[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2621 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2621

 To provide a definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties 
 relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass 
                        transportation systems.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2002

 Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Biden) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide a definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties 
 relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass 
                        transportation systems.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITION.

    Section 1993(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) the term `vehicle' means any carriage or other 
        contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of 
        transportation on land, water, or through the air.''.
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