[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 96 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4311-S4312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4737. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 217, insert the following:
       Sec. 218. (a) Penalties for Maritime Offenses.--
       (1) Penalties for violence against maritime navigation.--
     Section 2280a(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the undesignated matter following subparagraph 
     (E), by inserting ``punished by death or'' before 
     ``imprisoned for any term''.
       (2) Penalties for offenses against maritime fixed 
     platforms.--Section 2281a(a)(1) of such title is amended, in 
     the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C), by 
     inserting ``punished by death or'' before ``imprisoned for 
     any term''.
       (b) Penalties for Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.--Section 
     2332i(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Penalties.--Any person who violates this section 
     shall be punished as provided under section 2332a(a).''.
       (c) Providing Material Support to Terrorists Predicates.--
       (1) Maritime offenses.--Section 2339A(a) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``2280a,'' after ``2280,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``2281a,'' after ``2281,''.

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       (2) Acts of nuclear terrorism.--Section 2339A(a) of such 
     title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
     inserting ``2332i,'' after ``2332f,''.
       (d) Wiretap Authorization Predicates.--
       (1) Maritime offenses.--Section 2516(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (p), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) in paragraph (q), by inserting ``, section 2280, 2280a, 
     2281, or 2281a (relating to maritime safety),'' after 
     ``weapons)''.
       (2) Acts of nuclear terrorism.--Section 2516(1)(q) of such 
     title, as amended by subsection (a)(2), is further amended by 
     inserting ``, 2332i,'' after ``2332h''.
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