I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5939 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the criminal law relating 
to terrorism, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 27, 2006 
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SMITH 
of Texas, and Mr. FORBES) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the 
criminal law relating to 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 ‘‘Criminal Terrorism 
Improvements Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. 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: 
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‘‘§ 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).’’. 
(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. 3. DEATH PENALTY FOR CERTAIN TERROR RELATED 
CRIMES. 
(a) PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR AND WEAPONS OF 
MASS
DESTRUCTION
THREATS
TO
THE
UNITED 
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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.—Sec-
tion 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’’. 
SEC. 4. 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’’. 
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(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. 5. 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. 6. 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, 
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-
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prisoned for not less than 3 years and not more than 15 
years.’’. 
SEC. 7. DENIAL OF FEDERAL BENEFITS TO CONVICTED 
TERRORISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113B of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists 
‘‘(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.—As used in this 
section, ‘Federal benefit’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 421(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 862(d)).’’. 
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘2339F. Denial of Federal benefits to terrorists.’’. 
SEC. 8. 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’’. 
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SEC. 9. ADDITION OF ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES TO AN 
OFFENSE RELATING TO MILITARY TRAINING. 
Section 2339D of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, or attempts or conspires to re-
ceive,’’ after ‘‘receives’’. 
Æ 
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