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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3396

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit aiding terrorists.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2001

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit aiding terrorists.

    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 ``Terrorist Aid Prohibition Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. AIDING TERRORISTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 2339C. Aiding terrorists
    ``(a) Whoever, in the United States and without public authority, 
knowingly provides assistance, including information, to any person or 
entity outside the United States, with the intent that the assistance 
be used in carrying out an act of terrorism shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `act of terrorism' means 
activities that--
            ``(1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life 
        in violation of the criminal laws of the place they occur; and
            ``(2) appear to be intended--
                    ``(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian 
                population;
                    ``(B) to influence the policy of a government by 
                intimidation or coercion; or
                    ``(C) to affect the conduct of a government by mass 
                destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item:

``2339C. Aiding terrorists.''.
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