Pub. L. 108-21, tit. I, sec. 104
STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST KIDNAPPING.
SEC. 104. STRONGER PENALTIES AGAINST KIDNAPPING.(a) Sentencing Guidelines.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding the amendment of Sentencing Guidelines, the United States Sentencing Commission is directed to amend the Sentencing Guidelines, to take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—(1) so that the base offense level for kidnapping in section 2A4.1(a) is increased from level 24 to level 32;(2) so as to delete section 2A4.1(b)(4)(C); and(3) so that the increase provided by section 2A4.1(b)(5) is 6 levels instead of 3.(b) Minimum Mandatory Sentence.—Section 1201(g) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “shall be subject to paragraph (2)” in paragraph (1) and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting “shall include imprisonment for not less than 20 years.”.