3.0.0 2665 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z 2023-01-14T22:48:27Z Senate S S 2004-07-15 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-15T20:54:53Z Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2003 108 2939 HR 2003-09-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1784) Related bill CRS Tools to Fight Terrorism Act of 2004 108 2679 S 2004-07-19 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 645. Related bill CRS Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 108 5066 HR 2004-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Identical bill CRS 2004-07-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-07-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Arms control Biological warfare Chemical warfare Commerce Conspiracy EBB Terrorism Extraterritoriality Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign agents Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Interstate commerce Jurisdiction Law Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons State-sponsored terrorism Terrorism Weapons of mass destruction Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-07-15 Introduced in Senate 2004-11-04T16:44:21Z Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to expand the jurisdictional bases and scope of the prohibition against the use of, and threat, attempt, or conspiracy to use, weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to cover such actions against property within the United States under specified circumstances, including property owned, leased, or used by a foreign government.

Restores the coverage of chemical weapons under the prohibition.

Expands the categories of restricted persons subject to prohibitions relating to select agents to cover persons acting for or on behalf of, or operating subject to the direction or control of: (1) a government or official of a country that Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; or (2) a terrorist organization.

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prohibit participation in the development or production of any special nuclear material or atomic weapon except as authorized by that Act.

Prohibits anyone within the United States or subject to U.S. jurisdiction from willfully participating in or providing material support or resources to a nuclear weapons program or other WMD program of a foreign terrorist power (or attempting or conspiring to do so). Establishes extraterritorial Federal jurisdiction over such offense.

]]> Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Display Title Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen and enhance the prevention and prosecution of crimes using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-15T04:00:00Z 2004-07-15 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.