[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 199 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18669]
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         POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES CRIMINAL LAW CLARIFICATION

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 243, S. 1332.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1332) to clarify the application of certain 
     Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions and 
     commonwealths, and for other purposes.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary, with 
an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Possessions and Territories 
     Criminal Law Clarification Act''.

     SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF VARIOUS OFFENSES TO POSSESSIONS AND 
                   TERRITORIES.

       (a) Sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, 
     are each amended by striking ``any State, Territory, or 
     District'' and inserting ``any State, Territory, 
     Commonwealth, Possession, or District''.
       (b) Sections 793(h)(1) and 794(d)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, are each amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For the purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `State' includes a State of the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession 
     of the United States.''.
       (c) Section 925(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``For the purpose of paragraphs (3) and 
     (4)'' and inserting ``For the purpose of paragraph (3)''.
       (d) Sections 1014 and 2113(g) of title 18, United States 
     Code, are each amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The term `State-chartered credit union' includes a credit 
     union chartered under the laws of a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.
       (e) Section 1073 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the 
     following: ``For the purposes of clause (3) of this 
     paragraph, the term `State' includes a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.
       (f) Section 1715 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``State, Territory, or District'' each 
     place those words appear and inserting ``State, Territory, 
     Commonwealth, Possession, or District''.
       (g) Section 1716 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ``State, Territory, or 
     the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``State'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(3) by striking ``the municipal 
     government of the District of Columbia or of the government 
     of any State or territory, or any county, city, or other 
     political subdivision of a State'' and inserting ``any State, 
     or any political subdivision of a State''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) For purposes of this section, the term `State' 
     includes a State of the United States, the District of 
     Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of 
     the United States.''.
       (h) Section 1761 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) For the purposes of this section, the term `State' 
     means a State of the United States and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.
       (i) Section 3156(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (4); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) the term `State' includes a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.
       (j) Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
     802) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (26) to read as follows:
       ``(26) The term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (43), as added by section 
     90105(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994, as paragraph (44).
       (k) Section 1121 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) For the purposes of this section, the term `State' 
     means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
     and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
     States.''.
       (l) Section 228(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``commonwealth,'' before ``possession or 
     territory of the United States''.
       (m) Section 1546(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
     this section, the term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.
       (n) Section 1541 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking ``or 
     possession''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``For purposes of this section, the term `State' means a 
     State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
     States.''.
       (o) Section 37(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended in the final sentence by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and the term `State' means a State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
     States''.
       (p) Section 2281(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended in the final sentence by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``, and the term `State' means a State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, and any 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
     States''.
       (q) Section 521(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: `` `State' means 
     a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 
     any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
     States''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to 
     offenses committed on or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the committee 
amendment be agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and 
passed as amended, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and 
any statements relating to the bill be placed at the appropriate place 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read 
the third time, as passed.

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