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both.’’ and inserting ‘‘and imprisoned for not less than 
3 years and not more than 15 years.’’. 
SEC. 607. DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO CONVICTED 
TERRORISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113B of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this title, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2339F. DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO TERROR-
ISTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who is convicted 
of a Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 
2332b(g)) shall, as provided by the court on motion of 
the Government, be ineligible for any or all Federal bene-
fits for any term of years or for life. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL BENEFIT DEFINED.—In this section, 
‘Federal benefit’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 421(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
862(d)).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists.’’. 
SEC. 
608. 
IMPROVE 
INVESTIGATION 
OF 
TERRORIST 
CRIMES. 
(a) MULTIDISTRICT SEARCH WARRANTS
IN TER-
RORISM INVESTIGATIONS.—Rule 41(b)(3) of the Federal 
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Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(3) a magistrate judge—in an investigation 
of— 
‘‘(A) international terrorism or domestic 
terrorism (as those terms are defined in section 
2331 of title 18, United States Code), or a Fed-
eral crime of terrorism (as defined in section 
2332b(g)(5) of title 18, United States Code); or 
‘‘(B) an offense under section 1001 or 
1505 of title 18, United States Code, relating 
to information or purported information con-
cerning a Federal crime of terrorism (as de-
fined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18, United 
States Code), having authority in any district in 
which activities related to the Federal crime of 
terrorism or offense may have occurred, may 
issue a warrant for a person or property within 
or outside that district.’’. 
(b) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OBSTRUCTION OF 
JUSTICE IN TERRORISM CASES.—Sections 1001(a) and 
1505 of title 18, United States Code, are amended by 
striking ‘‘8 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 
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SEC. 609. SOLICITATION TO COMMIT A CRIME OF VIOLENCE 
OR TERRORISM. 
Section 373 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘or a Federal crime of ter-
rorism as defined in section 2332b(g)(5),’’ after 
‘‘in violation of the laws of the United States,’’; 
and 
(B) inserting ‘‘or persons’’ after ‘‘another 
person’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by— 
(A) inserting ‘‘or persons’’ after ‘‘the per-
son’’; 
(B) striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘they’’ in 
the phrase ‘‘because he lacked’’; 
(C) striking ‘‘he was’’ and inserting ‘‘they 
were’’ in the phrase ‘‘because he was incom-
petent’’; 
(D) striking ‘‘he is’’ and inserting ‘‘they 
are’’ in the phrase ‘‘because he is immune’’; 
and 
(E) striking ‘‘is’’ from ‘‘is not subject to 
prosecution’’; and 
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(3) in the title by inserting the words ‘‘OR 
TERRORISM’’ after ‘‘SOLICITATION TO COMMIT 
A CRIME OF VIOLENCE’’. 
SEC. 610. TERRORIST OFFENSE RESULTING IN DEATH. 
(a) NEW OFFENSE.—Chapter 113B of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 2339E. Terrorist offenses resulting in death 
‘‘(a) Whoever, in the course of committing a terrorist 
offense, engages in conduct that results in the death of 
a person, shall be punished by death or imprisoned for 
any term of years or for life. 
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘terrorist of-
fense’ means— 
‘‘(1) a felony offense that is— 
‘‘(A) a Federal crime of terrorism as de-
fined in section 2332b(g), other than an offense 
under section 1363; or 
‘‘(B) an offense under this chapter, section 
175, 175b, 229, or 831, or section 236 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954; or 
‘‘(2) a Federal offense that is an attempt or 
conspiracy to commit an offense described in para-
graph (1).’’. 
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(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 fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2339E. Terrorist offenses resulting in death.’’. 
SEC. 611. DEATH PENALTY FOR CERTAIN TERROR RE-
LATED CRIMES. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR AND WEAPONS OF 
MASS
DESTRUCTION
THREATS
TO
THE
UNITED 
STATES.—Section 832(c) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘punished by death if death re-
sults to any person from the offense, or’’ after ‘‘shall be’’. 
(b) MISSILE SYSTEMS TO DESTROY AIRCRAFT.— 
Section 2332g(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘punished by death or’’ after ‘‘shall 
be’’. 
(c) ATOMIC WEAPONS.—The last sentence of section 
222 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2272) is amended by inserting ‘‘death or’’ before ‘‘impris-
onment for life’’ the last place it appears. 
(d) RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSAL DEVICES.—Section 
2332h(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘death or’’ before ‘‘imprisonment for life’’. 
(e) VARIOLA VIRUS.—Section 175c(c)(3) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘death or’’ 
before ‘‘imprisonment for life’’. 
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SEC. 612. INCREASE IN CERTAIN PENALTIES. 
(a) SECTION 2332(b)(1).—Section 2332(b)(1) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘20 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 
(b) SECTION 2332(c).—Section 2332(c) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ten years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 
(c) SECTION 2339C(d).—Section 2339C(d) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘20 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 years’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘10 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 
SEC. 613. MODERNIZATION OF STATE OF MIND REQUIRE-
MENT FOR SECTION 2339C OFFENSES. 
Section 2339C of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘unlawfully and wilfully’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘knowingly’’. 
SEC. 614. PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORIST 
GROUPS. 
(a) PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT
TO TERROR-
ISTS.—Section 2339A(a) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘, imprisoned not more than 15 
years,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘life.’’ and inserting 
‘‘and imprisoned for not less than 10 years or for life, 
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and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned 
for not less than 30 years or for life.’’. 
(b) RECEIVING MILITARY-TYPE TRAINING FROM A 
FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—Section 2339D of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or 
imprisoned for ten years, or both.’’ and inserting ‘‘and im-
prisoned for not less than 3 years and not more than 15 
years.’’. 
SEC. 615. WIRETAP PREDICATE. 
Section 2516(q) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2332’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2339C’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 113B’’. 
TITLE VII—GANG DETERRENCE 
AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Gang Deterrence and 
Community Protection Act of 2007’’. 
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Subtitle A—Criminal Law Reforms 
and 
Enhanced 
Penalties 
to 
Deter and Punish Illegal Street 
Gang 
Activity 
and 
Related 
Criminal Law Reforms 
SEC. 711. REVISION AND EXTENSION OF PENALTIES RE-
LATED TO CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIV-
ITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 26 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 26—CRIMINAL STREET GANGS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘521. Criminal street gang prosecutions. 
‘‘§ 521. Criminal street gang prosecutions 
‘‘(a) STREET GANG CRIME.—Whoever commits, or 
conspires, threatens or attempts to commit, a gang crime 
for the purpose of furthering the activities of a criminal 
street gang, or gaining entrance to or maintaining or in-
creasing position in such a gang, shall, in addition to being 
subject to a fine under this title— 
‘‘(1) if the gang crime results in the death of 
any person, be sentenced to death or life in prison; 
‘‘(2) if the gang crime is kidnapping, aggra-
vated sexual abuse, or maiming, be imprisoned for 
life or any term of years not less than 30; 
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‘‘(3) if the gang crime is assault resulting in se-
rious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), be 
imprisoned for life or any term of years not less 
than 20; and 
‘‘(4) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 
for any term of years not less than 10. 
‘‘(b) FORFEITURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The court, in imposing sen-
tence on any person convicted of a violation of this 
section, shall order, in addition to any other sen-
tence imposed and irrespective of any provision of 
State law, that such person shall forfeit to the 
United States such person’s interest in— 
‘‘(A) any property used, or intended to be 
used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to 
facilitate the commission of, the violation; and 
‘‘(B) any property constituting, or derived 
from, any proceeds the person obtained, directly 
or indirectly, as a result of the violation. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
OF
CONTROLLED
SUB-
STANCES ACT.—Subsections (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), 
(h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), and (p) of section 
413 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
853) shall apply to a forfeiture under this section as 
though it were a forfeiture under that section. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—The following definitions apply 
in this section: 
‘‘(1) CRIMINAL
STREET
GANG.—The term 
‘criminal street gang’ means a formal or informal 
group or association of 3 or more individuals, who 
commit 2 or more gang crimes (one of which is a 
crime of violence other than an offense punishable 
under subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of section 
401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act), in 2 or 
more separate criminal episodes, in relation to the 
group or association, if any of the activities of the 
criminal street gang affects interstate or foreign 
commerce. 
‘‘(2) GANG
CRIME.—The term ‘gang crime’ 
means conduct constituting any Federal or State 
crime, punishable by imprisonment for more than 
one year, in any of the following categories: 
‘‘(A) A crime of violence. 
‘‘(B) A crime involving obstruction of jus-
tice, tampering with or retaliating against a 
witness, victim, or informant, or burglary. 
‘‘(C) A crime involving the manufacturing, 
importing, distributing, possessing with intent 
to distribute, or otherwise dealing in a con-
trolled substance or listed chemical (as those 
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terms are defined in section 102 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)). 
‘‘(D) Any conduct punishable under sec-
tion 844 (relating to explosive materials), sub-
section (a)(1), (d), (g)(1) (where the underlying 
conviction is a violent felony (as defined in sec-
tion 924(e)(2)(B) of this title) or is a serious 
drug 
offense 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
924(e)(2)(A))), (g)(2), (g)(3), (g)(4), (g)(5), 
(g)(8), (g)(9), (i), (j), (k), (n), (o), (p), (q), (u), 
or (x) of section 922 (relating to unlawful acts), 
or subsection (b), (c), (g), (h), (k), (l), (m), or 
(n) of section 924 (relating to penalties), sec-
tion 930 (relating to possession of firearms and 
dangerous weapons in Federal facilities), sec-
tion 931 (relating to purchase, ownership, or 
possession of body armor by violent felons), sec-
tions 1028 and 1029 (relating to fraud and re-
lated activity in connection with identification 
documents or access devices), section 1952 (re-
lating to interstate and foreign travel or trans-
portation in aid of racketeering enterprises), 
section 1956 (relating to the laundering of 
monetary instruments), section 1957 (relating 
to engaging in monetary transactions in prop-
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erty derived from specified unlawful activity), or 
sections 2312 through 2315 (relating to inter-
state transportation of stolen motor vehicles or 
stolen property). 
‘‘(E) Any conduct punishable under section 
274 (relating to bringing in and harboring cer-
tain aliens), section 277 (relating to aiding or 
assisting certain aliens to enter the United 
States), or section 278 (relating to importation 
of alien for immoral purpose) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. 
‘‘(3) AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.—The term 
‘aggravated sexual abuse’ means an offense that, if 
committed in the special maritime and territorial ju-
risdiction would be an offense under section 2241(a). 
‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or 
possession of the United States.’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT RELATING TO PRIORITY OF FOR-
FEITURE OVER ORDERS
FOR RESTITUTION.—Section 
3663(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘chapter 46 or chapter 96 of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 521, under chapter 46 or 96,’’. 
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(c) MONEY LAUNDERING.—Section 1956(c)(7)(D) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
section 521 (relating to criminal street gang prosecu-
tions)’’ before ‘‘, section 541’’. 
SEC. 712. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR INTERSTATE AND 
FOREIGN TRAVEL OR TRANSPORTATION IN 
AID OF RACKETEERING. 
(a) SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO OFFENSE.—Section 
1952(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) so that the heading for the section reads as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 1952. Interstate or foreign commerce-related aid to 
racketeering’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘travels’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘intent to’’ and inserting ‘‘, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘(1) distribute’’ and inserting 
‘‘(A) distributes’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘(2) commit’’ and inserting 
‘‘(B) commits’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘(3) otherwise promote, manage, 
establish, carry on, or facilitate’’ and inserting ‘‘(C) 
otherwise promotes, manages, establishes, carries on, 
or facilitates’’; and 
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(7) by striking ‘‘and thereafter’’ and all that 
follows through the end of the subsection and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as 
provided in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) The punishment for an offense under this sub-
section is— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a violation of subparagraph 
(A) or (C) of paragraph (1), a fine under this title 
and imprisonment for not less than 5 nor more than 
20 years; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a violation of subparagraph 
(B) of paragraph (1), a fine under this title and im-
prisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 30 
years, but if death results the offender shall be sen-
tenced to death, or to imprisonment for any term of 
years or for life.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 1952 in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘1952. Interstate or foreign commerce-related aid to racketeering.’’. 
SEC. 713. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO VIOLENT CRIME. 
(a) CARJACKING.—Section 2119 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘, with the intent to cause death 
or serious bodily harm’’ in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or conspires’’ after ‘‘at-
tempts’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1); 
(3) by striking ‘‘15’’ and inserting ‘‘20’’ in 
paragraph (1); and 
(4) by striking ‘‘or imprisoned not more than 
25 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘and imprisoned 
not less than 10 years nor more than 30 years’’ in 
paragraph (2). 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF ILLEGAL GUN TRANSFERS TO 
COMMIT DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME OR CRIMES OF VIO-
LENCE.—Section 924(h) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign 
commerce, knowingly transfers a firearm, knowing or in-
tending that the firearm will be used to commit, or pos-
sessed in furtherance of, a crime of violence or drug traf-
ficking crime, shall be fined under this title and impris-
oned not less than 5 years nor more than 20 years.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT OF SPECIAL SENTENCING PROVI-
SION RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON CRIMINAL ASSOCIA-
TION.—Section 3582(d) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘section 521 (criminal street 
gang prosecutions), in’’ after ‘‘felony set forth in’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘specified person, other than his 
attorney, upon’’ and inserting ‘‘specified person 
upon’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘a criminal street gang or’’ be-
fore ‘‘an illegal enterprise’’. 
(d) CONSPIRACY PENALTY.—Section 371 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20’’. 
SEC. 714. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USE OF INTERSTATE 
COMMERCE FACILITIES IN THE COMMISSION 
OF MURDER-FOR-HIRE AND OTHER FELONY 
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1958 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘§ 1958. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the 
commission of murder-for-hire and other 
felony crimes of violence’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or other 
crime of violence, punishable by imprisonment for 
more than one year,’’ after ‘‘intent that a murder’’; 
and 
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(3) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall be 
fined’’ the first place it appears and all that follows 
through the end of such subsection and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘shall, in addition to being subject to a fine under this 
title 
‘‘(1) if the crime of violence or conspiracy re-
sults in the death of any person, be sentenced to 
death or life in prison; 
‘‘(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, ag-
gravated sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), or 
maiming, or a conspiracy to commit such a crime of 
violence, be imprisoned for life or any term of years 
not less than 30; 
‘‘(3) if the crime of violence is an assault, or a 
conspiracy to assault, that results in serious bodily 
injury (as defined in section 1365), be imprisoned 
for life or any term of years not less than 20; and 
‘‘(4) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 
for any term of years not less than 10.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to 
section 1958 in the table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘1958. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for- 
hire and other felony crimes of violence.’’. 
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SEC. 715. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR VIOLENT CRIMES IN 
AID OF RACKETEERING ACTIVITY. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Section 1959(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) Whoever commits, or conspires, threatens, or at-
tempts to commit, a crime of violence for the purpose of 
furthering the activities of an enterprise engaged in rack-
eteering activity, or for the purpose of gaining entrance 
to or maintaining or increasing position in, such an enter-
prise, shall, unless the death penalty is otherwise imposed, 
in addition and consecutive to the punishment provided 
for any other violation of this chapter and in addition to 
being subject to a fine under this title— 
‘‘(1) if the crime of violence results in the death 
of any person, be sentenced to death or life in pris-
on; 
‘‘(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, ag-
gravated sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), or 
maiming, be imprisoned for life or any term of years 
not less than 30; 
‘‘(3) if the crime of violence is assault resulting 
in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), 
be imprisoned for life or for any term of years not 
less than 20; and 
‘‘(4) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 
for any term of years not less than 10.’’. 
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(b) VENUE.—Section 1959 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) A prosecution for a violation of this section may 
be brought in— 
‘‘(1) the judicial district in which the crime of 
violence occurred; or 
‘‘(2) any judicial district in which racketeering 
activity of the enterprise occurred.’’. 
SEC. 716. MURDER AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES COM-
MITTED DURING AND IN RELATION TO A 
DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 841 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘MURDER
AND
OTHER
VIOLENT
CRIMES
COMMITTED 
DURING AND IN RELATION TO A DRUG TRAFFICKING 
CRIME 
‘‘SEC. 424. (a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever commits, or 
conspires, or attempts to commit, a crime of violence dur-
ing and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, shall, un-
less the death penalty is otherwise imposed, in addition 
and consecutive to the punishment provided for the drug 
trafficking crime and in addition to being subject to a fine 
under this title— 
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‘‘(1) if the crime of violence results in the death 
of any person, be sentenced to death or life in pris-
on; 
‘‘(2) if the crime of violence is kidnapping, ag-
gravated sexual abuse (as defined in section 521), or 
maiming, be imprisoned for life or any term of years 
not less than 30; 
‘‘(3) if the crime of violence is assault resulting 
in serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), 
be imprisoned for life or any term of years not less 
than 20; and 
‘‘(4) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 
for any term of years not less than 10. 
‘‘(b) VENUE.—A prosecution for a violation of this 
section may be brought in— 
‘‘(1) the judicial district in which the murder or 
other crime of violence occurred; or 
‘‘(2) any judicial district in which the drug traf-
ficking crime may be prosecuted. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘crime of violence’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 16 of title 18, United 
States Code; and 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘drug trafficking crime’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 924(c)(2) of title 
18, United States Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1970 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 423, the following: 
‘‘Sec. 424. Murder and other violent crimes committed during and in relation 
to a drug trafficking crime.’’. 
SEC. 717. MULTIPLE INTERSTATE MURDER. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 51 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 1123. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the 
commission of multiple murder 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever travels in or causes an-
other (including the intended victim) to travel in interstate 
or foreign commerce, or uses or causes another (including 
the intended victim) to use the mail or any facility of inter-
state or foreign commerce, or who conspires or attempts 
to do so, with intent that 2 or more intentional homicides 
be committed in violation of the laws of any State or the 
United States shall, in addition to being subject to a fine 
under this title— 
‘‘(1) if the offense results in the death of any 
person, be sentenced to death or life in prison; 
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‘‘(2) if the offense results is assault resulting in 
serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365), be 
imprisoned for life or any term of years not less 
than 20; and 
‘‘(3) in any other case, be imprisoned for life or 
for any term of years not less than 10. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District of 
Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession 
of the United States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1123. Use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of multiple mur-
der.’’. 
SEC. 718. ADDITIONAL RACKETEERING ACTIVITY. 
Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
would have been so chargeable if the act or threat 
had not been committed in Indian country (as de-
fined in section 1151) or in any other area of exclu-
sive Federal jurisdiction,’’ after ‘‘chargeable under 
State law’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘section 
1123 (relating to interstate murder),’’ after ‘‘section 
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