Pub. L. 104-132, tit. VII, subtit. A, sec. 705

INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN TERRORISM CRIMES.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 148 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 705. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN TERRORISM CRIMES. (a) In General.— Title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 114, by striking “maim or disfigure” and inserting “torture (as defined in section 2340), maim, or disfigure”; (2) in section 755, by striking “two years” and inserting “5 years”; (3) in section 756, by striking “one year” and inserting “five years”; (4) in section 878(a), by striking “by killing, kidnapping, or assaulting a foreign official, official guest, or internationally protected person”; (5) in section 1113, by striking “three years” and inserting “seven years”; and (6) in section 2332(c), by striking “five” and inserting “ten”. (b) Penalty for Carrying Weapons or Explosives on an Aircraft.— Section 46505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking “one year” and inserting “10 years”; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “5” and inserting “15”.
Pub. L. 104-132, tit. VII, subtit. A, sec. 705: INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN TERRORISM CRIMES. | Justis AI