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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 606

For the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, KerrMcGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC (successor to KerrMcGee Chemical Corporation), and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 15, 1999

Mr. NICKLES (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. MACK, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

For the relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee

Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation), and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE

4 UNITED STATES.

5 (a) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary of the

6 Treasury shall pay, out of money not otherwise

7 appropriated—
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1 (1) to the Global Exploration and Development

2 Corporation, a Florida corporation incorporated in

3 Delaware, $9,500,000;

4 (2) to Kerr-McGee Corporation, an Oklahoma

5 corporation incorporated in Delaware, $10,000,000;

6 and

7 (3) to Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC, a limited li8 ability company organized under the laws of Dela9 ware, $0.

10 (b) CONDITION OF PAYMENT.—

11 (1) GLOBAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT

12 CORPORATION.—The payment authorized by sub13 section (a)(1) is in settlement and compromise of all

14 claims of Global Exploration and Development Cor15 poration, as described in the recommendations of the

16 United States Court of Federal Claims set forth in

17 36 Fed. Cl. 776.

18 (2) KERR-MCGEE CORPORATION AND KERR19 MCGEE CHEMICAL, LLC.—The payment authorized

20 by subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) are in settlement

21 and compromise of all claims of Kerr-McGee Cor22 poration and Kerr-McGee Chemical, LLC, as de23 scribed in the recommendations of the United States

24 Court of Federal Claims set forth in 36 Fed. Cl.

25 776.
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1 SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF

2 CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EX3 PLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND

4 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

5 (a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—Section 842 of title 18,

6 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the

7 following:

8 ‘‘(p) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO

9 EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF

10 MASS DESTRUCTION.—

11 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—

12 ‘‘(A) the term ‘destructive device’ has the

13 same meaning as in section 921(a)(4);

14 ‘‘(B) the term ‘explosive’ has the same

15 meaning as in section 844(j); and

16 ‘‘(C) the term ‘weapon of mass destruc17 tion’ has the same meaning as in section

18 2332a(c)(2).

19 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for

20 any person—

21 ‘‘(A) to teach or demonstrate the making

22 or use of an explosive, a destructive device, or

23 a weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute

24 by any means information pertaining to, in

25 whole or in part, the manufacture or use of an

26 explosive, destructive device, or weapon of mass
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1 destruction, with the intent that the teaching,

2 demonstration, or information be used for, or in

3 furtherance of, an activity that constitutes a

4 Federal crime of violence; or

5 ‘‘(B) to teach or demonstrate to any per6 son the making or use of an explosive, a de7 structive device, or a weapon of mass destruc8 tion, or to distribute to any person, by any

9 means, information pertaining to, in whole or in

10 part, the manufacture or use of an explosive,

11 destructive device, or weapon of mass destruc12 tion, knowing that such person intends to use

13 the teaching, demonstration, or information for,

14 or in furtherance of, an activity that constitutes

15 a Federal crime of violence.’’.

16 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 844 of title 18, United

17 States Code, is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘person who

19 violates any of subsections’’ and inserting the follow20 ing: ‘‘person who—

21 ‘‘(1) violates any of subsections’’;

22 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert23 ing ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(2) violates subsection (p)(2) of section 842,

2 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more

3 than 20 years, or both.’’; and

4 (4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘and (i)’’ and

5 inserting ‘‘(i), and (p)’’.

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