OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 7029. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AMENDMENTS. (a) Expansion of Venue for Sections 1512 and 1503 Cases.—Section 1512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) A prosecution under this section or section 1503 may be brought in the district in which the official proceeding (whether or not pending or about to be instituted) was intended to be affected or 102 STAT. 4398 in the district in which the conduct constituting the alleged offense occurred.”. (b) Definition Changes.—Section 1515(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “a judge of the United States Tax Court, a special trial judge of the Tax Court, a judge of the United States Claims Court,” after “bankruptcy judge,”. (c) Corrupt Persuasion.—Section 1512(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “or threatens” and inserting “threatens, or corruptly persuades”. (d) Definition.—Section 1515(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting “; and”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(6) the term ‘corruptly persuades’ does not include conduct which would be misleading conduct but for a lack of a state of mind.”.