3.0.0 1441 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z Senate S S 2003-07-22 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-07-22T20:01:10Z 2003-07-22 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9716-9717) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Chemical warfare Criminal investigation Criminal liability Emergency Management Environmental Protection Fraud Informers Nuclear terrorism Nuclear warfare Public Lands and Natural Resources Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism Weapons of mass destruction Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-07-22 Introduced in Senate 2003-08-25T20:06:43Z Makes a violator of such civil offense liable to the United States or any State for a civil penalty of the greater of $10,000 or the amount expended by the United States or the State in responding to the false information.

Directs the court to order a defendant who has been convicted of such a criminal offense to reimburse the United States or a State for any expenses incurred incident to the investigation of the offense, including the cost of any response made to protect public health or safety. Makes such person jointly and severally liable for such expenses with each other person ordered to reimburse the United States or any State.]]>

Protection Against Terrorist Hoaxes Act of 2003 Display Title Protection Against Terrorist Hoaxes Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to false information regarding certain criminal violations concerning hoax reports of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Protection Against Terrorist Hoaxes Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-07-22T04:00:00Z 2003-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.