[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3496 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3496

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for 
                 certain arson and explosives offenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 1993

 Mr. Hoyer (for himself and Mr. Weldon) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for 
                 certain arson and explosives offenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 844 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in each of subsections (f) and (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``not more than ten years'' and 
                inserting ``not less than 5 nor more than 20 years'';
                    (B) by striking ``not more than twenty years'' and 
                inserting ``not less than 10 nor more than 40 years'';
                    (C) by striking ``or fined not more than $10,000, 
                or both'' and inserting ``and shall be subject to a 
                fine under this title'';
                    (D) by striking ``or fined not more than $20,000, 
                or both'' and inserting ``and shall be subject to a 
                fine under this title''; and
                    (E) by inserting ``not less than 20'' after ``any 
                term of years''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``20 
                years''.

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