‘‘(d) Any employee of the Social Security Administra-
tion who attempts or conspires to commit any violation 
of this section shall be subject to the same penalties as 
those prescribed for the violation the commission of which 
was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 304. ENHANCED PENALTIES IN CASES OF TERRORISM, 
DRUG TRAFFICKING, CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, 
OR PRIOR OFFENSES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II.—Section 208 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 408) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall be 
fined’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘shall be fined, imprisoned, or both, as pro-
vided in subsection (b).’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c); 
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) A person convicted of a violation described in 
subsection (a) shall be—
‘‘(1) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, 
in the case of an initial violation, subject to para-
graphs (3) and (4), 
‘‘(2) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, 
in the case of a violation which occurs after a prior 
conviction for another offense under subsection (a) 
becomes final, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
‘‘(3) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, in the 
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 
929(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code) or in con-
nection with a crime of violence (as defined in sec-
tion 924(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code), sub-
ject to paragraph (4), and 
‘‘(4) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 25 years, in the 
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
an act of international or domestic terrorism (as de-
fined in paragraphs (1) and (5), respectively, of sec-
tion 2331 of title 18, United States Code).’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE VIII.—Section 811 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1011) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall be 
fined’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be 
fined, imprisoned, or both, as provided in subsection 
(b).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PUNISHMENT.—A person convicted of a viola-
tion described in subsection (a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, 
in the case of an initial violation, subject to para-
graphs (3) and (4), 
‘‘(2) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, 
in the case of a violation which occurs after a prior 
conviction for another offense under subsection (a) 
becomes final, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
‘‘(3) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, in the 
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
a drug trafficking crime (as defined in section 
929(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code) or in con-
nection with a crime of violence (as defined in sec-
tion 924(c)(3) of title 18, United States Code), sub-
ject to paragraph (4), and 
‘‘(4) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 25 years, in the 
case of a violation which is committed to facilitate 
an act of international or domestic terrorism (as de-
fined in paragraphs (1) and (5), respectively, of sec-
tion 2331 of title 18, United States Code).’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XVI.—Section 1632 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘shall be 
fined’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be 
fined, imprisoned, or both, as provided in subsection 
(b).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) A person convicted of a violation described in 
subsection (a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) fined under title 18, United States Code, 
or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, 
in the case of an initial violation, subject to para-
graphs (3) and (4),