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Calendar No. 419
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1211
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 8, 1997
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JUNE 19, 1998
Reported by Mr. HATCH, with an amendment
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
For the relief of Global Exploration and Development Cor-
poration, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and Kerr-McGee
Chemical Corporation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) PAYMENT
OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary of the
Treasury shall pay, out of money not otherwise appro-
priated—
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(1) to the Global Exploration and Development
Corporation, a Florida corporation incorporated in
Delaware, $9,500,000;
(2) to Kerr-McGee Corporation, an Oklahoma
corporation incorporated in Delaware, $10,000,000;
and
(3) to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, an
Oklahoma corporation incorporated in Delaware, $0.
(b) CONDITION OF PAYMENT.—(1) The payment au-
thorized by subsection (a)(1) is in settlement and com-
promise of all claims of Global Exploration and Develop-
ment Corporation, as described in the recommendations
of the Court of Federal Claims set forth in 36 Fed. Cl.
776.
(2) The payment authorized by subsections (a)(2)
and (a)(3) are in settlement and compromise of all claims
of Kerr-McGee Corporation and Kerr-McGee Chemical
Corporation, as described in the recommendations of the
Court of Federal Claims set forth in 36 Fed. Cl. 776.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FEES.
No more than 15 percent of the sums authorized to
be paid by section 1 shall be paid to or received by any
agent or attorney for services rendered in connection with
the recovery of such sums. Any person violating this sec-
tion shall be fined not more than $1,000.
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SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLO-
SIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAP-
ONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
(a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—Section 842 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(p) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO
EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF
MASS DESTRUCTION.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘destructive device’ has the
same meaning as in section 921(a)(4);
‘‘(B) the term ‘explosive’ has the same
meaning as in section 844(j); and
‘‘(C) the term ‘weapon of mass destruction’
has the same meaning as in section 2332a(c)(2).
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any
person—
‘‘(A) to teach or demonstrate the making or
use of an explosive, a destructive device, or a
weapon of mass destruction, or to distribute by
any means information pertaining to, in whole
or in part, the manufacture or use of an explo-
sive, destructive device, or weapon of mass de-
struction, with the intent that the teaching, dem-
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onstration, or information be used for, or in fur-
therance of, an activity that constitutes a Fed-
eral crime of violence; or
‘‘(B) to teach or demonstrate to any person
the making or use of an explosive, a destructive
device, or a weapon of mass destruction, or to
distribute to any person, by any means, infor-
mation pertaining to, in whole or in part, the
manufacture or use of an explosive, destructive
device, or weapon of mass destruction, knowing
that such person intends to use the teaching,
demonstration, or information for, or in further-
ance of, an activity that constitutes a Federal
crime of violence.’’.
(b) PENALTIES.—Section 844 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘person who
violates any of subsections’’ and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘person who—
‘‘(1) violates any of subsections’’;
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) violates subsection (p)(2) of section 842,
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more
than 20 years, or both.’’; and
(4) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘and (i)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(i), and (p)’’.
Calendar No. 419
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1211
AN ACT
For the relief of Global Exploration and Develop-
ment Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, and
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation.
JUNE 19, 1998
Reported with an amendment