I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5889 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime 
navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2012 
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, and 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protec-
tion of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear 
terrorism, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nuclear Terrorism 
Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navi-
gation Act of 2012’’. 
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TITLE I—SAFETY OF MARITIME 
NAVIGATION 
SEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2280 OF TITLE 18, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 2280 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘a 
ship flying the flag of the United States’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a vessel of the United States or a 
vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States (as defined in section 70502 of title 
46)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
including the territorial seas’’ after ‘‘in the 
United States’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘, by a United States corporation or legal enti-
ty,’’ after ‘‘by a national of the United States’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 2(c)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 13(c)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d); 
(4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting 
after subsection (c): 
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, section 
2280a, section 2281, and section 2281a, the term— 
‘‘(1) ‘applicable treaty’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Convention for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The 
Hague on 16 December 1970; 
‘‘(B) the Convention for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Avia-
tion, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971; 
‘‘(C) the Convention on the Prevention and 
Punishment of Crimes against Internationally 
Protected 
Persons, 
including 
Diplomatic 
Agents, adopted by the General Assembly of the 
United Nations on 14 December 1973; 
‘‘(D) International Convention against the 
Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General 
Assembly of the United Nations on 17 Decem-
ber 1979; 
‘‘(E) the Convention on the Physical Pro-
tection of Nuclear Material, done at Vienna on 
26 October 1979; 
‘‘(F) the Protocol for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving 
International Civil Aviation, supplementary to 
the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful 
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Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done 
at Montreal on 24 February 1988; 
‘‘(G) the Protocol for the Suppression of 
Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Plat-
forms Located on the Continental Shelf, done 
at Rome on 10 March 1988; 
‘‘(H) International Convention for the 
Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by 
the General Assembly of the United Nations on 
15 December 1997; and 
‘‘(I) International Convention for the Sup-
pression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted 
by the General Assembly of the United Nations 
on 9 December 1999; 
‘‘(2) ‘armed conflict’ does not include internal 
disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated 
and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a 
similar nature; 
‘‘(3) ‘biological weapon’ means— 
‘‘(A) microbial or other biological agents, 
or toxins whatever their origin or method of 
production, of types and in quantities that have 
no justification for prophylactic, protective, or 
other peaceful purposes; or 
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