Obstruction of Justice and False Statements in Terrorism Cases Penalty Enhancement Act of 2003

Obstruction of Justice and False Statements in Terrorism Cases Penalty Enhancement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to increase penalties for making false statements, and obstructing justice, if the subject matter relates to international or domestic terrorism. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the Sentencing Guidelines to provide an offense level increase of at least 18 for such offenses.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3086 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3086

 To increase penalties for obstruction of justice and false statements 
              in terrorism cases, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2003

    Mr. Green of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To increase penalties for obstruction of justice and false statements 
              in terrorism cases, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Obstruction of Justice and False 
Statements in Terrorism Cases Penalty Enhancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FALSE STATEMENTS IN TERRORISM CASES.

    (a) In General.--Sections 1001(a) and 1505 of title 18, United 
States Code, are each amended by striking ``shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both'' and inserting 
``shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years 
or, if the matter relates to international or domestic terrorism (as 
defined in section 2331), shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, 
or both''.
    (b) Sentencing Commission.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
shall, within 30 days of the enactment of this section, amend the 
Sentencing Guidelines to provide an offense level increase of at least 
18 for an offense under sections 1001(a) and 1505 of title 18, United 
States Code, if the offense involves a matter relating to international 
or domestic terrorism, as defined in section 2331 of such title.
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