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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 · Sec. 811

Sec. 811. PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES

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## SEC. 811 PENALTIES FOR TERRORIST CONSPIRACIES ###
(a)Arson Section 81 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first undesignated paragraph— ####
(1)by striking “, or attempts to set fire to or burn”; and ####
(2)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be imprisoned”. ###
(b)Killings in Federal Facilities Section 930(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “or attempts to kill”; ####
(2)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be punished”; and ####
(3)by striking “and 1113” and inserting “1113, and 1117”. ###
(c)Communications Lines, Stations, or Systems Section 1362 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first undesignated paragraph— ####
(1)by striking “or attempts willfully or maliciously to injure or destroy”; and ####
(2)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”. ###
(d)Buildings or Property Within Special Maritime and Territorial Jurisdiction Section 1363 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “or attempts to destroy or injure”; and ####
(2)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined” the first place it appears. ###
(e)Wrecking Trains Section 1992 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) > > A person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section shall be subject to the same penalties (other than the penalty of death) as the penalties prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.” > . ###
(f)Material Support to Terrorists Section 2339A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”. ###
(g)Torture Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Conspiracy > > A person who conspires to commit an offense under this section shall be subject to the same penalties (other than the penalty of death) as the penalties prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.” > . ###
(h)Sabotage of Nuclear Facilities or Fuel Section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284), is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)by striking “, or who intentionally and willfully attempts to destroy or cause physical damage to”; #####
(B)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma; and #####
(C)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”; and ####
(2)in subsection (b)— #####
(A)by striking “or attempts to cause”; and #####
(B)by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”. ###
(i)Interference with Flight Crew Members and Attendants Section 46504 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”. ###
(j)Special Aircraft Jurisdiction of the United States Section 46505 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Conspiracy > > If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection
(b)or (c), and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in such subsection.” > . ###
(k)Damaging or Destroying an Interstate Gas or Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Facility Section 60123(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by striking “, or attempting to damage or destroy,”; and ####
(2)by inserting “, or attempting or conspiring to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”.
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