ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR USE OF EXPLOSIVES OR ARSON CRIMES.

SEC. 708. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR USE OF EXPLOSIVES OR ARSON CRIMES. (a) In General.— Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking “five” and inserting “10”; (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: “(f) (1) Whoever maliciously damages or destroys, or attempts to damage or destroy, by means of fire or an explosive, any building, vehicle, or other personal or real property in whole or in part owned or possessed by, or leased to, the United States, or any department or agency thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years, fined under this title, or both. “(2) Whoever engages in conduct prohibited by this subsection, and as a result of such conduct, directly or proximately causes personal injury or creates a substantial risk of injury to any person, including any public safety officer performing duties, shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 years and not more than 40 years, fined under this title, or both. “(3) Whoever engages in conduct prohibited by this subsection, and as a result of such conduct directly or proximately causes the death of any person, including any public safety officer performing duties, shall be subject to the death penalty, or imprisoned for not less than 20 years or for life, fined under this title, or both.”; (3) in subsection (h)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “5 years but not more than 15 years” and inserting “10 years”; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking “10 years but not more than 25 years” and inserting “20 years”; and (4) in subsection (i)— (A) by striking “not more than 20 years, fined the greater of the fine under this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed,” and inserting “not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years, fined under this title”; and (B) by striking “not more than 40 years, fined the greater of a fine under this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed,” and inserting “not less than 7 years and not more than 40 years, fined under this title”. (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 81 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “fined under this title or 110 STAT. 1297imprisoned not more than five years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned for not more than 25 years, fined the greater of the fine under this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is damaged or destroyed, or both”. (c) Statute of Limitation for Arson Offenses.— (1) In general.— Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 3295. Arson offenses “No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any non-capital offense under section 81 or subsection (f), (h), or (i) of section 844 unless the indictment is found or the information is instituted not later than 10 years after the date on which the offense was committed.”. (2) Clerical amendment.— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “3295. Arson offenses.”. (3) Conforming amendment.— Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the last sentence.