[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2989]
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         ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ENABLING TERRORISTS ACT OF 2002

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from consideration of S. 1981 and that the 
Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:
  A bill (S. 1981) to enhance penalties for fraud in connection with 
identification documents that facilitates an act of domestic terrorism.
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read the third time, and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on 
the table; that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record as if given, all without any intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1981) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1981

       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 ``Enhanced Penalties for 
     Enabling Terrorists Act of 2002''.

     SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND 
                   INFORMATION USED IN ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       Section 1028(b)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``of this title''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``or 
     an act of domestic terrorism (as defined in section 
     2331(5))''.

     SEC. 3. MANDATORY IMPRISONMENT FOR FRAUD AND RELATED ACTIVITY 
                   IN CONNECTION WITH IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND 
                   INFORMATION USED IN ACTS OF TERRORISM.

       Section 1028(b)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``or imprisonment'' and inserting ``and 
     imprisonment''; and
       (2) by striking ``or both,''.

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