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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3375 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for certain 

fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2009 

Mr. KRATOVIL (for himself and Mr. HARPER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 

to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties 

for certain fraud offenses committed to facilitate terrorism, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop White-collar As5 sistance to Terrorists Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CREDIT CARD FRAUD. 

7 Section 1029 (c) of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR TERRORISM-RELATED

2 OFFENSES.—If the offense under this section was 

3 committed to facilitate an act of domestic terrorism 

4 (as defined in section 2331) or an act of inter5 national terrorism (as defined in section 2331) the 

6 maximum term of imprisonment is 20 years in the 

7 case of a first-time conviction under this section, and 

8 30 years if a prior conviction under this section has 

9 occured.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. FINANCIAL FRAUD. 

11 (a) COUNTERFEIT OR FORGED SECURITIES.—Sub12 sections (a) and (b) of section 513 of title 18, United 

13 States Code, are each amended by inserting ‘‘, but if the 

14 offense is committed to facilitate an act of domestic ter15 rorism (as defined in section 2331) or an act of inter16 national terrorism (as defined in section 2331) the max17 imum term of imprisonment is 25 years’’ after ‘‘or both’’. 

18 (b) OPERATING AN UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSMIT19 TING BUSINESS.—Section 1960(a) of title 18, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, but if the offense 

21 is committed to facilitate an act of domestic terrorism (as 

22 defined in section 2331) or an act of international ter23 rorism (as defined in section 2331) the maximum term 

24 of imprisonment is 20 years’’ after ‘‘or both’’. 


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1 (c) MONEYLAUNDERING.—Section 1956(a) of title 

2 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following new paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(4) If the offense under this subsection is com5 mitted to facilitate an act of domestic terrorism (as 

6 defined in section 2331) or an act of international 

7 terrorism (as defined in section 2331) the maximum 

8 term of imprisonment for that offense is 30 years.’’. 

9 (d) BRIBERY.—Section 201 of title 18, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, but if the 

12 offense under paragraph (1) is committed to facili13 tate an act of domestic terrorism (as defined in sec14 tion 2331) or an act of international terrorism (as 

15 defined in section 2331) the maximum term of im16 prisonment is 30 years’’ after ‘‘under the United 

17 States’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, but if the 

19 offense under paragraph (1) is committed to facili20 tate an act of domestic terrorism (as defined in sec21 tion 2331) or an act of international terrorism (as 

22 defined in section 2331) the maximum term of im23 prisonment is 10 years’’ after ‘‘or both’’. 

24 (e) SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD.—Section 208(a) of the 

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1 serting ‘‘, but in the case of any offense under this sub2 section that was committed to facilitate an act of domestic 

3 terrorism (as defined in section 2331) or an act of inter4 national terrorism (as defined in section 2331) the max5 imum term of imprisonment is 20 years’’ after ‘‘or both’’. 

6 SEC. 4. PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS. 

7 Section 2339A of title 18, United States Code, is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 

9 SEC. 5. AMENDMENT TO THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES RE10 LATING TO CERTAIN CRIMES. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its authority under 

12 section 994 of title 28, United States Code, and in accord13 ance with this section, the United States Sentencing Com14 mission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the sen15 tencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to per16 sons convicted of an offense committed to facilitate ter17 rorism under sections 201, 513, 1029, 1956, 1960, and 

18 2339A of title 18, United States Code, and section 208(a) 

19 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)) in order to 

20 reflect the intent of Congress that such penalties be in21 creased in comparison to those currently provided by the 

22 sentencing guidelines and policy statements. 

23 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out this section, 

24 the Sentencing Commission, shall— 


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1 (1) ensure that the sentencing guidelines and 

2 policy statements reflect Congress’ intent that the 

3 sentencing guidelines and policy statements reflect 

4 the— 

5 (A) serious nature of the offenses de6 scribed in this Act; and 

7 (B) need for an effective deterrent and ap8 propriate punishment to prevent such offenses; 

9 (2) consider the extent to which the sentencing 

10 guidelines and policy statements may or may not ap11 propriately account for— 

12 (A) the potential and actual harm to the 

13 public from the offense; 

14 (B) the level of sophistication and planning 

15 involved in the offense; and 

16 (C) whether the offense was intended to or 

17 had the effect of creating a threat to public 

18 health or safety, injury to another person, or 

19 even death; 

20 (3) assure reasonable consistency with other 

21 relevant directives and with other sentencing guide22 lines and policy statements; 

23 (4) account for any additional aggravating or 

24 mitigating circumstances that may justify exceptions 

25 to the generally applicable sentencing ranges; and 


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1 (5) assure that the sentencing guidelines and 

2 policy statements adequately meet the purposes of 

3 sentencing as set forth in section 3553(a)(2) of title 

4 18, United States Code. 

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