Sec. 320101. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT

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## SEC. 320101 INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ASSAULT ###

(a)Certain Officers and Employees Section 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection

(a)by inserting “, where the acts in violation of this section constitute only simple assault, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and in all other cases,” after “shall”; and ####

(2)in subsection

(b)by inserting “or inflicts bodily injury” after “weapon”. ###

(b)Foreign Officials, Official Guests, and Internationally Protected Persons Section 112(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “not more than $5,000” and inserting “under this title”; ####

(2)by inserting “, or inflicts bodily injury,” after “weapon”; and ####

(3)by striking “not more than $10,000” and inserting “under this title”. ###

(c)Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction Section 113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)by striking “of not more than $1,000” and inserting “under this title”; and #####

(B)by striking “five” and inserting “ten”; and ####

(2)in subsection (e)— #####

(A)by striking “of not more than $300” and inserting “under this title”; and #####

(B)by striking “three” and inserting “six”. ###

(d)Congress, Cabinet, or Supreme Court Section 351(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “not more than $5,000,” and inserting “under this title,”; ####

(2)by inserting “the assault involved in the use of a dangerous weapon, or” after “if”; ####

(3)by striking “not more than $10,000” and inserting “under this title”; and ####

(4)by striking “for”. ###

(e)President and President's Staff Section 1751(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “not more than $10,000,” both places it appears and inserting “under this title,”; ####

(2)by striking “not more than $5,000,” and inserting “under this title,”; and ####

(3)by inserting “the assault involved the use of a dangerous weapon, or” after “if”.