118 STAT. 3766 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 ‘‘(3) CIVIL JUDGMENT.—An order of reimbursement under this subsection shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment. ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.—This section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intel- ligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a State, or political subdivision of a State, or of an intelligence agency of the United States.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections as the begin- ning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item for section 1037 the following: ‘‘1038. False information and hoaxes.’’. SEC. 6703. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE STATEMENTS IN TERRORISM CASES. (a) ENHANCED PENALTY.—Section 1001(a) and the third undesignated paragraph of section 1505 of title 18, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘be fined under this title or impris- oned not more than 5 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both’’. (b) SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—Not later than 30 days of the enactment of this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the Sentencing Guidelines to provide for an increased offense level for an offense under sections 1001(a) and 1505 of title 18, United States Code, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism, as defined in section 2331 of such title. SEC. 6704. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION. Section 1958 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘facility in’’ and inserting ‘‘facility of’’; and (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or foreign’’ after ‘‘inter- state’’. Subtitle I—Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004 SEC. 6801. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004’’. SEC. 6802. WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) EXPANSION OF JURISDICTIONAL BASES AND SCOPE.—Section 2332a of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) so that paragraph (2) of subsection (a) reads as follows: ‘‘(2) against any person or property within the United States, and ‘‘(A) the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce is used in furtherance of the offense; ‘‘(B) such property is used in interstate or foreign com- merce or in an activity that affects interstate or foreign commerce; Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004. 18 USC 1 note. Deadline. 28 USC 994 note. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00300 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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