20 June 1997

For background see http://cryptome.org/bombmake.htm
http://cryptome.org/abi.htm 

Source: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:SN00936:@@@L



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TITLE(S):



    Defense Department FY 98 Authorization bill



Senate Action(s)



Jun 19, 97:

    Amendment SP 419 proposed by Senator Feinstein. 

    Amendment SP 419 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94-0. Record Vote No: 110.

Source: Fax from the office of Senator Feinstein.

AMENDMENT NO. _____                                              Calendar No. _____

Purpose: To prohibit the distribution of certain information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES -- 105th Cong., 1st Sess.

S.936

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on ________________________________
and ordered to be printed

Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed

AMENDMENT intended to be proposed by Mrs. FEINSTEIN

Viz.

At the end of Subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1074. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

(a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT. -- Section 842 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:

"(l) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. --
"(1) DEFINITIONS. -- In this subsection --
"(A) the term 'destructive device' has the same meaning as in section 921(a)(4);

"(B) the term 'explosive' has the same meaning as in section 844(j); and

"(C) the term 'weapon of mass destruction' has the same meaning as in section 2332a(c)(2).

"(2) PROHIBITION. -- It shall be unlawful for any person --

"(A) to teach or demonstrate the making or use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute by any means information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction, with the intention that the teaching, demonstration, or information be used for, or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal criminal offense or a State or local criminal offense affecting interstate commerce; or

"(B) to teach or demonstrate to any person the making or use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute to any person, by any means, information pertaining to, in whole or in part, the manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass destruction, knowing that such person intends to use the teaching, demonstration, or information for, or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal criminal offense or a State or local criminal offense affecting interstate commerce.".

(b) PENALTIES. -- Section 844 of title 18, United States Code, is amended --

(1) in subsection (a), by striking "person who violates subsections" and inserting the following:
"persons who --

"(1) violations[1] subsection";

(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

"(2) violates subsection (l)(2) of section 842 of this chapter, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both."; and

(2)[2] in subsection (j), by striking "and (i)" and inserting "(i), and (l)".

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Notes by JYA:

1 As written, probably "violates."

2 As written, probably "(4)."

Hypertext by JYA/Urban Deadline.