Patriot Act II (draft)
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DOMESTIC SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2003
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Title I: Enhancing National Security Authorities
Subtitle A: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Amendments
Section 101: Individual Terrorists as Foreign Powers.
Under 50 U.S.C. § 1801(a)(4), the definition of "foreign power"
includes groups that engage in international terrorism, but does not reach
unaffiliated individuals who do so. As a result, investigations of "lone
wolf" terrorists or "sleeper cells" may not be authorized under FISA. Such
investigations therefore must proceed under the stricter standards and
shorter time periods set forth in Title III, potentially resulting in
unnecessary and dangerous delays and greater administrative burden. This
provision would expand FISA's definition of "foreign power" to include
all persons, regardless of whether they are affiliated with an
international terrorist group, who engage in international terrorism.
Section 102: Clandestine Intelligence Activities by Agent of a Foreign
Power.
FISA currently defines "agent of a foreign power" to include a person
who knowingly engages in clandestine intelligence gathering activities on
behalf of a foreign power--but only if those activities "involve or may
involve a violation of" federal criminal law. Requiring the additional
showing that the intelligence gathering violates the laws of the United
States is both unnecessary and counterproductive, as such activities
threaten the national security regardless of whether they are illegal.
This provision would expand the definitions contained in 50 U.S.C. §
1801(b)(2)(A) & (B). Any person who engages in clandestine
intelligence gathering activities for a foreign power would qualify as an
"agent of a foreign power," regardless of whether those activities are
federal crimes.
Section 103: Strengthening Wartime Authorities Under FISA.
Under 50 U.S.C. §§ 1811, 1829 & 1844, the Attorney General may
authorize, without the prior approval of the FISA Court, electronic
surveillance, physical searches, or the use of pen registers for a period
of 15 days following a congressional declaration of war. This wartime
exception is unnecessarily narrow; it may be invoked only when Congress
formally has declared war, a rare event in the nation's history and
something that has not occurred in more than sixty years. This provision
would expand FISA's wartime exception by allowing the wartime
exception
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to be invoked after Congress authorizes the use of military force, or
after the United States has suffered an attack creating an national
emergency.
Section 104: Strengthening FISA's Presidential Authorization
Exception.
50 U.S.C. § 1802 allows the Attorney General to authorize electronic
surveillance for up to a year, without the FISA Court's prior approval, in
two narrow circumstances: (1) if the surveillance is are directed solely
at communications between foreign powers; or (2) if the surveillance is
directed solely at the acquisition of technical intelligence, other than
spoken communications, from property under the exclusive control of a
foreign power. In addition, the Attorney General must certify that there
is no substantial likelihood that such surveillance will acquire the
communications of U.S. persons. (In essence, § 1802 authorizes the
surveillance of communications between foreign governments, and between a
foreign government and its embassy.) Section 1802 is of limited use,
however, because it explicitly prohibits efforts to acquire spoken
communications. (No such limitation exists in the parallel exception for
physical searches, 50 U.S.C. § 1822(a), under which agents presumably
could infiltrate a foreign power's property for the purpose of overhearing
conversations.) This provision would enhance the presidential
authorization exception by eliminating the requirement that electronic
surveillance cannot be directed at the spoken communications of foreign
powers.
Section 105: Law Enforcement Use of FISA Information.
50 U.S.C. § 1806(b) currently prohibits the disclosure of information
"for law enforcement purposes" unless the disclosure includes a statement
that the information cannot be used in a criminal proceeding without the
Attorney General's advance authorization. This provision would amend §
1806(b) to give federal investigators and prosecutors greater flexibility
to use FISA-obtained information. Specifically, it would eliminate the
requirement that the Attorney General personally approve the use of such
information in the criminal context, and would substitute a requirement
that such use be approved by the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, the Associate Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General
designated by the Attorney General.
Section 106: Defense of Reliance on Authorization.
50 U.S.C. § 1809(b) and 1827(b) create a defense for agents who engage
in unauthorized surveillance or searches, or who disclose information
without authorization, if they were relying on an order issued by the FISA
Court. However, there does not appear to be a statutory defense for agents
who engage in surveillance or searches pursuant to FISA authorities under
which no prior court approval is required--e.g., pursuant to FISA's
wartime exception (50 U. S.C. §§ 1811, 1829 & 1844), or FISA's
presidential authorization exception (50 U.S.C. § 1802 & 1822(a)).
This provision would clarify that the "good faith reliance" defense is
available, not just when
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agents are acting pursuant to a FISA Court order, but also when they
are acting pursuant to a lawful authorization from the President or the
Attorney General.
Section 107: Pen Registers in FISA Investigations.
50 U.S.C. § 1842(a)(1) makes FISA pen registers available in
investigations of non-U.S. persons to "obtain foreign intelligence
information." But for U.S. persons, the standard is much higher: in cases
involving U.S. persons, pen registers are only available "to protect
against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities."
Perversely, this appears to be stricter than the standard for pen
registers under Title III, which requires only that it be shown that the
information "is relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation." 18 U.S.C.
§ 3123(a)(1). This provision would amend § 1842(a)(1) by eliminating the
stricter standard for U.S. persons. Specifically, FISA pen registers would
be available in investigations of both U.S. persons and non-U.S. persons
whenever they could be used "to obtain foreign intelligence
information."
Section 108: Appointed Counsel in Appeals to FISA Court of
Review.
Under FISA, proceedings before the FISA Court and the Court of Review
are conducted ex parte. As a result, when the Court of Review meets to
consider an appeal by the United States, there is no party to defend the
judgment of the court below. The FISA Court of Review thus is obliged to
interpret sensitive and complicated statutes without the benefit of the
adversary process. This provision would amend FISA to permit the FISA
Court of Review, in its discretion, to appoint a lawyer, with appropriate
security credentials, to defend the judgment of the FISA Court, when the
United States appeals a ruling to the FISA Court of Review. It would also
provide for the compensation of a lawyer so appointed by the FISA Court of
Review.
Sec. 109: Enforcement of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Orders.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act does not specify the means
for enforcement of orders issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Court. Thus, for example, if a person refuses to comply with an order of
the court to cooperate in the installation of a pen register or trap and
trace device under 50 U.S.C. § 1842(d), or an order to produce records
under 50 U.S.C. § 1861, existing law provides no clearly defined recourse
to secure compliance with the court's order. This section remedies this
omission by providing that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has
the same authority as a United States district court to enforce its
orders, including the authority to impose contempt sanctions in case of
disobedience.
Sec. 110: Technical Correction Related to the USA PATRIOT Act.
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Section 204 of the USA PATRIOT Act clarified that intelligence
exceptions from the limitations on interception and disclosure of wire,
oral, and electronic communications continue to apply, notwithstanding
section 216 of the Act. Section 224 sunsetted several provisions of the
Act on December 31, 2005. Although section 216 was not included in the
sunset provision, section 204's clarifying language was sunsetted. If not
corrected, this anomaly will result in the loss of valuable and necessary
intelligence exemptions to the pen register and trap and trace provisions
after December 31, 2005. This provision would eliminate this anomaly and
treat the clarifying language of section 204 the same as section 216.
Sec. 111. International Terrorist Organizations as Foreign
Powers.
Groups engaged in international terrorism are included under the
definition of "foreign power" in FISA. See 50 U.S.C. § 1801(a)(4).
However, for certain purposes--including the duration of surveillance
orders and the definition of what constitutes a "United States
person"--they are effectively excluded from the concept of foreign powers,
and accorded the more protected treatment that FISA provides to other
entities. This section amends FISA so that international terrorist
organizations are consistently treated as foreign powers for these
purposes.
More specifically, there are basically two sets within the FISA
definition of "foreign power" under 50 U.S.C. § 1801(a): (i) A paragraph
(1)-(3) set, which includes foreign governments, foreign factions, and
entities that foreign governments openly acknowledge they direct and
control. (ii) A paragraph (4)-(6) set, which includes groups engaged in
international terrorism or preparations therefor, foreign-based political
organizations not substantially composed of U.S. persons, and entities
directed and controlled by foreign governments.
50 U.S.C. §§ 1805(e) and 1824(d) define the authorization periods for
electronic surveillance and physical searches under FISA. The basic
authorization and extension periods are 90 days, but longer for
surveillance and searches relating to certain foreign powers.
Specifically, the authorization and extension periods for foreign powers
in the paragraph (1)(3) set--foreign governments, foreign factions, and
entities for which foreign governments openly acknowledge direction and
control--are up to a year. In contrast, for foreign powers in the
paragraph (4)-(6) set--international terrorist organizations, foreign-base
political organizations not substantially composed of U.S. persons, and
entities directed and controlled by foreign governments--the initial
authorization period is no more than 90 days. The extension period for
foreign powers in the paragraph (4)-(6) set is also no more than 90 days,
unless certain restrictions and special finding requirements are
satisfied. (Specifically, the extension period may be up to a year for an
order relating to a foreign-based political organization not substantially
composed of U.S. persons or an order relating to an entity directed and
controlled by a foreign government, and up to a year for an order relating
to an international terrorist organization that is not a U.S. person, if
the judge finds probable cause to believe that no communication or
property of any individual U.S. person will be acquired.)
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Another context in which different types of "foreign powers" are
treated differently is the FISA definition of "United States person."
United States persons have a more protected status under FISA for certain
purposes, such as dissemination of information. The existing definition of
"United States person" in 50 U.S.C. § 1801(i) categorically excludes a
corporation or association which is a foreign power--but only if it falls
in the paragraph (1)-(3) set.
The effect of the foregoing provisions is that, even if probable cause
is established that a group is an international terrorist organization, it
may be subject only to brief periods of surveillance absent renewal, and
it may be accorded the protected status of a United States person. The
amendments in this section will facilitate the investigation of threats to
the national security posed by such groups by reassigning them to the less
protected status now accorded to foreign powers in the paragraph (1)-(3)
set. Thus, the normal authorization and extension periods for surveillance
of international terrorist organizations would be up to a year, and
corporations and associations which are international terrorist
organizations would not be treated as United States persons under
FISA.
Subtitle B: Enhancement of Law Enforcement Investigative
Tools
Section 121: Definition of Terrorist Activities.
This section adds a definition of "terrorist activities" to the
definitional section for the chapter of the criminal code governing
electronic surveillance (chapter 119). The definition encompasses criminal
acts of domestic and international terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. §
2331, together with related preparatory, material support, and criminal
activities. The same definition of terrorist activities would also apply
through cross-referencing provisions, see 18 U.S.C. § 2711(1) and
3127(1) (as amended), in the chapters of the criminal code that govern
accessing stored communications and the use of pen registers and trap and
trace devices (chapters 121 and 206).
The surveillance chapters of the criminal code contain many provisions
which state that the authorized surveillance activities may be carried out
as part of "criminal investigations." Section 121 also adds a provision to
18 U.S.C. § 2510 which specifies that "criminal investigations" include
all investigations of criminal terrorist activities, to make it clear that
the full range of authorized surveillance techniques are available in
investigations of "terrorist activities" under the new definition.
Section 122: Inclusion of Terrorist Activities as Surveillance
Predicates.
This section adds terrorist activities, as defined under the amendment
of section 121, and four specific offenses that are likely to be committed
by terrorists (the offenses defined by 18 U.S.C. § 37, 930(c), 956, and
1993), as explicit predicates for electronic surveillance and monitoring.
It further adds an explicit reference to terrorist activities to the
provision authorizing electronic
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surveillance without a court order in emergency situations--18 U.S.C. §
2518(7)--and makes conforming changes in the corresponding provision (18
U.S.C. § 3125) for using pen registers and trap and trace devices without
a court order in emergency situations.
The final subsection of this section modifies the definition of "court
of competent jurisdiction" in 18 U.S.C. § 3127(2), to correct an
unintended effect of amendments in sections 216(c)(1) and 220 of the USA
PATRIOT Act. The purpose of the amendments was to authorize courts having
jurisdiction over an offense to issue orders for pen registers and trap
and trace devices, and search warrants for the disclosure of e-mails,
which could be executed outside of their districts. However, the language
utilized inadvertently created a lack of clarity concerning the continued
validity of the pre-existing authority of the courts to issue such orders
and warrants for execution within their own districts (regardless of
whether they have "jurisdiction over the offense").
This threatens to be a serious practical problem when information
gathering in the United States is needed in response to requests by
foreign law enforcement agencies to assist in foreign terrorism (or other
criminal investigations) and to fulfill the United States' obligations
under mutual legal assistance treaties, and in the context of
investigations relating to crimes committed on U.S. military bases abroad,
because in those cases the U.S. courts generally do not have jurisdiction
over the offense. This section corrects the problem in relation to pen
register and trap and trace orders through definitional language that
explicitly includes both a court with jurisdiction over the offense or
activities being investigated, and a court in the district in which the
order will be executed. A parallel correction for the problem relating to
search warrants for e-mails appears in section 125(b) of this bill.
Section 123: Extension of Authorized Periods Relating to Surveillance
and Searches in Investigations of Terrorist Activities.
In Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the Supreme Court
held for the first time that government wiretapping was subject to the
Fourth Amendment. In response, Congress enacted Title III of the 1968
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2522, which
governs electronic surveillance for all federal criminal offenses.
Congress also subsequently enacted the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act (ECPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2712, which addresses government access to
stored communications, and established statutory standards and procedures
for the use of pen registers and trap and trace devices, 18 U.S.C. §§
3121-3127. Further, because Katz and progeny specifically stated
that the Court did not hold that the same Fourth Amendment restrictions
applied with respect to the activities of foreign powers and their agents,
in 1978 Congress enacted the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, 50
U.S.C. §§ 1801-1862, which establishes standards applicable to
surveillance of foreign powers and agents of foreign powers--including
electronic surveillance, physical searches, and use of pen registers and
trap and trace devices--in relation to the investigation of such matters
as international terrorism and espionage.
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Congress has not provided separate statutory standards governing
investigations of wholly domestic threats to the national security,
particularly domestic terrorism. Thus, such investigations are subject to
the time limits set forth in Title III. However, the Supreme Court in
United States v. United States District Court ("Keith"), 407 U.S.
297 (1972), explicitly recognized that domestic security investigations
would require different standards than those set forth in Title III:
"We recognize that domestic security surveillance may
involve different policy and practical considerations from the
surveillance of 'ordinary crime.' The gathering of security intelligence
is often long range and involves the interrelation of various sources
and types of information. The exact targets of such surveillance may be
more difficult to identify than in surveillance operations against many
types of crime specified in Title III. Often, too, the emphasis of
domestic intelligence gathering is on the prevention of unlawful
activity or the enhancement of the Government's preparedness for some
possible future crisis or emergency. Thus, the focus of domestic
surveillance may be less precise than that directed against more
conventional types of crime."
Id. at 322. Because domestic security investigations were
subject to Title III, despite these considerations, the Court invited
Congress to legislate new and different standards for such
investigations:
"Given [the] potential distinctions between Title III
criminal surveillances and those involving the domestic security,
Congress may wish to consider protective standards for the latter which
differ from those already prescribed for specified crimes in Title III.
Different standards may be compatible with the Fourth Amendment if they
are reasonable both in relation to the legitimate need of Government for
intelligence information and the protected rights of our citizens."
Id.
In Keith, the court noted that, with respect to surveillance in
domestic security cases, "the time and reporting requirements need not be
so strict as those in § 2518." Id. at 323. This section accepts the
Court's invitation and extends, in investigations of terrorist activities,
a number of statutory time limits or periods relating to electronic
surveillance or monitoring and searches. The specific changes are:
(1) Amend 18 U.S.C. § 2518(5) to extend the normal duration of
electronic surveillance orders in investigations of terrorist activities
from 30 days to 90 days.
(2) Amend 18 U.S.C. § 2518(6), which provides that an electronic
surveillance order may require periodic progress reports to the judge who
issued the order "at such intervals as
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the judge may require." As amended, the provision would not allow
reports to be required at shorter intervals than 30 days in investigations
of terrorist activities.
(3) Amend 18 U.S.C. § 2705, which permits delaying notification
concerning the accessing of a person's stored electronic communications
where specified "adverse results" would result from the notification. As
amended, the provision would include endangerment of the national security
as a specified adverse result that permits delaying notification.
(4) Amend 18 U.S.C. § 3123 to extend the normal authorization periods
for pen registers and trap and trace devices in investigations of
terrorist activities from 60 days to 120 days.
Section 124: Multi-function Devices
Electronic manufacturers increasingly are producing devices that are
capable of performing multiple functions--e.g., cell phones that also can
send e-mail like a Blackberry, and that include a calendar like a Palm
Pilot. Multiple functions are also illustrated by ordinary home computers,
which may, for example, be used to send and receive e-mail messages, to
engage in oral communications through an Internet phone service, to store
sent and received messages, and to store other information. Current law
does not make it clear that the authorization (e.g., under an electronic
surveillance order) to monitor one of a device's functions also entails
the authority to monitor other functions.
This section accordingly amends 18 U.S.C. § 2518(4) to make it clear
that authorization of electronic surveillance with respect to a device,
unless otherwise specified, may be relied on to intercept and access
communications through any of the device's functions. The section also
effectively allows a search warrant for other information retrievable from
the device (whether or not related to the intercepted communications) to
be combined with the electronic surveillance order, and makes conforming
changes in the chapters relating to accessing stored communications and
pen registers and trap and trace devices.
The section further incorporates a correction for an unintended
consequence of amendments in section 220 of the USA PATRIOT Act. As
discussed in relation to section 122 of the bill above, amendments
designed to authorize courts having jurisdiction over an offense to issue
search warrants for the disclosure of e-mails outside of their districts
have inadvertently clouded the pre-existing authority of the courts to
issue such orders and warrants for execution within their own districts.
This section corrects the problem by amending the pertinent language in 18
U.S.C. § 2703(b)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(A) to refer to a court in a district in
which a provider of electronic communications service is located, as well
as a court having jurisdiction over the offense or activities under
investigation.
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Section 125: Nationwide Search Warrants in Terrorism
Investigations.
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(a)(3) currently authorizes judges
in one district to issue search warrants that are valid in another
district, if the crime being investigated is "domestic terrorism or
international terrorism" as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331. But § 2331 sets
forth an extremely narrow definition of terrorism, as it is limited to
"violent acts or acts dangerous to human life." Thus section 2331 arguably
does not include investigations into terrorist financing, or other crimes
that terrorists are likely to commit. As a result, a federal judge sitting
in New York would be able to issue a search warrant that is valid in
California in an investigation of a plot to bomb a building, but arguably
could not issue the same warrant if the investigation concerned the
raising of money to support terrorist operations.
This provision would expand the types of terrorism crimes for which
judges may issue search warrants that are valid nationwide. Specifically,
it would authorize nationwide search warrants in investigations of the
offenses listed in 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5)(B), including computer crimes,
attacks on communications infrastructure, and providing material support
to terrorists or terrorist organizations.
Section 126: Equal Access to Consumer Credit Reports.
In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that law
enforcement investigators need access to suspected terrorists' banking
information to determine their connections to terrorist organizations,
including financial ties. The current version of 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(a)(1)
allows investigators to obtain a suspect's credit report-the first step in
locating his banking recordsonly in response to a court order or a federal
grand jury subpoena. As a result, law enforcement cannot obtain a
suspect's banking information without issuing multiple timeconsuming
subpoenas. In some cases, it can take a series of three subpoenas--first
to the credit reporting agency, then to the suspect's creditors, then to
the suspect's banks--and a period of nine to 12 weeks to learn where a
suspected terrorist keeps his accounts. Perversely, the law makes it far
easier for private entities to obtain an individual's credit reports;
under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(a)(3)(F), a private entity can obtain--usually
within minutes--a credit report on anyone in the United States so long as
it has a "legitimate business need" for the information.
This provision would enable the government to obtain credit reports on
virtually the same terms that private entities may. Specifically, it would
amend § 1681b(a)(1) to allow law enforcement officers to obtain credit
reports upon their certification that they will use the information only
in connection with their duties to enforce federal law. This certification
parallels the existing requirement that a private entity must have a
"legitimate business need" before obtaining a credit report. In addition,
to avoid alerting terrorists that they are under investigation, this
provision would prohibit (absent court approval) disclosing to a consumer
the fact that law enforcement has sought his credit report.
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Section 127: Autopsy Authority.
Autopsies of the victims of terrorist attacks and other deadly crimes,
as well as other persons, can be an effective way of obtaining information
about the perpetrators. In addition to revealing the cause of death,
autopsies sometimes enable law enforcement to retrieve forensic evidence
(such as bomb fragments) from the deceased's body. The primary need for
federal autopsy authority arises in the case of offenses, including acts
of terrorism, outside the United States. At present, however, except in
cases involving military personnel, the United States has no statutory
authority to conduct autopsies. When a non-military United States national
dies abroad as a result of a possible offense against the United States,
the victim's body typically must be transported back to the United States
before an autopsy can be performed; this may significantly delay both the
return of the loved one's remains to family members, as well as cause
significant delays in the criminal investigation.
This provision would create federal authority, in the Attorney General,
to conduct autopsies when necessary or appropriate in the conduct of
federal criminal investigations. This authority is not limited and may be
delegated to other officers. This proposal is not intended to result in
the hiring of medical examiners by federal law enforcement agencies.
Rather, the autopsies will be performed by local coroners, private
forensics investigators, or the Armed Forces Medical Examiner and his
staff.
Section 128: Administrative Subpoenas in Terrorism
Investigations.
The Department of Justice currently has the authority to issue
administrative subpoenas in investigations of a wide variety of federal
offenses, including health-care fraud, see 18 U.S.C. §
3486(a)(1)(A), immigration violations, see 8 U.S.C. § 1225(a), and
false claims against the United States, see 31 U.S.C. § 3733. But
administrative subpoenas are not available in investigations of terrorism,
even though the consequences of a terrorist attack are far more dire than
committing simple fraud against the United States government. As a result,
lawenforcement personnel are required to seek grand jury subpoenas before
individuals who may have information relevant to a terrorism investigation
can be compelled to testify or provide documents.
This provision would extend the existing administrative-subpoena
authorities into investigations involving domestic or international
terrorism. It also would prohibit a subpoena recipient from disclosing to
any other person (except to a lawyer in order to obtain legal advice) the
fact that he has received a subpoena. This proposal would not give the
Justice Department a unilateral, unreviewable authority to compel
production of documents relevant to a terrorism investigation. If
recipients refuse to comply with subpoenas, the Justice Department would
have to ask a court to enforce them. And subpoena recipients would retain
the ability, as they do in other contexts, to ask a court to quash the
subpoena. See, e.g., In re Administrative Subpoena, John
Doe, D.P.M., 253 F.3d 256 (6th Cir. 2001).
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Sec. 129: Strengthening Access to and Use of Information in National
Security Investigations.
This section is primarily concerned with correcting problems and
weaknesses in provisions authorizing the use of "national security
letters." In substance, national security letters are administrative
subpoenas that may be issued by FBI officials--or in some instances, other
authorized government officials-to obtain specified types of records or
information for use in national security investigations. The existing
national security letter provisions include the following:
(1) 18 U.S.C. § 2709--Providing FBI access, in connection with
investigations of international terrorism or espionage, to certain
electronic communication transactional records maintained by communication
service providers.
(2) Section 625(a)-(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. §
168 Iu(a)(b))--Providing FBI access, in connection with investigations of
international terrorism or espionage, to certain consumer information
maintained by consumer reporting agencies.
(3) Section 626 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. §
1681v)--Providing access to consumer reports and other consumer
information maintained by consumer reporting agencies, where needed by
government agencies authorized to investigate or carry out intelligence or
analysis activities related to international terrorism.
(4) Section 1114(a)(5) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C.
§ 3414(a)(5))--Providing FBI access, in connection with investigations of
international terrorism or espionage, to financial records maintained by
financial institutions.
(5) Section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. §
436(a))--Providing access by authorized investigative agencies to
financial records and information, consumer reports, and travel records in
relation to a person having access to classified information, based on
indications that the person has disclosed or may disclose classified
information to a foreign power.
Problems under these provisions include the following: (1) The statutes
in which the national security letter provisions appear generally prohibit
persons from disclosing that they have received these requests for
information, to safeguard the integrity of the terrorism and espionage
investigations in which national security letters are used. However, they
specify no penalty for persons who make such unlawful disclosures. (2)
While these statutes create a legal obligation for the recipient to
provide the requested information, they do not specify any procedures for
judicial enforcement in case the recipient refuses to comply with the
request. (3) The scope of the national security letter provisions on the
terrorism side is generally limited to international
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terrorism; however, the distinction between international and domestic
terrorism is increasingly elusive in contemporary circumstances. (4) These
provisions are restrictive regarding the sharing of information among
federal agencies with relevant responsibilities. This is in conflict with
current needs and with the broad principles favoring the sharing of
intelligence among federal agencies under the USA PATRIOT Act.
Subsection (a) of this section provides appropriate penalties for
violations of the nondisclosure provisions of the national security letter
provisions. Currently, 18 U. S.C. § 1510(b) makes it an offense for an
officer of a financial institution to notify other persons about a grand
jury subpoena or an administrative subpoena issued by the Department of
Justice for records of the financial institution. The offense is
punishable by up to a year of imprisonment, or up to five years of
imprisonment if the disclosure was made with the intent to obstruct a
judicial proceeding. Similarly, 18 U.S.C. § 1510(d) makes it an offense,
punishable by up to five years of imprisonment, for an insurance company
employee to notify other persons about a grand jury subpoena for records
with intent to obstruct a judicial proceeding.
Subsection (a) of this section adds a parallel offense (proposed 18
U.S.C. § 1510(e)) covering violations of the non-disclosure requirements
of the national security letter provisions described above. As with
current 18 U.S.C. § 1510(b), the offense would be a misdemeanor punishable
by up to a year of imprisonment, but would be punishable by up to five
years of imprisonment if the unlawful disclosure was committed with the
intent to obstruct the terrorism or espionage investigation. In addition
to providing appropriate penalties for unlawful disclosure of national
security letter requests, the same penalties would apply to: (i) violation
of the non-disclosure requirement under 50, U. S .C. § 1861(d) for orders
of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court requiring the production of
records, documents, and other tangible things in connection with
investigations to obtain foreign intelligence information about non-United
States persons or to protect against international terrorism or espionage,
and (ii) violation of the non-disclosure provision of proposed 18 U.S.C. §
2332f(d) in section 129 of this bill, relating to administrative subpoenas
in terrorism investigations.
The national security letter provisions make compliance with the
request for information mandatory. See 12 U.S.C. § 3414(a)(5)(A); 15
U.S.C. § 1681u(a)-(b), 1681v(a); 18 U.S.C. § 2709(a); 50 U.S.C. § 436(c).
However, they make no provision for judicial enforcement in case this
legal obligation is not met. Subsection (b) of this section authorizes the
Attorney General to seek judicial enforcement in such cases. This is
similar, for example, to the existing judicial enforcement provision in 18
U.S.C. § 3486(c) for administrative subpoenas under that section.
Subsection (c) of this section amends the national security letter
provisions relating to electronic communication transactional records,
consumer credit information, and financial institution records, so that
they apply in investigations of all types of terrorist activities. The
specific amendments involve substituting, for current references in these
provisions to
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investigations relating to "international terrorism," references to
investigations relating to "terrorist activities." The latter notion is
defined in proposed 18 U.S.C. § 2510(20) in section 121 of this bill so as
to include domestic, as well as international, terrorism. The limitation
to international terrorism in existing law is an impediment to the
effective use of national security letters because it may not be apparent
in the early stages of a terrorism investigation-or even after it has
continued for some time-whether domestic or international terrorism is
involved. The Oklahoma City bombing and the anthrax letter incidents
illustrate this point. Moreover, in the current circumstances, domestic
terrorists who attempt to ally with or are inspired to emulate
international terrorists are an increasing concern. The dangers posed to
the national security by such persons may be comparable to those posed by
international terrorists, and national security letters should likewise be
an available tool in the investigation of their criminal activities.
Subsection (d) of this section deletes or modifies language in the
national security letter provisions which unduly limits information
sharing among federal agencies. For example, 18 U.S.C. § 2709 is the
national security letter provision for electronic communication
transactional records. Subsection (d) of § 2709 states that the FBI may
disseminate information and records obtained pursuant to that section only
as provided in guidelines approved by the Attorney General "for foreign
intelligence collection and foreign counterintelligence investigations
conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and, with respect to
dissemination to an agency of the United States, only if such information
is clearly relevant to the authorized responsibilities of such agency."
The reference to guidelines that relate to "foreign intelligence
collection and foreign counterintelligence investigations" is inconsistent
with the amendment proposed in subsection (c) of this section to extend
the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 2709 to include investigations of domestic
terrorism, as well as international terrorism. The restrictive language
regarding information sharing with other federal agencies is in conflict
with the principles favoring broad sharing of intelligence among federal
agencies under section 203 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Pub. L. 107-56).
Subsection (c) of this section accordingly deletes the restrictive
language quoted above in 18 U.S.C. § 2709(d), so that it states simply
that the FBI may disseminate information and records obtained under § 2709
only as provided in guidelines approved by the Attorney General.
Subsection (c) also makes similar changes in the other national security
letter provisions. The general effect of the amendments is to remove
existing impediments to the sharing of information obtained by means of
national security letters in terrorism and espionage investigations with
other federal agencies having relevant responsibilities.
Title II: Protecting National Security Information
Section 201: Prohibition of Disclosure of Terrorism Investigation
Detainee Information.
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In certain instances, the release of information about persons detained
in connection with terrorism investigations could have a substantial
adverse impact on the United States' security interests, as well as the
detainee's privacy. Cf. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v.
Ashcroft, 308 F.3d 198, 217-19 (3d Cir. 2002). Publicizing the fact
that a particular alien has been detained could alert his coconspirators
about the extent of the federal investigation and the imminence of their
own detention, thus provoking them to flee to avoid detention and
prosecution or to accelerate their terrorist plans before they can be
disrupted.
Although existing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions 7(A),
7(C), and 7(F) (5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)) permit the government to protect
information relating to detainees, defending this interpretation through
litigation requires extensive Department of Justice resources, which would
be better spent detecting and incapacitate terrorists. This provision thus
establishes a specific authority under Exemption 3 of the FOIA to clarify
what is already implicit in various FOIA exemptions: the government need
not disclose information about individuals detained in investigations of
terrorism until disclosure occurs routinely upon the initiation of
criminal charges.
Section 202: Distribution of "Worst Case Scenario" Information.
Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U. S.C. § 7412(r), requires
private companies that use potentially dangerous chemicals to submit to
the Environmental Protection Agency a "worst case scenario" report
detailing what would be the impact on the surrounding community of release
of the specified chemicals. Such reports are a roadmap for terrorists, who
could use the information to plan attacks on the facilities.
This provision would revise section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act
to better manage access to information contained in "worst case scenario"
reports. This revised section would continue to allow such information to
be shared with federal and state officials who are responsible for
preventing or responding to accidental or criminal releases. However, the
revised section will require that public access be limited to "read-only"
methods, and only to those persons who live or work in the geographical
area likely to be affected by a worst-case release from a facility.
Section 203: Information Relating to Capitol Buildings.
The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq.,
establishes the Office of Compliance, a congressional office that has the
power to enforce OSHA standards with respect to the working conditions of
legislative branch employees. OSHA often assists the Office in its work,
see 2 USC. § 1382(e) & 1385(b), and therefore the agency
sometimes obtains securitysensitive information (e.g., the layout of
government buildings, and the location of air circulation equipment and
ventilation ducts). Terrorists may be able to obtain this information from
OSHA via a FOIA request. To ensure that congressional officials can
provide necessary information with
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the assurance that it will not be publicly released, this provision
makes clear that such information is exempt from disclosure under FOIA
Exemption 3.
Section 204: Ex Parte Authorizations Under Classified Information
Procedures Act.
Under the current version of the Classified Information Procedures Act,
18 U.S.C. App. 3 § 116, courts have discretion over whether to approve the
government's request for a CIPA authorization-which enables the submission
of sensitive evidence ex parte and in camera. See 18 U.S.C. App. 3 § 4
("The court may permit the United States to make a request for such
authorization [for a protective order] in the form of a written statement
to be inspected by the court alone." (emphasis added)). As a result, the
government is forced to divert valuable resources to litigating this
question. And even worse, a request for confidentiality itself can be a
security breach: the government risks disclosing sensitive
national-security information simply by explaining in open court why the
information should be redacted. See, e.g., United States
v. Rezaq, 899 F. Supp. 697, 707 (D.D.C. 1995) (government's CIPA
pleadings must be served "on the defendant and then litigated in an
adversarial hearing").
This provision would amend CIPA to provide that courts shall allow the
United States to make a request for a CIPA authorization ex parte and in
camera. This amendment would not affect the showing that the United States
is required to make in order to obtain a protective order, but by
replacing "may" with "shall," the United States will be able to obtain the
court's guidance in every case in which classified information may
potentially be discoverable, without risking disclosure of the very
secrets that it seeks to protect. See United States v.
Klimavicius-Viloria, 144 F.3d 1249, 1261 (9th Cir. 1998) (upholding
the use under CIPA of ex parte, in camera hearings and written submissions
by the government when the court is required to make discovery
determinations).
Section 205: Exclusion of United States Security Requirements from
Gross Income of Protected Officials.
Under current tax law, certain federal officials--those whose movements
are restricted, or who are required to use specific facilities, for their
physical protection in the interest of the United States' national
security--may be taxed on the value of these protective "services." See 26
C.F.R. 1.132-5(m) (describing the circumstances under which police
protection and related transportation expenses may be deemed to be working
condition fringe benefits). Due to the recent terrorist threats, an
increasing and variable number of government officials--including Cabinet
and subcabinet officers, congressional leaders, and Justices of the
Supreme Court--have begun to receive protective services, and now find
themselves taxed on the value of these services.
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Accordingly, this provision would add a provision to the Internal
Revenue Code to clarify that required security measures jointly determined
by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Director
of Central Intelligence, are excludable from the gross income of the
protected officials. This provision is limited to provisions from
appropriate fluids to be consistent with restrictions on the receipt of
private funds for public purposes, and to ensure that the exclusion is
limited to the public security purpose.
Section 206: Grand Jury Information in Terrorism Cases.
This section amends Rule 6(e)(2)(B) of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure to make witnesses and persons to whom subpoenas are directed
subject to grand jury secrecy rules in cases where serious adverse
consequences may otherwise result, including danger to the national
security or to the life or physical safety of an individual, flight from
prosecution, destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation of a
potential witness, or other serious jeopardy to an investigation. The
provision would permit witnesses and recipients of grand jury subpoenas to
consult with counsel regarding the subpoena and any testimony, but would
impose the same secrecy obligations on counsel.
Title III: Enhancing Investigations of Terrorist
Plots
Subtitle A: Terrorism Identification Database
Section 301: Short Title.
This provision indicates that Title III, Subtitle B may be referred to
as the "Terrorist Identification Database Act of 2003."
Section 302: Collection and Use of Identification Information from
Suspected Terrorists and Other Sources.
Current law permits the FBI to establish an index to collect DNA
identification records of persons convicted of certain crimes, and DNA
samples recovered from crime scenes and unidentified human remains. 42
U.S.C. § 14132. However, the law does not directly address the FBI's
authority to collect and use DNA samples of terrorists or those suspected
of terrorism. It would be extremely beneficial to clarify how DNA samples
from suspects, such as samples taken from unlawful combatants at
Guantanaino Bay, can be used as necessary for counterterrorism and
law-enforcement purposes. Section 302 would allow the Attorney General or
Secretary of Defense to collect, analyze, and maintain DNA samples and
other identification information from "suspected terrorists"--i.e., (1)
persons suspected of engaging in terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2331
(1) & (5), or committing an offense described in 18 U.S.C. §
2332b(g)(5)(B), or persons conspiring or attempting to do so; (2) enemy
combatants or other battlefield detainees;
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(3) persons suspected of being members of a terrorist organization; and
(4) certain classes of aliens including those engaged in activity that
endangers national security.
Section 303: Establishment of Database to Facilitate Investigation and
Prevention of Terrorist Activities.
This provision would allow the Attorney General to establish databases
of DNA records pertaining to the terrorists or suspected terrorists from
whom DNA samples or other identification information have been collected.
All federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and probation
offices, would be required to give the Attorney General, for inclusion in
the databases, any DNA records, fingerprints, or other identification
information that can be collected under this Subtitle. This provision also
allows the Attorney General to use the information to detect, investigate,
prosecute, prevent, or respond to terrorist activities, or other unlawful
activities by suspected terrorists. In addition, the Attorney General
would be able to share the information with other federal, state, local,
or foreign agencies for the same purposes.
Section 304: Definitions.
This section would establish definitions for the terms "DNA sample" and
"DNA analysis." It also would define "suspected terrorist," which
describes the class of individuals from whom the Attorney General may
acquire DNA samples and other identification information, and whose
information may be included in DNA databases.
Section 305: Existing Authorities.
This provision would establish that the new authorities created by this
Subtitle are in addition toy authorities that may exist under any other
source of law. It also would provide that this Subtitle shall not
construed to preclude the receipt, collection, analysis, maintenance, or
dissemination of evidence or information pursuant to any other source of
law.
Section 306: Conditions of Release.
This provision would amend several portions of the United States Code
to clarify that terrorists or suspected terrorists who are under any form
of federal supervision or conditional release, including parole, are
subject to this Subtitle's provisions. These individuals would be in the
physical custody of the United States but for an act of governmental
discretion. This section would require such individuals to cooperate in
the collection of a DNA sample as a condition of supervision or
conditional release.
Subtitle B: Facilitating Information Sharing and
Cooperation
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Section 311: State and Local Information Sharing.
Section 203 and other provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act broadened
authority to share information among federal agencies that may be relevant
to the detection and prevention of terrorism, and to obtain otherwise
confidential information for use in terrorism investigations. That Act,
however, did not adequately address the need for enhanced information
sharing authority in relation to state and local officials and foreign
governments, who are the critical partners of the United States in
investigating terrorist crimes and preventing future terrorist attacks.
This section of the bill would provide further authority for sharing of
consumer credit information, visa-related information, and educational
records information with state and local law enforcement, thereby enacting
the remainder of the information sharing proposals that have been proposed
legislatively and endorsed by the Administration and the Department of
Justice. See Letter of Assistant Attorney General Daniel J. Bryant to
Honorable Patrick J. Leahy concerning S. 1615 (April 30, 2002).
Section 312: Appropriate Remedies with Respect to Law Enforcement
Surveillance Activities.
During the 1970s and 1980s, some law enforcement agencies--e.g., the
New York City Police Department--entered consent decrees that limit such
agencies from gathering information about organizations and individuals
that may be engaged in terrorist activities and other criminal wrongdoing.
See, e.g., Handschu v. Special Servs. Div., 605 F.
Supp. 1384 (S.D.N.Y. 1985), aff'd, 787 F.2d 828 (2d Cir. 1986). As
a result, they lack the ability to use the full range of investigative
techniques that are lawful under the Constitution, and that are available
to the FBI. (For example, the Attorney General's investigative guidelines
authorize agents, subject to certain restrictions, to attend public places
and events "on the same terms and conditions as members of the public
generally.") The consent decrees also handicap officers in their efforts
to share information with other law enforcement agencies, including
federal law enforcement agencies such as the FBI. These problems threaten
to frustrate the operations of the federal-state-local Joint Terrorism
Task Forces, and could prevent effective cooperation at all levels of
government in antiterrorism efforts. As the United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit explained (before September 11) in discussing one
consent decree, as a result of such a decree "the public safety is
insecure and the prerogatives of local government scorned. To continue
federal judicial micromanagement of local investigations of domestic and
international terrorist activities ... is to undermine the federal system
and to trifle with the public safety." Alliance to End Repression v.
City of Chicago, 237 F.3d 799, 802 (7th Cir. 2001).
This proposal would discontinue most consent decrees that could impede
terrorism investigations conducted by federal, state or local law
enforcement agencies. It would immediately terminate most decrees that
were enacted before September 11, 2001 (including New York City's). All
surviving decrees would have to be necessary to correct a current and
ongoing
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violation of a Federal right, extend no further than necessary to
correct the violation of the Federal right, and be narrowly drawn and the
least intrusive means to correct the violation. This provision is modeled
on the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3626, which terminated
many prison-related consent decrees and which repeatedly has been upheld
by the courts. Section 312 does not apply to consent decrees or
injunctions remedying discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
or national origin, and therefore would not affect decrees or injunctions
involving allegations of racial profiling.
Section 313: Disclosure of Information.
This provision provides protection against civil liability for
businesses and their personnel who voluntarily provide information to
federal law enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation and
prevention of terrorist activities. The purpose of the provision is to
encourage voluntary cooperation and assistance in counterterrorism efforts
by private entities and individuals.
Subtitle C: Facilitating International Terrorism
Investigations
Section 321: Authority to Seek Search Warrants and Orders to Assist
Foreign States.
28 U.S.C. § 1782 does not clearly authorize the United States to obtain
search warrants in response to requests from foreign governments; it only
clearly applies to subpoenas. Nor is it clear that federal law enforcement
can obtain orders under the pen register/trap and trace statute at foreign
governments' requests. As a result, the United States can seek search
warrants only if we have entered into a treaty with the foreign government
that contains a provision authorizing us to do so (and, naturally, only if
the foreign government has set forth facts sufficient to establish
probable cause). The same is true of pen./trap orders. The United States
therefore may find itself in a situation where it cannot assist a foreign
government in one of its criminal investigations, which is hardly an
effective way of encouraging foreign allies to assist our own
counterterrorism investigations.
This provision would modify federal law to clarify that the United
States may seek search warrants, pen/trap orders, and ECPA orders, in
response to the requests of foreign governments. Doing so will enhance our
ability to assist foreign law enforcement investigations, as well as
promote better cooperation from foreign allies when we seek evidence from
within their borders.
Section 322: Extradition Without Treaties and for Offenses Not Covered
by an Existing Treaty.
Many of the United States' older extradition treaties contain "lists"
or "schedules" of extraditable offenses that reflect only those serious
crimes in existence at the time the treaties
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were negotiated. (For. example, our treaty with Egypt dates from 1874,
and our treaty with Great Britain which includes Pakistan dates from the
1930s.) As a result, these older treaties often fail to include more
modern offenses, such as money laundering, computer crimes, and certain
crimes against children. While some old treaties are supplemented by newer
multilateral terrorism treaties, extradition is possible under these newer
treaties only if the other country is also a party to the multinational
treaty, leaving gaps in coverage. Additionally, absent a few narrow
exceptions, U.S. law permits the extradition of offenders to a foreign
nation only when there is a treaty or convention in force with that
country or a statute conferring such authority upon the executive branch.
See Valentine v. United States, 299 U.S. 5, 8 (1936). At
present, there are close to seventy countries in the world with which the
U.S. has no extradition treaty at all. This means that the U.S. can become
a "safe haven" for some foreign criminals, and that we cannot take
advantage of some countries' willingness to surrender fugitives to us in
the absence of an extradition treaty these nations usually require at
least the possibility of reciprocity.
This provision would amend current extradition law to: (1) authorize
the U.S. to extradite offenders to treaty partners for modern crimes that
may not be included in our older list treaties with those countries; and
(2) provide for on a case-by-case basis and with the approval of the
Attorney General and the Secretary of State extradition from the United
States for serious crimes even in the absence of an extradition
treaty.
Title IV: Enhancing Prosecution and Prevention of
Terrorist Crimes
Subtitle A: Increased Penalties and Protections Against
Terrorist Acts
Section 401: Terrorism Hoaxes.
In the wake of the anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001, a number of
individuals chose to perpetrate terrorism hoaxes (e.g., sending
unidentified white powder in a letter with the intent that the recipient
believe it to be anthrax). Such hoaxes divert law-enforcement and
emergencyservices resources, and thus impede our ability to respond to
actual terrorist events. Current federal law does not adequately address
the problem of hoaxes relating to various weapons of mass destruction. At
present, the primary way to prosecute terrorism hoaxes is to use "threat"
statutes--e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 2332a, which criminalizes certain threats to
use a weapon of mass destruction, and 18 U.S.C. § 876, which criminalizes
the use of the mails to threaten injury to a person. But some terrorism
hoaxes are simply false reports that cannot easily be characterized as
outright threats.
This section would amend federal law to create a new prohibition on
terrorism hoaxes. In particular, it would (1) make it unlawful to
knowingly convey false or misleading information, where the information
reasonably may be believed, and concerns criminal activity relating to
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weapons of mass destruction; (2) require criminal defendants to
reimburse any person, including the United States, State and local first
responders who incur expenses incident to an emergency or investigative
response to the terrorism hoax; and (3) authorize a civil action for such
expenses.
Section 402: Providing Material Support to Terrorism.
18 U.S.C. § 2339A's prohibition on providing material support to
terrorists is unnecessarily narrow; it currently does not reach all
situations where material support o resources are provided to facilitate
the commission of "international terrorism." Rather, § 2339A only
encompasses those acts of international terrorism which are prohibited by
some other federal statute. Because, unlike the existing underlying
offenses in § 2339A(a), "international terrorism" per se is not an offense
under Title 18, it is prudent to establish unassailable constitutional
bases for prohibiting such support. The first basis is if the material
support is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. The second basis
is the regulation and control over the activities of U.S. nationals and
U.S. legal entities who are outside the United States. Such control is
based on, among others, the United States' constitutional foreign affairs
power. In addition, this section amends the definition of "international
terrorism" to make it clear that it covers acts which by their nature
appear to be intended for the stated purposes. Hence, there would be no
requirement to show that the defendants actually had such an intent.
(There is a conforming amendment to the definition of "domestic terrorism"
to maintain the existing parallel between the two definitions.)
Second, one court of appeals recently has questioned whether the
current prohibition in 18 U.S.C. § 2339B on providing "training" or
"personnel" to terrorist organizations designated under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act are unconstitutionally vague. See
Humanitarian Law Project v. Reno, 205 F.3d 1130 (9th Cir. 2000),
cert. denied, 121 S. Ct. 1226 (2001). But see United States v.
Lindh, ___ F. Supp. 2d (E.D. Va. 2002) (rejecting the holding of
Humanitarian Law Project). Subsection (b) would amend the pertinent
statutes to remove any possible doubts about the scope of the prohibition.
In particular, "training" would now be defined as "instruction or teaching
designed to impart a specific skill." And criminal liability for
"personnel" would apply to "knowingly provid[ing], attempt[ing] to
provide, or conspir[ing] to provide a terrorist organization with one or
more individuals (including himself) to work in concert with it or under
its direction or control."
Section 403: Weapons of Mass Destruction.
At present, the federal weapons of mass destruction statute, 18 U.S.C.
§ 2332a, contains only one of the several constitutional bases for
asserting federal jurisdiction over a terrorist attack involving weapons
of mass destruction in certain circumstances: if the attack is against a
person or property and "affect[s] interstate commerce." Id. § 2332a(a)(2).
This provision would amend the statute to specifically cover property and
persons in three other circumstances where federal jurisdiction
constitutionally can be asserted: (1) if the mail or any facility of
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commerce is used in furtherance of the offense; (2) if the attacked
property is used in interstate or foreign commerce, or in an activity that
affects interstate or foreign commerce; or (3) if any perpetrator travels
in or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce in
furtherance of the offense.
Second, with respect to attacks on government buildings, the WMD
statute only applies to attacks on property owned by the United States. It
currently does not directly criminalize attacks on foreign governments'
property in the United States. This section therefore amends the statute,
in new Subsection 2332a(a)(4), to provide for jurisdiction where the
property against which the weapon of mass destruction is directed is
property within the United States that is owned, leased, or used by a
foreign government. (The term "foreign government" is defined in 18 U.S.C.
§ 11.)
Third, the current version of the WMD statute does not prohibit the use
of chemical weapons; in fact, it expressly states that it does not apply
to attacks carried out with "a chemical weapon as that term is defined in
section 229F." 18 U.S.C. § 2332a(a), (b). This restriction was added in
the implementing legislation for the Chemical Weapons Convention on
October 22, 1998. Removing "chemical weapons" from the ambit of the WMD
statute has proven improvident, as it has created needless factual
confusion in situations where the WMD contains explosive materials but no
toxic chemicals, and where it contains toxic chemicals in addition to the
explosive material. Since most chemical weapons will always contain some
explosive material in order to cause the dispersal of the toxic chemical,
it makes little sense to arbitrarily limit the scope of the use of WMD
statute since the damage resulting from its use can be caused by either
the explosive material, or the toxic chemicals, or a combination of both.
Restoring "chemical weapons" to the scope of the WMD statute eliminates a
defendant's ability to make technical arguments that the prosecutor has
charged under the wrong statute.
In addition to making the foregoing changes in the WMD statute, this
section includes a technical amendment to 18 U.S.C. 175b (relating to
biological agents and toxins), to correct a cross-reference to a related
regulation which has been modified.
Section 404: Use of Encryption to Conceal Criminal Activity.
In recent years, terrorists and other criminals have begun to use
encryption technology to conceal their communications when planning and
conducting criminal activity. Title 18 of the United States Code currently
contains no prohibition on the use of encrypted communications to plan or
facilitate crimes. This proposal would amend federal law to provide that
any person who, during the commission of or the attempt to commit a
federal felony, knowingly and willfully uses encryption technology to
conceal any incriminating communication or information relating to that
felony, be imprisoned for an additional period of not fewer than 5 years.
These additional penalties are warranted to deter the use of encryption
technology to conceal criminal activity. In addition, it does not address
the issue of whether software companies and internet service
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providers should give law enforcement access to "keys" for the purposes
of decoding intercepted communications.
Sec. 405. Presumption for Pretrial Detention in Cases Involving
Terrorism
Defendants in federal cases who are accused of certain crimes are
presumptively denied pretrial release. 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e). Specifically,
for these crimes, there is a rebuttable presumption that "no condition or
combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the
person as required and the safety of the community." The list of crimes
currently includes drug offenses carrying maximum prison terms of 10 years
or more, but it does not include most terrorism offenses. Thus, persons
accused of many drug offenses are presumptively to be detained before
trial, but no comparable presumption exists for persons accused of most
terrorist crimes.
This section would amend 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e) to presumptively deny
release to persons charged with crimes listed in 18 U.S.C. §
2332b(g)(5)(B), which contains a standard list of offenses that are likely
to be committed by terrorists. This presumption is warranted because of
the unparalleled magnitude of the danger to the United States and its
people posed by acts of terrorism, and because terrorism is typically
engaged in by groups -- many with international connections -- that are
often in a position to help their members flee or go into hiding.
In addition to adding terrorism offenses to those creating a
presumption in favor of detention, this section makes conforming changes
in a provision describing offenses for which pretrial detention may be
considered (§ 3142(f)(1)) and in a provision identifying factors to be
considered by the judicial officer in determining whether the defendant's
appearance and public safety can reasonably be assured through release
conditions (§ 3142(g)(1)).
Section 406: "Mass Transportation Vehicle" Technical Correction.
Richard Colvin Reid has been charged with attempting to blow up
American Airlines Flight 63 with bombs concealed in his shoes, while over
the Atlantic Ocean en route from Paris to Miami. The plane was immediately
diverted to Boston. A federal grand jury sitting in the District of
Massachusetts promptly indicted Reid on a variety of federal charges,
including 18 U.S.C. § 1993, which prohibits wrecking a "mass
transportation vehicle." (Section 1993 authorizes an aggravated penalty of
up to life imprisonment when a passenger was on the mass transportation
vehicle, whereas an ordinary charge under 18 U.S.C. § 32(b) permits only a
20-year prison term where no death resulted.)
The phrase "mass transportation" in section 1993 is defined by a
cross-reference to 49 U.S.C. § 5302(a)(7) (the term also includes
schoolbus, charter, and sightseeing transportation, 18 U.S.C. §
1993(c)(5)). In contrast to the phrase "mass transportation," the word
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explicit definition in section 1993, nor is it defined in section 5302.
Reid argued that an airplane is not a "vehicle" as that term is used in
section 1993, and the district court dismissed that count of the
indictment. See United States v. Reid, 206 F. Supp. 2d 132
(D. Mass. 2002) (citing McBoyle v. United States, 283 U.S. 25
(1931) (holding that an "aircraft" is not a "vehicle" under 1 U.S.C. §
4)). This proposal specifically provides a definition of "vehicle" for the
purpose of 18 U.s.c. § 1993. This definition is broad, including any
apparatus that may be used as a vehicle. This provision also would make
technical amendments to the relevant chapter and section names.
Section 407: Acts of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries.
18 U.S.C. § 2332b covers killings and other serious violent crimes
against persons in the United States, where "conduct transcending national
boundaries" is involved. Among other grounds, federal jurisdiction exists
if "any facility of interstate or foreign commerce is used in furtherance
of the offense," or if the offense affects interstate or foreign commerce.
However, the statute's jurisdictional predicates are narrower than the
limits contained in the Constitution. For example, the predicates do not
include travel in interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of the
offense. This proposal would expand the bases for federal jurisdiction
under § 2332b, including as a jurisdictional predicate travel in
interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of the offense.
The current version of § 2332b is deficient for the additional reason
that it defines "facility of interstate or foreign commerce" to have the
same meaning given that term in 18 U.S.C. § 1958(b)(2). But § 1958(b)(2)
only defines "facility of interstate commerce" (to include "means
of transportation and communication"), and makes no mention of
foreign commerce. As a result, § 2332b is ambiguous on whether
the same stipulation--that "means of transportation and communication"
constitute a "facility of... commerce"--applies with respect to facilities
of foreign commerce. This section therefore would correct 18 U.S.C. §
1958(b)(2) so that it refers to "facility of interstate or foreign
commerce" rather than simply "facility of interstate commerce."
Section 408: Postrelease Supervision of Terrorists.
Section 812 of the USA PATRIOT Act added 18 U.S.C. § 3583(j), which
authorizes up to lifetime postrelease supervision for the perpetrators of
terrorist offenses. In contrast, the maximum supervision period for the
most serious crimes under the general rule of 18 U.S.C. § 3583(b) is five
years, and for most offenses it is three years or less. The reform adopted
in the USA PATRIOT Act reflects the continuing danger to the United States
and its people that convicted terrorists may pose even after completion of
a term of imprisonment, and legislative recognition that involvement by
offenders in terrorism may be the result of persistent (or lifelong)
ideological commitments that will not simply disappear within a few years
of release.
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This section of the bill makes conforming amendments needed to ensure
the effectiveness of the. USA PATRIOT Act reform. In part, it makes
conforming amendments in provisions affecting reimprisonment on revocation
of supervised release based on violations of release conditions.
Currently, 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(3) limits imprisonment following revocation
to five years in case of a class A felony, three years in case of a class
B felony, two years in case of a class C or D felony, and one year
otherwise. The amendments in this section do not change these maximum
periods of reimprisonment, but they amend § 3583(e)(3) to make it clear
that they are limitations on reimprisonment based on a particular
revocation, rather than limits on aggregate reimprisonment for an offender
who persistently violates release conditions and is subject to multiple
revocations on that basis.
The bill also makes a complementary change in 18 U.S.C. § 3583(h).
Section 3583(h) currently provides that the court may impose a term of
supervised release to follow reimprisonment based on revocation of
release--but not if the maximum reimprisonment term allowed by §
3583(e)(3) was imposed. Thus, the court is barred from imposing the
maximum reimprisonment term--even if the maximum term is fully warranted
by the nature of the offender's violation of release conditions and
resulting danger to the public--if the court wants to preserve the option
of providing further supervision for the offender once the term of
reimprisonment is over. Since this limitation works against the effective
supervision of released terrorists and protection of the public, the bill
proposes that it be eliminated.
In addition, this section provides that the sentence for a terrorist
offense within the scope of 18 U.S.C. § 3583(j) must include a term of
supervised release of at least 10 years. By way of comparison, provisions
of the drug laws that authorize extended postrelease supervision periods
for certain drug offenses mandate that the sentence impose supervision
terms of at least 10 years, eight years, six years, five years, four
years, three years, two years, or one year for various offenses and
offenders. See 21 U.S.C. § 841. The corresponding proposal for terrorists
in this bill reflects the judgment that persons convicted of terrorist
crimes generally pose a sufficient public safety concern that they should
uniformly be subject to observation for a substantial period of time
following release. This does not curtail the court's normal authority to
revisit the period of supervision imposed in the sentence at any time
after one year of release, and to shorten or terminate supervision if
appropriate. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1). It does, however, reflect a
judgment that the period of monitoring and oversight for offenders
convicted of terrorist crimes should at least be 10 years following
release, unless the court affirmatively determines thereafter that further
supervision is unwarranted.
This section broadens the class of offenses subject to extended
supervision periods under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(j) by deleting a limitation to
offenses which result in, or create a foreseeable risk of, death or
serious injury. With this amendment, the provision includes all offenses
in the standard list of crimes likely to be committed by terrorists and
supporters of terrorism (see 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5)(B)). The existing
limitation could complicate or prevent the imposition of
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appropriate supervision periods on persons convicted of non-violent
terrorist offenses--such as a cyberterrorism attack on the United States
that results in tens of billions of dollars of economic damage--and on
persons who provide the essential financial or other material support for
the apparatus of terrorism, but do not directly engage themselves in
violent terrorist acts. The continuing danger posed to the national
security by such persons may be no less than that posed by the direct
perpetrators of terrorist violence, and the courts should be afforded the
same degree of discretion in prescribing postrelease supervision in their
cases.
Section 409: Suspension, Revocation, and Denial of Certificates for
Civil Aviation or National Security Reasons.
This section provides procedures for the suspension, revocation, and
denial of pilot certificates in relation to persons who pose a threat to
civil aviation or national security. There is an immediate practical need
for clarification and confirmation of the authority of the Under Secretary
of Transportation for Security and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) in this area because there are several pending challenges to FAA
revocations by persons whose certificates were revoked following
notification that they "were known to pose, or suspected of posing, a risk
of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger safety" (49
U.S.C. § 114(h)(2)).
Section 410: No Statute of Limitations for Terrorism Crimes.
This section broadens the class of offenses that may be prosecuted
without limitation of time under 18 U.S.C. § 3286(b) by deleting a
limitation to offenses which result in, or create a foreseeable risk of,
death or serious injury. With this amendment, the provision includes all
offenses in the standard list of crimes likely to be committed by
terrorists and supporters of terrorism (see 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5)(B)).
The existing limitation could complicate or prevent the prosecution of
persons convicted of non-violent terrorist offenses--such as a
cyberterrorism attack on the United States that results in tens of
billions of dollars of economic damage--and of persons who provide the
essential financial or other material support for the apparatus of
terrorism, but do not directly engage themselves in violent terrorist
acts. The continuing danger posed to the national security by such persons
may be no less than that posed by the direct perpetrators of terrorist
violence, and they should not be entitled to permanent immunity from
prosecution merely because they have succeeded in avoiding identification
and apprehension for some period of time.
Section 411: Penalties for terrorist murders.
Existing law does not consistently provide adequate maximum penalties
for fatal acts of terrorism. For example, in a case in which a terrorist
caused massive loss of life by sabotaging a national defense installation
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2155, sabotaging a nuclear facility in
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violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2284, or destroying an energy facility in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1366, there would be no possibility of imposing
the death penalty under the statutes defining these offenses because they
contain no death penalty authorizations.
In contrast, dozens of other federal violent crime provisions authorize
up to life imprisonment or the death penalty in cases where victims are
killed. There are also cross-cutting provisions which authorize these
sanctions for specified classes of offenses whenever death results, such
as 18 U.S.C. § 2245, which provides that a person who, in the course of a
sexual abuse 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."
This section similarly authorizes uniformly up to life imprisonment or
the death penalty for conduct resulting in death that occurs in the course
of the offenses likely to be committed by terrorists that are listed in 18
U.S.C. § 2232b(g)(5)(B) or in the course of terrorist activities as
defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2510 under the amendment in section 121 of this
bill.
This section also adds the new provision covering terrorist offenses
resulting in death (proposed 18 U.S.C. § 2339D) to the list of offenses in
18 U.S.C. § 3592(c)(1) whose commission permits the jury to consider
imposition of the death penalty. This will make the option of capital
punishment available more consistently in cases involving fatal terrorist
crimes. The imposition of capital punishment in such cases will continue
to be subject to the requirement under 18 U.S.C. § 3591 that the offender
have a high degree of culpability with respect to the death of the victim
or victims, and to the requirement that the jury conclude that the death
penalty is warranted under the standards and procedures of 18 U.S.C. §
3593.
Subtitle B: Incapacitating Terrorism Financing
Section 421: Increased Penalties for Terrorism Financing.
At present, the maximum civil penalty for violations of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq., is
only $10,000 per violation, see 50 U.S.C. § 1705. This is a
relatively mild maximum fine; the civil penalty for violations of the
Clean Water Act, for example, is filly $25,000 for each day the violation
persists. See 33 U.S.C. § 1319(d). IEEPA's modest civil penalty may not
adequately deter individuals who are considering engaging in economic
transactions that finance terrorist organizations, or otherwise trading
with prohibited persons. And given the severity of terrorist threats, and
the consequences of a successful terrorist attack, the United States
should be able to punish those who finance terrorism at least as severely
as it can punish polluters. This proposal therefore would amend IEEPA to
increase the maximum civil penalty amount from $10,000 per violation to
$50,000 per violation.
Section 422: Money Laundering Through Hawalas
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Under federal law, a financial transaction constitutes a money
laundering offense only if the funds involved in the transaction represent
the proceeds of some criminal offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)
("represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity"); 18 U.S.C. §
1957(f)(2) ("property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained
from a criminal offense"). There is some uncertainty, however, as to
whether the "proceeds element" is satisfied as to all aspects of a money
laundering scheme when two or more transactions are conducted in parallel.
For example, consider the following transaction: A sends drug proceeds to
B, who deposits the money in Bank Account 1. Simultaneously or
subsequently, B takes an equal amount of money from Bank Account 2 and
sends it to A, or to a person designated by A. The first transaction from
A to B clearly satisfies the proceeds element of the money laundering
statute, but there is some question as to whether second transaction--the
one that involves only funds withdrawn from Bank Account 2--does so. The
question has become increasingly important because such parallel
transactions are the technique used to launder money through hawalas and
the Black Market Peso Exchange.
Several courts have addressed related issues, holding that both parts
of the parallel or later transaction (sometimes called a "dependent"
transaction because it would not have occurred but for the first
transaction) involve criminal proceeds for purposes of the money
laundering statute. See United States v. Covey, 232 F.3d 641 (8th
Cir. 2000) (where defendant receives cash from drug dealer, and gives drug
dealer checks drawn on own funds in return, transfer of checks is a money
laundering offense involving SUA proceeds); United States v.
Mankarious, 151 F.3d 694 (7th Cir. 1998) (if check constituting SUA
proceeds is deposited in bank account, and second check is written on that
account, second check constitutes proceeds, even if first check has not
yet cleared); United States v. Farrington, 2000 WL 1751996 (D.V.I.
2000) (if check constituting SUA proceeds is deposited into bank account,
and second check is drawn on same account on same day, second check is SUA
proceeds, even though first check has not yet cleared). This proposal is
intended to remove all uncertainty on this point by providing that all
constitute parts of a set of parallel or dependent transactions involve
criminal proceeds if one such transaction does so.
Section 423: Suspension of Tax-Exempt Status of Designated Foreign
Terrorist Organizations.
A group that the United States formally designates as a "terrorist
organization" is liable, among many measures, to have their assets frozen
and their members barred from entering the United States. However, under
current law, "terrorist organizations" that have registered as taxexempt
organizations under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code can retain
their taxexempt status. And individuals who contribute to these designated
"terrorist organizations" still are able to deduct those
contributions.
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This section amends section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code to suspend
automatically the tax exempt status of any group upon its designation as a
"terrorist organization" under the several authorities. It also denies
deductions for any donations made to such organizations during the period
of suspension.
Section 424: Denial of Federal Benefits to Terrorists.
Current law allows federal courts to deny federal benefits to persons
who have been convicted of drug-trafficking or drug-possession crimes. 21
U.S.C. § 862. As a result, these convicts can be prohibited, for periods
of up to life, from receiving grants, contracts, loans, professional
licenses, or commercial licenses that are provided by a federal, agency or
out of appropriated funds. But despite the fact that terrorism is at least
as dangerous to the United States' national security as drug offenses,
there presently is no legal authority to deny federal benefits to persons
who have been convicted of terrorism crimes. This section would eliminate
this inconsistency, and ensure that the same disincentives that the law
creates with respect to drug crimes are available in the terrorism
context, as well. Specifically, it would give federal courts the authority
to deny federal benefits to any person convicted of an offense listed in
18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5)(B).
Section 425: Corrections to Financing of Terrorism Statute.
This section corrects a number of drafting errors in the recently
enacted financing of terrorism statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2339C, and supplies a
definition for the term "material support or resources" as used in that
statute by cross-referencing the existing definition in 18 U.S.C. §
2339A(b).
Section 426: Terrorism-related specified activities for money
laundering.
This section adds three terrorism-related provisions to the list of
specified unlawful activities that serve as predicates for the money
laundering statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1956. Subsection (a) adds as a RICO
predicate the offense in 18 U.S.C. § 1960 (relating to illegal money
transmitting businesses), which has the effect of making this offense a
money laundering predicate through the cross-reference in 18 U.S.C. §
1956(b)(7)(A). Subsection (b) directly adds as money laundering predicates
the new terrorist-financing offense in 18 U.S.C. § 2339C and the offense
of misusing social security numbers under 42 U.S.C. § 408.
Section 427: Assets of Persons Committing Terrorist Acts Against
Foreign Countries or International Organizations.
The USA PATRIOT Act enacted a new forfeiture provision at 18 U.S.C. §
981(a)(1)(G) pertaining to the assets of any person planning or
perpetrating an act of terrorism against the
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United States. This section adds a parallel provision pertaining to the
assets of any person planning or perpetrating an act of terrorism against
a foreign state or international organization while acting within the
jurisdiction of the United States.
Section 428: Technical and Conforming Amendments Relating to the USA
PATRIOT Act.
This section makes a number of corrections relating to provisions of
the USA PATRIOT Act, mostly affecting money laundering or asset
forfeiture. While essentially technical in nature, these amendments are
critical, because typographical and other errors in the USA PATRIOT Act
provisions are preventing prosecutors from fully utilizing that Act's
tools. For example, certain new forfeiture authorities enacted by that Act
refer to a non-existent statute, 31 U.S.C. § 5333, where 31 U.S.C. § 5331
is intended.
Subsection (a) makes technical corrections to a number of provisions in
the USA PATRIOT Act. Subsection (b) codifies section 316(a)-(c) of that
Act as 18 U.S.C. § 987. Subsection (c) adds explicit language covering
conspiracies to two offenses likely to be committed by terrorists (18
U.S.C. § 33 and 1366), conforming to section 811 of the USA PATRIOT Act,
which added conspiracy language to other terrorism offense provisions.
Title V: Enhancing Immigration and Border Security
Section 501: Expatriation of Terrorists.
Under 8 U.S.C. § 1481, an American can lose his citizenship by
voluntarily, and with the intent to relinquish nationality, taking any of
a number of actions, including: (1) obtaining Nationality in a foreign
state; (2) taking an oath of allegiance to a foreign state; and, most
importantly, (3) serving in the armed forces of a foreign state that are
engaged in hostilities against the United States. The current expatriation
statute does not, however, provide for the relinquishing of citizenship in
cases where an American serves in a hostile foreign terrorist
organization. It thus fails to take account of the myriad ways in which,
in the modern world, war can be waged against the United States.
This provision would amend 8 U.S.C. § 1481 to make clear that, just as
an American can relinquish his citizenship by serving in a hostile foreign
army, so can he relinquish his citizenship by serving in a hostile
terrorist organization. Specifically, an American could be expatriated if,
with the intent to relinquish nationality, he becomes a member of, or
provides material support to, a group that the United States has
designated as a "terrorist organization," if that group is engaged in
hostilities against the United States.
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This provision also would make explicit that the intent to relinquish
nationality need not be manifested in words, but can be inferred from
conduct. The Supreme Court already has recognized that intent can be
inferred from conduct. See, e.g., Vance v. Terrazas,
444 U.S. 252, 260 (1980) (recognizing that the "intent to relinquish
citizenship ... . [can be] expressed in words or. . . found as a fair
inference from proved conduct"); see also King v. Rogers, 463 F.2d
1188, 1189 (9th Cir. 1972) ("[S]pecific subjective intent to renounce
United States citizenship... may [be] prove[d].. . by evidence of an
explicit renunciation, acts inconsistent with United States citizenship,
or by affirmative voluntary act[s] clearly manifesting a decision to
accept [foreign] nationality." (citations omitted)); United States v.
Schffer, 831 F. Supp. 1166, 1194 (E.D. Pa. 1993) ("Specific intent
may.. . be proven by evidence of what steps the alleged expatriate did or
did not take in connection with his expatriating acts."), aff'd without
opinion, 31 F.3d 1175 (3rd Cir. 1994). Specifically, this proposal would
make service in a hostile army or terrorist group prima facie evidence of
an intent to renounce citizenship.
Section 502: Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Violations of Immigration
and Nationality Act.
Aliens all too frequently flaunt the requirements of the Immigration
and Nationality Act because that statute does not include effective
criminal deterrence. There are minimal criminal penalties directly
attached to fundamental violations, or there is no effective prosecution
of fraudulent documents, marriage fraud, or unlawful employment of aliens.
Criminal penalties in some cases are misdemeanors or require that a
pattern and practice of violations be shown to warrant felony punishment.
This provision would amend the INA to increase the penalties for a number
of immigration crimes, including unlawful entries, alien-smuggling crimes,
crimes involving fraud, and failures to depart.
Section 503: Inadmissibility and Removability of National Security
Aliens or Criminally Charged Aliens.
The Attorney General does not have sufficient authority to bar an alien
from the United States, or to remove an alien from the United States, on
the basis of national security. The direct authority for barring admission
or removing an alien does not provide sufficient authority for action
based strictly on national security grounds. This provision would give the
Attorney General sufficient authority to deny admission to the United
States, or to remove from the United States, those individuals whom the
Attorney General has reason to believe would pose a danger to the national
security of the United States, based on the statutory definition of
"national security" under the Act in connection with the designation of
foreign terrorist organizations. The new ground of admissibility, and the
new ground of removal, would parallel the authority currently granted to
the Secretary of State in INA § 212(a)(3)(C)(i) to determine that an
alien's entry or activities the Secretary has reasonable grounds to
believe would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences
for the United States, thereby making the alien excludable.
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In this case, the Attorney General must have reason to believe that the
alien poses a danger to the national security of the United States and may
deny admission. In addition, this provision would give the Attorney
General the authority to bar from the United States aliens who have been
convicted of, or charged with, serious crimes in other countries.
Section 504: Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens.
Current law provides for the expedited removal of aliens in very
limited circumstances. Expedited removal enables the government to quickly
remove from the United States certain aliens who have been convicted of
certain crimes, and renders the aliens ineligible for "discretionary
relief." The expedited removal authorities (set forth in section 238(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1228(b)) only apply to
nonpermanent resident aliens. In addition, only "aggravated felonies" can
trigger expedited removal. But once an alien has been convicted of a
criminal offense, any additional administrative process is unnecessary: a
court has already found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the alien has
committed the acts which render him removable. Nor is there any reason to
distinguish between aliens who are permanent residents and aliens who are
not: for both types of aliens, the fact of a criminal conviction suffices
to establish that a person is removable.
This provision would strengthen the existing expedited removal
authorities in several ways. First, it would expand the individuals
subject to expedited removal to include all aliens, not just nonpermanent
residents. Second, it would expand the expedited-removal-triggering crimes
to include some of the offenses listed in INA § 237(a)(2)(A), (B), (C)
& (D), including possession of controlled substances, firearms
offenses, espionage, sabotage, treason, threats against the President,
violations of the Trading with the Enemy Act, draft evasion, and certain
alien smuggling crimes. Perversely, many of these offenses are far more
serious than "aggravated felonies," and yet at present do not trigger
expedited removal.
In addition, this provision would curtail the authorities for contested
judicial removal currently codified at INA § 238(c) (8 U.S.C. § 1228(c)).
Contested judicial removal has been seldom utilized because its procedures
are unduly cumbersome. They require the prosecutor and district judge to
try immigration relief issues which are outside their areas of
expertiseissues that particularly in the criminal context are properly
committed to the Attorney General's discretion. The existing process also
requires the INS Commissioner to make multiple submissions, once in
presenting the immigration charges and basis, and then in responding to
any relief request the aliens might make in the proceeding. The entire
process significantly expands the scope of the criminal trial. The
proposal to expand the streamlined administrative process to cover more
aliens and more crimes would render contested judicial removal largely
superfluous. This amendment would, however, preserve stipulated judicial
orders as under existing subsection (c)(5). The amendment also would
correct a technical error in the section numbering.
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Section 505: Clarification of Continuing Nature of Failure-to-Depart
Offense, and Deletion of Provisions on Suspension of Sentence.
The existing offense of failing to depart is defined in section
243(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. §
1253(a)(1)(A)). The statute applies to an alien's failure to depart
"within a period of 90 days from the date of the final order." While this
provision reasonably can be interpreted as a continuing offense, it is
conceivable that aliens who have willfully remained in the United States
for several years after a final order of removal might claim that
prosecution is barred by the 5 year period of limitations. (18 U.S.C. §
3282).
This amendment would clarify existing law by making it explicit that a
willful failure to depart is a continuing offense. Specifically, it would
amend section 243(a)(1)(A) to expressly state that it is unlawful for any
alien against whom a final order of removal is outstanding willfully to
remain in the United States more than 90 days after the date of the final
order of removal under administrative processes, or if judicial review is
had, then more than 90 days after the final order of the court.
Subsection (b) of this proposal eliminates the authority of courts
under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a) to suspend for good cause the sentence of an
alien convicted of failure to depart. This authority is inconsistent with
the general principles of federal sentencing law, including the 1984
Sentencing Reform Act which, among other things, abolished suspension of
sentence generally for federal offenses. The ability of courts to suspend
sentences for failure to depart renders the potential criminal penalties
for this offense ineffective. The Department does not expect that
subsection (b) would be applied retroactively to offenders whose offenses
occurred prior to the date of enactment.
Section 506: Additional Removal Authorities.
This section augments the specification of places to which aliens may
be removed under 8 U.S.C. § 123 1(b), to provide additional options where
the alien cannot be removed to any country currently specified in the
statute.
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A BILL
To enhance the domestic security of the United States of America, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- (a) SHORT TITLE. -- This Act may be cited as the "Domestic Security
Enhancement Act
- of 2003."
- (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. -- The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
- Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
- TITLE I -- ENHANCING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORITIES
- Subtitle A: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Amendments
- Sec. 101. Individual Terrorists as Foreign Powers.
- Sec. 102. Clandestine Intelligence Activities by Agent of a Foreign
Power.
- Sec. 103. Strengthening Wartime Authorities Under FISA.
- Sec. 104. Strengthening FISA's Presidential Authorization Exception.
- Sec. 105. Law Enforcement Use of FISA Information.
- Sec. 106. Defense of Reliance on Authorization.
- Sec. 107. Pen Registers in FISA Investigations.
- Sec. 108. Appointed Counsel in Appeals to FISA Court of Review.
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- Sec. 109. Enforcement of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Orders.
- Sec. 110. Technical Correction Related to the USA PATRIOT Act.
- Sec. 111. International Terrorist Organizations as Foreign Powers.
- Subtitle B: Enhancement of Law Enforcement
Investigative Tools
- Sec. 121. Definition of Terrorist Activities.
- Sec. 122. Inclusion of Terrorist Activities as Surveillance
Predicates.
- Sec. 123. Extension of Authorized Periods Relating to Surveillance
and Searches in
- Investigations of Terrorist Activities.
- Sec. 124. Multi-function Devices.
- Sec. 125. Nationwide Search Warrants in Terrorism Investigations.
- Sec. 126. Equal Access to Consumer Credit Reports.
- Sec. 127. Autopsy Authority.
- Sec. 128. Administrative Subpoenas in Terrorism Investigations
- Sec. 129. Strengthening Access to and Use of Information in National
Security
- Investigations.
- TITLE II -- PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
- Sec. 201. Prohibition of Disclosure of Terrorism Investigation
Detainee Information.
- Sec. 202. Distribution of "Worst Case Scenario" Information.
- Sec. 203. Information Relating to Capitol Buildings.
- Sec. 204. Ex Parte Authorizations Under Classified Information
Procedures Act.
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- Sec. 205. Exclusion of United States Security Requirements from
Gross Income of
- Protected Officials.
- Sec. 206. Grand Jury Information in Terrorism Cases.
- TITLE III -- ENHANCING INVESTIGATIONS OF TERRORIST
PLOTS
- Subtitle A: Terrorism Identification Database
- Sec. 301. Short Title.
- Sec. 302. Collection and Use of Identification Information from
Suspected Terrorists and
- Other Sources.
- Sec. 303. Establishment of Database to Facilitate Investigation and
Prevention of Terrorist
- Activities.
- Sec. 304. Definitions.
- Sec. 305. Existing Authorities.
- Sec. 306. Conditions of Release.
- Subtitle B: Facilitating Information Sharing and
Cooperation
- Sec. 311. State and Local Information Sharing.
- Sec. 312. Appropriate Remedies with Respect to Law Enforcement
Surveillance Activities.
- Sec. 313. Disclosure of Information.
- Subtitle C: Facilitating International Terrorism
Investigations
- Sec. 321 Authority to Seek Search Warrants and Orders to Assist
Foreign States.
- Sec. 322. Extradition Without Treaties and for Offenses Not Covered
by an Existing Treaty.
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- TITLE IV -- ENHANCING PROSECUTION AND PREVENTION OF
TERRORIST
- CRIMES
- Subtitle A: Increased Penalties and Protections
Against Terrorist Acts
- Sec. 401. Terrorism Hoaxes.
- Sec. 402. Providing Material Support to Terrorism.
- Sec. 403. Weapons of Mass Destruction.
- Sec. 404. Use of Encryption to Conceal Criminal Activity.
- Sec. 405. Presumption for Pretrial Detention in Cases Involving
Terrorism, Firearms,
- Explosives, or Serious Violent Felonies.
- Sec. 406. "Mass Transportation Vehicle" Technical Correction.
- Sec. 407. Acts of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries.
- Sec. 408. Postrelease Supervision of Terrorists.
- Sec. 409. Suspension, revocation, and denial of certificates for
civil aviation or national
- security reasons.
- Sec. 410. No Statute of Limitations for Terrorism Offenses.
- Sec. 411. Penalties for Terrorist Murders.
- Subtitle B: Incapacitating Terrorism Financing
- Sec. 421. Increased Penalties for Terrorism Financing.
- Sec. 422. Money Laundering Through Hawalas.
- Sec. 423. Suspension of Tax-Exempt Status of Designated Terrorist
Organizations.
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- Sec. 424. Denial of Federal Benefits to Terrorists.
- Sec. 425. Corrections to Financing of Terrorism Statute.
- Sec. 426: Terrorism-Related Specified Activities for Money
Laundering.
- Sec. 427: Assets of Persons Committing Terrorist Acts Against
Foreign Countries or
- International Organizations.
- Sec. 428: Technical and Conforming Amendments Relating to the USA
PATRIOT ACT.
- TITLE V -- ENHANCING IMMIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY
- Sec. 501. Expatriation of Terrorists.
- Sec. 502. Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Violations of Immigration
and Nationality Act.
- Sec. 503. Inadmissibility and Removability of National Security
Aliens or Criminally Charged
- Aliens.
- Sec. 504. Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens.
- Sec. 505. Clarification of Continuing Nature of Failure-to-Depart
Offense, and Deletion of
- Provisions on Suspension of Sentence.
- Sec. 506. Additional Countries of Removal.
- Title I: Enhancing National Security Authorities
- Subtitle A: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Amendments
- Sec. 101: Individual Terrorists as Foreign Powers.
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- Section 101(a)(4) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1801(a)(4)) is amended by inserting "or individual" after "group".
- Sec. 102: Clandestine Intelligence Activities by Agent of a
Foreign Power.
- Section 101(b)(2)(A) and (B) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
- U.S.C. 1801(b)(2)(A) and (B)) are each amended by striking ", which"
and all that follows
- through "States"
- Sec. 103: Strengthening Wartime Authorities Under FISA.
- Sections 111, 309, and 404 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50
- U.S.C. 1811, 1829, and 1844) are each amended by inserting after
"Congress" the following:
- ", the enactment of legislation authorizing the use of military
force, or an attack on the United
- States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces creating
a national emergency."
- Sec. 104: Strengthening FISA's Presidential Authorization
Exception.
- Section 102(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1802(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ", other than the spoken
communications of
- individuals,".
- Sec. 105: Law Enforcement Use of FISA Information.
- Sections 106(b), 305(c), and 405(b) of the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act of 1978
- (50 U.S.C. 1806(b), 1825(c), and 1845(b)) are each amended by
striking "the Attorney
- General" and inserting "the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, the Associate
- Attorney General, or an Assistant Attorney General designated by the
Attorney General".
- Sec. 106: Defense of Reliance on Authorization.
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- (a) Section 109 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 1809(b))
- is amended by inserting after "jurisdiction" the following: "or was
authorized by and
- conducted pursuant to the authorization of the President or the
Attorney General".
- (b) Section 307(b) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1827(b)) is amended by inserting after 'jurisdiction" the following:
"or was authorized by and
- conducted pursuant to the authorization of the President or the
Attorney General".
- Sec. 107: Pen Registers in FISA Investigations.
- Section 402(a)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1842(a)(1)) is amended by striking "not concerning" and all that
follows through "intelligence
- activities".
- Sec. 108: Appointed Counsel in Appeals to FISA Court of
Review.
- Section 103(b) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
(50 U.S.C. 1803(b))
- is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The
court of review in its
- discretion may appoint counsel, with appropriate security clearance,
to defend the denial of
- the application, and such counsel shall be compensated as provided
for representation in an
- appellate court case under section 3006A(d) of title 18, United
States Code.".
- Sec. 109: Enforcement of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Orders.
- Section 103 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50
U.S.C. 1803) is
- amended by --
- (1) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
- (2) inserting after subsection (c) the following:
- "(d) Enforcement of court's orders.
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- "The court established by subsection (a) shall have the same
authority as a United States
- district court to enforce its orders, including the authority to
punish any disobedience of such
- orders as contempt of court.".
- Sec. 110: Technical Correction Related to the USA PATRIOT
Act.
- Section 224(a) of Pub. L. 107-56 is amended by inserting "204,"
before "205".
- Sec. 111. International Terrorist Organizations as Foreign
Powers.
- (a) Section 101(i) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1801(i)) is amended by striking "or (3)" and inserting "(3), or
(4)".
- (b) Section 105(e) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1805(e)) is amended --
- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "or (3)" and inserting "(3), or
(4)"; and
- (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "or against a foreign power as
defined in section
- 101(a)(4) that is not a United States person,".
- (c) Section 304(d) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978 (50 U.S.C.
- 1824(d)) is amended --
- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "or (3)" and inserting "(3), or
(4)"; and
- (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "or against a foreign power, as
defined in section
- 101(a)(4), that is not a United States person,".
- Subtitle B: Enhancement of Law Enforcement
Surveillance Tools
- Sec. 121: Definition of Terrorist Activities.
- (a) Section 2510 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
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- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) and (21) as paragraphs (22) and
(23)
- respectively; and
- (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
- "(20) 'terrorist activities' means an offense described in section
- 2332b(g)(5)(B), an offense involved in or related to domestic or
international terrorism as
- defined in section 2331, or a conspiracy or attempt to engage in
such conduct;
- "(21) 'criminal investigation' includes any investigation of
terrorist activities;".
- (b) Section 3127(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting "'terrorist
- activities', 'criminal investigation'," after "service',".
- Sec. 122: Inclusion of Terrorist Activities as Surveillance
Predicates.
- (a) Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (1)
- (A) in paragraph (c)
- (i) by inserting before "section 1992 (relating to wrecking trains)"
the
- following: "section 37 (relating to violence at international
airports), section
- 930(c) (relating to attack on federal facility with firearm),
section 956 (conspiracy
- to harm persons or property overseas),"; and
- (ii) by inserting before "a felony violation of section 1028" the
following:
- "section 1993 (relating to mass transportation systems),".
- (B) in paragraph (q), by striking all that follows the semicolon;
- (C) by redesignating paragraph (r) as paragraph (s); and
- (D) by inserting after paragraph (q) the following:
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- "(r) terrorist activities; or"; and
- (2) in subsection (2)
- (A) by inserting "or activities" before "as to which", and
- (B) by inserting "terrorist activities or" before "the commission".
- (b) Section 2518(7)(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
--
- (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) as subparagraphs
(iii) and (iv)
- respectively; and
- (2) by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following:
- "(ii) terrorist activities,".
- (c) Section 3123(b)(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting "or
- activities" after "offense".
- (d) Section 3125(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
--
- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "or" at the end;
- (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and
- (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
- "(B) terrorist activities;
- "(C) conspiratorial activities threatening the national security
interest; or".
- (t) Section 3127(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
to read as
- follows:
- "(A) any district court of the United States (including a magistrate
judge of such a
- court) or any United States court of appeals that--
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- "(i) has jurisdiction over the offense or activities being
investigated;
- "(ii) is in or for a district in which the provider of wire or
electronic
- communication service is located; or
- "(iii) is in or for a district in which a landlord, custodian, or
other person
- subject to section 3124(a) or (b) is located; or".
- Sec. 123: Extension of Authorized Periods Relating to
Surveillance and Searches in
- Investigations of Terrorist Activities.
- (a) Section 2518 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (5)
- (A) in the first sentence, by inserting "or, in the case of an
interception relating to
- terrorist activities, ninety days" after "thirty days";
- (B) in the second sentence, by striking "Such thirty-day period
begins" and
- inserting "These periods begin";
- (C) in the fourth sentence, by inserting "or, in the case of an
interception relating
- to terrorist activities, ninety days" after "thirty days"; and
- (D) in the fifth sentence
- (i) by striking "practicable," and inserting "practicable and"; and
- (ii) by striking ", and must terminate" and all that follows through
"thirty
- days."; and
- (2) in subsection (6), by inserting in the second sentence after
"require" the following:
- "so long as no interval is less than thirty days in the case of an
interception relating to
- terrorist activities".
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- (b) Section 2705(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, are amended by
- inserting "or the national security" after "individual".
- (c) Section 3123(c)(1) and (2) of title 18, United States Code, are
amended by inserting
- after "or, in an investigation of terrorist activities, 120 days"
after "sixty days".
- Sec. 124: Multi-function Devices
- (a) Section 2518(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end the
- following: "Where a communication device to be monitored under an
order authorizing the
- interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication is capable
of performing multiple
- functions, communications transmitted or received through any
function performed by the
- device may be intercepted and accessed unless the order specifies
otherwise and, upon a
- showing as for a search warrant, the order may authorize the
retrieval of other information
- (whether or not constituting or derived from a communication whose
interception the order
- authorizes) from the device.".
- (b) Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (a), by striking "court with jurisdiction over the
offense under
- investigation or equivalent State warrant" and inserting "court in a
district in which the
- provider is located or that has jurisdiction over the offense or
activities under
- investigation or equivalent State warrant or pursuant to a court
order issued under
- section 2518"; and
- (2) in subsections (b)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(A), by striking "court with
jurisdiction over
- the offense under investigation or equivalent State warrant" and
inserting "court in a
- district in which the provider is located or that has jurisdiction
over the offense or
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- activities under investigation or equivalent State warrant or a
court order issued under
- section 2518".
- (c) Section 3123(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting at the end the
- following as a flush last sentence: "Where the order relates t&
a communication device
- capable of performing multiple functions, a pen register or trap and
trace device may be used
- with respect to communications transmitted or received through any
function of the device
- unless the order specifies otherwise.".
- Sec. 125: Nationwide Search Warrants in Terrorism
Investigations.
- Rule 41 (a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended
--
- (1) by inserting "or of an offense listed in 18 U.S.C. §
2332b(g)(5)(B))" after
- "2331)"; and
- (2) by inserting "or offense" after "the terrorism".
- Sec. 126: Equal Access to Consumer Credit Reports.
- Section 168 1b(a)(1) of title 15, United States Code is amended by
striking "grand jury"
- and inserting "grand jury, or the request of a law enforcement
officer upon his certification
- that the information will be used only in connection with his duties
to enforce federal law, in
- which case the disclosure to such law enforcement officer will not
be disclosed to the
- consumer to whom such report relates without further order of a
federal court".
- Sec. 127: Autopsy Authority.
- (a) Chapter 31 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the
- following:
- "§ 530C. Autopsy authority in criminal investigations
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- "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General
may, when
- deemed necessary or appropriate in the conduct of a criminal
investigation, take
- custody of, and order an autopsy and related scientific or medical
tests to be
- performed on the body of, a deceased person. To the extent
consistent with the needs
- of the autopsy or of specific scientific or medical tests, the
Attorney General shall
- take such steps as necessary to respect the provisions of any
applicable law protecting
- religious beliefs of the deceased person or the deceased persons
family. Before
- ordering an autopsy or related tests under this section, the
Attorney General shall
- endeavor to inform the family of the deceased person, if known, that
the autopsy shall
- be performed. After the autopsy and any related tests have been
performed, the
- remains of the deceased person shall be returned as soon as
practicable to that
- deceased person's family, if known.".
- (b) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by
- inserting at the end: "530C. Autopsy authority in criminal
investigations.".
- Sec. 128. Administrative Subpoenas in Terrorism
Investigations.
- (a) [N GENERAL- Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting
- after section 2332e the following:
- "Sec. 2332f. Administrative subpoenas in terrorism investigations.
- "(a) AUTHORIZATION OF USE--In any investigation with respect an
offense listed in
- section 2332b(g)(5)(B) or an offense involved in or related to
international or domestic
- terrorism as defined in section 2331, the Attorney General may
subpoena witnesses, compel
- the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the
production of any records
- (including books, papers, documents, electronic data, and other
tangible things that constitute
- or contain evidence) that he finds relevant or material to the
investigation. A subpoena under
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- this section shall describe the records or items required to be
produced and prescribe a return
- date within a reasonable period of time within which the records or
items can be assembled
- and made available. The attendance of witnesses and the production
of records may be
- required from any place in any State or in any territory or other
place subject to the
- jurisdiction of the United States at any designated place of
hearing; except that a witness shall
- not be required to appear at any hearing more than 500 miles distant
from the place where he
- was served with a subpoena. Witnesses summoned under this section
shall be paid the same
- fees and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the
United States.
- "(b) SERVICE--A subpoena issued under this section may be served by
any person
- designated in the subpoena as the agent of service. Service upon a
natural person may be
- made by personal delivery of the subpoena to him or by certified
mail with return receipt
- requested. Service may be made upon a domestic or foreign
corporation or upon a
- partnership or other unincorporated association that is subject to
suit under a common name,
- by delivering the subpoena to an officer, to a managing or general
agent, or to any other
- agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of
process. The affidavit of the
- person serving the subpoena entered by him on a true copy thereof
shall be sufficient proof of
- service.
- "(c) ENFORCEMENT--In the case of the contumacy by, or refusal to
obey a subpoena
- issued to, any person, the Attorney General may invoke the aid of
any court of the United
- States within whose jurisdiction the investigation is carried on or
the subpoenaed person
- resides, carries on business, or may be found, to compel compliance
with the subpoena. The
- court may issue an order requiring the subpoenaed person, in
accordance with the subpoena,
- to appear, to produce records, or to give testimony touching the
matter under investigation.
- Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the
court as contempt thereof
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- Any process under this subsection may be served in any judicial
district in which the person
- may be found.
- "(d) NON-DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS--No person shall disclose to any
other
- person that a subpoena was received or records provided pursuant to
this section, other than
- to (i) those persons to whom such disclosure is necessary in order
to comply with the
- subpoena, (ii) an attorney to obtain legal advice with respect to
testimony or the production
- of records in response to the subpoena, and (iii) other persons as
permitted by the Attorney
- General. Any person who receives a disclosure under this subsection
shall be subject to the
- same prohibition of disclosure.
- "(e) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY- Any person, including officers,
agents, and
- employees, who in good faith produce the records or items requested
in a subpoena shall not
- be liable in any court of any State or the United States to any
customer or other person for
- such production or for non-disclosure of that production to the
customer or other person, in
- compliance with the terms of a court order for non-disclosure.".
- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The analysis for chapter
113B
- of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section
- 2332e the following:
- "Sec. 2332f. Administrative subpoenas in terrorism investigations".
- Sec. 129: Strengthening Access to and Use of Information in
National Security
- Investigations.
- (a) VIOLATION OF NONDISCLOSURE PROVISIONS FOR NATIONAL
- SECURITY LETTERS AND COURT ORDERS. -- Section 1510 of title 18,
United States
- Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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- "(e) Whoever violates section 2709(c) or 2332f(d) of this title,
section 625(d) or 626(c)
- of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, section 1114(a)(3) or (5)(D) of
the Right to Financial
- Privacy Act, section 802(b) of the National Security Act of 1947, or
section 501(d) of the
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, shall be imprisoned
for not more than one
- year, and if the violation is committed with the intent to obstruct
an investigation or judicial
- proceeding, shall be imprisoned for not more than. five years.".
- (b) JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS. -- Chapter
- 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in the chapter analysis, by inserting before the item relating
to section 2333 the
- following:
- "2332g. Enforcement of requests for information."; and
- (2) by inserting before section 2333 the following:
- "§ 2332g. Enforcement of requests for information
- "In the case of a refusal to comply with a request for records, a
report, or other
- information made to any person under section 2709(b) of this title,
section 625(a) or (b) or
- 626(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, section 1114(a)(5)(A) of
the Right to Financial
- Privacy Act, or section 802(a) of the National Security Act of 1947,
the Attorney General
- may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within whose
jurisdiction the
- investigation is carried on or the person resides, carries on
business, or may be found, to
- compel compliance with the request. The court may issue an order
requiring the person to
- comply with the request. Any failure to obey the order of the court
may be punished by the
- court as contempt thereof. Any process under this section maybe
served in any judicial
- district in which the person may be found.".
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- (c) USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF
- TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. -- (1) Section 2709(b)(1) and (2) of title 18,
United States
- Code, are each amended by striking "international terrorism" and
inserting "terrorist activities
- (as defined in section 2510)".
- (2) Sections 625(a), (b), and (c) and 626(a) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15
- U.S.C. 1681u(a), (b), and (c) and 1681v(a)) are each amended by
striking "international
- terrorism" and inserting "terrorist activities (as defined in
section 2510 of title 18, United
- States Code)".
- (3) Section 1114(a) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12 U.S.C.
3414(a)) is
- amended --
- (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking "international terrorism" and
inserting
- "terrorist activities (as defined in section 2510 of title 18,
United States Code)"; and
- (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking "for foreign counter
intelligence purposes to
- protect against international terrorism" and inserting "to protect
against terrorist
- activities".
- (d) SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES. -- (1) Section
- 2709(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "for
foreign" and all that
- follows through "such agency".
- (2) Section 625(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681u(f)) is amended --
- by striking "not" and all that follows through "investigation." and
inserting the following:
- "disseminate information obtained pursuant to this section only as
provided in guidelines
- approved by the Attorney General.".
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- (3) Section 626(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C.
1681v(a)) is amended --
- by striking "conduct or such investigation, activity or analysis"
and inserting the
- following: "conduct of such investigation, activity or analysis, and
such government
- agency may disclose the contents of that report or information to
another government
- agency authorized to engage in such investigation, activity or
analysis".
- (4) Section 1114(a)(5)(B) of the Right to Financial Privacy Act (12
U.S.C.
- 3414(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking "for foreign" and all that
follows through "such
- agency"
- (5) Section 802(e)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 436(e)(3)) is
- amended by striking "clearly".
- Title II: Protecting National Security
Information
- Sec. 201: Prohibition of Disclosure of Terrorism Investigation
Detainee Information.
- Notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or any
other provision of law,
- no officer, employee, or agency of the United States shall disclose,
without the prior
- determination of the Attorney General or the Director of Central
Intelligence that such
- disclosure will not adversely impact the national security interests
of the United States, the
- names or other identifying information relating to any alien who is
detained within the United
- States, or any individual who is detained outside the United States,
in the course of any
- investigation of international terrorism until such time as such
individual is served with a
- criminal indictment or information.
- Sec. 202: Distribution of "Worst Case Scenario" Information.
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- (a) SHORT TITLE. This section may be cited as the "Community
Protection from
- Chemical Terrorism Act."
- (b) FINDINGS. Congress finds that
- (1) the nationwide threat of terrorist attacks has greatly increased
since September 11,
- 2001;
- (2) government-mandated publicly available information on worst-case
scenario
- accidents at chemical facilities provides a blueprint that
terrorists may use to plan and
- carry out terrorist attacks;
- (3) improved protections are necessary to prevent terrorists from
using information
- described in paragraph (2) to target and attack local communities;
and
- (4) while communities have a right to know about the use of
chemicals in their
- communities, communities also have the right not to allow terrorists
to use such
- information to destroy the communities.
- (c) SAFE USAGE OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION. Section 112(r)(7) of the
Clean
- Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)) is amended by deleting subparagraph
(H) and inserting in lieu
- thereof
- "(H) ACCESS TO OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION
- --
- "(i) DEFINITIONS -- In this subparagraph:
- "(I) CRIMINAL RELEASE -- The term 'criminal release' means an
- emission of a regulated substance into the ambient air from a
stationary source
- that is caused, in whole or in part, by a criminal act.
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- "(II) DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT -- The term 'distance to endpoint'
- means the radius of the area of an accidental release or a criminal
release.
- "(III) MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC -- The term 'member of the public'
- means --
- "(aa) an individual who is not an official user; and
- "(bb) an official user who is not carrying out an official use.
- "(IV) OFFICIAL USE -- The term 'official use' means an action of a
- Federal, State, or local government agency, or an entity referred to
in
- subclause (V)(ee), that is intended to carry out a function
necessary to
- prevent, plan for, or respond to an accidental release or a criminal
release.
- "(V) OFFICIAL USER- The term 'official user' means
- "(aa) an officer or employee of the United States;
- "(bb) an officer or employee of an agent or contractor of the United
- States;
- "(cc) an officer or employee of a State or local government;
- "(dd) an officer or employee of an agent or contractor of a State or
- local government; and
- "(ee) an officer or employee or an agent or contractor of an entity
that
- has been given, by a State or local government, responsibility for
- preventing, planning for, or responding to accidental releases or
criminal
- releases.
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- "(VI) OFF-SITE CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION -- The
- term 'off-site consequence analysis information' means
- "(aa) any information in a risk management plan, including in the
- executive summary of the plan, that consists of, identifies, or
describes or
- identifies, with respect to a worst-case or alternative release
scenario for a
- toxic release or flammable release
- "(AA) the name, physical state, or concentration of a chemical;
- "(BB) the quantity released, release rate, or duration of the
release;
- "(CC) the topography, whether urban or rural;
- "(DD) the distance to endpoint;
- "(EE) the estimated residential population, public receptors, or
- environmental receptors within the distance to endpoint;
- "(FF) any map or other graphic depiction used to illustrate a
- scenario; and
- "(GG) the prevention program designed to prevent or mitigate the
- release; and
- "(bb) any information derived from the information described in item
- (aa) (including any statewide or national ranking of stationary
sources
- derived from the information described in item (aa)) that is not
publicly
- available from a source other than a risk management plan.
- "(VII) READ-ONLY ACCESS -The term 'read-only access' means
- access that --
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- "(aa) allows the reading of information; but
- "(bb) does not allow removal, mechanical reproduction, or other
- duplication (including notetaking) of information.
- "(VIII) RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN -- The term 'risk management
- plan' means a risk management plan registered with the Administrator
by an
- owner or operator of a stationary source under subparagraph
(B)(iii).
- "(IX) STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL USER -- The term 'State or local
- official user' means an official user described in any of items (cc)
through (ee)
- of subclause (V).
- "(ii) AVAILABILITY UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT --
- "(I) IN GENERAL -- Off-site consequence analysis information shall
not
- be made available under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
- "(II) APPLICABILITY -- Subclause (VI) applies to off-site
consequence
- analysis information obtained or developed by the Administrator
before, on, or
- after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.
- "(iii) ACCESS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OFF-SITE
- CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION -- Except as provided in this
- clause, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no member of the
public shall
- have access to offsite consequence analysis information. The
Administrator, in
- consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish procedures
to allow a
- member of the public read-only access to offsite consequence
analysis
- information that does not disclose the identity or location of any
facility or any
- information from which the identity or location of any facility
could be deduced.
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- "(iv) ACCESS BY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL USERS TO OFF-SITE
- CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS INFORMATION -- The Administrator shall allow
- access by a State or local official user, for official use, to
off-site consequence
- analysis information relating to stationary sources located in the
State or local
- official user's State or in a contiguous State, or in any case where
the off-site
- consequence analysis indicates that release would require, under
existing mutual
- aid agreements, a response by that State or local jurisdiction.
- "(v) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE BY OFFICIAL USERS
- "(I) IN GENERAL
- "(aa) PROHIBITION -- No official user shall knowingly disclose
- off-site consequence analysis information in any form to any member
of
- the public, except to the extent that such disclosure is for
official use or is
- otherwise authorized under this subparagraph.
- "(bb) EXTENT OF DISCLOSURE FOR OFFICIAL USE -- Under
- item (aa), an official user may disclose for official use only the
quantity of
- off-site consequence analysis information that is necessary for the
purpose
- of preventing, planning for, or responding to accidental releases or
- criminal releases.
- "(II) CRIMINAL PENALTIES -- Notwithstanding section 113, a violation
- of subclause (I) shall be punished as a Class A misdemeanor under
section
- 3559 of title 18, United States Code.
- "(III) NOTICE -- The Administrator shall provide to each official
user
- who receives off-site consequence analysis information --
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- "(aa) notice of the definition of official use and examples of
actions
- that do and actions that do not fall within that definition; and
- "(bb) notice of the prohibition established by subclause (I) and the
- penalties established by subclause (II).
- "(vi) EFFECT ON STATE OR LOCAL LAW
- "(I) IN GENERAL -- Subject to subclause (II), this subparagraph
- supersedes any provision of State or local law that is inconsistent
with this
- subparagraph.
- "(II) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION UNDER STATE LAW
- Nothing in this subparagraph precludes a State from making available
data on
- the off-site consequences of chemical releases collected in
accordance with
- State law.
- "(N) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION- Information that is
- developed by the Attorney General, or requested by the Attorney
General and
- received from a covered stationary source, for the purpose of
preparing the
- report or conducting the review under this clause, shall not be
disclosed or
- released under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U. S.C. 552).
- "(vii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS -- There are authorized to
- be appropriated to the Administrator and the Attorney General such
sums as are
- necessary to carry out this subparagraph, to remain available until
expended.".
- Sec. 203: Information Relating to Capitol Buildings
- Notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or any
other provision of law,
- information provided by the Office of Compliance or the Architect of
the Capitol to any
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- officer, employee or agency of the Executive Branch of government
relating to the United
- States Capitol and related buildings, shall not be disclosed under
section 552(a) of title 5
- United States Code, by such Executive Branch officer, employee or
agency.
- Sec. 204: Ex Parte Authorizations Under Classified Information
Procedures Act.
- Section 4 of the Classified Information Procedures Act (18 U.S.C.
App. 3) is hereby
- amended by deleting the "may" in the second sentence and inserting
"shall".
- Sec. 205: Exclusion of United States Security Requirements from
Gross Income of
- Protected Officials
- The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended --
- (a) by redesignating section 140 as section 141, and
- (b) by inserting after section 139 the following:
- "§ 140 Personnel security interests of the United States
- "Gross income shall not include any amount expended from
appropriated funds
- that the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the
Director of Central
- Intelligence, or their designees, shall jointly determine is
required to provide for the
- security of officers or employees of the United States and otherwise
in the interests of
- the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney
General and the
- Director of Central Intelligence, acting jointly, may determine the
scope of protective
- services required by class of official or otherwise, and such
determinations shall not
- be publicly disclosed."
- Sec. 206. Grand Jury Information in Terrorism Cases.
- Rule 6(e)(2)(B) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is
amended --
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- (1) in clause (vi), by striking "or" at the end;
- (2) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting"; or"; and
- (3) by inserting at the end the following:
- "(viii) a witness or a person to whom a subpoena is directed, if
there is
- reason to believe that otherwise there may result a danger to the
national
- security or to the life or physical safety of an individual, flight
from
- prosecution, destruction of or tampering with evidence, intimidation
of a
- potential witness, or other serious jeopardy to an investigation and
if the
- witness or person is notified of the prohibition of disclosure. Such
a witness
- or person may consult with counsel prior to testifying before the
grand jury or
- responding to the subpoena and shall notify such counsel of the
prohibition of
- disclosure, and such counsel shall be subject to the same
prohibition of
- disclosure.".
- Title III: Enhancing Investigations of Terrorist
Plots
- Subtitle A: Terrorism Identification Database
- Sec. 301: Short Title.
- This Subtitle may be cited as the "Terrorist Identification Database
Act of 2003."
- Sec. 302: Collection and Use of Identification Information from
Suspected Terrorists
- and Other Sources.
- (a) COLLECTION AND RECEIPT OF DNA SAMPLES, FINGERPRINTS, AND
- OTHER INFORMATION. --
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- (1) COLLECTION FROM SUSPECTED TERRORISTS IN CUSTODY OR
- UNDER SUPERVISION OR ON CONDITIONAL RELEASE. --
- (A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. -- The Attorney General, and any other
- official or agency designated by the Attorney General, shall have
the authority to
- collect DNA samples, fingerprints, and other identification
information from any
- suspected terrorist who is in the custody of the Attorney General,
the United States
- Marshal Service, the Bureau of Prisons, or the Immigration and
Naturalization
- Service. A Federal official or agency so designated by the Attorney
General shall
- collect DNA samples, fingerprints, and other identification
information from any such
- person as directed by the Attorney General.
- (B) PROBATION OFFICERS. -- Upon the request of the Attorney General,
the
- probation office responsible for the supervision under Federal law
of an individual on
- probation, parole, or supervised release shall collect DNA samples,
fingerprints, and
- other identification information from any suspected terrorist.
- (C) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. -- The Secretary of Defense, and any
other
- official or agency within the Department of Defense designated by
the Secretary, shall
- have the authority to collect DNA samples, fingerprints, and other
identification
- information from any suspected terrorist who is in the custody of,
or being detained
- by, the Department of Defense. A Federal official or agency so
designated by the
- Secretary shall collect DNA samples, fingerprints, and other
identification information
- from any such person as directed by the Secretary.
- (D) COLLECTION PROCEDURES. -- Any official authorized under
paragraph
- (A), (B), or (C) to collect a DNA sample from a suspected terrorist
may use or
- authorize the use of such means as are reasonably necessary to
collect a DNA sample
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- from any such suspected terrorist who refuses to cooperate in the
collection of the
- sample.
- (E) CRIMINAL PENALTY. -- An individual from whom the collection of a
- DNA sample is authorized under subsection (a)(1) who fails to
cooperate in the
- collection of that sample shall be
- (i) guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
- (ii) punished in accordance with title 18, United States Code.
- (2) COLLECTION OR RECEIPT OF OTHER IDENTIFICATION
- INFORMATION. -- The Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, or
other
- designated official or agency, may also collect and receive, either
directly or from another
- Federal, State, local, or foreign government agency, or other
appropriate source
- (A) DNA samples, fingerprints, and other identification information
of any
- suspected terrorist, regardless of whether he or she is in custody
or under supervision,
- where such samples or information are voluntarily provided by the
suspected terrorist
- or otherwise lawfully acquired from any source;
- (B) DNA samples, fingerprints, and other identification information
that have
- been recovered from the scenes of terrorist activities, including
unidentified human
- remains, or that have been recovered from any item that may have
been handled by a
- suspected terrorist; and
- (C) DNA samples, fingerprints, and other identification information
of any
- person, where such samples or information are voluntarily provided
by the person and
- may assist in the investigation and identification of terrorists and
the prevention of
- terrorism.
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- (b) COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, STORAGE, AND MAINTENANCE OF DNA
- SAMPLES, FINGERPRINTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION.
- (1) ANALYSIS AND USE OF SAMPLES. -- The Attorney General shall have
the
- authority to analyze DNA samples, fingerprints, and other
information collected or
- received under subsection (a) or that has been lawfully acquired
under any other source
- of law. Any such analysis of DNA samples shall be conducted in
conformity with the
- quality assurance standards issued by the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
- under section 210303 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994
- (42 U.S.C. 14131).
- (2) AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES CONCERNING DNA SAMPLES.
- -- The Attorney General may enter into agreements with Federal
agencies, with units of
- State or local government, or with private entities, to assist in
the collection, analysis,
- storage, or maintenance of the DNA samples described in paragraph
(1).
- Sec. 303: Establishment of Database to Facilitate Investigation
and Prevention of
- Terrorist Activities.
- (a) DATABASES.
- (1) The Attorney General may establish one or more databases of DNA
records,
- fingerprints, and other identification information
- (A) that was collected or received under section 2(a);
- (B) that was obtained as a result of any analysis conducted under
section 2(b);
- and
- (C) that is information of the kind described in section 2(a) or
2(b), but which
- may have been collected or received before the effective date of
this Act.
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- (2) Any federal agency, including the Department of Defense and any
probation
- office, shall provide to the Attorney General, for inclusion in such
databases as may be
- established, any DNA records, fingerprints, and other identification
information described
- in paragraph (1). As directed by the Attorney General, any DNA
records, fingerprints,
- and other identification information described in paragraph (1)
shall be included in the
- databases authorized by this section.
- (b) USES. --
- (1) GENERALLY. -- The Attorney General may use DNA records,
fingerprints, and
- other identification information contained in the databases
described in subsection (a) for
- the purposes of detecting, investigating, prosecuting, preventing,
or responding to
- terrorist activities, or other criminal or unlawful activities by
suspected terrorists, and may
- share the information with other Federal, State, local, or foreign
agencies only for these
- purposes. In addition, the Attorney General may use and disclose the
information for
- other purposes and to other entities and persons to the extent
permitted by law.
- (2) DATABASE SEARCHES. -. The Attorney General may search
information in
- the databases described in subsection (a) against the national DNA
index established by
- section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1994 (42
- U.S.C. 14132), the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System of the Federal
- Bureau of Investigation, other databases maintained by Federal,
State, or local law
- enforcement agencies, and other appropriate databases as determined
by the Attorney
- General. Authorized searches of any such DNA, fingerprint, law
enforcement, or other
- appropriate database as determined by the Attorney General may also
be made against the
- databases described in subsection (a).
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- (3) POPULATION STATISTICS DATABASE. -- If personally identifiable
- information is removed, the DNA records maintained in the databases
described in
- subsection (a) may be used and disclosed for quality control and
protocol development
- purposes and for a population statistics database
- (c) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.
- (1) IN GENERAL. -- Except as provided in paragraph (2), DNA samples
and records
- and other information described in this section may be used and
disclosed in conformity
- with this section, notwithstanding any limitation on the use or
disclosure of such samples,
- records, or information under the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14131-
- 14134), the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C.
14135-14135e),
- or any other law.
- (2) RELATION TO THE PRIVACY ACT. --
- (A) The databases established under this section shall be deemed to
be systems of
- records within the full scope of the exemption in subsection (j)(2)
of section 552a of
- title 5, United States Code (the Privacy Act), and therefore exempt
from any
- provisions of such section other than those specifically enumerated
in such subsection
- (j)(2).
- (B) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code, is amended --
- (i) in subsection (a)(8)(B) --
- (I) by striking "or" at the end of subparagraph (vii);
- (II) by adding "or" at the end of subparagraph (viii); and
- (III) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
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- "(ix) matches performed pursuant to section 3 of the Terrorist
- Identification Database Act of 2002;"; and
- (ii) in subsection (b)(7)
- (I) by striking "to another" and inserting "(A) to another";
- (II) by striking "sought;" and inserting "sought; or"; and
- (III) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
- "(B) pursuant to section 3 of the Terrorist Identification Database
- Act of 2002;".
- Sec. 304: Definitions.
- As used in this Act:
- (1) The term "DNA sample" means a tissue, fluid, or other bodily
sample of an individual
- on which a DNA analysis can be carried out.
- (2) The term "DNA analysis" means analysis of the deoxyribonucleic
acid (DNA)
- identification information in a bodily sample.
- (3) The term "suspected terrorist" means any person as to whom the
Attorney General or
- the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, has determined that there
is reason to. believe
- (A) has engaged in terrorism as defined in section 2331(1) or
2331(5) of title 18,
- United States Code, or has committed an offense described in section
2332b(g)(5)(B) of
- such title, or who has conspired or attempted to do so;
- (B) is an enemy combatant, a prisoner of war, or other battlefield
detainee;
- (C) is a member of a terrorist organization designated as such
pursuant to section 219
- of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
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- (D) is an alien who is described in section 212(a)(3)(A)(i),
212(a)(3)(A)(iii),
- 212(a)(3)(B), 212(a)(3)(F), 237(A)(4)(a)(i), 237(a)(4)(iii), or
237(a)(4)(B) of the
- Immigration and Nationality Act, or who is engaged in any other
activity that endangers
- the national security of the United States.
- Sec. 305: Existing Authorities.
- The authorities granted under this Act are in addition to any
authorities that may exist
- under any other source of law. Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to preclude the receipt,
- collection, analysis, maintenance, or dissemination of evidence or
information pursuant to any
- other source of law.
- Sec. 306: Conditions of Release.
- (a) CONDITIONS OF PROBATION. -- Section 3563(a)(9) of title 18,
United States
- Code, is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting "or
section 3 of the Terrorist
- Identification Database Act of 2002.".
- (b) CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISED RELEASE. -- Section 3583(d) of title
18, United
- States Code, is amended by striking the period after "the DNA
Analysis Backlog Elimination
- Act of 2000" and inserting "or section 3 of the Terrorist
Identification Database Act of
- 2002.".
- (c) CONDITIONS OF PAROLE. -- Section 4209 of title 18, United States
Code, insofar
- as such section remains in effect with respect to certain
individuals, is amended by inserting
- before "or section 1565 of title 10." the following: ", section 3 of
the Terrorist Identification
- Database Act of 2002,".
- (d) CONDITIONS OF RELEASE GENERALLY. -- If the collection of a DNA
sample
- from an individual under any form of supervision or conditional
release is authorized pursuant
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- to section 2(a) of this Act, the individual shall cooperate in the
collection of a DNA sample as
- a condition of that supervision or conditional release.
- Subtitle B: Facilitating Information Sharing and Cooperation
- Sec. 311: State and Local Information Sharing.
- (a) CONSUMER INFORMATION. -Section 626(a) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act
- (15 U.S.C. 1681v(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"The recipient of that
- consumer report or information may further disclose the contents of
that report or
- information to law enforcement personnel of a State or political
subdivision of a State
- (including the chief executive officer of that State or political
subdivision who has the
- authority to appoint or direct the chief law enforcement officer of
that State or political
- subdivision) to assist the official receiving that information in
the performance of the official
- duties of that official. Any chief executive officer or law
enforcement personnel of a State or
- political subdivision of a State who receives information pursuant
to this subsection shall only
- use that information consistent with such guidelines as the Attorney
General shall issue to
- protect confidentiality.".
- (b) VISA INFORMATION. -- Section 222(f) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8
- U.S.C. 1202 (f)) is amended --
- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
- (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
- (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
- "(2) the Secretary of State may provide copies of any record of the
- Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the
United States
- pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter
the United States,
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- or any information contained in those records, to law enforcement
personnel of a
- State or political subdivision of a State (including the chief
executive officer of
- that State or political subdivision who has the authority to appoint
or direct the
- chief law enforcement officer of that State or political
subdivision) to assist the
- official receiving that information in the performance of the
official duties of that
- official, and any chief executive officer or law enforcement
personnel of a State or
- political subdivision of a State who receives information pursuant
to this
- paragraph shall only use that information consistent with such
guidelines as the
- Attorney General shall issue to protect confidentiality; and"
- (c) EDUCATIONAL RECORDS INFORMATION. -- Section 444(j)(1)(B) of the
- General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(j)(1)(B)) and
section 408(c)(1)(B) of
- the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C.
9007(c)(1)(B)) are each amended --
- (1) by inserting after "disseminate" the following: "(including
disclosure of such
- reports, records, and information to law enforcement personnel of a
State or political
- subdivision of a State, including the chief executive officer of
that State or political
- subdivision who has the authority to appoint or direct the chief law
enforcement officer of
- that State or political subdivision, to assist the official
receiving that information in the
- performance of the official duties of that official)"; and
- (2) by adding at the end the following: "Any chief executive officer
or law
- enforcement personnel of a State or political subdivision of a State
who receives
- information pursuant to this paragraph shall only use that
information consistent with
- those guidelines.".
- Sec. 312: Appropriate Remedies with Respect to Law Enforcement
Surveillance
- Activities
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- (a) Requirements for relief. --
- (1) Prospective relief. --
- (A) Prospective relief in any civil action with respect to law
enforcement
- surveillance activities shall extend no further than necessary to
correct the current and
- ongoing violation of the Federal right of a particular plaintiff or
plaintiffs. The court
- shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court
finds that such relief
- is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the
violation of the
- Federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct
the violation of the
- Federal right. The court shall give substantial weight to any
adverse impact on
- national security, public safety, or the operation of a criminal
justice system caused by
- the relief.
- (B) The court shall not order any prospective relief that requires a
government
- official to refrain from exercising his authority under applicable
law, unless
- (i) Federal law requires such relief to be ordered;
- (ii) the relief is necessary to correct the violation of a Federal
right; and
- (iii) no other relief will correct the violation of the Federal
right.
- (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the
courts, in
- exercising their remedial powers, to repeal or detract from
otherwise applicable
- limitations on the remedial powers of the courts.
- (2) Preliminary injunctive relief -- In any civil action with
respect to law
- enforcement surveillance activities, to the extent otherwise
authorized by law, the court
- may enter a temporary restraining order or an order for preliminary
injunctive relief
- Preliminary injunctive relief must be narrowly drawn, extend no
further than necessary to
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- correct the harm the court finds requires preliminary relief, and be
the least intrusive
- means necessary to correct that harm. The court shall give
substantial weight to any
- adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal
justice system caused by the
- preliminary relief and shall respect the principles of comity set
out in paragraph (1)(B) in
- tailoring any preliminary relief. Preliminary injunctive relief
shall automatically expire on
- the date that is 90 days after its entry, unless the court makes the
findings required under
- subsection (a)(1) for the entry of prospective relief and makes the
order final before the
- expiration of the 90-day period.
- (b) Termination of relief. --
- (1) Termination of prospective relief. --
- (A) In any civil action with respect to law enforcement surveillance
activities in
- which prospective relief is ordered, such relief shall be terminable
upon the motion of
- any party or intervener
- (i) 2 years after the date the court granted or approved the
prospective relief;
- (ii) 1 year after the date the court has entered an order denying
termination of
- prospective relief under this paragraph; or
- (iii) in the case of an order issued before September 11, 2001,
immediately.
- (B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the parties from agreeing
to terminate or
- modify relief before the relief is terminated under subparagraph
(A).
- (2) Immediate termination of prospective relief. -- In any civil
action with respect to
- law enforcement surveillance activities, a defendant or intervener
shall be entitled to the
- immediate termination of any prospective relief if the relief was
approved or granted in
- the absence of a finding by the court that the relief is narrowly
drawn, extends no further
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- than necessary to correct a current and ongoing violation of the
Federal right, and is the
- least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of the
Federal right.
- (3) Limitation. Prospective relief shall not terminate if the court
makes written
- findings based on the record that prospective relief remains
necessary to correct a current
- and ongoing violation of the Federal right, extends no further than
necessary to correct
- the violation of the Federal right, and that the prospective relief
is narrowly drawn and the
- least intrusive means to correct the violation.
- (4) Termination or modification of relief -- Nothing in this section
shall prevent any
- party or intervener from seeking modification or termination before
the relief is
- terminable under paragraph (1) or (2), to the extent that
modification or termination
- would otherwise be legally permissible.
- (c) Settlements. --
- (1) Consent decrees. -- In any civil action with respect to law
enforcement
- surveillance activities, the court shall not enter or approve a
consent decree unless it
- complies with the limitations on relief set forth in subsection (a).
- (2) Private settlement agreements. --
- (A) Nothing in this section shall preclude parties from entering
into a private
- settlement agreement that does not comply with the limitations on
relief set forth in
- subsection (a), if the terms of that agreement are not subject to
court enforcement
- other than the reinstatement of the civil proceeding that the
agreement settled.
- (B) Nothing in this section shall preclude any party claiming that a
private
- settlement agreement has been breached from seeking in State court
any remedy
- available under State law.
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- (d) State law remedies. The limitations on remedies in this section
shall not apply to
- relief entered by a State court based solely upon claims arising
under State law
- (e) Procedure for motions affecting prospective relief. --
- (1) Generally. -- The court shall promptly rule on any motion to
modify or terminate
- prospective relief in a civil action with respect to law enforcement
surveillance activities.
- Mandamus shall lie to remedy any failure to issue a prompt ruling on
such a motion.
- (2) Automatic stay. -- Any motion to modify or terminate prospective
relief made
- under subsection (b) shall operate as a stay during the period --
- (A)(i) beginning on the 30th day after such motion is filed, in the
case of a
- motion made under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b); or
- (ii) beginning on the 180th day after such motion is filed, in the
case of a
- motion made under any other law; and
- (B) ending on the date the court enters a final order ruling on the
motion.
- (3) Postponement of automatic stay. -- The court may postpone the
effective date of
- an automatic stay specified in subsection (e)(2)(A) for not more
than 60 days for good
- cause. No postponement shall be permissible because of general
congestion of the
- court's calendar.
- (4) Order blocking the automatic stay. -- Any order staying,
suspending, delaying, or
- barring the operation of the automatic stay described in paragraph
(2) (other than an
- order to postpone the effective date of the automatic stay under
paragraph (3)) shall be
- treated as an order refusing to dissolve or modify an injunction and
shall be appealable
- pursuant to section 1292(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
regardless of how the
- order is styled or whether the order is termed a preliminary or a
final ruling.
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- (f) Definitions. -- As used in this section --
- (1) the term "consent decree" means any relief entered by the court
that is based in
- whole or in part upon the consent or acquiescence of the parties but
does not include
- private settlements;
- (2) the term "civil action with respect to law enforcement
surveillance activities"
- means any civil proceeding arising under Federal law with respect to
the use of
- investigative methods by Federal, State, and local law enforcement
officials, including
- (but not limited to) overt surveillance; covert surveillance;
electronic surveillance;
- intelligence gathering; undercover operations; the use of
informants; and the recording,
- filing, retention, indexing or dissemination of information obtained
through these
- methods, including the dissemination of such information to other
Federal, state, or local
- law enforcement officials.
- (3) the term "private settlement agreement" means an agreement
entered into among
- the parties that is not subject to judicial enforcement other than
the reinstatement of the
- civil proceeding that the agreement settled;
- (4) the term "prospective relief" means all relief other than
compensatory monetary
- damages (but not including relief necessary to remedy discrimination
based on race, color,
- religion, sex, or national origin in violation of a Federal right);
- (5) the term "relief' means all relief in any form that may be
granted or approved by
- the court, and includes consent decrees but does not include private
settlement
- agreements;
- (6) "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, and any
commonwealth,
- territory, or possession of the United States.
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- Sec. 313: Disclosure of Information.
- Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial or business entity, and
any employee or
- agent of such a commercial or business entity, shall not be subject
to civil liability in any court
- for the voluntary provision or disclosure of information to a
Federal law enforcement agency,
- based on a reasonable belief that the information may assist in the
investigation or prevention
- of terrorist activities (as defined in section 2510 of title 18,
United States Code).
- Subtitle C: Facilitating International Terrorism
Investigations
- Sec. 321: Authority to Seek Search Warrants and Orders to Assist
Foreign States.
- Section 1782 of title 28, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in the first sentence, by deleting "thing" and inserting in lieu
thereof "thing, or may
- issue a warrant for the seizure of evidence under Federal Rule of
criminal Procedure 41 or an
- order permitting the use of a trap and trace or pen register
technology under 18 U.S.C. § 3121,
- et seq.,", and
- (2) by adding at the end thereof, "An order authorizing a search or
the use of trap and
- trace or pen register technology may be issued only in accordance
with the procedures
- established by the statutes and rules applicable to United States
criminal prosecutions.".
- Sec. 322: Extradition Without Treaties and for Offenses Not
Covered by an Existing 18
- Treaty.
- 19 (a) Chapter 209 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the
- following:
- "Sec. 3197. Extradition for Offenses Not Covered by an Existing
Treaty.
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- "(a) The provisions of this Chapter shall also be construed to
permit the
- extradition of any person, regardless of nationality, to any country
with which an
- extradition treaty or convention remains in force, and the
procedures set forth in this
- Chapter and in the treaty or convention shall apply, even if the
offense for which
- extradition is requested is not expressly included in a list of
extraditable crimes in such
- treaty or convention, if
- "(1) the offense for which extradition is sought is punishable by
more than one
- year's imprisonment in the requesting state;
- "(2) the conduct with which the person is charged or convicted, had
it
- occurred in the United States, would constitute an offense
punishable by more
- than one year's imprisonment; and
- "(3) the requesting state affirms, through the diplomatic channel,
that it would
- grant reciprocal extradition for similar conduct in response to a
request made by
- the United States."
- (b) Chapter 209 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the
- following:
- "Sec. 3198. Extradition absent a treaty
- "(a) SERIOUS OFFENSE DEFINED -- In this section, the term 'serious
offense'
- means conduct that would be --
- "(1) an offense described in any multilateral treaty to which the
United States
- is a party that obligates parties --
- "(A) to extradite alleged offenders found in the territory of the
parties; or
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- "(B) submit the case to the competent authorities of the parties for
- prosecution; or
- "(2) conduct that, if that conduct occurred in the United States,
would
- constitute
- "(A) a crime of violence (as defined in section 16);
- "(B) the distribution, manufacture, importation or exportation of a
- controlled substance (as defined in section 201 of the Controlled
Substances
- Act (21 U.S.C. 802);
- "(C) bribery of a public official; misappropriation, embezzlement or
theft
- of public funds by or for the benefit of a public official;
- "(D) obstruction of justice, including payment of bribes to jurors
or
- witnesses;
- "(E) the laundering of monetary instruments, as described in section
1956,
- if the value of the monetary instruments involved exceeds $100,000;
- "(F) fraud, theft, embezzlement, or commercial bribery if the
aggregate
- value of property that is the object of all of the offenses related
to the conduct
- exceeds $100,000;
- "(G) counterfeiting, if the, obligations, securities or other items
- counterfeited, have an apparent value that exceeds $100,000;
- "(II) a crime against children under chapter 109A or section 2251,
2251A,
- 2252, or 2252A; or
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- "(I) a conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the offenses described
in
- any of subparagraphs (A) through (II), or aiding and abetting a
person who
- commits any such offense.
- "(b) AUTHORIZATION OF FILING --
- "(1) IN GENERAL -- If a foreign government makes a request for the
- extradition of a person who is charged with or has been convicted of
an offense
- within the jurisdiction of that foreign government, and no
extradition treaty is in
- force between the United States and the foreign government, the
Attorney
- General may authorize the filing of a complaint for extradition
pursuant to
- subsections (c) and (d).
- "(2) FILING AND TREATMENT OF COMPLAINTS --
- "(A) IN GENERAL -- A complaint authorized under paragraph (1) shall
- be filed pursuant to section 3184.
- "(B) PROCEDURES- With respect to a complaint filed under paragraph
- (1), procedures of sections 3184 and 3186 shall be followed as if
the offense
- were a 'crime provided for by such treaty' as described in section
3184.
- "(c) CRITERIA FOR AUTHORIZATION OF COMPLAINTS -- The Attorney
- General may authorize the filing of a complaint described in
subsection (b) only upon
- a certification --
- "(1) by the Attorney General, that in the judgment of the Attorney
General
- "(A) the offense for which extradition is sought is a serious
offense; and
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- "(B) submission of the extradition request would be important to the
law
- enforcement interests of the United States or otherwise in the
interests of
- justice; and
- "(2) by the Secretary of State, that in the judgment of the
certifying official,
- based on information then known --
- "(A) submission of the request would be consistent with the foreign
policy
- interests of the United States;
- "(B) the facts and circumstances of the request, including
humanitarian
- considerations, do not appear likely to present a significant
impediment to the
- ultimate surrender of the person if found extraditable; and
- "(C) the foreign government submitting the request is not submitting
the
- request in order to try or punish the person sought for extradition
primarily on
- the basis of the race, religion, nationality, or political opinions
of that person.
- "(d) LIMITATIONS ON DELEGATION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW --
- "(1) DELEGATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; JUDICIAL REVIEW --
- The authorities and responsibilities of the Attorney General under
subsection (c)
- may be delegated only to the Deputy Attorney General.
- "(2) DELEGATION -- The authorities and responsibilities of the
Secretary of
- State set forth in this subsection may be delegated only to the
Deputy Secretary of
- State.
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- "(3) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW -- The authorities and
- responsibilities set forth in this subsection are not subject to
judicial review.
- "(e) CASES OF URGENCY --
- "(1) N GENERAL -- In any case of urgency, the Attorney General may,
with
- the concurrence of the Secretary of State and before any formal
certification
- under subsection (c), authorize the filing of a complaint seeking
the provisional
- arrest and detention of the person sought before the receipt of
documents or other
- proof in support of a formal request for extradition.
- "(2) FILING OF COMPLAINTS, ORDER BY JUDICIAL OFFICER --
- "(A) FILING -- A complaint filed under this subsection shall be
filed in the
- same manner as provided in section 3184.
- "(B) ORDERS Upon the filing of a complaint under subparagraph (A)
- and a finding that the facts recited in the complaint constitutes
probable cause
- to believe that a serious crime was committed by the person sought,
the
- appropriate judicial officer may issue an order for the provisional
arrest and
- detention of the person.
- "(C) RELEASES -- If, not later than 45 days after the arrest, the
formal
- request for extradition and documents in support of that are not
received by
- the Department of State, the appropriate judicial officer may order
that a
- person detained pursuant to this subsection be released from
custody.
- "(f) HEARINGS --
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- "(1) IN GENERAL -- Subject to subsection (II), upon the filing of a
complaint
- for extradition and receipt of documents or other proof in support
of the request
- of a foreign government for extradition , the appropriate judicial
officer shall hold
- a hearing to determine whether the person sought for extradition is
extraditable.
- "(2) CRITERIA FOR EXTRADITION -- Subject to subsection (g) in a
- hearing conducted under paragraph (1), the judicial officer shall
find a person
- extraditable if the officer finds --
- "(A) probable cause to believe that the person before the judicial
officer is
- the person sought in the foreign country of the requesting foreign
- government;
- "(B) probable cause to believe that the person before the judicial
officer
- committed the offense for which that person is sought, or was duly
convicted
- of that offense in the foreign country of the requesting foreign
government;
- "(C) that the conduct upon which the request for extradition is
based, if
- that conduct occurred within the United States, would be a serious
offense
- punishable by imprisonment for more than 10 years under the laws of
- "(i) the United States; 18 "(ii) the majority of the States in the
United States; or
- "(iii) of the State in which the fugitive is found; and
- "(D) no defense to extradition under subsection (f) has been
established.
- "(g) LIMITATION OF EXTRADITION --
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- "(1) IN GENERAL -- A judicial officer shall not find a person
extraditable
- under this section if the person has established that the offense
for which
- extradition is sought is --
- "(A) an offense for which the person is being proceeded against, or
has
- been tried or punished, in the United States; or
- "(B) apolitical offense.
- "(2) POLITICAL OFFENSES -- For purposes of this section, a political
- offense does not include --
- "(A) a murder or other violent crime against the person of a head of
state
- of a foreign state, or of a member of the family of the head of
state;
- "(B) an offense for which both the United States and the requesting
- foreign government have the obligation pursuant to a multilateral
international
- agreement to --
- "(i) extradite the person sought; or
- "(ii) submit the case to the competent authorities for decision as
to
- prosecution; or
- "(C) a conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the offenses referred
to in
- subparagraph (A) or (B), or aiding or abetting a person who commits
or
- attempts to commit any such offenses.
- "(II) LIMITATIONS ON FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION AT HEARINGS
- --
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- "(1) IN GENERAL -- At a hearing conducted under subsection (a), the
- judicial officer conducting the hearing shall not consider issues
regarding
- "(A) humanitarian concerns;
- "(B) the nature of the judicial system of the requesting foreign
- government; and
- "(C) whether the foreign government is seeking extradition of a
person for
- the purpose of prosecuting or punishing the person because of the
race,
- religion, nationality or political opinions of that person.
- "(2) CONSIDERATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE -- The issues referred
- to in paragraph (1) shall be reserved for consideration exclusively
by the Secretary
- of State as described in subsection (c)(2).
- "(3) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION -- Notwithstanding the certification
- requirements described in subsection (c)(2), the Secretary of State
may, within the
- sole discretion of the Secretary --
- "(A) in addition to considering the issues referred to in paragraph
(I) for
- purposes of certifying the filing of a complaint under this section,
consider
- those issues again in exercising authority to surrender the person
sought for
- extradition in carrying out the procedures under section 3184 and
3186; and
- "(B) impose conditions on surrender including those provided in
- subsection (i).
- "(1) CONDITIONS OF SURRENDER; ASSURANCES --
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- "(1) IN GENERAL -- The Secretary of State may --
- "(A) impose conditions upon the surrender of a person sought for
- extradition under this section; and
- "(B) require such assurances of compliance with those conditions, as
the
- Secretary determines to be appropriate.
- "(2) ADDITIONAL ASSURANCES -- In addition to imposing conditions and
- requiring assurances under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
demand, as a
- condition of the extradition of the person that is sought for
extradition --
- "(A) in every case, an assurance the Secretary determines to be
- satisfactory that the person shall not be tried or punished for an
offense other
- than the offense for which the person has been extradited, absent
the consent
- of the United States; and
- "(B) in a case in which the offense for which extradition is sought
is
- punishable by death in the foreign country of the requesting foreign
- government and is not so punishable under the applicable laws in the
United
- States, an assurance the Secretary determines to be satisfactory
that the death
- penalty
- "(i) shall not be imposed; or
- "(ii) if imposed, shall not be carried out.".
- (c) Chapter 309 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
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- (1) in section 3181, by inserting ", other than sections 3197 and
3198," after "The
- provisions of this chapter" each place that term appears; and
- (2) in section 3186, by striking "or 3185" and inserting ", 3185,
3197 or 3198".
- (d) The table of sections for chapter 209 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by
- inserting at the end the following:
- "3197. Extradition for offenses not covered by an existing treaty."
- "3198. Extradition absent a treaty.".
- Title IV: Enhancing Prosecution and Prevention of
Terrorist Crimes
- Subtitle A: Increased Penalties and Protections
Against Terrorist Acts
- Sec. 401: Terrorism Hoaxes.
- (a) PROHIBITION ON HOAXES -- Chapter 47 of title 18, United States
Code, is
- amended by inserting after section 1036 the following:
- "Sec. 1037. False information and hoaxes
- "(a) CRIMINAL VIOLATION -- Whoever engages in any conduct,
- with intent to convey false or misleading information, under
circumstances
- where such information may reasonably be believed and where such
- information concerns an activity which would constitute a violation
of section
- 175, 229, 831, or 2332a, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more
- than 5 years, or both.
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- "(b) CIVIL ACTION -Whoever engages in any conduct, with intent
- to convey false or misleading information, under circumstances where
such
- information concerns an activity which would constitute a violation
of section
- 175, 229, 831, or 2332a, is liable in a civil action to any party
incurring
- expenses incident to any emergency or investigative response to that
conduct,
- for those expenses.
- "(c) REIMBURSEMENT -- The court, in imposing a sentence on a
- defendant who has been convicted of an offense under subsection (a),
shall
- order the defendant to reimburse any person or entity incurring any
expenses
- incident to any emergency or investigative response to that conduct,
for those
- expenses. For the purpose of this provision, a State or local
government, or
- private not-for-profit organization that provides fire or rescue
services that is
- dispatched and responds to such an emergency shall be entitled to
the greater
- of actual costs of response or $1,000. A person ordered to make
- reimbursement under this subsection shall be jointly and severally
liable for
- such expenses with each other person, if any, who is ordered to make
- reimbursement under this subsection for the same expenses. An order
of
- reimbursement under this subsection shall, for the purposes of
enforcement, be
- treated as a civil judgment.".
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- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT -- The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter
- 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after the
item for section 1036 the
- following: "1037. False information and hoaxes.".
- Sec. 402: Providing Material Support to Terrorism.
- (a) Section 2339A(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
--
- (1) designating the first sentence as paragraph (1);
- (2) designating the second sentence as paragraph (3);
- (3) inserting after "for life." the following:
- "(2) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce,
- or while outside the United States and a national of the United
States
- (as defined in section 1203(c)) or a legal entity organized under
the
- laws of the United States (including any of its States, districts,
- commonwealth, territories or possessions), provides material support
- or resources or conceals or disguises the nature, location, source,
or
- ownership of material support or resources, knowing or intending
that
- they are to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, an act
of
- international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), or
in
- the preparation for, or in carrying out, the concealment or escape
from
- the commission of any such act, or attempts or conspires to do so,
- shall be punished as provided under paragraph (1)."; and
- (4) by inserting "act or" after "underlying".
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- (b) Section 2331(1)(B) and (5)(B) of title 18, United States Code,
are each amended --
- by inserting "by their nature or context" after "appear".
- (c) Section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code,, is amended by
adding at the end
- the following: "The term 'training' means instruction or teaching
designed to impart a
- specific skill.".
- (d) Section 2339B(g)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
to read as
- follows:
- "(4) the term 'material support or resources' has the same meaning
as
- in section 2339A (including the definition of 'training' in that
section), except
- that no person may be prosecuted under this section in connection
with the
- term 'personnel' unless that person has knowingly provided,
attempted to
- provide, or conspired to provide a terrorist organization with one
or more
- individuals (which may be or include himself) to work in concert
with the
- organization or under its direction or control;".
- Sec. 403: Weapons of Mass Destruction.
- (a) EXPANSION OF JURISDICTIONAL BASES AND SCOPE. Section 2332a of
- title 18, United States Code, is amended by
- (1) amending paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
- "(2) against any person or property within the United States,
- and
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- "(A) the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign
- commerce is used in furtherance of the offense;
- "(B) such property is used in interstate or foreign
- commerce or in an activity that affects interstate or foreign
- commerce;
- "(C) any perpetrator travels in or causes another to
- travel in interstate or foreign commerce in furtherance of the
- offense; or
- "(D) the offense, or the results of the offense, affect
- interstate or foreign commerce, or, in the case of a threat,
- attempt, or conspiracy, would have affected interstate or
- foreign commerce;";
- (2) in paragraph (a)(3), deleting the comma at the end and inserting
"; or";
- (3) in subsection (a), adding the following at the end:
- "(4) against any property within the United States that is
- owned, leased, or used by a foreign government,";
- (4) in paragraph (c)(1), deleting "and" at the end;
- (5) in paragraph (c)(2), deleting the period at the end and
inserting "; and";
- and
- (6) in subsection (c), inserting the following at the end:
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- "(3) the term 'property' includes all real and personal
- property."
- (b) RESTORATION OF THE COVERAGE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS. Section
- 2332a of title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a),
is further amended by
- (1) in the caption, deleting "certain";
- (2) in subsection (a), deleting "(other than a chemical weapon as
that term is
- defined in section 229F)"; and
- (3) in subsection (b), deleting "(other than a chemical weapon (as
that term is
- defined in section 229F))".
- (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO NEW SELECT AGENT
- REGULATIONS. -- (1) Section 175b(a)(1) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by
- striking "as a select agent in Appendix A" and all that follows and
inserting the following: "as
- a non-overlap or overlap select biological agent or toxin in
[sections 73.4 and 73.5] of title
- 42, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to section 351 A of the
Public Health Service Act,
- and is not exempted under [section 73.6] of title 42, Code of
Federal Regulations.".
- (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect at the
same time
- that [sections 73.4, 73.5, and 73.6] of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations, become
- effective.
- Sec. 404: Use of Encryption to Conceal Criminal Activity.
- (a) Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after chapter
- 123 the following:
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- "CHAPTER 124 ENCRYPTED WIRE OR ELECTRONIC
- COMMUNICATIONS AND STORED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
- "Sec. 2801. Unlawful use of encryption
- "(a) Any person who, during the commission of a felony under
- Federal law, knowingly and willfully encrypts any incriminating
- communication or information relating to that felony --
- "(1) in the case of a first offense under this section,
- shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined under this title,
- or both; and
- "(2) in the case of a second or subsequent offense
- under this section, shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years,
- fined under this title, or both.
- "(b) The terms 'encrypt' and 'encryption' refer to the
- scrambling (and descrambling) of wire communications, electronic
- communications, or electronically stored information, using
- mathematical formulas or algorithms in order to preserve the
- confidentiality, integrity, or authenticity of, and prevent
unauthorized
- recipients from accessing or altering, such communications or
- information."
- (b) The table of Chapters is amended by inserting after to Chapter
123, the following:
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- "Chapter 124 -Encrypted Wire or Electronic Communications and
- Stored Electronic Information"
- Sec. 405. Presumption for Pretrial Detention in Cases Involving
Terrorism.
- Section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (e) --
- (A) by inserting "or" before "the Maritime"; and
- (B) by striking ", or an offense under section 924(c), 956(a), or
2332b of title
- 18 of the United States Code" and inserting ", an offense under
section 924(c), or an
- offense described in section 2332b(g)(5)(B)"; and
- (2) in subsections (f)(1)(A) and (g)(1), by inserting "or an offense
described in section
- 2332b(g)(5)(B)" after "violence".
- Sec. 406: "Mass Transportation Vehicle" Technical Correction.
- (a) Section 1993 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in paragraph (7), by deleting "and" at the end;
- (2) in paragraph (8), by deleting the period at the end in inserting
in lieu
- thereof"; and"; and
- (3) by inserting at the end thereof the following:
- "(9) The term 'vehicle' means any carriage or other
- contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of
- transportation on land, water, or throughout the air.".
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- (b) The title of chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read
- "RAILROADS AND OTHER MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS".
- (c) The table of chapters for Part I of title 18, United States
Code, is amended in
- the item relating to chapter 97 by amending the title to read
"Railroads and other mass
- transportation systems".
- (d) The title of section 1993 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding
- "on land, water, or through the air" after "systems".
- (e) The table of sections for chapter 97 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended in
- the item relating to section 1993 by adding "on land, water, or
through the air" after
- "systems".
- Sec. 407: Acts of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries.
- (a) Section 2332b of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting "in a case" before
"involving";
- (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting "any person travels in
interstate or
- foreign commerce or" before "the mail"; and
- (3) in subsection (g) --
- (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
- "(1) the term 'conduct transcending national
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- "(A) by the defendant or another person outside
- of the United States, in addition to conduct occurring in
- the United States;
- "(B) at the instigation of a foreign power or of a
- person outside of the United States; or
- "(C) in furtherance of an objective of a foreign
- power or of a person outside of the United States.";
- (B) in paragraph (4), by striking "and" at the end;
- (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ";
- and"; and
- (D) by inserting at the end the following:
- "(6) the term 'foreign power' has the meaning given
- that term in section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence
- Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).".
- (b) Section 1958 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (a), by striking "facility in" and inserting
"facility of'; and
- (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting "or foreign" after
"interstate".
- Sec. 408: Postrelease Supervision of Terrorists.
- Section 3583 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting "on any such revocation"
after "required to
- serve";
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- (2) in subsection (h), by striking "that is less than the maximum
term of imprisonment
- authorized under subsection (e)(3)"; and
- (3) in subsection (j) --
- (A) by striking ", the commission" and all that follows through
"person," ; and
- (B) by inserting "and the sentence for any such offense shall
include a term of
- supervised release of at least 10 years" before the period.
- Sec. 409: Suspension, Revocation, and Denial of Certificates for
Civil Aviation or
- National Security Reasons.
- Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in the chapter analysis, by inserting at the end the following:
- "44727. Suspension, revocation, and denial of certificates for civil
aviation or national
- security reasons."; and
- (2) by inserting at the end the following:
- "§ 44727. Suspension, revocation, and denial of certificates for
civil aviation or
- national security reasons
- "(a) Suspension of Certificate. --
- "(1) Notification of Initial Threat Determination. -- The
Under
- Secretary of Transportation for Security or designee shall notify
the
- Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration of the identity
of
- "(A) any holder of a certificate issued by the Administrator
- under this chapter on whom the Under Secretary or designee has
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- served an initial determination that the certificate holder poses a
threat
- to civil aviation or national security; or
- "(B) any holder of a certificate issued by the Administrator
- under this chapter on whom the Under Secretary or designee has
- served an initial determination that an individual who has a
controlling
- or ownership interest in the certificate holder poses a threat to
civil
- aviation or national security by virtue of that interest.
- "(2) Suspension. -- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration
- shall issue an order suspending any certificate identified by the
Under Secretary or
- designee pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (B). The Administrator's
order of
- suspension shall be immediately effective and remain effective until
--
- "(A) the Administrator withdraws the order; or
- "(B) the Administrator issues an order revoking the certificate.
- The Administrator's order of suspension is not subject to
administrative or judicial
- review.
- "(3) Opportunity to Respond to Initial Threat determination.
-- The
- Under Secretary or designee shall afford certificate holders and
persons with a
- controlling or ownership interest identified in paragraph (1)(A) or
(B) notice and an
- opportunity to respond to an initial determination that the
certificate holders or
- persons pose a threat to civil aviation or national security prior
to the issuance of a
- final threat determination.
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- "(4) Judicial Review of Initial Threat Determination. -- The
initial
- determination by the Under Secretary or designee that a certificate
holder or person
- with a controlling or ownership interest identified in subsection
(a)(1)(A) or (B) poses
- a threat to civil aviation or national security is not subject to
judicial review.
- "(b) Revocation of Certificate. --
- "(1) Notification of Final Threat Assessment. -- The Under
Secretary or
- designee shall notify the Administrator of the identity of any
certificate holder
- described in subsection (a)(1)(A) or (B) on whom
- "(A) a withdrawal of initial threat determination has been served;
or
- "(B) a final threat determination has been served.
- The Under Secretary or designee must issue either a withdrawal or
final threat
- determination within 60 days of the notification of initial threat
determination.
- "(2) Revocation. -- The Administrator shall issue an order
revoking the
- certificate held by a certificate holder described in subsection
(a)(1)(A) or (B) on
- whom the Under Secretary or designee has served a final
determination that the
- certificate holder poses a threat to civil aviation or national
security or that a person
- who has a controlling or ownership interest in the certificate
holder poses a threat to
- civil aviation or national security by virtue of that interest. The
Administrator's order
- of revocation shall be immediately effective.
- "(3) Review of Final Threat Determination and Order of
Revocation --
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- "(A) A final threat determination by the Under Secretary or
designee
- or an order of revocation issued by the Administrator with regard to
a person
- who is neither a citizen nor permanent resident alien of the United
States is
- not subject to administrative or judicial review.
- "(B) A person who is a citizen or permanent resident alien of
the
- United States disclosing a substantial interest in a final threat
determination by
- the Under Secretary or designee under paragraph (1) and an order of
- revocation issued by the Administrator under paragraph (2) may seek
review
- of those actions by filing a petition for review in the United
States Court of
- Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or in the court of
appeals of the
- United States for the circuit in which the person resides. The
petition for
- review must be filed not later than 30 days after the issuance of
the order of
- revocation. The court may allow the petition to be filed after the
30th day
- only if there are reasonable grounds for not filing by the 30th day.
The court's
- review is limited to determining whether it was arbitrary,
capricious, or
- otherwise not according to law for the Under Secretary to make the
final
- threat determination and for the Administrator to issue the order of
- revocation.
- "(C) In any judicial review of the Under Secretary's determination
and
- the Administrator's order under paragraphs (1) and (2), if the
actions were
- based on classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the
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- Information Procedures Act) or sensitive security information (as
defined in
- regulations issued under section 40119(b) of this title) such
information may
- be submitted to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera.
- "(d) Denial of Certificate. --
- "(1) Notification of Threat Determination. -- The Under
Secretary or
- designee shall notify the Administrator of the identity of
- "(A) any person on whom the Under Secretary or designee has
served
- an initial or final determination that the person poses a threat to
civil aviation
- or national security; or
- "(B) any entity on whom the Under Secretary or designee has
served
- an initial or final determination that a person who has a
controlling or
- ownership interest in the entity poses a threat to civil aviation or
national
- security by virtue of that interest.
- "(2) Denial.--The Administrator may not issue a certificate
to any person or
- entity identified in paragraph (1) unless the Under Secretary or
designee has
- withdrawn a determination that the person poses a threat. A denial
of certificate
- based on an initial threat determination is not subject to
administrative or judicial
- review.
- "(3) Opportunity to Respond to initial Threat determination.
-- The
- Under Secretary or designee shall afford applicants for certificates
and persons with a
- controlling or ownership interest identified in paragraph (1)(A) or
(B) notice and an
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- opportunity to respond to an initial determination that an applicant
for a certificate or
- person with a controlling or ownership interest in an applicant
poses a threat to civil
- aviation or national security prior to the issuance of a final
determination of threat
- assessment.
- "(4) Review of Initial Threat Determination. -- The initial
determination by
- the Under Secretary or designee that an applicant for a certificate
or person with a
- controlling ownership interest in an applicant poses a threat to
civil aviation or
- national security is not subject to judicial review.
- "(5) Review of Final Threat Determination and Certificate
Denial. --
- "(A) A final threat determination by the Under Secretary or
designee
- and the denial of certificate by the Administrator under this
subsection with
- regard to person who is not a citizen or resident alien of the
United States is
- not subject to administrative or judicial review.
- "(B) A citizen or permanent resident alien of the United
States may
- seek review of a final threat determination by the Under Secretary
or designee
- and denial by the Administrator under this subsection by filing a
petition for
- review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia
- Circuit or in the court of appeals of the United States for the
circuit in which
- the person resides. The petition for review must be filed no later
than the 30th
- day after the issuance of the denial. The court may allow the
petition to be
- filed after the 30th day only if there are reasonable grounds for
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- the 30th day. The court's review is limited to determining whether
it was
- arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise not according to law for the
Under
- Secretary to make the final threat determination and for the
Administrator to
- deny a certificate.
- "(C) In any judicial review of the Under Secretary's final
threat
- determination and the Administrator's denial, if the actions were
based on
- classified information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified
Information
- Procedures Act) or sensitive security information (as defined in
regulations
- issued under section 40119(b) of this title) such information may be
submitted
- to the reviewing court ex parte and in camera.
- "(e) Coordination with the Attorney General -- Nothing in
this section is intended
- to alter any provisions in section 44939 of this title. The Under
Secretary shall coordinate
- any request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration under this section
- with the Attorney General on matters within the Attorney General's
jurisdiction under section
- 44939.".
- Sec. 410. No Statute of Limitations for Terrorism Crimes.
- (a) Section 3286(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking", if the
- commission" and all that follows through "person".
- (b) The amendment made by this section shall apply to the
prosecution of any offense
- committed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
section.
- Sec. 411: Penalties for Terrorist Murders.
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- (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:
- "2339D. Terrorist offenses resulting in death
- "A person who, in the course of an offense listed in section
2332b(g)(5)(B) or of
- terrorist activities (as defined in section 2510), 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) Section 3592(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by inserting
- "section 2339D (terrorist offenses resulting in death)," after
"destruction),".
- Subtitle B: Incapacitating Terrorism Financing
- Sec. 421: Increased Penalties for Terrorism Financing.
- Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. §
- 1705) is amended --
- (1) in subsection (a), by deleting "$10,000" and inserting
"$50,000".
- (2) in subsection (b), by deleting "$50,000" and inserting
"$250,000"; and by
- deleting "ten years" and inserting "twenty years".
- Sec. 422: Money Laundering Through Hawalas.
- 19 Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the
- following:
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- "(j)(1) For the purposes of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), a
transaction,
- transportation, transmission, or transfer of funds shall be
considered to be one
- involving the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, if the
transaction, transportation,
- transmission, or transfer is part of a set of parallel or dependent
transactions, any one
- of which involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity.
- "(2) As used in this section, a "dependent transaction" is one that
- completes or complements another transaction or one that would not
have
- occurred but for another transaction.
- Sec. 423: Suspension of Tax-Exempt Status of Designated Foreign
Terrorist
- Organizations.
- (a) Section 501 (relating to exemption from tax on corporations,
certain trusts, etc.)
- is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by
inserting after subsection
- (o) the following new subsection:
- "(p) SUSPENSION OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF DESIGNATED
- TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
- "(1) IN GENERAL. The exemption from tax under subsection (a)
- with respect to any organization shall be suspended during any
period in
- which the organization is a designated terrorist organization.
- "(2) DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. For purposes
- of this subsection, the term 'designated terrorist organization'
means an
- organization which
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- "(A) is designated as a terrorist organization by an Executive
- Order or under the authority of
- "(i) section 212(a)(3) or 219 of the Immigration and
- Nationality Act,
- "(ii) the International Emergency Economic Powers
- Act, or
- "(iii) section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act,
- or
- "(B) is a person listed in or designated by an Executive Order
- as supporting terrorist activity (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)
of
- the Immigration and Nationality Act) or terrorism (as defined in
- section 140(d)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
- Years 1988 and 1989).
- "(3) DENIAL OF DEDUCTION. No deduction shall be allowed
- under section 170, 545(b)(2), 556(b)(2), 642(c), 2055, 2106(a)(2),
or 2522
- for any contribution to an organization during the period such
organization is
- a designated terrorist organization.
- "(4) DENIAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL
- CHALLENGE OF SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF DEDUCTION.
- Notwithstanding section 7428 or any other provision of law, no
organization
- or other person may challenge a suspension under paragraph (1), a
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- determination or listing under paragraph (2), or a denial of a
deduction under
- paragraph (3) in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating
to the
- organization's Federal tax liability.
- "(5) CREDIT OR REFUND IN CASE OF ERRONEOUS
- DESIGNATION.
- "(A) IN GENERAL If an erroneous designation of an
- organization pursuant to I or more of the provisions of law
described
- in paragraph (2) results in an overpayment of income tax for any
- taxable year with respect to such organization, credit or refund
(with
- interest) with respect to such overpayment shall be made.
- "(B) WAIVER OF LIMITATIONS. If credit or refund of any
- overpayment of tax described in subparagraph (A) is prevented at any
- time before the close of the 1-year period beginning on the date of
the
- determination of such credit or refund by the operation of any law
or.
- rule of law (including res judicata), such refund or credit may
- nevertheless be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed before
the
- close of such period.".
- (b) If the tax exemption of any organization is suspended under
section 501(p) of the
- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)), the
Internal Revenue Service
- shall update the listings of tax-exempt organizations and shall
publish appropriate notice to
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- taxpayers of such suspension and of the fact that contributions to
such organization are not
- deductible during the period of such suspension.
- Sec. 424: Denial of Federal Benefits to Terrorists.
- Chapter 1 13B of title 18, United States Code, is amended --
- (1) in the chapter analysis, by adding at the end the following:
- "2339C. Denial of federal benefits to terrorists"; and
- (2) by adding at the end the following:
- "§ 2339C. Denial of federal benefits to terrorists
- "(a) In general. -Any individual who is convicted of an offense
listed
- in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) 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)).
- Sec. 425: Corrections to Financing of Terrorism Statute.
- (a) Section 2339C(c)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by --
- (1) striking "resources, or funds" and inserting "resources, or any
funds or
- proceeds of such funds";
- (2) in subparagraph (A), striking "were provided" and inserting "are
to be
- provided, or knowing that the support or resources were provided,";
and
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- (3) in subparagraph (B)--
- (A) striking "or any proceeds of such funds"; and
- (B) striking "were provided or collected" and inserting "are to be
- provided or collected, or knowing that the funds were provided or
collected,".
- (b) Section 2339C(e) is amended by
- (1) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (12);
- (2) redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and
- (3) inserting after paragraph (12) the following new, paragraph:
- "(13) the term 'material support or resources' has the same meaning
as in
- section 2339A(b) of this title; and".
- (c) Section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting
- ")" after "2339C (relating to financing of terrorism".
- Sec. 426: Terrorism-Related Specified Activities for Money
Laundering.
- (a) AMENDMENTS TO RICO. -- Section 1961(1) of title 18, United
States Code, is
- amended --
- (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting "section 1960 (relating to
illegal money
- transmitters)," before "sections 2251"; and
- (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting "section 274A ( relating to
unlawful
- employment of aliens)," before "section 277".
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- (b) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1956(c)(7).-- Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of
title 18,
- United States Code, is amended by
- (1) striking "or section 2339A or 2339B or 2339B" and inserting
"section
- 2339A or 2339B";
- (2) inserting ", or section 2339C (relating to financing of
terrorism)" before
- "of this title"; and
- (3) striking "or any felony violation of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act" and
- inserting "any felony violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act, or any violation
- of section 208 of the Social Security Act (relating to obtaining
funds through misuse
- of a social security number)".
- Sec. 427: Assets of Persons Committing Terrorist Acts Against
Foreign Countries or
- International Organizations.
- Section 981(a)(1)(G) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
--
- (1) striking "or" at the end of clause (ii);
- (2) striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ";
or"; and
- (3) inserting the following after clause (iii):
- "(iv) of any individual, entity, or organization engaged
- in planning or perpetrating any act of international terrorism
- (as defined in section 2331) against any international
- organization (as defined in section 209 of the State Department
- Basic Authorities Act of 1956) or against any foreign
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- Government, its citizens or residents, or their property. Where
- the property sought for forfeiture is located beyond the
- territorial boundaries of the United States, an act in furtherance
- of such planning or perpetration must have occurred within the
- jurisdiction of the United States.".
- Sec. 428: Technical and Conforming Amendments Relating to the USA
PATRIOT Act.
- (a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.- (1) Sections 5312(a)(3)(C) and 5324(b)
of title
- 31 are amended by striking "5333" each time it appears and inserting
"5331".
- (2) Section 322 of Pub. L. 10756 is amended by striking "title 18"
and.
- inserting "title 28".
- (3) Section 53 18(k)(1)(B) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by
- striking "5318A(f)(1)(B)" and inserting "5318A(e)(1)(B)".
- (4) Section 5332(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by striking
- "article of luggage" and inserting "article of luggage or mail".
- (5) Section 1956(b)(3) and (4) of title 18, United States Code, are
amended
- by striking "described in paragraph (2)" each time it appears; and
- (6) Section 981(k) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking
- "foreign bank" each time it appears and inserting "foreign bank or
financial
- institution".
- (b) CODIFICATION OF SECTION 316. -- (1) Chapter 46 of title 18,
United States
- Code, is amended --
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- (A) in the chapter analysis, by inserting at the end the following:
- "987. Anti-terrorist forfeiture protection."; and
- (B) by inserting at the end the following:
- "§ 987. Antiterrorist forfeiture protection
- "(a) Right to contest. -- An owner of property that is
confiscated under this chapter
- or any other provision of law relating to the confiscation of assets
of suspected international
- terrorists, may contest that confiscation by filing a claim in the
manner set forth in the Federal
- Rules of Civil Procedure (Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty
and Maritime Claims),
- and asserting as an affirmative defense that --
- "(1) the property is not subject to confiscation under such
provision of law; or
- "(2) the innocent owner provisions of section 983(d) apply to
the case.
- "(b) Evidence. -- In considering a claim filed under this
section, a court may admit
- evidence that is otherwise inadmissible under the Federal Rules of
Evidence, if the court
- determines that the evidence is reliable, and that compliance with
the Federal Rules of
- Evidence may jeopardize the national security interests of the
United States.
- "(c) Clarifications. --
- "(1) Protection of rights. -- The exclusion of certain
provisions of Federal law
- from the definition of the term 'civil forfeiture statute' in
section 983(i) shall not be
- construed to deny an owner of property the right to contest the
confiscation of assets
- of suspected international terrorists under --
- "(A) subsection (a) of this section;
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- "(B) the Constitution; or
- "(C) subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code
- (commonly known as the 'Administrative Procedure Act').
- "(2) Savings clause. -- Nothing in this section shall limit
or otherwise affect
- any other remedies that may be available to an owner of property
under section 983
- or any other provision of law.".
- (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 316 of Pub. L. 107-56
are repealed.
- (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS CONCERNING CONSPIRACIES. --
- (1) Section 33(a) of title 18, United State Code is amended by
inserting "or
- conspires" before "to do any of the foregoing".
- (2) Section 1366(a) of title 18, United State Code, is amended by --
- (A) striking "attempts" each time it appears and inserting "attempts
or
- conspires"; and
- (B) inserting ", or if the object of the conspiracy had been
achieved,"
- after "the attempted offense had been completed".
-
- Title V: Enhancing Immigration and Border
Security
- Sec. 501: Expatriation of Terrorists.
- Section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481)
is amended
- (1) by amending subsection (a)(3) to read as follows:
- "(3) (A) entering, or serving in, the armed forces of a foreign
state if --
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- "(i) such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the United
- States; or
- "(ii) such person serves as a commissioned or non-commissioned
- officer, or
- "(B) joining or serving in, or providing material support (as
defined in
- section 2339A of title 18, United States Code) to, a terrorist
organization
- designated under section 212(a)(3) or 219 or designated under the
- International Emergency Economic Powers Act, if the organization is
engaged
- in hostilities against the United States, its people, or its
national security
- interests."; and
- (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following: "The
voluntary commission
- or performance of an act described in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i) or (B)
shall be prima facie
- evidence that the act was done with the intention of relinquishing
United States nationality.".
- Sec. 502: Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Violations of
Immigration and Nationality
- Act.
- (a) ENTRY CRIMES. -- Section 275(a)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8
- U.S.C. 1325(a)(1)) is amended by
- (1) striking "6 months" and inserting "one year"; and
- (2) striking "2 years" and inserting "3 years".
- (b) REENTRY AFTER REMOVAL -- Section 276 of the Immigration and
- Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended --
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- (1) in subsection (a), by striking "2 years" and inserting "3
years"; and
- (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "10 years" and inserting "20
years".
- (c) ALIEN SMUGGLING. -- Section 274(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and
- Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking "one
year" and inserting "3
- years".
- (d) REGISTRATION OFFENSES. -- (1) Section 264(e) of the Immigration
and
- Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1304(e)) is amended by striking "be fined
not to exceed $100 or be
- imprisoned not more than 30 days" and inserting "be fined under
title 18, United States Code,
- or imprisoned not more than 90 days".
- (2) Section 266 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1306) is
- amended --
- (A) in subsection (b), by striking "be fined not to exceed $200 or
be
- imprisoned not more than thirty days" and inserting "be fined under
title 18,
- United States Code, or imprisoned not more than six months"; and
- (B) in subsection (c), by striking "be fined not to exceed $1000, or
be
- imprisoned not more than six months" and inserting "be fined under
title 18,
- United States Code, or imprisoned not more than one year".
- (e) UNLAWFUL VOTING. -Section 611(b) of title 18, United States
Code, is
- amended by striking "one year" and inserting "three years".
- Sec. 503: Inadmissibility and Removability of National Security
Aliens or Criminally
- Charged Aliens.
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- (a) Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as
amended, is
- amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subparagraphs:
- "(G) An alien whose entry or proposed activities in the United
States
- the Attorney General has reason to believe would pose a danger to
the
- national security of the United States as defined in section
219(c)(2) of the
- Act is inadmissible.
- "(II) An alien whom the Attorney General has reason to believe is
- charged with or has committed a serious criminal offense in a
country other
- than the United States is inadmissible.".
- (b) Section 237(a)(4) of Immigration and Nationality Act is amended
by adding at
- the end thereof the following new subparagraphs:
- "(E) An alien whose presence or activities in the United States the
- Attorney General has reason to believe pose a danger to the national
security
- of the United States, as defined in section 219(c)(2) of the Act is
removable.
- "(F) An alien whom the Attorney General has reason to believe is
- charged with or has committed a serious criminal offense in a
country other
- than the United States is removable.".
- Sec. 504: Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens.
- (a) The caption of Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act is amended to
- read as follows: "EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS".
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- (b) Section 238(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended
to read as
- follows:
- "(b) Removal of Criminal Aliens. --
- "(1) The Attorney General may, in the case of an alien
- described in paragraph (2), determine the deportability of such
alien,
- and issue an order of removal pursuant to the procedures set forth
in
- this subsection or section 240.
- "(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien,
- whether or not admitted into the United States, was convicted of any
- criminal offense covered in 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), (B), (C), or (D),
without
- regard to its date of commission.
- "(3) The Attorney General in his discretion may at any time
- execute any order described in paragraph (1), except during the 14
- calendar day period after the date that such order was issued,
unless
- waived by the alien, in order that the alien has an opportunity to
apply
- for judicial review under section 242, or if the removal has been
stayed
- under section 242(f)(2) of the Act. Notwithstanding any other
- provision of law including section 2241 of title 28, United States
- Code, no court other than a court of appeals pursuant to its
- jurisdiction under section 242 of this Act shall have jurisdiction
to
- review or set aside any order, action, or decision taken or issued
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- pursuant to this subsection. Review in the court of appeals shall be
- limited to determining whether the petitioner (i) is an alien and
(ii) is
- subject to a final judgment of conviction for an offense covered in
- section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), (B), (C), or (D).
- "(4) Proceedings before the Attorney General under this
- subsection shall be in accordance with such regulations as the
- Attorney General shall prescribe. The Attorney General shall provide
- that --
- "(A) the alien is given reasonable notice of the charges
- and of the opportunity described in subparagraph (C);
- "(B) the alien shall have the privilege of being
- represented (at no expense to the government) by such
- counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as the
- alien shall choose;
- "(C) the alien has a reasonable opportunity to inspect
- the evidence and rebut the charges;
- "(D) a determination is made for the record that the
- individual upon whom the notice for the proceeding under this
- section is served (either in person or by mail) is, in fact, the
- alien named in such notice;
- "(E) a record is maintained for judicial review, and
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- "(F) the final order of removal is not adjudicated by the
- same person who issues the charges.
- "(5) No alien described in this section shall be eligible for any
- relief from removal that the Attorney General may grant in the
- Attorney General's discretion."
- (c) Section 238(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating
to judicial removal
- is amended to read as follows:
- "(d) Stipulated judicial order of deportation. -- The United States
- Attorney may, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11,
enter into a
- plea agreement which calls for the alien to waive the right to
notice and a
- hearing under this section, and stipulate to the entry of a judicial
order of
- deportation from the United States as a condition of the plea
agreement or as
- a condition of probation or supervised release, or both. The United
States
- district court, in both felony and misdemeanor cases, and a United
States
- magistrate judge in misdemeanor cases, may accept such a stipulation
and
- shall have jurisdiction to enter a judicial order of deportation
pursuant to the
- terms of such stipulation."
- (d) Section 242(f)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is
amended to read as
- follows:
- "(2) Particular cases. -- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no
- court shall enjoin or stay, whether temporarily or otherwise, the
removal of
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- any alien pursuant to a final order under this section unless the
alien shows by
- clear and convincing evidence that the entry or execution of such
order is
- prohibited as a matter of law."
- Sec. 505: Clarification of Continuing Nature of Failure-to-Depart
Offense, and
- Deletion of Provisions on Suspension of Sentence.
- (a) Subparagraph (A) of section 243(a)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8
- U.S.C. 1253(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
- "(A) willfully --
- "(1) fails or refuses to depart from the United States within a
period of
- 30 days from the date of the final order of removal under
administrative
- processes, or if judicial review is had, then from the date of the
final order of
- the court; or
- "(2) remains in the United States more than 30 days after the date
of the
- final is had, then more than 30 days after the date of the final
order of the
- court,".
- (b) Section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.253)
is amended
- by striking--
- (1) paragraph (3) of subsection (a); and
- (2) subsection (b).
- Sec. 506. Additional Removal Authorities.
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- (a) Section 241(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1231(b)(1)) is
- amended by inserting at the end the following:
- "(D) OTHER PLACES OF REMOVAL. --
- "(i) The Attorney General may direct that the alien be removed
- to another country or region if the Attorney General determines that
- removal to any country specified in the preceding subparagraphs is
- impracticable, inadvisable or impossible.
- "(ii) The Attorney General may direct that an alien be removed
- to any country or region regardless of whether the country or region
- has a government, recognized by the United States or otherwise."
- (b) Section 241(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1231(b)(1)) is
- amended by inserting at the end the following:
- "(G) OTHER PLACES OF REMOVAL. --
- "(i) The Attorney General may direct that the alien be removed
- to another country or region if the Attorney General determines that
- removal to any country specified in the preceding subparagraphs is
- impracticable, inadvisable, or impossible.
- "(ii) The Attorney General may direct that an alien be removed
- to any country or region regardless of whether the country or region
- has a government, recognized by the United States or otherwise.".
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