Sec. 374. COUNTERFEITING DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND OBLIGATIONS

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## SEC. 374 COUNTERFEITING DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND OBLIGATIONS ###

(a)Counterfeit Acts Committed Outside the United States Section 470 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in paragraph (2), by inserting “analog, digital, or electronic image,” after “plate, stone,”; and ####

(2)by striking “shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both” and inserting “shall be punished as is provided for the like offense within the United States”. ###

(b)Obligations or securities of the United States Section 471 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “fifteen years” and inserting “20 years”. ###

(c)Uttering Counterfeit Obligations or Securities Section 472 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “fifteen years” and inserting “20 years”. ###

(d)Dealing in Counterfeit Obligations or Securities Section 473 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “ten years” and inserting “20 years”. ###

(e)Plates, Stones, or Analog, Digital, or Electronic Images For Counterfeiting Obligations or Securities ####

(1)In general Section 474(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following new paragraph: > “Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes, executes, acquires, scans, captures, records, receives, transmits, reproduces, sells, or has in such person's control, custody, or possession, an analog, digital, or electronic image of any obligation or other security of the United States; or” > . ####

(2)Amendment to definition Section 474(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following new sentence: “For purposes of this section, the term ‘**analog, digital, or electronic image**’ includes any analog, digital, or electronic method used for the making, execution, acquisition, scanning, capturing, recording, retrieval, transmission, or reproduction of any obligation or security, unless such use is authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.”. ####

(3)Technical and conforming amendment The heading for section 474 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “or stones” and inserting “, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images”. ####

(4)Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 474 by striking “or stones” and inserting “, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images”. ###

(f)Taking Impressions of Tools Used for Obligations or Securities Section 476 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “analog, digital, or electronic image,” after “impression, stamp,”; and ####

(2)by striking “ten years” and inserting “25 years”. ###

(g)Possessing or Selling Impressions of Tools Used for Obligations or Securities Section 477 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in the first paragraph, by inserting “analog, digital, or electronic image,” after “imprint, stamp,”; ####

(2)in the second paragraph, by inserting “analog, digital, or electronic image,” after “imprint, stamp,”; and ####

(3)in the third paragraph, by striking “ten years” and inserting “25 years”. ###

(h)Connecting Parts of Different Notes Section 484 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “five years” and inserting “10 years”. ###

(i)Bonds and Obligations of Certain Lending Agencies The first and second paragraphs of section 493 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking “five years” and inserting “10 years”.