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TITLE IV—CURRENCY
PROTECTION
SEC. 401. COUNTERFEITING DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND OB-
LIGATIONS.
(a) COUNTERFEIT ACTS COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES.—Section 470 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘analog, dig-
ital, or electronic image,’’ after ‘‘plate, stone,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall be punished as is provided for the like
offense within the United States’’.
(b) OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES OF THE UNITED
STATES.—Section 471 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘fifteen years’’ and inserting ‘‘20
years’’.
(c) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT OBLIGATIONS OR SE-
CURITIES.—Section 472 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘fifteen years’’ and inserting ‘‘20
years’’.
(d) DEALING IN COUNTERFEIT OBLIGATIONS OR SE-
CURITIES.—Section 473 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20
years’’.
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(e) PLATES, STONES, OR ANALOG, DIGITAL, OR
ELECTRONIC IMAGES FOR COUNTERFEITING OBLIGA-
TIONS OR SECURITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 474(a) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the second paragraph the following new paragraph:
‘‘Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes, executes,
acquires, scans, captures, records, receives, transmits, re-
produces, sells, or has in such person’s control, custody,
or possession, an analog, digital, or electronic image of
any obligation or other security of the United States; or’’.
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
DEFINITION.—Section
474(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking the first sentence and inserting the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this section,
the term ‘analog, digital, or electronic image’ in-
cludes any analog, digital, or electronic method used
for the making, execution, acquisition, scanning,
capturing, recording, retrieval, transmission, or re-
production of any obligation or security, unless such
use is authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.’’.
(3) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The heading for section 474 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
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stones’’ and inserting ‘‘, stones, or analog,
digital, or electronic images’’.
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended in the item relating to section 474 by
striking ‘‘or stones’’ and inserting ‘‘, stones, or ana-
log, digital, or electronic images’’.
(f) TAKING IMPRESSIONS OF TOOLS USED FOR OBLI-
GATIONS OR SECURITIES.—Section 476 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘analog, digital, or electronic
image,’’ after ‘‘impression, stamp,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘25
years’’.
(g) POSSESSING
OR
SELLING
IMPRESSIONS
OF
TOOLS USED FOR OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—Sec-
tion 477 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the first paragraph, by inserting ‘‘analog,
digital, 
or 
electronic 
image,’’ 
after 
‘‘imprint,
stamp,’’;
(2) in the second paragraph, by inserting ‘‘ana-
log, digital, or electronic image,’’ after ‘‘imprint,
stamp,’’; and
(3) in the third paragraph, by striking ‘‘ten
years’’ and inserting ‘‘25 years’’.
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(h) CONNECTING PARTS OF DIFFERENT NOTES.—
Section 484 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’.
(i) BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CERTAIN LENDING
AGENCIES.—The first and second paragraphs of section
493 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended
by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’.
SEC. 402. COUNTERFEITING FOREIGN CURRENCY AND OB-
LIGATIONS.
(a) FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—Sec-
tion 478 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(b) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT FOREIGN OBLIGA-
TIONS OR SECURITIES.—Section 479 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘three years’’ and
inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(c) POSSESSING COUNTERFEIT FOREIGN OBLIGA-
TIONS OR SECURITIES.—Section 480 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘20 years’’.
(d) PLATES, STONES, OR ANALOG, DIGITAL, OR
ELECTRONIC IMAGES
FOR COUNTERFEITING FOREIGN
OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 481 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the second paragraph the following new paragraph:
‘‘Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes, executes,
acquires, scans, captures, records, receives, transmits, re-
produces, sells, or has in such person’s control, custody,
or possession, an analog, digital, or electronic image of
any bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any
foreign government, or of any treasury note, bill, or prom-
ise to pay, lawfully issued by such foreign government and
intended to circulate as money; or’’.
(2) INCREASED
SENTENCE.—The last para-
graph of section 481 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting
‘‘25 years’’.
(3) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The heading for section 481 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or
stones’’ and inserting ‘‘, stones, or analog,
digital, or electronic images’’.
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended in the item relating to section 481 by
striking ‘‘or stones’’ and inserting ‘‘, stones, or ana-
log, digital, or electronic images’’.
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(e) FOREIGN BANK NOTES.—Section 482 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘two years’’
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(f) 
UTTERING
COUNTERFEIT
FOREIGN
BANK
NOTES.—Section 483 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
SEC. 403. PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Section 5114(a) of title 31, United States Code (re-
lating to engraving and printing currency and security
documents), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) The Secretary of the Treas-
ury’’ and inserting:
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ENGRAVE AND PRINT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the
Treasury’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) ENGRAVING
AND
PRINTING
FOR
OTHER
GOVERNMENTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury
may, if the Secretary determines that it will not
interfere with engraving and printing needs of the
United States, produce currency, postage stamps,
and other security documents for foreign govern-
ments, subject to a determination by the Secretary
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of State that such production would be consistent
with the foreign policy of the United States.’’.
SEC. 404. REIMBURSEMENT.
Section 5143 of title 31, United States Code (relating
to payment for services of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing), is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, any for-
eign government, or any territory of the United
States’’ after ‘‘agency’’;
(2) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘and
other’’ after ‘‘administrative’’; and
(3) in the last sentence, by inserting ‘‘, foreign
government, or territory of the United States’’ after
‘‘agency’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 17,
2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.