Sec. 906. Amendments to the Federal assault statute
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Section 113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Assault with intent to commit murder or a violation of section 2241 or 2242, by a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both. ; in paragraph (2), by striking felony under chapter 109A and inserting violation of section 2241 or 2242 ; in paragraph
(3)by striking and without just cause or excuse, ; in paragraph (4), by striking six months and inserting 1 year ; in paragraph (7)— by striking substantial bodily injury to an individual who has not attained the age of 16 years and inserting substantial bodily injury to a spouse or intimate partner, a dating partner, or an individual who has not attained the age of 16 years ; and by striking fine and inserting a fine ; and by adding at the end the following: Assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or attempting to strangle or suffocate, by a fine under this title, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both. ; and in subsection (b)— by striking
(b)As used in this subsection— and inserting the following: In this section— ; in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: the terms dating partner and spouse or intimate partner have the meanings given those terms in section 2266; the term strangling means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a person by applying pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim; and the term suffocating means intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing of a person by covering the mouth of the person, the nose of the person, or both, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim. . Section 1153(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title)” and inserting a felony assault under section 113 . Section 2265A(b)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or tribal after State .