[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2934 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2934

  To increase criminal penalties relating to terrorist murders, deny 
        Federal benefits to terrorists, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2003

  Mr. Carter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To increase criminal penalties relating to terrorist murders, deny 
        Federal benefits to terrorists, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST MURDERS.

    (a) Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the chapter analysis, by inserting at the end the 
        following:

``2339D. Terrorist offenses resulting in death.'';
        and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
``Sec. 2339D. Terrorist offenses resulting in death
    ``(a) A person who, in the course of committing a terrorist 
offense, engages in conduct that results in the death of a person, 
shall be punished by death or imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life.
    ``(b) As used in this section, `terrorist offense' means--
            ``(1) international or domestic terrorism as defined in 
        section 2331;
            ``(2) a Federal crime of terrorism as defined in section 
        2332b(g);
            ``(3) an offense under this chapter, section 175, 175b, 
        229, or 831, or section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
        (42 U.S.C. 2284); or
            ``(4) an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offense 
        described in paragraph (10), (2), or (3).''.
    (b) Section 3592(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``section 2339D (terrorist offenses resulting in death),'' 
after ``destruction),''.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO TERRORISTS.

    Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end the 
        following:

``2339E. Denial of federal benefits to terrorists.'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2339E. Denial of federal benefits to terrorists
    ``(a) In General.--Any individual who is convicted of a Federal 
crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5)) shall, as 
provided by the court on motion of the government, be ineligible for 
any or all Federal benefits for any term of years or for life.
    ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, `Federal benefit' has 
the meaning given that term in section 421(d) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 862(d)).''.
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