PROTECTION OF COURT OFFICERS AND JURORS.

SEC. 60016. PROTECTION OF COURT OFFICERS AND JURORS. Section 1503 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” before “Whoever”; (2) by striking “fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.” and inserting “punished as provided in subsection (b).”; (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) The punishment for an offense under this section is— “(1) in the case of a killing, the punishment provided in sections 1111 and 1112; “(2) in the case of an attempted killing, or a case in which the offense was committed against a petit juror and in which a class A or B felony was charged, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, a fine under this title, or both; and “(3) in any other case, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine under this title, or both.” ; and (4) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking “commissioner” each place it appears and inserting “magistrate judge”.