[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2593 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2593

To encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution, under section 
  2339B of title 18, United States Code, of drug crimes committed to 
          provide material support to terrorist organizations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To encourage more vigorous investigation and prosecution, under section 
  2339B of title 18, United States Code, of drug crimes committed to 
          provide material support to terrorist organizations.

    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 ``Narco-Terrorism Enforcement Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF DRUG CRIMES COMMITTED TO 
              PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

    The Attorney General, through the Administrator of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration and other appropriate means, is authorized 
and encouraged to investigate foreign production and trafficking in 
illicit narcotics and other controlled substances from which the 
illicit proceeds help support or sustain foreign terrorist 
organizations, and to prosecute these offenses under section 2339B of 
title 18, United States Code, whether or not the illicit narcotics or 
other substances are ever intended for, or enter, the United States.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PENALTIES FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO 
              TERRORISTS AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.

    Sections 2339A(a) and 2339B(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, 
are each amended by striking ``fined under this title'' and all that 
follows through ``or for life.'' and inserting ``subject to a fine 
under this title and imprisoned not less than 5 years or more than 20 
years. If the provision of material support or resources consisted of 
prohibited drug activity (as defined in section 1010A of the Controlled 
Substances Act) or transfering the proceeds from such activity or if 
death results from the offense, then the term of imprisonment shall be 
any term of years not less than 20, or for life.''.
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