved, and the court of appeals--
`(I) shall hear argument on such appeal not later than 4 days
after the adjournment of the trial;
`(II) may dispense with written briefs other than the supporting
materials previously submitted to the trial court;
`(III) shall render its decision not later than 4 days after
argument on appeal; and
`(IV) may dispense with the issuance of a written opinion in
rendering its decision.
`(C) EFFECT OF RULING- An interlocutory appeal and
decision shall not affect the right of the defendant, in a
subsequent appeal from a final judgment, to claim as error
reversal by the trial court on remand of a ruling appealed
from during trial.
`(6) CONSTRUCTION- Nothing in this subsection shall prevent
the United States from seeking protective orders or asserting
privileges ordinarily available to the United States to protect
against the disclosure of classified information, including the
invocation of the military and State secrets privilege.
`(g) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) the term `classified information' has the meaning given
that term in section 1(a) of the Classified Information
Procedures Act (18 U.S.C. App.);
`(2) the term `financial institution' has the same meaning as
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`(3) the term `funds' includes coin or currency of the United
States or any other country, traveler's checks, personal
checks, bank checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, debentures,
drafts, letters of credit, any other negotiable instrument, and
any electronic representation of any of the foregoing;
`(4) the term `material support or resources' has the same
meaning as in section 2339A;
`(5) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of the
Treasury; and
`(6) the term `terrorist organization' means an organization
designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF SECTIONS- The table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 113B of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`2339B. Providing material support or resources to designated
foreign terrorist organizations.'.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT-
(1) NEW ITEM- Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code,
relating to torture, is redesignated as chapter 113C.
(2) TABLE OF CHAPTERS- The table of chapters for part I of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking `113B.
Torture' and inserting `113C. Torture'.
SUBTITLE B--PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST STATES
SEC. 321. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH TERRORISTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code,
relating to terrorism, is amended by inserting after the section
2332c added by section 521 of this Act the following new section:
`Sec. 2332d. Financial transactions
`(a) OFFENSE- Except as provided in regulations issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, whoever, being a United States person, knowing or having
reasonable cause to know that a country is designated under section
6(j) of the Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405) as a
country supporting international terrorism, engages in a financial
transaction with the government of that country, shall be fined
under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
`(b) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) the term `financial transaction' has the same meaning as
in section 1956(c)(4); and
`(2) the term `United States person' means any--
`(A) United States citizen or national;
`(B) permanent resident alien;
`(C) juridical person organized under the laws of the
United States; or
`(D) any person in the United States.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, relating to
terrorism, is amended by inserting after the item added by section
521 of this Act the following new item:
`2332d. Financial transactions.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
become effective 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 322. FOREIGN AIR TRAVEL SAFETY.
Section 44906 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
`Sec. 44906. Foreign air carrier security programs
`The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
continue in effect the requirement of section 129.25 of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, that a foreign air carrier must adopt
and use a security program approved by the Administrator. The
Administrator shall not approve a security program of a foreign air
carrier under section 129.25, or any successor regulation, unless
the security program requires the foreign air carrier in its
operations to and from airports in the United States to adhere to
the identical security measures that the Administrator requires air
carriers serving the same airports to adhere to. The foregoing
requirement shall not be interpreted to limit the ability of the
Administrator to impose additional security measures on a foreign
air carrier or an air carrier when the Administrator determines
that a specific threat warrants such additional measures. The
Administrator shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
section.'.
SEC. 323. MODIFICATION OF MATERIAL SUPPORT PROVISION.
Section 2339A of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
`Sec. 2339A. Providing material support to terrorists
`(a) OFFENSE- Whoever, within the United States, provides
material support or resources or conceals or disguises the nature,
location, source, or ownership of material support or resources,
knowing or intending that they are to be used in preparation for,
or in carrying out, a violation of section 32, 37, 81, 175, 351,
831, 842 (m) or (n), 844 (f) or (i), 956, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361,
1362, 1363, 1366, 1751, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b,
or 2340A of this title or section 46502 of title 49, or in
preparation for, or in carrying out, the concealment from the
commission of any such violation, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
`(b) DEFINITION- In this section, the term `material support or
resources' means currency or other financial securities, financial
services, lodging, training, safehouses, false documentation or
identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons,
lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other
physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.'.
SEC. 324. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) international terrorism is among the most serious
transnational threats faced by the United States and its
allies, far eclipsing the dangers posed by population growth or
pollution;
(2) the President should continue to make efforts to counter
international terrorism a national security priority;
(3) because the United Nations has been an inadequate forum
for the discussion of cooperative, multilateral responses to
the threat of international terrorism, the President should
undertake immediate efforts to develop effective multilateral
responses to international terrorism as a complement to
national counter terrorist efforts;
(4) the President should use all necessary means, including
covert action and military force, to disrupt, dismantle, and
destroy international infrastructure used by international
terrorists, including overseas terrorist training facilities
and safe havens;
(5) the Congress deplores decisions to ease, evade, or end
international sanctions on state sponsors of terrorism,
including the recent decision by the United Nations Sanctions
Committee to allow airline flights to and from Libya despite
Libya's noncompliance with United Nations resolutions; and
(6) the President should continue to undertake efforts to
increase the international isolation of state sponsors of
international terrorism, including efforts to strengthen
international sanctions, and should oppose any future
initiatives to ease sanctions on Libya or other state sponsors
of terrorism.
SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT AID TERRORIST
STATES.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is
amended by adding immediately after section 620F the following new
section:
`SEC. 620G. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT AID
TERRORIST STATES.
`(a) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE- The President shall withhold
assistance under this Act to the government of any country that
provides assistance to the government of any other country for
which the Secretary of State has made a determination under section
620A.
`(b) WAIVER- Assistance prohibited by this section may be
furnished to a foreign government described in subsection (a) if
the President determines that furnishing such assistance is
important to the national interests of the United States and, not
later than 15 days before obligating such assistance, furnishes a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress including--
`(1) a statement of the determination;
`(2) a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided;
`(3) the estimated dollar amount of the assistance; and
`(4) an explanation of how the assistance furthers United
States national interests.'.
SEC. 326. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE
MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO TERRORIST STATES.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is
amended by adding immediately after section 620G the following new
section:
`SEC. 620H. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE
MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO TERRORIST STATES.
`(a) PROHIBITION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The President shall withhold assistance
under this Act to the government of any country that provides
lethal military equipment to a country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist government
for the purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration
Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)), or 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371).
`(2) APPLICABILITY- The prohibition under this section with
respect to a foreign government shall terminate 1 year after
that government ceases to provide lethal military equipment.
This section applies with respect to lethal military equipment
provided under a contract entered into after the date of
enactment of this Act.
`(b) WAIVER- Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
assistance may be furnished to a foreign government described in
subsection (a) if the President determines that furnishing such
assistance is important to the national interests of the United
States and, not later than 15 days before obligating such
assistance, furnishes a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress including--
`(1) a statement of the determination;
`(2) a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided;
`(3) the estimated dollar amount of the assistance; and
`(4) an explanation of how the assistance furthers United
States national interests.'.
SEC. 327. OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANCE BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS TO TERRORIST STATES.
The International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262c et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1620 the following new
section:
`SEC. 1621. OPPOSITION TO ASSISTANCE BY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS TO TERRORIST STATES.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States executive director of each international financial
institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to
oppose any loan or other use of the funds of the respective
institution to or for a country for which the Secretary of State
has made a determination under section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) or section 620A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371).
`(b) DEFINITION- For purposes of this section, the term
`international financial institution' includes--
`(1) the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Development Association, and the
International Monetary Fund;
`(2) wherever applicable, the Inter-American Bank, the Asian
Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the African Development Bank, and the African
Development Fund; and
`(3) any similar institution established after the date of
enactment of this section.'.
SEC. 328. ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE.
(a) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT- Section 573 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking `development and
implementation of the antiterrorism assistance program under
this chapter, including';
(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
`(d)(1) Arms and ammunition may be provided under this chapter
only if they are directly related to antiterrorism assistance.
`(2) The value (in terms of original acquisition cost) of all
equipment and commodities provided under this chapter in any fiscal
year shall not exceed 30 percent of the funds made available to
carry out this chapter for that fiscal year.'; and
(3) by striking subsection (f).
(b) ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO PROCURE EXPLOSIVES
DETECTION DEVICES AND OTHER COUNTERTERRORISM TECHNOLOGY- (1)
Subject to section 575(b), up to $3,000,000 in any fiscal year may
be made available--
(A) to procure explosives detection devices and other
counterterrorism technology; and
(B) for joint counterterrorism research and development
projects on such technology conducted with NATO and major
non-NATO allies under the auspices of the Technical Support
Working Group of the Department of State.
(2) As used in this subsection, the term `major non-NATO allies'
means those countries designated as major non-NATO allies for
purposes of section 2350a(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code.
(c) ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES- Notwithstanding any other
provision of law (except section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961) up to $1,000,000 in assistance may be provided to a
foreign country for counterterrorism efforts in any fiscal year if--
(1) such assistance is provided for the purpose of protecting
the property of the United States Government or the life and
property of any United States citizen, or furthering the
apprehension of any individual involved in any act of terrorism
against such property or persons; and
(2) the appropriate committees of Congress are notified not
later than 15 days prior to the provision of such assistance.
SEC. 329. DEFINITION OF ASSISTANCE.
For purposes of this title--
(1) the term `assistance' means assistance to or for the
benefit of a government of any country that is provided by
grant, concessional sale, guaranty, insurance, or by any other
means on terms more favorable than generally available in the
applicable market, whether in the form of a loan, lease,
credit, debt relief, or otherwise, including subsidies for
exports to such country and favorable tariff treatment of
articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such
country; and
(2) the term `assistance' does not include assistance of the
type authorized under chapter 9 of part 1 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international disaster
assistance).
SEC. 330. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE UNDER ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT
FOR COUNTRIES NOT COOPERATING FULLY WITH UNITED
STATES ANTITERRORISM EFFORTS.
Chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2771 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 40A. TRANSACTIONS WITH COUNTRIES NOT FULLY COOPERATING WITH
UNITED STATES ANTITERRORISM EFFORTS-
`(a) PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS- No defense article or defense
service may be sold or licensed for export under this Act in a
fiscal year to a foreign country that the President determines and
certifies to Congress, by May 15 of the calendar year in which that
fiscal year begins, is not cooperating fully with United States
antiterrorism efforts.
`(b) WAIVER- The President may waive the prohibition set forth in
subsection (a) with respect to a specific transaction if the
President determines that the transaction is important to the
national interests of the United States.'.
TITLE IV--TERRORIST AND CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL AND EXCLUSION
SUBTITLE A--REMOVAL OF ALIEN TERRORISTS
SEC. 401. ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new title:
`TITLE V--ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL PROCEDURES
`SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.
`As used in this title--
`(1) the term `alien terrorist' means any alien described in
section 241(a)(4)(B);
`(2) the term `classified information' has the same meaning
as in section 1(a) of the Classified Information Procedures Act
(18 U.S.C. App.);
`(3) the term `national security' has the same meaning as in
section 1(b) of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18
U.S.C. App.);
`(4) the term `removal court' means the court described in
section 502;
`(5) the term `removal hearing' means the hearing described
in section 504; and
`(6) the term `removal proceeding' means a proceeding under
this title.
`SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT OF REMOVAL COURT.
`(a) DESIGNATION OF JUDGES- The Chief Justice of the United
States shall publicly designate 5 district court judges from 5 of
the United States judicial circuits who shall constitute a court
that shall have jurisdiction to conduct all removal proceedings.
The Chief Justice may, in the Chief Justice's discretion, designate
the same judges under this section as are designated pursuant to
section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 1803(a)).
`(b) TERMS- Each judge designated under subsection (a) shall
serve for a term of 5 years and shall be eligible for
redesignation, except that of the members first designated--
`(1) 1 member shall serve for a term of 1 year;
`(2) 1 member shall serve for a term of 2 years;
`(3) 1 member shall serve for a term of 3 years; and
`(4) 1 member shall serve for a term of 4 years.
`(c) CHIEF JUDGE-
`(1) DESIGNATION- The Chief Justice shall publicly designate
one of the judges of the removal court to be the chief judge of
the removal court.
`(2) RESPONSIBILITIES- The chief judge shall--
`(A) promulgate rules to facilitate the functioning of
the removal court; and
`(B) assign the consideration of cases to the various
judges on the removal court.
`(d) EXPEDITIOUS AND CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS- The
provisions of section 103(c) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(c)) shall apply to removal
proceedings in the same manner as they apply to proceedings under
that Act.
`SEC. 503. REMOVAL COURT PROCEDURE.
`(a) APPLICATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- In any case in which the Attorney General
has classified information that an alien is an alien terrorist,
the Attorney General may seek removal of the alien under this
title by filing an application with the removal court that
contains--
`(A) the identity of the attorney in the Department of
Justice making the application;
`(B) a certification by the Attorney General or the
Deputy Attorney General that the application satisfies the
criteria and requirements of this section;
`(C) the identity of the alien for whom authorization for
the removal proceeding is sought; and
`(D) a statement of the facts and circumstances relied on
by the Department of Justice to establish probable cause
that--
`(i) the alien is an alien terrorist;
`(ii) the alien is physically present in the United
States; and
`(iii) with respect to such alien, removal under
title II would pose a risk to the national security of
the United States.
`(2) FILING- An application under this section shall be
submitted ex parte and in camera, and shall be filed under seal
with the removal court.
`(b) RIGHT TO DISMISS- The Attorney General may dismiss a removal
action under this title at any stage of the proceeding.
`(c) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION-
`(1) BASIS FOR DECISION- In determining whether to grant an
application under this section, a single judge of the removal
court may consider, ex parte and in camera, in addition to the
information contained in the application--
`(A) other information, including classified information,
presented under oath or affirmation; and
`(B) testimony received in any hearing on the
application, of which a verbatim record shall be kept.
`(2) APPROVAL OF ORDER- The judge shall issue an order
granting the application, if the judge finds that there is
probable cause to believe that--
`(A) the alien who is the subject of the application has
been correctly identified and is an alien terrorist present
in the United States; and
`(B) removal under title II would pose a risk to the
national security of the United States.
`(3) DENIAL OF ORDER- If the judge denies the order requested
in the application, the judge shall prepare a written statement
of the reasons for the denial, taking all necessary precautions
not to disclose any classified information contained in the
Government's application.
`(d) EXCLUSIVE PROVISIONS- If an order is issued under this
section granting an application, the rights of the alien regarding
removal and expulsion shall be governed solely by this title, and
except as they are specifically referenced in this title, no other
provisions of this Act shall be applicable.
`SEC. 504. REMOVAL HEARING.
`(a) IN GENERAL-
`(1) EXPEDITIOUS HEARING- In any case in which an application
for an order is approved under section 503(c)(2), a removal
hearing shall be conducted under this section as expeditiously
as practicable for the purpose of determining whether the alien
to whom the order pertains should be removed from the United
States on the grounds that the alien is an alien terrorist.
`(2) PUBLIC HEARING- The removal hearing shall be open to the
public.
`(b) NOTICE- An alien who is the subject of a removal hearing
under this title shall be given reasonable notice of--
`(1) the nature of the charges against the alien, including a
general account of the basis for the charges; and
`(2) the time and place at which the hearing will be held.
`(c) RIGHTS IN HEARING-
`(1) RIGHT OF COUNSEL- The alien shall have a right to be
present at such hearing and to be represented by counsel. Any
alien financially unable to obtain counsel shall be entitled to
have counsel assigned to represent the alien. Such counsel
shall be appointed by the judge pursuant to the plan for
furnishing representation for any person financially unable to
obtain adequate representation for the district in which the
hearing is conducted, as provided for in section 3006A of title
18, United States Code. All provisions of that section shall
apply and, for purposes of determining the maximum amount of
compensation, the matter shall be treated as if a felony was
charged.
`(2) INTRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE- Subject to the limitations in
subsection (e), the alien shall have a reasonable opportunity
to introduce evidence on the alien's own behalf.
`(3) EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES- Subject to the limitations in
subsection (e), the alien shall have a reasonable opportunity
to examine the evidence against the alien and to cross-examine
any witness.
`(4) RECORD- A verbatim record of the proceedings and of all
testimony and evidence offered or produced at such a hearing
shall be kept.
`(5) REMOVAL DECISION BASED ON EVIDENCE AT HEARING- The
decision of the judge regarding removal shall be based only on
that evidence introduced at the removal hearing.
`(d) SUBPOENAS-
`(1) REQUEST- At any time prior to the conclusion of the
removal hearing, either the alien or the Department of Justice
may request the judge to issue a subpoena for the presence of a
named witness (which subpoena may also command the person to
whom it is directed to produce books, papers, documents, or
other objects designated therein) upon a satisfactory showing
that the presence of the witness is necessary for the
determination of any material matter. Such a request may be
made ex parte except that the judge shall inform the Department
of Justice of any request for a subpoena by the alien for a
witness or material if compliance with such a subpoena would
reveal classified evidence or the source of that evidence. The
Department of Justice shall be given a reasonable opportunity
to oppose the issuance of such a subpoena.
`(2) PAYMENT FOR ATTENDANCE- If an application for a subpoena
by the alien also makes a showing that the alien is financially
unable to pay for the attendance of a witness so requested, the
court may order the costs incurred by the process and the fees
of the witness so subpoenaed to be paid from funds appropriated
for the enforcement of title II.
`(3) NATIONWIDE SERVICE- A subpoena under this subsection may
be served anywhere in the United States.
`(4) WITNESS FEES- A witness subpoenaed under this subsection
shall receive the same fees and expenses as a witness
subpoenaed in connection with a civil proceeding in a court of
the United States.
`(5) NO ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION- Nothing in this
subsection is intended to allow an alien to have access to
classified information.
`(e) DISCOVERY-
`(1) IN GENERAL- For purposes of this title--
`(A) discovery of information derived pursuant to the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), or otherwise collected for national security
purposes, shall not be authorized if disclosure would
present a risk to the national security of the United States;
`(B) an alien subject to removal under this title shall
not be entitled to suppress evidence that the alien alleges
was unlawfully obtained; and
`(C) section 3504 of title 18, United States Code, and
section 1806(c) of title 50, United States Code, shall not
apply if the Attorney General determines that public
disclosure would pose a risk to the national security of
the United States because it would disclose classified
information or otherwise threaten the integrity of a
pending investigation.
`(2) PROTECTIVE ORDERS- Nothing in this title shall prevent
the United States from seeking protective orders and from
asserting privileges ordinarily available to the United States
to protect against the disclosure of classified information,
including the invocation of the military and State secrets
privileges.
`(3) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION-
`(A) USE- The judge shall examine, ex parte and in
camera, any evidence for which the Attorney General
determines that public disclosure would pose a risk to the
national security of the United States or to the security
of any individual because it would disclose classified
information.
`(B) SUBMISSION- With respect to such information, the
Government shall submit to the removal court an
unclassified summary of the specific evidence that does not
pose that risk.
`(C) APPROVAL- Not later than 15 days after submission,
the judge shall approve the summary if the judge finds that
it is sufficient to enable the alien to prepare a defense.
The Government shall deliver to the alien a copy of the
unclassified summary approved under this subparagraph.
`(D) DISAPPROVAL-
`(i) IN GENERAL- If an unclassified summary is not
approved by the removal court under subparagraph (C),
the Government shall be afforded 15 days to correct the
deficiencies identified by the court and submit a
revised unclassified summary.
`(ii) REVISED SUMMARY- If the revised unclassified
summary is not approved by the court within 15 days of
its submission pursuant to subparagraph (C), the
removal hearing shall be terminated.
`(f) ARGUMENTS- Following the receipt of evidence, the Government
and the alien shall be given fair opportunity to present argument
as to whether the evidence is sufficient to justify the removal of
the alien. The Government shall open the argument. The alien shall
be permitted to reply. The Government shall then be permitted to
reply in rebuttal.
`(g) BURDEN OF PROOF- In the hearing, it is the Government's
burden to prove, by the preponderance of the evidence, that the
alien is subject to removal because the alien is an alien terrorist.
`(h) RULES OF EVIDENCE- The Federal Rules of Evidence shall not
apply in a removal hearing.
`(i) DETERMINATION OF DEPORTATION- If the judge, after
considering the evidence on the record as a whole, finds that the
Government has met its burden, the judge shall order the alien
removed and detained pending removal from the United States. If the
alien was released pending the removal hearing, the judge shall
order the Attorney General to take the alien into custody.
`(j) WRITTEN ORDER- At the time of issuing a decision as to
whether the alien shall be removed, the judge shall prepare a
written order containing a statement of facts found and conclusions
of law.
`(k) NO RIGHT TO ANCILLARY RELIEF- At no time shall the judge
consider or provide for relief from removal based on--
`(1) asylum under section 208;
`(2) withholding of deportation under section 243(h);
`(3) suspension of deportation under subsection (a) or (e) of
section 244;
`(4) adjustment of status under section 245; or
`(5) registry under section 249.
`SEC. 505. APPEALS.
`(a) APPEAL OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General may seek a review of
the denial of an order sought in an application filed pursuant
to section 503. The appeal shall be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by notice
of appeal filed not later than 20 days after the date of such
denial.
`(2) RECORD ON APPEAL- The entire record of the proceeding
shall be transmitted to the Court of Appeals under seal, and
the Court of Appeals shall hear the matter ex parte.
`(3) STANDARD OF REVIEW- The Court of Appeals shall--
`(A) review questions of law de novo; and
`(B) set aside a finding of fact only if such finding was
clearly erroneous.
`(b) APPEAL OF DETERMINATION REGARDING SUMMARY OF CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The United States may take an interlocutory
appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit of--
`(A) any determination by the judge pursuant to section
504(e)(3); or
`(B) the refusal of the court to make the findings
permitted by section 504(e)(3).
`(2) RECORD- In any interlocutory appeal taken pursuant to
this subsection, the entire record, including any proposed
order of the judge, any classified information and the summary
of evidence, shall be transmitted to the Court of Appeals. The
classified information shall be transmitted under seal. A
verbatim record of such appeal shall be kept under seal in the
event of any other judicial review.
`(c) APPEAL OF DECISION IN HEARING-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The decision of the judge after a removal
hearing may be appealed by either the alien or the Attorney
General to the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit by notice of appeal filed not later than 20
days after the date on which the order is issued. The order
shall not be enforced during the pendency of an appeal under
this subsection.
`(2) TRANSMITTAL OF RECORD- In an appeal or review to the
Court of Appeals pursuant to this subsection--
`(A) the entire record shall be transmitted to the Court
of Appeals; and
`(B) information received in camera and ex parte, and any
portion of the order that would reveal the substance or
source of such information, shall be transmitted under seal.
`(3) EXPEDITED APPELLATE PROCEEDING- In an appeal or review
to the Court of Appeals under this subsection--
`(A) the appeal or review shall be heard as expeditiously
as practicable and the court may dispense with full
briefing and hear the matter solely on the record of the
judge of the removal court and on such briefs or motions as
the court may require to be filed by the parties;
`(B) the Court of Appeals shall issue an opinion not
later than 60 days after the date of the issuance of the
final order of the district court;
`(C) the court shall review all questions of law de novo;
and
`(D) a finding of fact shall be accorded deference by the
reviewing court and shall not be set aside unless such
finding was clearly erroneous.
`(d) CERTIORARI- Following a decision by the Court of Appeals
pursuant to subsection (c), the alien or the Attorney General may
petition the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari. In any such
case, any information transmitted to the Court of Appeals under
seal shall, if such information is also submitted to the Supreme
Court, be transmitted under seal. Any order of removal shall not be
stayed pending disposition of a writ of certiorari, except as
provided by the Court of Appeals or a Justice of the Supreme Court.
`(e) APPEAL OF DETENTION ORDER-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Sections 3145 through 3148 of title 18,
United States Code, pertaining to review and appeal of a
release or detention order, penalties for failure to appear,
penalties for an offense committed while on release, and
sanctions for violation of a release condition shall apply to
an alien to whom section 507(b)(1) applies. In applying the
previous sentence--
`(A) for purposes of section 3145 of such title an appeal
shall be taken to the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit; and
`(B) for purposes of section 3146 of such title the alien
shall be considered released in connection with a charge of
an offense punishable by life imprisonment.
`(2) NO REVIEW OF CONTINUED DETENTION- The determinations and
actions of the Attorney General pursuant to section
507(b)(2)(C) shall not be subject to judicial review, including
application for a writ of habeas corpus, except for a claim by
the alien that continued detention violates the alien's rights
under the Constitution. Jurisdiction over any such challenge
shall lie exclusively in the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit.
`SEC. 506. CUSTODY AND RELEASE PENDING REMOVAL HEARING.
`(a) UPON FILING APPLICATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
Attorney General may--
`(A) take into custody any alien with respect to whom an
application under section 503 has been filed; and
`(B) retain such an alien in custody in accordance with
the procedures authorized by this title.
`(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS-
`(A) RELEASE HEARING- An alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence shall be entitled to a release hearing
before the judge assigned to hear the removal hearing. Such
an alien shall be detained pending the removal hearing,
unless the alien demonstrates to the court that the alien--
`(i) is a person lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States;
`(ii) if released upon such terms and conditions as
the court may prescribe (including the posting of any
monetary amount), is not likely to flee; and
`(iii) will not endanger national security, or the
safety of any person or the community, if released.
`(B) INFORMATION CONSIDERED- The judge may consider
classified information submitted in camera and ex parte in
making a determination whether to release an alien pending
the removal hearing.
`(3) RELEASE IF ORDER DENIED AND NO REVIEW SOUGHT-
`(A) IN GENERAL- Subject to subparagraph (B), if a judge
of the removal court denies the order sought in an
application filed pursuant to section 503, and the Attorney
General does not seek review of such denial, the alien
shall be released from custody.
`(B) APPLICATION OF REGULAR PROCEDURES- Subparagraph (A)
shall not prevent the arrest and detention of the alien
pursuant to title II.
`(b) CONDITIONAL RELEASE IF ORDER DENIED AND REVIEW SOUGHT-
`(1) IN GENERAL- If a judge of the removal court denies the
order sought in an application filed pursuant to section 503
and the Attorney General seeks review of such denial, the judge
shall release the alien from custody subject to the least
restrictive condition, or combination of conditions, of release
described in section 3142(b) and clauses (i) through (xiv) of
section 3142(c)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, that--
`(A) will reasonably assure the appearance of the alien
at any future proceeding pursuant to this title; and
`(B) will not endanger the safety of any other person or
the community.
`(2) NO RELEASE FOR CERTAIN ALIENS- If the judge finds no
such condition or combination of conditions, as described in
paragraph (1), the alien shall remain in custody until the
completion of any appeal authorized by this title.
`SEC. 507. CUSTODY AND RELEASE AFTER REMOVAL HEARING.
`(a) RELEASE-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraph (2), if the judge
decides that an alien should not be removed, the alien shall be
released from custody.
`(2) CUSTODY PENDING APPEAL- If the Attorney General takes an
appeal from such decision, the alien shall remain in custody,
subject to the provisions of section 3142 of title 18, United
States Code.
`(b) CUSTODY AND REMOVAL-
`(1) CUSTODY- If the judge decides that an alien shall be
removed, the alien shall be detained pending the outcome of any
appeal. After the conclusion of any judicial review thereof
which affirms the removal order, the Attorney General shall
retain the alien in custody and remove the alien to a country
specified under paragraph (2).
`(2) REMOVAL-
`(A) IN GENERAL- The removal of an alien shall be to any
country which the alien shall designate if such designation
does not, in the judgment of the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, impair the
obligation of the United States under any treaty (including
a treaty pertaining to extradition) or otherwise adversely
affect the foreign policy of the United States.
`(B) ALTERNATE COUNTRIES- If the alien refuses to
designate a country to which the alien wishes to be removed
or if the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, determines that removal of the alien to
the country so designated would impair a treaty obligation
or adversely affect United States foreign policy, the
Attorney General shall cause the alien to be removed to any
country willing to receive such alien.
`(C) CONTINUED DETENTION- If no country is willing to
receive such an alien, the Attorney General may,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, retain the
alien in custody. The Attorney General, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall make periodic efforts to
reach agreement with other countries to accept such an
alien and at least every 6 months shall provide to the
attorney representing the alien at the removal hearing a
written report on the Attorney General's efforts. Any alien
in custody pursuant to this subparagraph shall be released
from custody solely at the discretion of the Attorney
General and subject to such conditions as the Attorney
General shall deem appropriate.
`(D) FINGERPRINTING- Before an alien is removed from the
United States pursuant to this subsection, or pursuant to
an order of exclusion because such alien is excludable
under section 212(a)(3)(B), the alien shall be photographed
and fingerprinted, and shall be advised of the provisions
of section 276(b).
`(c) CONTINUED DETENTION PENDING TRIAL-
`(1) DELAY IN REMOVAL- The Attorney General may hold in
abeyance the removal of an alien who has been ordered removed,
pursuant to this title, to allow the trial of such alien on any
Federal or State criminal charge and the service of any
sentence of confinement resulting from such a trial.
`(2) MAINTENANCE OF CUSTODY- Pending the commencement of any
service of a sentence of confinement by an alien described in
paragraph (1), such an alien shall remain in the custody of the
Attorney General, unless the Attorney General determines that
temporary release of the alien to the custody of State
authorities for confinement in a State facility is appropriate
and would not endanger national security or public safety.
`(3) SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL- Following the completion of a
sentence of confinement by an alien described in paragraph (1),
or following the completion of State criminal proceedings which
do not result in a sentence of confinement of an alien released
to the custody of State authorities pursuant to paragraph (2),
such an alien shall be returned to the custody of the Attorney
General who shall proceed to the removal of the alien under
this title.
`(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESCAPE OF
PRISONERS- For purposes of sections 751 and 752 of title 18, United
States Code, an alien in the custody of the Attorney General
pursuant to this title shall be subject to the penalties provided
by those sections in relation to a person committed to the custody
of the Attorney General by virtue of an arrest on a charge of a
felony.
`(e) RIGHTS OF ALIENS IN CUSTODY-
`(1) FAMILY AND ATTORNEY VISITS- An alien in the custody of
the Attorney General pursuant to this title shall be given
reasonable opportunity, as determined by the Attorney General,
to communicate with and receive visits from members of the
alien's family, and to contact, retain, and communicate with an
attorney.
`(2) DIPLOMATIC CONTACT- An alien in the custody of the
Attorney General pursuant to this title shall have the right to
contact an appropriate diplomatic or consular official of the
alien's country of citizenship or nationality or of any country
providing representation services therefore. The Attorney
General shall notify the appropriate embassy, mission, or
consular office of the alien's detention.'.
(b) JURISDICTION OVER EXCLUSION ORDERS FOR ALIEN TERRORISTS-
Section 106(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1105a(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following sentence:
`Jurisdiction to review an order entered pursuant to the provisions
of section 235(c) concerning an alien excludable under section
212(a)(3)(B) shall rest exclusively in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.'.
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR REENTRY OF ALIEN TERRORISTS- Section
276(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1326(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of paragraph (1),
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting `; or', and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
`(3) who has been excluded from the United States pursuant to
section 235(c) because the alien was excludable under section
212(a)(3)(B) or who has been removed from the United States
pursuant to the provisions of title V, and who thereafter,
without the permission of the Attorney General, enters the
United States, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under title
18, United States Code, and imprisoned for a period of 10
years, which sentence shall not run concurrently with any other
sentence.'.
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS- The Immigration and Nationality Act is
amended by adding at the end of the table of contents the following:
`TITLE V--ALIEN TERRORIST REMOVAL PROCEDURES
`Sec. 501. Definitions.
`Sec. 502. Establishment of removal court.
`Sec. 503. Removal court procedure.
`Sec. 504. Removal hearing.
`Sec. 505. Appeals.
`Sec. 506. Custody and release pending removal hearing.
`Sec. 507. Custody and release after removal hearing.'.
(e) ELIMINATION OF CUSTODY REVIEW BY HABEAS CORPUS- Section
106(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by adding `and' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking `; and' at the end and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (10).
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to
all aliens without regard to the date of entry or attempted entry
into the United States.
SUBTITLE B--EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS
SEC. 411. EXCLUSION OF ALIEN TERRORISTS.
Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)--
(A) in subclause (I), by striking `or' at the end;
(B) in subclause (II), by inserting `is engaged in or'
after `believe,'; and
(C) by inserting after subclause (II) the following:
`(III) is a representative (as defined in clause (iv)) of a
foreign terrorist organization, as designated by the Secretary
under section 219, or
`(IV) is a member of a foreign terrorist organization, as
designated by the Secretary under section 219,'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(iv) REPRESENTATIVE DEFINED- As used in this
paragraph, the term `representative' includes an
officer, official, or spokesman of an organization, and
any person who directs, counsels, commands, or induces
an organization or its members to engage in terrorist
activity.'.
SEC. 412. WAIVER AUTHORITY CONCERNING NOTICE OF DENIAL OF
APPLICATION FOR VISAS.
Section 212(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(b)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs
(A) and (B), respectively, and indenting each new subparagraph
2 ems to the right;
(2) by striking `If' and inserting `(1) Subject to paragraphs
(2) and (3), if'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements of
paragraph (1) with respect to a particular alien or any class
or classes of excludable aliens.
`(3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any alien excludable
under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a).'.
SEC. 413. DENIAL OF OTHER RELIEF FOR ALIEN TERRORISTS.
(a) WITHHOLDING OF DEPORTATION- Section 243(h)(2) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)(2)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: `For purposes of
subparagraph (D), an alien who is described in section 241(a)(4)(B)
shall be considered to be an alien for whom there are reasonable
grounds for regarding as a danger to the security of the United
States.'.
(b) SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION- Section 244(a) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1254(a)) is amended by striking `section 241(a)(4)(D)' and
inserting `subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 241(a)(4)'.
(c) VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE- Section 244(e)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1254(e)(2)) is amended by inserting `under section 241(a)(4)(B) or'
after `who is deportable'.
(d) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS- Section 245(c) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1255(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' before `(5)', and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
`, or (6) an alien who is deportable under section 241(a)(4)(B)'.
(e) REGISTRY- Section 249(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1259(d)) is
amended by inserting `and is not deportable under section
241(a)(4)(B)' after `ineligible to citizenship'.
(f) WAIVER- Section 243(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
`(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, paragraph (1)
shall apply to any alien if the Attorney General determines, in the
discretion of the Attorney General, that--
`(A) such alien's life or freedom would be threatened, in the
country to which such alien would be deported or returned, on
account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a
particular social group, or political opinion; and
`(B) the application of paragraph (1) to such alien is
necessary to ensure compliance with the 1967 United Nations
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.'.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall
apply to applications filed before, on, or after such date if final
action has not been taken on them before such date.
SEC. 414. EXCLUSION OF ALIENS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND
ADMITTED.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1251) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
`(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an alien
found in the United States who has not been admitted to the United
States after inspection in accordance with section 235 is deemed
for purposes of this Act to be seeking entry and admission to the
United States and shall be subject to examination and exclusion by
the Attorney General under chapter 4. In the case of such an alien
the Attorney General shall provide by regulation an opportunity for
the alien to establish that the alien was so admitted.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SUBTITLE C--MODIFICATION TO ASYLUM PROCEDURES
SEC. 421. DENIAL OF ASYLUM TO ALIEN TERRORISTS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: `The Attorney General may not grant an alien asylum if
the Attorney General determines that the alien is excludable under
subclause (I), (II), or (III) of section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) or
deportable under section 241(a)(4)(B), unless the Attorney General
determines, in the discretion of the Attorney General, that there
are not reasonable grounds for regarding the alien as a danger to
the security of the United States.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and apply to
asylum determinations made on or after such date.
SEC. 422. INSPECTION AND EXCLUSION BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Subsection (b) of section 235 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225) is amended to read as follows:
`(b)(1)(A) If the examining immigration officer determines that
an alien seeking entry--
`(i) is excludable under section 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), and
`(ii) does not indicate either an intention to apply for
asylum under section 208 or a fear of persecution,
the officer shall order the alien excluded from the United States
without further hearing or review.
`(B) The examining immigration officer shall refer for an
interview by an asylum officer under subparagraph (C) any alien who
is excludable under section 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7) and has
indicated an intention to apply for asylum under section 208 or a
fear of persecution.
`(C)(i) An asylum officer shall promptly conduct interviews of
aliens referred under subparagraph (B).
`(ii) If the officer determines at the time of the interview that
an alien has a credible fear of persecution (as defined in clause
(v)), the alien shall be detained for an asylum hearing before an
asylum officer under section 208.
`(iii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), if the officer determines
that the alien does not have a credible fear of persecution, the
officer shall order the alien excluded from the United States
without further hearing or review.
`(II) The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to
provide for the immediate review by a supervisory asylum office at
the port of entry of a determination under subclause (I).
`(iv) The Attorney General shall provide information concerning
the asylum interview described in this subparagraph to aliens who
may be eligible. An alien who is eligible for such interview may
consult with a person or persons of the alien's choosing prior to
the interview or any review thereof, according to regulations
prescribed by the Attorney General. Such consultation shall be at
no expense to the Government and shall not delay the process.
`(v) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `credible fear
of persecution' means (I) that it is more probable than not that
the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim
are true, and (II) that there is a significant possibility, in
light of such statements and of such other facts as are known to
the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum
under section 208.
`(D) As used in this paragraph, the term `asylum officer' means
an immigration officer who--
`(i) has had professional training in country conditions,
asylum law, and interview techniques; and
`(ii) is supervised by an officer who meets the condition in
clause (i).
`(E)(i) An exclusion order entered in accordance with
subparagraph (A) is not subject to administrative appeal, except
that the Attorney General shall provide by regulation for prompt
review of such an order against an alien who claims under oath, or
as permitted under penalty of perjury under section 1746 of title
28, United States Code, after having been warned of the penalties
for falsely making such claim under such conditions, to have been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
`(ii) In any action brought against an alien under section 275(a)
or section 276, the court shall not have jurisdiction to hear any
claim attacking the validity of an order of exclusion entered under
subparagraph (A).
`(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the examining
immigration officer determines that an alien seeking entry is not
clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to enter, the alien shall be
detained for a hearing before a special inquiry officer.
`(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply--
`(i) to an alien crewman,
`(ii) to an alien described in paragraph (1)(A) or
(1)(C)(iii)(I), or
`(iii) if the conditions described in section 273(d) exist.
`(3) The decision of the examining immigration officer, if
favorable to the admission of any alien, shall be subject to
challenge by any other immigration officer and such challenge shall
operate to take the alien whose privilege to enter is so
challenged, before a special inquiry officer for a hearing on
exclusion of the alien.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 237(a) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1227(a)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
`Deportation' and inserting `Subject to section 235(b)(1),
deportation', and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking `If'
and inserting `Subject to section 235(b)(1), if'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the first day of the first month that begins more
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 423. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(a) PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW- Section 106 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a) is amended--
(1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
`JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ORDERS OF DEPORTATION AND EXCLUSION, AND
SPECIAL EXCLUSION'; AND
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(e)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as
provided in this subsection, no court shall have jurisdiction to
review any individual determination, or to entertain any other
cause or claim, arising from or relating to the implementation or
operation of section 235(b)(1). Regardless of the nature of the
action or claim, or the party or parties bringing the action, no
court shall have jurisdiction or authority to enter declaratory,
injunctive, or other equitable relief not specifically authorized
in this subsection nor to certify a class under Rule 23 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
`(2) Judicial review of any cause, claim, or individual
determination covered under paragraph (1) shall only be available
in habeas corpus proceedings, and shall be limited to
determinations of--
`(A) whether the petitioner is an alien, if the petitioner
makes a showing that the petitioner's claim of United States
nationality is not frivolous;
`(B) whether the petitioner was ordered specially excluded
under section 235(b)(1)(A); and
`(C) whether the petitioner can prove by a preponderance of
the evidence that the petitioner is an alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence and is entitled to such review as is
provided by the Attorney General pursuant to section
235(b)(1)(E)(i).
`(3) In any case where the court determines that an alien was not
ordered specially excluded, or was not properly subject to special
exclusion under the regulations adopted by the Attorney General,
the court may order no relief beyond requiring that the alien
receive a hearing in accordance with section 236, or a
determination in accordance with section 235(c) or 273(d).
`(4) In determining whether an alien has been ordered specially
excluded, the court's inquiry shall be limited to whether such an
order was in fact issued and whether it relates to the petitioner.'.
(b) PRECLUSION OF COLLATERAL ATTACKS- Section 235 of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1225) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
`(d) In any action brought for the assessment of penalties for
improper entry or re-entry of an alien under section 275 or section
276, no court shall have jurisdiction to hear claims collaterally
attacking the validity of orders of exclusion, special exclusion,
or deportation entered under this section or sections 236 and 242.'.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The item relating to section 106 in the
table of contents of such Act is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 106. Judicial review of orders of deportation and exclusion,
and special exclusion.'.
SUBTITLE D--CRIMINAL ALIEN PROCEDURAL IMPROVEMENTS
SEC. 431. ACCESS TO CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL IMMIGRATION AND
NATURALIZATION FILES THROUGH COURT ORDER.
(a) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION- Section 245A(c)(5) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(5)) is amended--
(1) by inserting `(i)' after `except the Attorney General'; and
(2) by inserting after `Title 13' the following: `and (ii)
may authorize an application to a Federal court of competent
jurisdiction for, and a judge of such court may grant, an order
authorizing disclosure of information contained in the
application of the alien to be used--
`(I) for identification of the alien when there is reason
to believe that the alien has been killed or severely
incapacitated; or
`(II) for criminal law enforcement purposes against the
alien whose application is to be disclosed.'.
(b) APPLICATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS- Section 210(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1160(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting `, except as allowed by a
court order issued pursuant to paragraph (6) of this
subsection' after `consent of the alien'; and
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting the following sentence
before `Anyone who uses': `Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the Attorney General may authorize an application to
a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for, and a judge of
such court may grant an order authorizing, disclosure of
information contained in the application of the alien to be
used for identification of the alien when there is reason to
believe that the alien has been killed or severely
incapacitated, or for criminal law enforcement purposes against
the alien whose application is to be disclosed or to discover
information leading to the location or identity of the alien.'.
SEC. 432. CRIMINAL ALIEN IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
Section 130002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) is amended to read as
follows:
`(a) OPERATION AND PURPOSE- The Commissioner of Immigration and
Naturalization shall, under the authority of section 242(a)(3)(A)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(3)(A)),
operate a criminal alien identification system. The criminal alien
identification system shall be used to assist Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies in identifying and locating aliens
who may be subject to deportation by reason of their conviction of
aggravated felonies.'.
SEC. 433. ESTABLISHING CERTAIN ALIEN SMUGGLING-RELATED CRIMES AS
RICO-PREDICATE OFFENSES.
Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `section 1028 (relating to fraud and related
activity in connection with identification documents) if the
act indictable under section 1028 was committed for the purpose
of financial gain,' before `section 1029';
(2) by inserting `section 1542 (relating to false statement
in application and use of passport) if the act indictable under
section 1542 was committed for the purpose of financial gain,
section 1543 (relating to forgery or false use of passport) if
the act indictable under section 1543 was committed for the
purpose of financial gain, section 1544 (relating to misuse of
passport) if the act indictable under section 1544 was
committed for the purpose of financial gain, section 1546
(relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, and other
documents) if the act indictable under section 1546 was
committed for the purpose of financial gain, sections 1581-1588
(relating to peonage and slavery),' after `section 1513
(relating to retaliating against a witness, victim, or an
informant),';
(3) by striking `or' before `(E)'; and
(4) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
`, or (F) any act which is indictable under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, section 274 (relating to bringing in and
harboring certain aliens), section 277 (relating to aiding or
assisting certain aliens to enter the United States), or
section 278 (relating to importation of alien for immoral
purpose) if the act indictable under such section of such Act
was committed for the purpose of financial gain'.
SEC. 434. AUTHORITY FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (n),
(2) by redesignating paragraph (o) as paragraph (p), and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (n) the following new
paragraph:
`(o) a felony violation of section 1028 (relating to
production of false identification documents), section 1542
(relating to false statements in passport applications),
section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits,
and other documents) of this title or a violation of section
274, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(relating to the smuggling of aliens); or'.
SEC. 435. EXPANSION OF CRITERIA FOR DEPORTATION FOR CRIMES OF MORAL
TURPITUDE.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 241(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to
read as follows:
`(II) is convicted of a crime for which a sentence of one year or
longer may be imposed,'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to aliens against whom deportation proceedings are initiated
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 436. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) USE OF ELECTRONIC AND TELEPHONIC MEDIA IN DEPORTATION
HEARINGS- The second sentence of section 242(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(b)) is amended by inserting
before the period the following: `; except that nothing in this
subsection shall preclude the Attorney General from authorizing
proceedings by electronic or telephonic media (with the consent of
the alien) or, where waived or agreed to by the parties, in the
absence of the alien'.
(b) CODIFICATION-
(1) Section 242(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(i)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: `Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to create any substantive or procedural
right or benefit that is legally enforceable by any party
against the United States or its agencies or officers or any
other person.'.
(2) Section 225 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical
Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416) is amended by
striking `and nothing in' and all that follows through
`1252(i))'.
(3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and
Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law
103-416).
SEC. 437. INTERIOR REPATRIATION PROGRAM.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration and
Naturalization shall develop and implement a program in which
aliens who previously have illegally entered the United States not
less than 3 times and are deported or returned to a country
contiguous to the United States will be returned to locations not
less than 500 kilometers from that country's border with the United
States.
SEC. 438. DEPORTATION OF NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS PRIOR TO COMPLETION
OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 242(h) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(h)) is amended to read as follows:
`(h)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien sentenced
to imprisonment may not be deported until such imprisonment has
been terminated by the release of the alien from confinement.
Parole, supervised release, probation, or possibility of rearrest
or further confinement in respect of the same offense shall not be
a ground for deferral of deportation.
`(2) The Attorney General is authorized to deport an alien in
accordance with applicable procedures under this Act prior to the
completion of a sentence of imprisonment--
`(A) in the case of an alien in the custody of the Attorney
General, if the Attorney General determines that (i) the alien
is confined pursuant to a final conviction for a nonviolent
offense (other than alien smuggling), and (ii) such deportation
of the alien is appropriate and in the best interest of the
United States; or
`(B) in the case of an alien in the custody of a State (or a
political subdivision of a State), if the chief State official
exercising authority with respect to the incarceration of the
alien determines that (i) the alien is confined pursuant to a
final conviction for a nonviolent offense (other than alien
smuggling), (ii) such deportation is appropriate and in the
best interest of the State, and (iii) submits a written request
to the Attorney General that such alien be so deported.
`(3) Any alien deported pursuant to this subsection shall be
notified of the penalties under the laws of the United States
relating to the reentry of deported aliens, particularly the
expanded penalties for aliens deported under paragraph (2).'.
(b) REENTRY OF ALIEN DEPORTED PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF TERM OF
IMPRISONMENT- Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1326) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
`(c) Any alien deported pursuant to section 242(h)(2) who enters,
attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States
(unless the Attorney General has expressly consented to such
alien's reentry) shall be incarcerated for the remainder of the
sentence of imprisonment which was pending at the time of
deportation without any reduction for parole or supervised release.
Such alien shall be subject to such other penalties relating to the
reentry of deported aliens as may be available under this section
or any other provision of law.'.
SEC. 439. AUTHORIZING STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO
ARREST AND DETAIN CERTAIN ILLEGAL ALIENS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to
the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and
local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain
an individual who--
(1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and
(2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United
States and deported or left the United States after such
conviction,
but only after the State or local law enforcement officials obtain
appropriate confirmation from the Immigration and Naturalization
Service of the status of such individual and only for such period
of time as may be required for the Service to take the individual
into Federal custody for purposes of deporting or removing the
alien from the United States.
(b) COOPERATION- The Attorney General shall cooperate with the
States to assure that information in the control of the Attorney
General, including information in the National Crime Information
Center, that would assist State and local law enforcement officials
in carrying out duties under subsection (a) is made available to
such officials.
SEC. 440. CRIMINAL ALIEN REMOVAL.
(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW- Section 106 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a(a)(10)) is amended to read as
follows:
`(10) Any final order of deportation against an alien who is
deportable by reason of having committed a criminal offense
covered in section 241(a)(2) (A)(iii), (B), (C), or (D), or any
offense covered by section 241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for which both
predicate offenses are covered by section 241(a)(2)(A)(i),
shall not be subject to review by any court.'.
(b) FINAL ORDER OF DEPORTATION DEFINED- Section 101(a) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
`(47)(A) The term `order of deportation' means the order of the
special inquiry officer, or other such administrative officer to
whom the Attorney General has delegated the responsibility for
determining whether an alien is deportable, concluding that the
alien is deportable or ordering deportation.
`(B) The order described under subparagraph (A) shall become
final upon the earlier of--
`(i) a determination by the Board of Immigration Appeals
affirming such order; or
`(ii) the expiration of the period in which the alien is
permitted to seek review of such order by the Board of
Immigration Appeals.'.
(c) ARREST AND CUSTODY- Section 242(a)(2) of such Act is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking `(2)(A) The Attorney' and inserting `(2)
The Attorney';
(B) by striking `an aggravated felony upon' and all that
follows through `of the same offense)' and inserting `any
criminal offense covered in section 241(a)(2) (A)(iii),
(B), (C), or (D), or any offense covered by section
241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for which both predicate offenses are
covered by section 241(a)(2)(A)(i), upon release of the
alien from incarceration, shall deport the alien as
expeditiously as possible'; and
(C) by striking `but subject to subparagraph (B)'; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(d) CLASSES OF EXCLUDABLE ALIENS- Section 212(c) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking `The first sentence of this' and inserting
`This'; and
(2) by striking `has been convicted of one or more aggravated
felonies' and all that follows through the end and inserting
`is deportable by reason of having committed any criminal
offense covered in section 241(a)(2) (A)(iii), (B), (C), or
(D), or any offense covered by section 241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for
which both predicate offenses are covered by section
241(a)(2)(A)(i).'.
(e) AGGRAVATED FELONY DEFINED- Section 101(a)(43) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)), as amended
by section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical
Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416), is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (J), by inserting `, or an offense
described in section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent
offense) or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling
offenses),' after `corrupt organizations)';
(2) in subparagraph (K)--
(A) by striking `or' at the end of clause (i),
(B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
(C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:
`(ii) is described in section 2421, 2422, or 2423 of
title 18, United States Code (relating to
transportation for the purpose of prostitution) for
commercial advantage; or';
(3) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
`(N) an offense described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of
section 274(a) (relating to alien smuggling) for which the
term of imprisonment imposed (regardless of any suspension
of imprisonment) is at least 5 years;';
(4) by amending subparagraph (O) to read as follows:
`(O) an offense (i) which either is falsely making,
forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering a passport
or instrument in violation of section 1543 of title 18,
United States Code, or is described in section 1546(a) of
such title (relating to document fraud) and (ii) for which
the term of imprisonment imposed (regardless of any
suspension of such imprisonment) is at least 18 months;';
(5) in subparagraph (P), by striking `15 years' and inserting
`5 years', and by striking `and' at the end;
(6) by redesignating subparagraphs (O), (P), and (Q) as
subparagraphs (P), (Q), and (U), respectively;
(7) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new
subparagraph:
`(O) an offense described in section 275(a) or 276
committed by an alien who was previously deported on the
basis of a conviction for an offense described in another
subparagraph of this paragraph;'; and
(8) by inserting after subparagraph (Q), as so redesignated,
the following new subparagraphs:
`(R) an offense relating to commercial bribery,
counterfeiting, forgery, or trafficking in vehicles the
identification numbers of which have been altered for which
a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment or more may be imposed;
`(S) an offense relating to obstruction of justice,
perjury or subornation of perjury, or bribery of a witness,
for which a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment or more may
be imposed;
`(T) an offense relating to a failure to appear before a
court pursuant to a court order to answer to or dispose of
a charge of a felony for which a sentence of 2 years'
imprisonment or more may be imposed; and'.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by subsection (e) shall
apply to convictions entered on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, except that the amendment made by subsection (e)(3)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 222 of
the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994.
(g) DEPORTATION OF CRIMINAL ALIENS- Section 242A(a) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1252a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking `aggravated felonies (as defined in
section 101(a)(43) of this title)' and inserting `any
criminal offense covered in section 241(a)(2) (A)(iii),
(B), (C), or (D), or any offense covered by section
241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for which both predicate offenses are
covered by section 241(a)(2)(A)(i).'; and
(B) by striking `, where warranted,';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking `aggravated felony' and all
that follows through `before any scheduled hearings.' and
inserting `any criminal offense covered in section 241(a)(2)
(A)(iii), (B), (C), or (D), or any offense covered by section
241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for which both predicate offenses are covered
by section 241(a)(2)(A)(i).'.
(h) DEADLINES FOR DEPORTING ALIEN- Section 242(c) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1252(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking `(c) When a final order' and inserting
`(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when a final order'; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
`(2) When a final order of deportation under administrative
process is made against any alien who is deportable by reason of
having committed a criminal offense covered in section 241(a)(2)
(A)(iii), (B), (C), or (D) or any offense covered by section
241(a)(2)(A)(ii) for which both predicate offenses are covered by
section 241(a)(2)(A)(i), the Attorney General shall have 30 days
from the date of the order within which to effect the alien's
departure from the United States. The Attorney General shall have
sole and unreviewable discretion to waive the foregoing provision
for aliens who are cooperating with law enforcement authorities or
for purposes of national security.'.
SEC. 441. LIMITATION ON COLLATERAL ATTACKS ON UNDERLYING
DEPORTATION ORDER.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
`(d) In a criminal proceeding under this section, an alien may
not challenge the validity of the deportation order described in
subsection (a)(1) or subsection (b) unless the alien demonstrates
that--
`(1) the alien exhausted any administrative remedies that may
have been available to seek relief against the order;
`(2) the deportation proceedings at which the order was
issued improperly deprived the alien of the opportunity for
judicial review; and
`(3) the entry of the order was fundamentally unfair.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to criminal proceedings initiated after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 442. DEPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS WHO
ARE NOT PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS- Section 242A(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a(b)), as added by section
130004(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-322), is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (A) and
inserting `or', and
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
`(B) had permanent resident status on a conditional basis
(as described in section 216) at the time that proceedings
under this section commenced.';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `30 calendar days' and
inserting `14 calendar days';
(3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking `proccedings' and
inserting `proceedings';
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and
(B) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraphs:
`(D) such proceedings are conducted in, or translated for
the alien into, a language the alien understands;
`(E) a determination is made for the record at such
proceedings that the individual who appears to respond in
such a proceeding is an alien subject to such an expedited
proceeding under this section and is, in fact, the alien
named in the notice for such proceeding;'.
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(5) No alien described in this section shall be eligible for
any relief from deportation that the Attorney General may grant
in the Attorney General's discretion.'.
(b) LIMIT ON JUDICIAL REVIEW- Subsection (d) of section 106 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a), as added by
section 130004(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), is amended to read as follows:
`(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), a petition for review or for
habeas corpus on behalf of an alien described in section 242A(c)
may only challenge whether the alien is in fact an alien described
in such section, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review any
other issue.'.
(c) PRESUMPTION OF DEPORTABILITY- Section 242A of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a) is amended by inserting after
subsection (b) the following new subsection:
`(c) PRESUMPTION OF DEPORTABILITY- An alien convicted of an
aggravated felony shall be conclusively presumed to be deportable
from the United States.'.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall
become effective no later than 60 days after the publication by the
Attorney General of implementing regulations that shall be
published on or before January 1, 1997.
SEC. 443. EXTRADITION OF ALIENS.
(a) SCOPE- Section 3181 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting `(a)' before `The provisions of this
chapter'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
`(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to permit,
in the exercise of comity, the surrender of persons, other than
citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States,
who have committed crimes of violence against nationals of the
United States in foreign countries without regard to the existence
of any treaty of extradition with such foreign government if the
Attorney General certifies, in writing, that--
`(1) evidence has been presented by the foreign government
that indicates that had the offenses been committed in the
United States, they would constitute crimes of violence as
defined under section 16 of this title; and
`(2) the offenses charged are not of a political nature.
`(c) As used in this section, the term `national of the United
States' has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(22) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).'.
(b) FUGITIVES- Section 3184 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence by inserting after `United States
and any foreign government,' the following: `or in cases
arising under section 3181(b),';
(2) in the first sentence by inserting after `treaty or
convention,' the following: `or provided for under section
3181(b),'; and
(3) in the third sentence by inserting after `treaty or
convention,' the following: `or under section 3181(b),'.
TITLE V--NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
SUBTITLE A--NUCLEAR MATERIALS
SEC. 501. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) nuclear materials, including byproduct materials, can be
used to create radioactive dispersal devices that are capable
of causing serious bodily injury as well as substantial damage
to property and to the environment;
(2) the potential use of nuclear materials, including
byproduct materials, enhances the threat posed by terrorist
activities and thereby has a greater effect on the security
interests of the United States;
(3) due to the widespread hazards presented by the threat of
nuclear contamination, as well as nuclear bombs, the United
States has a strong interest in ensuring that persons who are
engaged in the illegal acquisition and use of nuclear
materials, including byproduct materials, are prosecuted for
their offenses;
(4) the threat that nuclear materials will be obtained and
used by terrorist and other criminal organizations has
increased substantially since the enactment in 1982 of the
legislation that implemented the Convention on the Physical
Protection of Nuclear Material, codified at section 831 of
title 18, United States Code;
(5) the successful efforts to obtain agreements from other
countries to dismantle nuclear weapons have resulted in
increased packaging and transportation of nuclear materials,
thereby decreasing the security of such materials by increasing
the opportunity for unlawful diversion and theft;
(6) the trafficking in the relatively more common,
commercially available, and usable nuclear and byproduct
materials creates the potential for significant loss of life
and environmental damage;
(7) report trafficking incidents in the early 1990's suggest
that the individuals involved in trafficking in these materials
from Eurasia and Eastern Europe frequently conducted their
black market sales of these materials within the Federal
Republic of Germany, the Baltic States, the former Soviet
Union, Central Europe, and to a lesser extent in the Middle
European countries;
(8) the international community has become increasingly
concerned over the illegal possession of nuclear and nuclear
byproduct materials;
(9) the potentially disastrous ramifications of increased
access to nuclear and nuclear byproduct materials pose such a
significant threat that the United States must use all lawful
methods available to combat the illegal use of such materials;
(10) the United States has an interest in encouraging United
States corporations to do business in the countries that
comprised the former Soviet Union, and in other developing
democracies;
(11) protection of such United States corporations from
threats created by the unlawful use of nuclear materials is
important to the success of the effort to encourage business
ventures in these countries, and to further the foreign
relations and commerce of the United States;
(12) the nature of nuclear contamination is such that it may
affect the health, environment, and property of United States
nationals even if the acts that constitute the illegal activity
occur outside the territory of the United States, and are
primarily directed toward foreign nationals; and
(13) there is presently no Federal criminal statute that
provides adequate protection to United States interests from
nonweapons grade, yet hazardous radioactive material, and from
the illegal diversion of nuclear materials that are held for
other than peaceful purposes.
(b) PURPOSE- The purpose of this title is to provide Federal law
enforcement agencies with the necessary means and the maximum
authority permissible under the Constitution to combat the threat
of nuclear contamination and proliferation that may result from the
illegal possession and use of radioactive materials.
SEC. 502. EXPANSION OF SCOPE AND JURISDICTIONAL BASES OF NUCLEAR
MATERIALS PROHIBITIONS.
Section 831 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking `nuclear material' each place it appears
and inserting `nuclear material or nuclear byproduct
material';
(B) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting `or to the
environment' after `property'; and
(ii) so that subparagraph (B) reads as follows:
`(B) circumstances exist, or have been represented to the
defendant to exist, that are likely to cause the death or
serious bodily injury to any person, or substantial damage
to property or to the environment;'; and
(C) in paragraph (6), by inserting `or to the
environment' after `property';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) so that paragraph (2) reads as follows:
`(2) an offender or a victim is--
`(A) a national of the United States; or
`(B) a United States corporation or other legal entity;';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking `at the time of the offense the
nuclear material is in use, storage, or transport, for
peaceful purposes, and'; and
(ii) by striking `or' at the end of the paragraph;
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking `nuclear material for peaceful
purposes' and inserting `nuclear material or nuclear
byproduct material'; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end of the
paragraph and inserting `; or'; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(5) either--
`(A) the governmental entity under subsection (a)(5) is
the United States; or
`(B) the threat under subsection (a)(6) is directed at
the United States.'; and
(3) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking `with an
isotopic concentration not in excess of 80 percent
plutonium 238'; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking `uranium' and
inserting `enriched uranium, defined as uranium';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph:
`(2) the term `nuclear byproduct material' means any material
containing any radioactive isotope created through an
irradiation process in the operation of a nuclear reactor or
accelerator;';
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking `and'
at the end;
(E) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
`(6) the term `national of the United States' has the same
meaning as in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); and
`(7) the term `United States corporation or other legal
entity' means any corporation or other entity organized under
the laws of the United States or any State, Commonwealth,
territory, possession, or district of the United States.'.
SEC. 503. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THEFTS OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS FROM
ARMORIES.
(a) STUDY- The Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense
shall jointly conduct a study of the number and extent of thefts
from military arsenals (including National Guard armories) of
firearms, explosives, and other materials that are potentially
useful to terrorists.
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS- Not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and the
Secretary of Defense shall jointly prepare and transmit to the
Congress a report on the findings of the study conducted under
subsection (a).
SUBTITLE B--BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
SEC. 511. ENHANCED PENALTIES AND CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) certain biological agents have the potential to pose a
severe threat to public health and safety;
(2) such biological agents can be used as weapons by
individuals or organizations for the purpose of domestic or
international terrorism or for other criminal purposes;
(3) the transfer and possession of potentially hazardous
biological agents should be regulated to protect public health
and safety; and
(4) efforts to protect the public from exposure to such
agents should ensure that individuals and groups with
legitimate objectives continue to have access to such agents
for clinical and research purposes.
(b) CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT- Chapter 10 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in section 175(a), by inserting `or attempts, threatens,
or conspires to do the same,' after `to do so,';
(2) in section 177(a)(2), by inserting `threat,' after
`attempt,'; and
(3) in section 178--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `or infectious
substance' and inserting `infectious substance, or
biological product that may be engineered as a result of
biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered
component of any such microorganism, virus, infectious
substance, or biological product';
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by inserting `the toxic material of plants,
animals, microorganisms, viruses, fungi, or infectious
substances, or a recombinant molecule' after `means';
(ii) by striking `production--' and inserting
`production, including--';
(iii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting `or
biological product that may be engineered as a result
of biotechnology' after `substance'; and
(iv) in subparagraph (B), by inserting `or biological
product' after `isomer'; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting `, or molecule,
including a recombinant molecule, or biological product
that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology,' after
`organism'.
(c) TERRORISM- Section 2332a(a) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by inserting `, including any biological agent, toxin,
or vector (as those terms are defined in section 178)' after
`destruction'.
(d) REGULATORY CONTROL OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS-
(1) LIST OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS-
(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall, through regulations
promulgated under subsection (f), establish and maintain a
list of each biological agent that has the potential to
pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
(B) CRITERIA- In determining whether to include an agent
on the list under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
(i) consider--
(I) the effect on human health of exposure to the agent;
(II) the degree of contagiousness of the agent and the methods by
which the agent is transferred to humans;
(III) the availability and effectiveness of immunizations to
prevent and treatments for any illness resulting from infection by
the agent; and
(IV) any other criteria that the Secretary considers appropriate;
and
(ii) consult with scientific experts representing
appropriate professional groups.
(e) REGULATION OF TRANSFERS OF LISTED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS- The
Secretary shall, through regulations promulgated under subsection
(f), provide for--
(1) the establishment and enforcement of safety procedures
for the transfer of biological agents listed pursuant to
subsection (d)(1), including measures to ensure--
(A) proper training and appropriate skills to handle such
agents; and
(B) proper laboratory facilities to contain and dispose
of such agents;
(2) safeguards to prevent access to such agents for use in
domestic or international terrorism or for any other criminal
purpose;
(3) the establishment of procedures to protect the public
safety in the event of a transfer or potential transfer of a
biological agent in violation of the safety procedures
established under paragraph (1) or the safeguards established
under paragraph (2); and
(4) appropriate availability of biological agents for
research, education, and other legitimate purposes.
(f) REGULATIONS- The Secretary shall carry out this section by
issuing--
(1) proposed rules not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) final rules not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(g) DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this section--
(1) the term `biological agent' has the same meaning as in
section 178 of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health and
Human Services.
SUBTITLE C--CHEMICAL WEAPONS RESTRICTIONS
SEC. 521. CHEMICAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; STUDY OF FACILITY
FOR TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL WHO
RESPOND TO USE OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
IN URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS.
(a) CHEMICAL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION- Chapter 113B of title
18, United States Code, relating to terrorism, is amended by
inserting after section 2332b as added by section 702 of this Act
the following new section:
`Sec. 2332c. Use of chemical weapons
`(a) PROHIBITED ACTS-
`(1) OFFENSE- A person shall be punished under paragraph (2)
if that person, without lawful authority, uses, or attempts or
conspires to use, a chemical weapon against--
`(A) a national of the United States while such national
is outside of the United States;
`(B) any person within the United States; or
`(C) any property that is owned, leased, or used by the
United States or by any department or agency of the United
States, whether the property is within or outside of the
United States.
`(2) PENALTIES- A person who violates paragraph (1)--
`(A) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for
life; or
`(B) if death results from that violation, shall be
punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or
for life.
`(b) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) the term `national of the United States' has the same
meaning as in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); and
`(2) the term `chemical weapon' means any weapon that is
designed or intended to cause widespread death or serious
bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of
toxic or poisonous chemicals or precursors of toxic or
poisonous chemicals.
(b) STUDY OF FACILITY FOR TRAINING AND EVALUATION OF PERSONNEL
WHO RESPOND TO USE OF CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS IN URBAN AND
SUBURBAN AREAS-
(1) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(A) the threat of the use of chemical and biological
weapons by Third World countries and by terrorist
organizations has increased in recent years and is now a
problem of worldwide significance;
(B) the military and law enforcement agencies in the
United States that are responsible for responding to the
use of such weapons require additional testing, training,
and evaluation facilities to ensure that the personnel of
such agencies discharge their responsibilities effectively;
and
(C) a facility that recreates urban and suburban
locations would provide an especially effective environment
in which to test, train, and evaluate such personnel for
that purpose.
(2) STUDY OF FACILITY-
(A) IN GENERAL- The President shall establish an
interagency task force to determine the feasibility and
advisability of establishing a facility that recreates both
an urban environment and a suburban environment in such a
way as to permit the effective testing, training, and
evaluation in such environments of government personnel who
are responsible for responding to the use of chemical and
biological weapons in the United States.
(B) DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY- The facility considered
under subparagraph (A) shall include--
(i) facilities common to urban environments
(including a multistory building and an underground
rail transit system) and to suburban environments;
(ii) the capacity to produce controllable releases of
chemical and biological agents from a variety of urban
and suburban structures, including laboratories, small
buildings, and dwellings;
(iii) the capacity to produce controllable releases
of chemical and biological agents into sewage, water,
and air management systems common to urban areas and
suburban areas;
(iv) chemical and biocontaminant facilities at the P3
and P4 levels;
(v) the capacity to test and evaluate the
effectiveness of a variety of protective clothing and
facilities and survival techniques in urban areas and
suburban areas; and
(vi) the capacity to test and evaluate the
effectiveness of variable sensor arrays (including
video, audio, meteorological, chemical, and biosensor
arrays) in urban areas and suburban areas.
(C) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of Congress that
the facility considered under subparagraph (A) shall, if
established--
(i) be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Defense; and
(ii) be located at a principal facility of the
Department of Defense for the testing and evaluation of
the use of chemical and biological weapons during any
period of armed conflict.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, relating to
terrorism, is amended by inserting after the item added by section
702 of this Act that relates to section 2332b the following new item:
`2332c. Use of chemical weapons.'.
TITLE VI--IMPLEMENTATION OF PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES CONVENTION
SEC. 601. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) plastic explosives were used by terrorists in the
bombings of Pan American Airlines flight number 103 in December
1988 and UTA flight number 722 in September 1989;
(2) plastic explosives can be used with little likelihood of
detection for acts of unlawful interference with civil
aviation, maritime navigation, and other modes of transportation;
(3) the criminal use of plastic explosives places innocent
lives in jeopardy, endangers national security, affects
domestic tranquility, and gravely affects interstate and
foreign commerce;
(4) the marking of plastic explosives for the purpose of
detection would contribute significantly to the prevention and
punishment of such unlawful acts; and
(5) for the purpose of deterring and detecting such unlawful
acts, the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for
the Purpose of Detection, Done at Montreal on 1 March 1991,
requires each contracting State to adopt appropriate measures
to ensure that plastic explosives are duly marked and controlled.
(b) PURPOSE- The purpose of this title is to fully implement the
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of
Detection, Done at Montreal on 1 March 1991.
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.
Section 841 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
`(o) `Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives' means the
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of
Detection, Done at Montreal on 1 March 1991.
`(p) `Detection agent' means any one of the substances specified
in this subsection when introduced into a plastic explosive or
formulated in such explosive as a part of the manufacturing
process in such a manner as to achieve homogeneous distribution in
the finished explosive, including--
`(1) Ethylene glycol dinitrate (EGDN), C [Bold->] 2 [<-Bold]
H [Bold->] 4 [<-Bold] (NO [Bold->] 3 [<-Bold] ) [Bold->] 2
[<-Bold] , molecular weight 152, when the minimum concentration
in the finished explosive is 0.2 percent by mass;
`(2) 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane (DMNB), C [Bold->] 6
[<-Bold] H [Bold->] 12 [<-Bold] (NO [Bold->] 2 [<-Bold] )
[Bold->] 2 [<-Bold] , molecular weight 176, when the minimum
concentration in the finished explosive is 0.1 percent by mass;
`(3) Para-Mononitrotoluene (p-MNT), C [Bold->] 7 [<-Bold] H
[Bold->] 7 [<-Bold] NO [Bold->] 2 [<-Bold] , molecular weight
137, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive
is 0.5 percent by mass;
`(4) Ortho-Mononitrotoluene (o-MNT), C [Bold->] 7 [<-Bold] H
[Bold->] 7 [<-Bold] NO [Bold->] 2 [<-Bold] , molecular weight
137, when the minimum concentration in the finished explosive
is 0.5 percent by mass; and
`(5) any other substance in the concentration specified by
the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Defense, that has been added to the table
in part 2 of the Technical Annex to the Convention on the
Marking of Plastic Explosives.
`(q) `Plastic explosive' means an explosive material in flexible
or elastic sheet form formulated with one or more high explosives
which in their pure form has a vapor pressure less than 10-4 Pa at
a temperature of 25��., is formulated with a binder material, and
is as a mixture malleable or flexible at normal room temperature.'.
SEC. 603. REQUIREMENT OF DETECTION AGENTS FOR PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES.
Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsections:
`(l) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture any
plastic explosive that does not contain a detection agent.
`(m)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring
into the United States, or export from the United States, any
plastic explosive that does not contain a detection agent.
`(2) This subsection does not apply to the importation or
bringing into the United States, or the exportation from the United
States, of any plastic explosive that was imported or brought into,
or manufactured in the United States prior to the date of enactment
of this subsection by or on behalf of any agency of the United
States performing military or police functions (including any
military reserve component) or by or on behalf of the National
Guard of any State, not later than 15 years after the date of entry
into force of the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives,
with respect to the United States.
`(n)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to ship, transport,
transfer, receive, or possess any plastic explosive that does not
contain a detection agent.
`(2) This subsection does not apply to--
`(A) the shipment, transportation, transfer, receipt, or
possession of any plastic explosive that was imported or
brought into, or manufactured in the United States prior to the
date of enactment of this subsection by any person during the
period beginning on that date and ending 3 years after that
date of enactment; or
`(B) the shipment, transportation, transfer, receipt, or
possession of any plastic explosive that was imported or
brought into, or manufactured in the United States prior to the
date of enactment of this subsection by or on behalf of any
agency of the United States performing a military or police
function (including any military reserve component) or by or on
behalf of the National Guard of any State, not later than 15
years after the date of entry into force of the Convention on
the Marking of Plastic Explosives, with respect to the United
States.
`(o) It shall be unlawful for any person, other than an agency of
the United States (including any military reserve component) or the
National Guard of any State, possessing any plastic explosive on
the date of enactment of this subsection, to fail to report to the
Secretary within 120 days after such date of enactment the quantity
of such explosives possessed, the manufacturer or importer, any
marks of identification on such explosives, and such other
information as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation.'.
SEC. 604. CRIMINAL SANCTIONS.
Section 844(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
`(a) Any person who violates any of subsections (a) through (i)
or (l) through (o) of section 842 shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.'.
SEC. 605. EXCEPTIONS.
Section 845 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting `(l), (m), (n), or (o) of section 842
and subsections' after `subsections'; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon
`, and which pertain to safety'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) It is an affirmative defense against any proceeding
involving subsections (l) through (o) of section 842 if the
proponent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the
plastic explosive--
`(1) consisted of a small amount of plastic explosive
intended for and utilized solely in lawful--
`(A) research, development, or testing of new or modified
explosive materials;
`(B) training in explosives detection or development or
testing of explosives detection equipment; or
`(C) forensic science purposes; or
`(2) was plastic explosive that, within 3 years after the
date of enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996, will be or is incorporated in a military
device within the territory of the United States and remains an
integral part of such military device, or is intended to be, or
is incorporated in, and remains an integral part of a military
device that is intended to become, or has become, the property
of any agency of the United States performing military or
police functions (including any military reserve component) or
the National Guard of any State, wherever such device is located.
`(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `military
device' includes, but is not restricted to, shells, bombs,
projectiles, mines, missiles, rockets, shaped charges,
grenades, perforators, and similar devices lawfully
manufactured exclusively for military or police purposes.'.
SEC. 606. SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES.
Section 596(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1595a(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking `or' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(D) is a plastic explosive, as defined in section 841(q)
of title 18, United States Code, which does not contain a
detection agent, as defined in section 841(p) of such
title.'.
SEC. 607. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, this title and the
amendments made by this title shall take effect 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII--CRIMINAL LAW MODIFICATIONS TO COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBTITLE A--CRIMES AND PENALTIES
SEC. 701. INCREASED PENALTY FOR CONSPIRACIES INVOLVING EXPLOSIVES.
Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
`(n) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who
conspires to commit any offense defined in this chapter shall be
subject to the same penalties (other than the penalty of death) as
the penalties prescribed for the offense the commission of which
was the object of the conspiracy.'.
SEC. 702. ACTS OF TERRORISM TRANSCENDING NATIONAL BOUNDARIES.
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relating to terrorism, is amended by inserting after section 2332a
the following new section:
`Sec. 2332b. Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
`(a) PROHIBITED ACTS-
`(1) OFFENSES- Whoever, involving conduct transcending
national boundaries and in a circumstance described in
subsection (b)--
`(A) kills, kidnaps, maims, commits an assault resulting
in serious bodily injury, or assaults with a dangerous
weapon any person within the United States; or
`(B) creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury
to any other person by destroying or damaging any
structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property
within the United States or by attempting or conspiring to
destroy or damage any structure, conveyance, or other real
or personal property within the United States;
in violation of the laws of any State, or the United States,
shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (c).
`(2) TREATMENT OF THREATS, ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES- Whoever
threatens to commit an offense under paragraph (1), or attempts
or conspires to do so, shall be punished under subsection (c).
`(b) JURISDICTIONAL BASES-
`(1) CIRCUMSTANCES- The circumstances referred to in
subsection (a) are--
`(A) any of the offenders uses the mail or any facility
of interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of the
offense;
`(B) the offense obstructs, delays, or affects interstate
or foreign commerce, or would have so obstructed, delayed,
or affected interstate or foreign commerce if the offense
had been consummated;
`(C) the victim, or intended victim, is the United States
Government, a member of the uniformed services, or any
official, officer, employee, or agent of the legislative,
executive, or judicial branches, or of any department or
agency, of the United States;
`(D) the structure, conveyance, or other real or personal
property is, in whole or in part, owned, possessed, or
leased to the United States, or any department or agency of
the United States;
`(E) the offense is committed in the territorial sea
(including the airspace above and the seabed and subsoil
below, and artificial islands and fixed structures erected
thereon) of the United States; or
`(F) the offense is committed within the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
`(2) CO-CONSPIRATORS AND ACCESSORIES AFTER THE FACT-
Jurisdiction shall exist over all principals and
co-conspirators of an offense under this section, and
accessories after the fact to any offense under this section,
if at least one of the circumstances described in subparagraphs
(A) through (F) of paragraph (1) is applicable to at least one
offender.
`(c) PENALTIES-
`(1) PENALTIES- Whoever violates this section shall be
punished--
`(A) for a killing, or if death results to any person
from any other conduct prohibited by this section, by
death, or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
`(B) for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any term of
years or for life;
`(C) for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than 35
years;
`(D) for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault
resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not
more than 30 years;
`(E) for destroying or damaging any structure,
conveyance, or other real or personal property, by
imprisonment for not more than 25 years;
`(F) for attempting or conspiring to commit an offense,
for any term of years up to the maximum punishment that
would have applied had the offense been completed; and
`(G) for threatening to commit an offense under this
section, by imprisonment for not more than 10 years.
`(2) CONSECUTIVE SENTENCE- Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the court shall not place on probation any
person convicted of a violation of this section; nor shall the
term of imprisonment imposed under this section run
concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.
`(d) PROOF REQUIREMENTS- The following shall apply to
prosecutions under this section:
`(1) KNOWLEDGE- The prosecution is not required to prove
knowledge by any defendant of a jurisdictional base alleged in
the indictment.
`(2) STATE LAW- In a prosecution under this section that is
based upon the adoption of State law, only the elements of the
offense under State law, and not any provisions pertaining to
criminal procedure or evidence, are adopted.
`(e) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION- There is extraterritorial
Federal jurisdiction--
`(1) over any offense under subsection (a), including any
threat, attempt, or conspiracy to commit such offense; and
`(2) over conduct which, under section 3, renders any person
an accessory after the fact to an offense under subsection (a).
`(f) INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY- In addition to any other
investigative authority with respect to violations of this title,
the Attorney General shall have primary investigative
responsibility for all Federal crimes of terrorism, and the
Secretary of the Treasury shall assist the Attorney General at the
request of the Attorney General. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to interfere with the authority of the United States
Secret Service under section 3056.
`(g) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) the term `conduct transcending national boundaries'
means conduct occurring outside of the United States in
addition to the conduct occurring in the United States;
`(2) the term `facility of interstate or foreign commerce'
has the meaning given that term in section 1958(b)(2);
`(3) the term `serious bodily injury' has the meaning given
that term in section 1365(g)(3);
`(4) the term `territorial sea of the United States' means
all waters extending seaward to 12 nautical miles from the
baselines of the United States, determined in accordance with
international law; and
`(5) the term `Federal crime of terrorism' means an offense
that--
`(A) is calculated to influence or affect the conduct of
government by intimidation or coercion, or to retaliate
against government conduct; and
`(B) is a violation of--
`(i) section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft
or aircraft facilities), 37 (relating to violence at
international airports), 81 (relating to arson within
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction), 175
(relating to biological weapons), 351 (relating to
congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court
assassination, kidnapping, and assault), 831 (relating
to nuclear materials), 842 (m) or (n) (relating to
plastic explosives), 844(e) (relating to certain
bombings), 844 (f) or (i) (relating to arson and
bombing of certain property), 956 (relating to
conspiracy to injure property of a foreign government),
1114 (relating to protection of officers and employees
of the United States), 1116 (relating to murder or
manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or
internationally protected persons), 1203 (relating to
hostage taking), 1361 (relating to injury of Government
property or contracts), 1362 (relating to destruction
of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1363
(relating to injury to buildings or property within
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the
United States), 1366 (relating to destruction of an
energy facility), 1751 (relating to Presidential and
Presidential staff assassination, kidnapping, and
assault), 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications,
harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155
(relating to destruction of national defense materials,
premises, or utilities), 2156 (relating to production
of defective national defense materials, premises, or
utilities), 2280 (relating to violence against maritime
navigation), 2281 (relating to violence against
maritime fixed platforms), 2332 (relating to certain
homicides and other violence against United States
nationals occurring outside of the United States),
2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass destruction),
2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending
national boundaries), 2339A (relating to providing
material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to
providing material support to terrorist organizations),
or 2340A (relating to torture);
`(ii) section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear
facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2284); or
`(iii) section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) or
section 60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate
gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, relating to
terrorism, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2332a the following new item:
`2332b. Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.'.
(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AMENDMENT- Section 3286 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `any offense' and inserting `any non-capital
offense';
(2) by striking `36' and inserting `37';
(3) by striking `2331' and inserting `2332';
(4) by striking `2339' and inserting `2332a'; and
(5) by inserting `2332b (acts of terrorism transcending
national boundaries),' after `(use of weapons of mass
destruction),'.
(d) PRESUMPTIVE DETENTION- Section 3142(e) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting `, 956(a), or 2332b' after
`section 924(c)'.
SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF PROVISION RELATING TO DESTRUCTION OR INJURY
OF PROPERTY WITHIN SPECIAL MARITIME AND
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking `any building,' and all that follows through `shipping'
and inserting `any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal
property'.
SEC. 704. CONSPIRACY TO HARM PEOPLE AND PROPERTY OVERSEAS.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 956 of chapter 45 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 956. Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or
damage property in a foreign country
`(a)(1) Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States,
conspires with one or more other persons, regardless of where such
other person or persons are located, to commit at any place outside
the United States an act that would constitute the offense of
murder, kidnapping, or maiming if committed in the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall, if any of
the conspirators commits an act within the jurisdiction of the
United States to effect any object of the conspiracy, be punished
as provided in subsection (a)(2).
`(2) The punishment for an offense under subsection (a)(1) of
this section is--
`(A) imprisonment for any term of years or for life if the
offense is conspiracy to murder or kidnap; and
`(B) imprisonment for not more than 35 years if the offense
is conspiracy to maim.
`(b) Whoever, within the jurisdiction of the United States,
conspires with one or more persons, regardless of where such other
person or persons are located, to damage or destroy specific
property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a
foreign government or to any political subdivision thereof with
which the United States is at peace, or any railroad, canal,
bridge, airport, airfield, or other public utility, public
conveyance, or public structure, or any religious, educational, or
cultural property so situated, shall, if any of the conspirators
commits an act within the jurisdiction of the United States to
effect any object of the conspiracy, be imprisoned not more than 25
years.'.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The item relating to section 956 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 45 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`956. Conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure persons or damage
property in a foreign country.'.
SEC. 705. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN TERRORISM CRIMES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 114, by striking `maim or disfigure' and
inserting `torture (as defined in section 2340), maim, or
disfigure';
(2) in section 755, by striking `two years' and inserting `5
years';
(3) in section 756, by striking `one year' and inserting
`five years';
(4) in section 878(a), by striking `by killing, kidnapping,
or assaulting a foreign official, official guest, or
internationally protected person';
(5) in section 1113, by striking `three years' and inserting
`seven years'; and
(6) in section 2332(c), by striking `five' and inserting `ten'.
(b) PENALTY FOR CARRYING WEAPONS OR EXPLOSIVES ON AN AIRCRAFT-
Section 46505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking `one year' and inserting
`10 years'; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking `5' and inserting `15'.
SEC. 706. MANDATORY PENALTY FOR TRANSFERRING AN EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL
KNOWING THAT IT WILL BE USED TO COMMIT A CRIME OF
VIOLENCE.
Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
`(o) Whoever knowingly transfers any explosive materials, knowing
or having reasonable cause to believe that such explosive materials
will be used to commit a crime of violence (as defined in section
924(c)(3)) or drug trafficking crime (as defined in section
924(c)(2)) shall be subject to the same penalties as may be imposed
under subsection (h) for a first conviction for the use or carrying
of an explosive material.'.
SEC. 707. POSSESSION OF STOLEN EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED.
Section 842(h) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
`(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to receive, possess,
transport, ship, conceal, store, barter, sell, dispose of, or
pledge or accept as security for a loan, any stolen explosive
materials which are moving as, which are part of, which constitute,
or which have been shipped or transported in, interstate or foreign
commerce, either before or after such materials were stolen,
knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the explosive
materials were stolen.'.
SEC. 708. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR USE OF EXPLOSIVES OR ARSON CRIMES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (e), by striking `five' and inserting `10';
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
`(f)(1) Whoever maliciously damages or destroys, or attempts to
damage or destroy, by means of fire or an explosive, any building,
vehicle, or other personal or real property in whole or in part
owned or possessed by, or leased to, the United States, or any
department or agency thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than
5 years and not more than 20 years, fined under this title, or both.
`(2) Whoever engages in conduct prohibited by this subsection,
and as a result of such conduct, directly or proximately causes
personal injury or creates a substantial risk of injury to any
person, including any public safety officer performing duties,
shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 years and not more than 40
years, fined under this title, or both.
`(3) Whoever engages in conduct prohibited by this subsection,
and as a result of such conduct directly or proximately causes the
death of any person, including any public safety officer performing
duties, shall be subject to the death penalty, or imprisoned for
not less than 20 years or for life, fined under this title, or
both.';
(3) in subsection (h)--
(A) in the first sentence, by striking `5 years but not
more than 15 years' and inserting `10 years'; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking `10 years but not
more than 25 years' and inserting `20 years'; and
(4) in subsection (i)--
(A) by striking `not more than 20 years, fined the
greater of the fine under this title or the cost of
repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or
destroyed,' and inserting `not less than 5 years and not
more than 20 years, fined under this title'; and
(B) by striking `not more than 40 years, fined the
greater of a fine under this title or the cost of repairing
or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed,'
and inserting `not less than 7 years and not more than 40
years, fined under this title'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 81 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by striking `fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than five years, or both' and inserting `imprisoned for
not more than 25 years, fined the greater of the fine under this
title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is
damaged or destroyed, or both'.
(c) STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR ARSON OFFENSES-
(1) IN GENERAL- Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 3295. Arson offenses
`No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any
non-capital offense under section 81 or subsection (f), (h), or (i)
of section 844 unless the indictment is found or the information is
instituted not later than 10 years after the date on which the
offense was committed.'.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
`3295. Arson offenses.'.
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 844(i) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 709. DETERMINATION OF CONSTITUTIONALITY OF RESTRICTING THE
DISSEMINATION OF BOMB-MAKING INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS.
(a) STUDY- The Attorney General, in consultation with such other
officials and individuals as the Attorney General considers
appropriate, shall conduct a study concerning--
(1) the extent to which there is available to the public
material in any medium (including print, electronic, or film)
that provides instruction on how to make bombs, destructive
devices, or weapons of mass destruction;
(2) the extent to which information gained from such material
has been used in incidents of domestic or international
terrorism;
(3) the likelihood that such information may be used in
future incidents of terrorism;
(4) the application of Federal laws in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act to such material;
(5) the need and utility, if any, for additional laws
relating to such material; and
(6) an assessment of the extent to which the first amendment
protects such material and its private and commercial
distribution.
(b) REPORT-
(1) REQUIREMENT- Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the
Congress a report that contains the results of the study
required by this section.
(2) AVAILABILITY- The Attorney General shall make the report
submitted under this subsection available to the public.
SUBTITLE B--CRIMINAL PROCEDURES
SEC. 721. CLARIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER
CERTAIN TERRORISM OFFENSES OVERSEAS.
(a) AIRCRAFT PIRACY- Section 46502(b) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking `and later found in the
United States';
(2) so that paragraph (2) reads as follows:
`(2) There is jurisdiction over the offense in paragraph (1) if--
`(A) a national of the United States was aboard the aircraft;
`(B) an offender is a national of the United States; or
`(C) an offender is afterwards found in the United States.';
and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
`(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `national of the
United States' has the meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).'.
(b) DESTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT OR AIRCRAFT FACILITIES- Section 32(b)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `, if the offender is later found in the
United States,'; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following: `There is
jurisdiction over an offense under this subsection if a
national of the United States was on board, or would have been
on board, the aircraft; an offender is a national of the United
States; or an offender is afterwards found in the United
States. For purposes of this subsection, the term `national of
the United States' has the meaning prescribed in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.'.
(c) MURDER OF FOREIGN OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS-
Section 1116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
`(7) `National of the United States' has the meaning
prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).'; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: `If the victim of an offense under
subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside
the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction
over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative,
officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an
offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender
is afterwards found in the United States.'.
(d) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS-
Section 112 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting `national of the United
States',' before `and'; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: `If the victim of an offense under
subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside
the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction
over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative,
officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an
offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender
is afterwards found in the United States.'.
(e) THREATS AND EXTORTION AGAINST FOREIGN OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN
OTHER PERSONS- Section 878 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by inserting `national of the United
States',' before `and'; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: `If the victim of an offense under
subsection (a) is an internationally protected person outside
the United States, the United States may exercise jurisdiction
over the offense if (1) the victim is a representative,
officer, employee, or agent of the United States, (2) an
offender is a national of the United States, or (3) an offender
is afterwards found in the United States.'.
(f) KIDNAPPING OF INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS- Section
1201(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following: `If the victim of an offense under subsection (a) is
an internationally protected person outside the United States,
the United States may exercise jurisdiction over the offense if
(1) the victim is a representative, officer, employee, or agent
of the United States, (2) an offender is a national of the
United States, or (3) an offender is afterwards found in the
United States.'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: `For purposes of this
subsection, the term `national of the United States' has the
meaning prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).'.
(g) VIOLENCE AT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS- Section 37(b)(2) of title
18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(A)' before `the offender is later found in
the United States'; and
(2) by inserting `; or (B) an offender or a victim is a
national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)))'
after `the offender is later found in the United States'.
(h) BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS- Section 178 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding the following at the end:
`(5) the term `national of the United States' has the meaning
prescribed in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).'.
SEC. 722. CLARIFICATION OF MARITIME VIOLENCE JURISDICTION.
Section 2280(b)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (ii), by striking `and the activity is not
prohibited as a crime by the State in which the activity takes
place'; and
(2) in clause (iii), by striking `the activity takes place on
a ship flying the flag of a foreign country or outside the
United States,'.
SEC. 723. INCREASED AND ALTERNATE CONSPIRACY PENALTIES FOR
TERRORISM OFFENSES.
(a) TITLE 18 OFFENSES-
(1) Sections 32(a)(7), 32(b)(4), 37(a), 115(a)(1)(A),
115(a)(2), 1203(a), 2280(a)(1)(H), and 2281(a)(1)(F) of title
18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting `or
conspires' after `attempts'.
(2) Section 115(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking `or attempted kidnapping' both places it
appears and inserting `, attempted kidnapping, or conspiracy to
kidnap'.
(3)(A) Section 115(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking `or attempted murder' and inserting `,
attempted murder, or conspiracy to murder'.
(B) Section 115(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking `and 1113' and inserting `, 1113, and 1117'.
(b) AIRCRAFT PIRACY-
(1) Section 46502(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting `or conspiring' after `attempting'.
(2) Section 46502(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting `or conspiring to commit' after
`committing'.
SEC. 724. CLARIFICATION OF FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER BOMB THREATS.
Section 844(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking `commerce,' and inserting `interstate or foreign commerce,
or in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,'.
SEC. 725. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
STATUTE.
Section 2332a of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting `AGAINST A
NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES OR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES'
after `OFFENSE';
(B) by striking `uses, or attempts' and inserting `,
without lawful authority, uses, threatens, or attempts'; and
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting `, and the results of
such use affect interstate or foreign commerce or, in the
case of a threat, attempt, or conspiracy, would have
affected interstate or foreign commerce' before the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in subsection (b), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
`(B) any weapon that is designed or intended to cause
death or serious bodily injury through the release,
dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals,
or their precursors;';
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection:
`(b) OFFENSE BY NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES OUTSIDE OF THE
UNITED STATES- Any national of the United States who, without
lawful authority, uses, or threatens, attempts, or conspires to
use, a weapon of mass destruction outside of the United States
shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, and if death
results, shall be punished by death, or by imprisonment for any
term of years or for life.'.
SEC. 726. ADDITION OF TERRORISM OFFENSES TO THE MONEY LAUNDERING
STATUTE.
Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by amending clause (ii) to read as
follows:
`(ii) murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, or
destruction of property by means of explosive or fire;'; and
(2) in subparagraph (D)--
(A) by inserting after `an offense under' the following:
`section 32 (relating to the destruction of aircraft),
section 37 (relating to violence at international
airports), section 115 (relating to influencing, impeding,
or retaliating against a Federal official by threatening or
injuring a family member),';
(B) by inserting after `section 215 (relating to
commissions or gifts for procuring loans),' the following:
`section 351 (relating to congressional or Cabinet officer
assassination),';
(C) by inserting after `section 798 (relating to
espionage),' the following: `section 831 (relating to
prohibited transactions involving nuclear materials),
section 844 (f) or (i) (relating to destruction by
explosives or fire of Government property or property
affecting interstate or foreign commerce),';
(D) by inserting after `section 875 (relating to
interstate communications),' the following: `section 956
(relating to conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, or injure
certain property in a foreign country),';
(E) by inserting after `section 1032 (relating to
concealment of assets from conservator, receiver, or
liquidating agent of financial institution),' the
following: `section 1111 (relating to murder), section 1114
(relating to murder of United States law enforcement
officials), section 1116 (relating to murder of foreign
officials, official guests, or internationally protected
persons),';
(F) by inserting after `section 1203 (relating to hostage
taking),' the following: `section 1361 (relating to willful
injury of Government property), section 1363 (relating to
destruction of property within the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction),';
(G) by inserting after `section 1708 (relating to theft
from the mail),' the following: `section 1751 (relating to
Presidential assassination),';
(H) by inserting after `2114 (relating to bank and postal
robbery and theft),' the following: `section 2280 (relating
to violence against maritime navigation), section 2281
(relating to violence against maritime fixed platforms),';
(I) by striking `or section 2320' and inserting `section
2320'; and
(J) by striking `of this title' and inserting the
following: `, section 2332 (relating to terrorist acts
abroad against United States nationals), section 2332a
(relating to use of weapons of mass destruction), section
2332b (relating to international terrorist acts
transcending national boundaries), or section 2339A
(relating to providing material support to terrorists) of
this title, section 46502 of title 49, United States Code,'.
SEC. 727. PROTECTION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES; PROTECTION OF CURRENT OR
FORMER OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, OR EMPLOYEES OF THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) HOMICIDE- Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
`Sec. 1114. Protection of officers and employees of the United States
`Whoever kills or attempts to kill any officer or employee of the
United States or of any agency in any branch of the United States
Government (including any member of the uniformed services) while
such officer or employee is engaged in or on account of the
performance of official duties, or any person assisting such an
officer or employee in the performance of such duties or on account
of that assistance, shall be punished--
`(1) in the case of murder, as provided under section 1111;
`(2) in the case of manslaughter, as provided under section
1112; or
`(3) in the case of attempted murder or manslaughter, as
provided in section 1113.'.
(b) THREATS AGAINST FORMER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section 115(a)(2) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting `, or threatens to assault,
kidnap, or murder, any person who formerly served as a person
designated in paragraph (1), or' after `assaults, kidnaps, or
murders, or attempts to kidnap or murder'.
(2) LIMITATION- Section 115 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(d) This section shall not interfere with the investigative
authority of the United States Secret Service, as provided under
sections 3056, 871, and 879 of this title.'.
(c) AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF THE TERM DEADLY OR
DANGEROUS WEAPON IN THE PROHIBITION ON ASSAULT ON FEDERAL OFFICERS
OR EMPLOYEES- Section 111(b) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting `(including a weapon intended to cause death
or danger but that fails to do so by reason of a defective
component)' after `deadly or dangerous weapon'.
SEC. 728. DEATH PENALTY AGGRAVATING FACTOR.
Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
`(16) MULTIPLE KILLINGS OR ATTEMPTED KILLINGS- The defendant
intentionally killed or attempted to kill more than one person
in a single criminal episode.'.
SEC. 729. DETENTION HEARING.
Section 3142(f) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting `(not including any intermediate Saturday, Sunday, or
legal holiday)' after `five days' and after `three days'.
SEC. 730. DIRECTIONS TO SENTENCING COMMISSION.
The United States Sentencing Commission shall forthwith, in
accordance with the procedures set forth in section 21(a) of the
Sentencing Act of 1987, as though the authority under that section
had not expired, amend the sentencing guidelines so that the
chapter 3 adjustment relating to international terrorism only
applies to Federal crimes of terrorism, as defined in section
2332b(g) of title 18, United States Code.
SEC. 731. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF INFORMATION FROM DEFINITIONS.
Section 2510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (12)--
(A) by striking `or' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(B) by adding `or' at the end of subparagraph (C); and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(D) electronic funds transfer information stored by a
financial institution in a communications system used for
the electronic storage and transfer of funds;'; and
(2) in paragraph (16)--
(A) by adding `or' at the end of subparagraph (D);
(B) by striking `or' at the end of subparagraph (E); and
(C) by striking subparagraph (F).
SEC. 732. MARKING, RENDERING INERT, AND LICENSING OF EXPLOSIVE
MATERIALS.
(a) STUDY-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (referred
to in this section as the `Secretary') shall conduct a study of--
(A) the tagging of explosive materials for purposes of
detection and identification;
(B) the feasibility and practicability of rendering
common chemicals used to manufacture explosive materials
inert;
(C) the feasibility and practicability of imposing
controls on certain precursor chemicals used to manufacture
explosive materials; and
(D) State licensing requirements for the purchase and use
of commercial high explosives, including--
(i) detonators;
(ii) detonating cords;
(iii) dynamite;
(iv) water gel;
(v) emulsion;
(vi) blasting agents; and
(vii) boosters.
(2) EXCLUSION- No study conducted under this subsection or
regulation proposed under subsection (e) shall include black or
smokeless powder among the explosive materials considered.
(b) CONSULTATION-
(1) IN GENERAL- In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) Federal, State, and local officials with expertise in
the area of chemicals used to manufacture explosive
materials; and
(B) such other individuals as the Secretary determines
are necessary.
(2) FERTILIZER RESEARCH CENTERS- In conducting any portion of
the study under subsection (a) relating to the regulation and
use of fertilizer as a pre-explosive material, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall consult with and receive input from
non-profit fertilizer research centers.
(c) REPORT- Not later than 30 days after the completion of the
study conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit a
report to the Congress, which shall be made public, that contains--
(1) the results of the study;
(2) any recommendations for legislation; and
(3) any opinions and findings of the fertilizer research
centers.
(d) HEARINGS- Congress shall have not less than 90 days after the
submission of the report under subsection (c) to--
(1) review the results of the study; and
(2) hold hearings and receive testimony regarding the
recommendations of the Secretary.
(e) REGULATIONS-
(1) IN GENERAL- Not later than 6 months after the submission
of the report required by subsection (c), the Secretary may
submit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register draft
regulations for the addition of tracer elements to explosive
materials manufactured in or imported into the United States,
of such character and in such quantity as the Secretary may
authorize or require, if the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a) indicate that the tracer elements--
(A) will not pose a risk to human life or safety;
(B) will substantially assist law enforcement officers in
their investigative efforts;
(C) will not substantially impair the quality of the
explosive materials for their intended lawful use;
(D) will not have a substantially adverse effect on the
environment; and
(E) the costs associated with the addition of the tracers
will not outweigh benefits of their inclusion.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE- The regulations under paragraph (1) shall
take effect 270 days after the Secretary submits proposed
regulations to Congress pursuant to paragraph (1), except to
the extent that the effective date is revised or the regulation
is otherwise modified or disapproved by an Act of Congress.
TITLE VIII--ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUBTITLE A--RESOURCES AND SECURITY
SEC. 801. OVERSEAS LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIES.
The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury are
authorized to support law enforcement training activities in
foreign countries, in consultation with the Secretary of State, for
the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the United States in
investigating and prosecuting transnational offenses.
SEC. 802. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that, whenever practicable, each
recipient of any sum authorized to be appropriated by this Act,
should use the money to purchase American-made products.
SEC. 803. PROTECTION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may
prohibit--
(1) any vehicles from parking or standing on any street or
roadway adjacent to any building in the District of Columbia
used by law enforcement authorities subject to their
jurisdiction, that is in whole or in part owned, possessed, or
leased to the Federal Government; and
(2) any person or entity from conducting business on any
property immediately adjacent to any building described in
paragraph (1).
SEC. 804. REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE RECORD EVIDENCE.
Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(f) REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE-
`(1) IN GENERAL- A provider of wire or electronic
communication services or a remote computing service, upon the
request of a governmental entity, shall take all necessary
steps to preserve records and other evidence in its possession
pending the issuance of a court order or other process.
`(2) PERIOD OF RETENTION- Records referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be retained for a period of 90 days, which shall be
extended for an additional 90-day period upon a renewed request
by the governmental entity.'.
SEC. 805. DETERRENT AGAINST TERRORIST ACTIVITY DAMAGING A FEDERAL
INTEREST COMPUTER.
(a) REVIEW- Not later than 60 calendar days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission
shall review the deterrent effect of existing guideline levels as
they apply to paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 1030(a) of title
18, United States Code.
(b) REPORT- The United States Sentencing Commission shall prepare
and transmit a report to the Congress on the findings under the
study conducted under subsection (a).
(c) AMENDMENT OF GUIDELINES- Pursuant to its authority under
section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines to
ensure any individual convicted of a violation of paragraph (4) or
(5) of section 1030(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
imprisoned for not less than 6 months.
SEC. 806. COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a commission to be known
as the `Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement'
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Commission').
(b) DUTIES- The Commission shall review, ascertain, evaluate,
report, and recommend action to the Congress on the following
matters:
(1) The Federal law enforcement priorities for the 21st
century, including Federal law enforcement capability to
investigate and deter adequately the threat of terrorism facing
the United States.
(2) In general, the manner in which significant Federal
criminal law enforcement operations are conceived, planned,
coordinated, and executed.
(3) The standards and procedures used by Federal law
enforcement to carry out significant Federal criminal law
enforcement operations, and their uniformity and compatibility
on an interagency basis, including standards related to the use
of deadly force.
(4) The investigation and handling of specific Federal
criminal law enforcement cases by the United States Government
and the Federal law enforcement agencies therewith, selected at
the Commission's discretion.
(5) The necessity for the present number of Federal law
enforcement agencies and units.
(6) The location and efficacy of the office or entity
directly responsible, aside from the President of the United
States, for the coordination on an interagency basis of the
operations, programs, and activities of all of the Federal law
enforcement agencies.
(7) The degree of assistance, training, education, and other
human resource management assets devoted to increasing
professionalism for Federal law enforcement officers.
(8) The independent accountability mechanisms that exist, if
any, and their efficacy to investigate, address, and to correct
Federal law enforcement abuses.
(9) The degree of coordination among law enforcement agencies
in the area of international crime and the extent to which
deployment of resources overseas diminishes domestic law
enforcement.
(10) The extent to which Federal law enforcement agencies
coordinate with State and local law enforcement agencies on
Federal criminal enforcement operations and programs that
directly affect a State or local law enforcement agency's
geographical jurisdiction.
(11) Such other related matters as the Commission deems
appropriate.
(c) MEMBERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS-
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT- The Commission shall be composed
of 5 members appointed as follows:
(A) 1 member appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate.
(B) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the
Senate.
(C) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
(D) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the
House of Representatives.
(E) 1 member (who shall chair the Commission) appointed
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(2) DISQUALIFICATION- A person who is an officer or employee
of the United States shall not be appointed a member of the
Commission.
(3) TERMS- Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(4) QUORUM- 3 members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(5) MEETINGS- The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chair of the Commission.
(6) COMPENSATION- Each member of the Commission who is not an
officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, for each day, including travel time, during which the
member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the
Commission.
(d) STAFFING AND SUPPORT FUNCTIONS-
(1) DIRECTOR- The Commission shall have a director who shall
be appointed by the Chair of the Commission.
(2) STAFF- Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, the
Director may appoint additional personnel as the Commission
considers appropriate.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE LAWS- The Director
and staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
(e) POWERS-
(1) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS- The Commission may, for the
purposes of carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act
at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as
the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may
administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before
it. The Commission may establish rules for its proceedings.
(2) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS- Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take by this
section.
(3) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA- The Commission may secure
directly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out this section.
Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of that
department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Commission, unless doing so would threaten the national
security, the health or safety of any individual, or the
integrity of an ongoing investigation.
(4) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES- Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide
to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
support services necessary for the Commission to carry out its
responsibilities under this title.
(f) REPORT- The Commission shall transmit a report to the
Congress and the public not later than 2 years after a quorum of
the Commission has been appointed. The report shall contain a
detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the
Commission, together with the Commission's recommendations for such
actions as the Commission considers appropriate.
(g) TERMINATION- The Commission shall terminate 30 days after
submitting the report required by this section.
SEC. 807. COMBATTING INTERNATIONAL COUNTERFEITING OF UNITED STATES
CURRENCY.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this
section referred to as the `Secretary'), in consultation with the
advanced counterfeit deterrence steering committee, shall--
(1) study the use and holding of United States currency in
foreign countries; and
(2) develop useful estimates of the amount of counterfeit
United States currency that circulates outside the United
States each year.
(b) EVALUATION AUDIT PLAN-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall develop an effective
international evaluation audit plan that is designed to enable
the Secretary to carry out the duties described in subsection
(a) on a regular and thorough basis.
(2) SUBMISSION OF DETAILED WRITTEN SUMMARY- The Secretary
shall submit a detailed written summary of the evaluation audit
plan developed pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Congress before
the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(3) FIRST EVALUATION AUDIT UNDER PLAN- The Secretary shall
begin the first evaluation audit pursuant to the evaluation
audit plan no later than the end of the 1-year period beginning
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(4) SUBSEQUENT EVALUATION AUDITS- At least 1 evaluation audit
shall be performed pursuant to the evaluation audit plan during
each 3-year period beginning after the date of the commencement
of the evaluation audit referred to in paragraph (3).
(c) REPORTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall submit a written report
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate on the results of each evaluation
audit conducted pursuant to subsection (b) within 90 days after
the completion of the evaluation audit.
(2) CONTENTS- In addition to such other information as the
Secretary may determine to be appropriate, each report
submitted to the Congress pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
include the following information:
(A) A detailed description of the evaluation audit
process and the methods used to develop estimates of the
amount of counterfeit United States currency in circulation
outside the United States.
(B) The method used to determine the currency sample
examined in connection with the evaluation audit and a
statistical analysis of the sample examined.
(C) A list of the regions of the world, types of
financial institutions, and other entities included.
(D) An estimate of the total amount of United States
currency found in each region of the world.
(E) The total amount of counterfeit United States
currency and the total quantity of each counterfeit
denomination found in each region of the world.
(3) CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION-
(A) IN GENERAL- To the greatest extent possible, each
report submitted to the Congress under this subsection
shall be submitted in an unclassified form.
(B) CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED FORMS- If, in the
interest of submitting a complete report under this
subsection, the Secretary determines that it is necessary
to include classified information in the report, the report
shall be submitted in a classified and an unclassified form.
(d) SUNSET PROVISION- This section shall cease to be effective as
of the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- No provision of this section shall be
construed as authorizing any entity to conduct investigations of
counterfeit United States currency.
(f) FINDINGS- The Congress hereby finds the following:
(1) United States currency is being counterfeited outside the
United States.
(2) The One Hundred Third Congress enacted, with the approval
of the President on September 13, 1994, section 470 of title
18, United States Code, making such activity a crime under the
laws of the United States.
(3) The expeditious posting of agents of the United States
Secret Service to overseas posts, which is necessary for the
effective enforcement of section 470 and related criminal
provisions, has been delayed.
(4) While section 470 of title 18, United States Code,
provides for a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years as
opposed to a maximum term of 15 years for domestic
counterfeiting, the United States Sentencing Commission has
failed to provide, in its sentencing guidelines, for an
appropriate enhancement of punishment for defendants convicted
of counterfeiting United States currency outside the United
States.
(g) TIMELY CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR CONCURRENCE IN CREATION
OF OVERSEAS POSTS-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of State shall--
(A) consider in a timely manner the request by the
Secretary of the Treasury for the placement of such number
of agents of the United States Secret Service as the
Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate in posts in
overseas embassies; and
(B) reach an agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury
on such posts as soon as possible and, in any event, not
later than December 31, 1996.
(2) COOPERATION OF TREASURY REQUIRED- The Secretary of the
Treasury shall promptly provide any information requested by
the Secretary of State in connection with such requests.
(3) REPORTS REQUIRED- The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of State shall each submit, by February 1, 1997, a
written report to the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate explaining
the reasons for the rejection, if any, of any proposed post and
the reasons for the failure, if any, to fill any approved post
by such date.
(h) ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTERFEITING OF UNITED
STATES CURRENCY- Pursuant to the authority of the United States
Sentencing Commission under section 994 of title 28, United States
Code, the Commission shall amend the sentencing guidelines
prescribed by the Commission to provide an appropriate enhancement
of the punishment for a defendant convicted under section 470 of
title 18 of such Code.
SEC. 808. COMPILATION OF STATISTICS RELATING TO INTIMIDATION OF
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
(a) FINDINGS- The Congress finds that--
(1) threats of violence and acts of violence against Federal,
State, and local government employees and their families are
increasing as the result of attempts to stop public servants
from performing their lawful duties;
(2) these acts are a danger to the constitutional form of
government of the United States; and
(3) more information is needed relating to the extent and
nature of the danger to these employees and their families so
that actions can be taken to protect public servants at all
levels of government in the performance of their duties.
(b) STATISTICS- The Attorney General shall collect data, for the
calendar year 1990 and each succeeding calendar year thereafter,
relating to crimes and incidents of threats of violence and acts of
violence against Federal, State, and local government employees and
their families in the performance of their lawful duties. Such data
shall include--
(1) in the case of crimes against such employees and their
families, the nature of the crime; and
(2) in the case of incidents of threats of violence and acts
of violence, including verbal and implicit threats against such
employees and their families, the deterrent effect on the
performance of their jobs.
(c) GUIDELINES- The Attorney General shall establish guidelines
for the collection of the data under subsection (b), including a
definition of the sufficiency of evidence of noncriminal incidents
required to be reported.
(d) USE OF DATA-
(1) ANNUAL PUBLISHING- The Attorney General shall publish an
annual summary of the data collected under this section.
(2) USE OF DATA- Except with respect to the summary published
under paragraph (1), data collected under this section shall be
used only for research and statistical purposes.
(e) EXEMPTION- The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and
the United States Secret Service is not required to participate in
any statistical reporting activity under this section with respect
to any direct or indirect threat made against any individual for
whom that official or Service is authorized to provide protection.
SEC. 809. ASSESSING AND REDUCING THE THREAT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS FROM THE CRIMINAL USE OF FIREARMS AND
AMMUNITION.
(a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunction with the
Attorney General, shall conduct a study and make recommendations
concerning--
(1) the extent and nature of the deaths and serious injuries,
in the line of duty during the last decade, for law enforcement
officers, including--
(A) those officers who were feloniously killed or
seriously injured and those that died or were seriously
injured as a result of accidents or other non-felonious
causes;
(B) those officers feloniously killed or seriously
injured with firearms, those killed or seriously injured
with, separately, handguns firing handgun caliber
ammunition, handguns firing rifle caliber ammunition,
rifles firing rifle caliber ammunition, rifles firing
handgun caliber ammunition and shotguns;
(C) those officers feloniously killed or seriously
injured with firearms, and killings or serious injuries
committed with firearms taken by officers' assailants from
officers, and those committed with other officers'
firearms; and
(D) those killed or seriously injured because shots
attributable to projectiles defined as `armor piercing
ammunition' under section 921(a)(17)(B) (i) and (ii) of
title 18, United States Code, pierced the protective
material of bullet resistant vests and bullet resistant
headgear;
(2) whether current passive defensive strategies, such as
body armor, are adequate to counter the criminal use of
firearms against law officers; and
(3) the calibers of ammunition that are--
(A) sold in the greatest quantities;
(B) their common uses, according to consultations with
industry, sporting organizations and law enforcement;
(C) the calibers commonly used for civilian defensive or
sporting uses that would be affected by any prohibition on
non-law enforcement sales of such ammunition, if such
ammunition is capable of penetrating minimum level bullet
resistant vests; and
(D) recommendations for increase in body armor
capabilities to further protect law enforcement from threat.
(b) In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consult with
other Federal, State and local officials, non-governmental
organizations, including all national police organizations,
national sporting organizations and national industry associations
with expertise in this area and such other individuals as shall be
deemed necessary. Such study shall be presented to Congress twelve
months after the enactment of this Act and made available to the
public, including any data tapes or data used to form such
recommendations.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for the study and
recommendations such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 810. STUDY AND REPORT ON ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.
(a) STUDY- The Attorney General and the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation shall study all applicable laws and
guidelines relating to electronic surveillance and the use of pen
registers and other trap and trace devices.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the
Congress that includes--
(1) the findings of the study conducted pursuant to
subsection (a);
(2) recommendations for the use of electronic devices in
conducting surveillance of terrorist or other criminal
organizations, and for any modifications in the law necessary
to enable the Federal Government to fulfill its law enforcement
responsibilities within appropriate constitutional parameters;
(3) a summary of instances in which Federal law enforcement
authorities may have abused electronic surveillance powers and
recommendations, if needed, for constitutional safeguards
relating to the use of such powers; and
(4) a summary of efforts to use current wiretap authority,
including detailed examples of situations in which expanded
authority would have enabled law enforcement authorities to
fulfill their responsibilities.
SUBTITLE B--FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 811. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.
(a) IN GENERAL- With funds made available pursuant to subsection
(c)--
(1) the Attorney General shall--
(A) provide support and enhance the technical support
center and tactical operations of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
(B) create a Federal Bureau of Investigation
counterterrorism and counterintelligence fund for costs
associated with the investigation of cases involving cases
of terrorism;
(C) expand and improve the instructional, operational
support, and construction of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation Academy;
(D) construct a Federal Bureau of Investigation
laboratory, provide laboratory examination support, and
provide for a command center;
(E) make grants to States to carry out the activities
described in subsection (b); and
(F) increase personnel to support counterterrorism
activities; and
(2) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may
expand the combined DNA Identification System (CODIS) to
include Federal crimes and crimes committed in the District of
Columbia.
(b) STATE GRANTS-
(1) AUTHORIZATION- The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, may make
grants to each State eligible under paragraph (2) to be used by
the chief executive officer of the State, in conjunction with
units of local government, other States, or any combination
thereof, to carry out all or part of a program to establish,
develop, update, or upgrade--
(A) computerized identification systems that are
compatible and integrated with the databases of the
National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation;
(B) the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
in a forensic laboratory in ways that are compatible and
integrated with the combined DNA Identification System
(CODIS) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(C) automated fingerprint identification systems that are
compatible and integrated with the Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(2) ELIGIBILITY- To be eligible to receive a grant under this
subsection, a State shall require that each person convicted of
a felony of a sexual nature shall provide to appropriate State
law enforcement officials, as designated by the chief executive
officer of the State, a sample of blood, saliva, or other
specimen necessary to conduct a DNA analysis consistent with
the standards established for DNA testing by the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) INTERSTATE COMPACTS- A State may enter into a compact or
compacts with another State or States to carry out this
subsection.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS-
(1) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated for
the activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to help
meet the increased demands for activities to combat terrorism--
(A) $114,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(B) $166,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(C) $96,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(D) $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to
paragraph (1), in any fiscal year, shall remain available until
expended.
(3) ALLOCATION-
(A) IN GENERAL- Of the total amount appropriated to carry
out subsection (b) in a fiscal year--
(i) the greater of 0.25 percent of such amount or
$500,000 shall be allocated to each eligible State; and
(ii) of the total funds remaining after the
allocation under clause (i), there shall be allocated
to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to
the amount of remaining funds described in this
subparagraph as the population of such State bears to
the population of all States.
(B) DEFINITION- For purposes of this paragraph, the term
`State' means any State of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, except that for purposes of the
allocation under this subparagraph, American Samoa and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be
considered as one State and that for these purposes, 67
percent of the amounts allocated shall be allocated to
American Samoa, and 33 percent to the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
SEC. 812. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated for the
activities of the United States Customs Service, to help meet the
increased needs of the United States Customs Service--
(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to
subsection (a), in any fiscal year, shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 813. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated for the
activities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to help
meet the increased needs of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, including the detention and removal of alien terrorists,
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to
subsection (a), in any fiscal year, shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 814. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ACTIVITIES OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION- The Attorney
General shall use funds made available pursuant to subsection (b)
to--
(1) fund antiviolence crime initiatives;
(2) fund initiatives to address major violators of Federal
antidrug statutes; and
(3) enhance or replace infrastructure of the Drug Enforcement
Administration.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Drug Enforcement Administration, to help meet
the increased needs of the Drug Enforcement Administration--
(1) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to this
section, in any fiscal year, shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 815. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
(a) IN GENERAL- The Attorney General shall use funds made
available pursuant to subsection (b) to--
(1) hire additional Assistant United States Attorneys and
attorneys within the Criminal Division of the Department of
Justice; and
(2) provide for increased security at courthouses and other
facilities in which Federal workers are employed.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS- There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to this
section, in any fiscal year, shall remain available until expended.
(d) EXEMPTION AUTHORITY- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, section 102(b) of the Department of Justice and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-395), shall
remain in effect until specifically repealed, subject to any
limitation on appropriations contained in any Department of Justice
Appropriation Authorization Act.
(e) GENERAL REWARD AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL-
(1) IN GENERAL- Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding immediately after section 3059A the
following section:
`Sec. 3059B. General reward authority
`(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney
General may pay rewards and receive from any department or agency
funds for the payment of rewards under this section to any
individual who assists the Department of Justice in performing its
functions.
`(b) Not later than 30 days after authorizing a reward under this
section that exceeds $100,000, the Attorney General shall give
notice to the respective chairmen of the Committees on
Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the House of Representatives.
`(c) A determination made by the Attorney General to authorize an
award under this section and the amount of any reward authorized
shall be final and conclusive, and not subject to judicial review.'.
SEC. 816. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated for
Department of Treasury law enforcement agencies engaged in
counterterrorism efforts to augment those efforts--
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE- There are authorized to be
appropriated for the activities of the United States Secret
Service, to augment White House security and expand Presidential
protection activities--
(1) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 817. UNITED STATES PARK POLICE.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated for the
activities of the United States Park Police, to help meet the
increased needs of the United States Park Police, $500,000 for each
of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to this
section, in any fiscal year, shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 818. THE JUDICIARY.
(a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Federal judiciary, to help meet the increased demands for judicial
branch activities, including supervised release, and pretrial and
probation services, resulting from the enactment of this Act--
(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Funds made available pursuant to this
section, in any fiscal year, shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 819. LOCAL FIREFIGHTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING.
(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION- The Attorney General, in consultation
with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, may
make grants to provide specialized training and equipment to
enhance the capability of metropolitan fire and emergency service
departments to respond to terrorist attacks.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 1997, $5,000,000 to carry out this
section.
SEC. 820. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO PROCURE EXPLOSIVE
DETECTION DEVICES AND OTHER COUNTERTERRORISM
TECHNOLOGY.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute
of Justice Office of Science and Technology not more than
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998 to provide
assistance to foreign countries facing an imminent danger of
terrorist attack that threatens the national interest of the United
States, or puts United States nationals at risk, in--
(1) obtaining explosive detection devices and other
counterterrorism technology;
(2) conducting research and development projects on such
technology; and
(3) testing and evaluating counterterrorism technologies in
those countries.
SEC. 821. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT COUNTERTERRORISM
TECHNOLOGIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute
of Justice Office of Science and Technology not more than
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, to--
(1) develop technologies that can be used to combat
terrorism, including technologies in the areas of--
(A) detection of weapons, explosives, chemicals, and
persons;
(B) tracking;
(C) surveillance;
(D) vulnerability assessment; and
(E) information technologies;
(2) develop standards to ensure the adequacy of products
produced and compatibility with relevant national systems; and
(3) identify and assess requirements for technologies to
assist State and local law enforcement in the national program
to combat terrorism.
SEC. 822. GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR TRAINING
AND EQUIPMENT.
(a) AMENDMENT OF BYRNE GRANT PROGRAM- Section 501(b) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3751(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (24);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and
inserting `; and'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(26) to develop and implement antiterrorism training
programs and to procure equipment for use by local law
enforcement authorities.'.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There are authorized to be
appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000
for grants under section 501 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) to be used for the
development and implementation of antiterrorism training programs
and to procure equipment for use by local law enforcement
authorities.
SEC. 823. FUNDING SOURCE.
Appropriations for activities authorized in this subtitle may be
made from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 901. EXPANSION OF TERRITORIAL SEA.
(a) TERRITORIAL SEA EXTENDING TO TWELVE MILES INCLUDED IN SPECIAL
MARITIME AND TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION- The Congress declares that
all the territorial sea of the United States, as defined by
Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988, for purposes
of Federal criminal jurisdiction is part of the United States,
subject to its sovereignty, and is within the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States for the purposes of
title 18, United States Code.
(b) ASSIMILATED CRIMES IN EXTENDED TERRITORIAL SEA- Section 13 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after `title,' the
following: `or on, above, or below any portion of the
territorial sea of the United States not within the
jurisdiction of any State, Commonwealth, territory, possession,
or district'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) Whenever any waters of the territorial sea of the United
States lie outside the territory of any State, Commonwealth,
territory, possession, or district, such waters (including the
airspace above and the seabed and subsoil below, and artificial
islands and fixed structures erected thereon) shall be deemed, for
purposes of subsection (a), to lie within the area of the State,
Commonwealth, territory, possession, or district that it would lie
within if the boundaries of such State, Commonwealth, territory,
possession, or district were extended seaward to the outer limit of
the territorial sea of the United States.'.
SEC. 902. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal, State, or
local government agency may not use a voter registration card (or
other related document) that evidences registration for an election
for Federal office, as evidence to prove United States citizenship.
SEC. 903. REPRESENTATION FEES IN CRIMINAL CASES.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 3006A of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (d)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
`(4) DISCLOSURE OF FEES- The amounts paid under this
subsection, for representation in any case, shall be made
available to the public.'; and
(2) in subsection (e) by adding at the end the following:
`(4) DISCLOSURE OF FEES- The amounts paid under this
subsection for services in any case shall be made available to
the public.'.
(b) FEES AND EXPENSES AND CAPITAL CASES- Section 408(q)(10) of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 848(q)(10)) is amended to
read as follows:
`(10)(A) Compensation shall be paid to attorneys appointed under
this subsection at a rate of not more than $125 per hour for
in-court and out-of-court time. Not less than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996, the Judicial Conference is authorized to raise
the maximum for hourly payment specified in the paragraph up to the
aggregate of the overall average percentages of the adjustments in
the rates of pay for the General Schedule made pursuant to section
5305 of title 5 on or after such date. After the rates are raised
under the preceding sentence, such hourly range may be raised at
intervals of not less than one year, up to the aggregate of the
overall average percentages of such adjustments made since the last
raise under this paragraph.
`(B) Fees and expenses paid for investigative, expert, and other
reasonably necessary services authorized under paragraph (9) shall
not exceed $7,500 in any case, unless payment in excess of that
limit is certified by the court, or by the United States magistrate
judge, if the services were rendered in connection with the case
disposed of entirely before such magistrate judge, as necessary to
provide fair compensation for services of an unusual character or
duration, and the amount of the excess payment is approved by the
chief judge of the circuit. The chief judge of the circuit may
delegate such approval authority to an active circuit judge.
`(C) The amounts paid under this paragraph for services in any
case shall be disclosed to the public, after the disposition of the
petition.'.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section apply to--
(1) cases commenced on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(2) appellate proceedings, in which an appeal is perfected,
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 904. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or
the application of such provision or amendment to any person or
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this
Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be
affected thereby.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.