PUBLIC LAW 97-291—OCT. 12, 1982
96 STAT. 1253
"(E) any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended— (1) so that the item relating to section 1503 reads as follows: "1503. Influencing or injuring officer or juror generally."; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: "1512. Tampering with a witness, victim, or an informant. "1513. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant. "1514. Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness. "1515. Definitions for certain provisions.".
(c) Section 1503 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by striking out ", juror or witness" and inserting in lieu thereof' or juror"; (2) by striking out "witness" the first place it appears after "impede any" and all that follows through "or any grand" and inserting "grand" in lieu thereof; and (3) by striking out "injures any party or witness" and all that follows through "matter pending therein, or". (d) section 1505 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by(1) striking out paragraphs (1) and (2); (2) striking out "such" the first place it appears in the fourth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "any pending"; (3) striking out "such" the second place it appears in the fourth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "any"; and (4) striking out "such inquiry" in the fourth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "any inquiry". (e) Section 1510(a) of title 18 of the United States Code is amended— (1) by striking out the comma immediately following "bribery" and all that follows through "thereof; (2) by striking out the semicolon immediately following "investigator" the first place it appears and all that follows through "Shall be fined" and inserting "shall be fined" in lieu thereof. RESTITUTION
SEC. 5. (a) Chapter 227 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: "§ 3579. Order of restitution 18 USC 3579 "(a)(1) The court, when sentencing a defendant convicted of an offense under this title or under subsection (h), (i), (j), or (n) of section 902 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1472), may order, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty authorized by law, that the defendant make restitution to any victim of the offense. "(2) If the court does not order restitution, or orders only partial restitution, under this section, the court shall state on the record the reasons therefor. "(b) The order may require that such defendant— Property. "(1) in the case of an offense resulting in damage to or loss or destruction of property of a victim of the offense— "(A) return the property to the owner of the property or someone designated by the owner; or
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