Ecoterrorism Prevention Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4454
Sponsor: Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2004-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Agricultural research
Agriculture and Food
Animal breeding
Animals
Aquariums
Armed Forces and National Security
Arson
Bank accounts
Bombings
Charitable contributions
Civil actions and liability
Classified defense information
College costs
Colleges
Commerce
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional veto
Corporation taxes
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Department of Justice
Destruction of property
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Environmental Protection
Executive orders
Exhibitions
Extortion
Farms
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to law enforcement
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fugitives from justice
Genetic research
Genetics
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Higher education
Homicide
Income tax
Judicial review
Laboratory animals
Law
Livestock
Mandatory sentences
Nonprofit organizations
Organized crime
Plant breeding
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Research and development facilities
School security
Science, Technology, Communications
Searches and seizures
Security measures
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
Tax credits
Tax deductions
Tax penalties
Tax refunds
Tax returns
Tax-exempt organizations
Taxation
Terrorism
Transgenic plants
Zoos

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: 
Ecoterrorism Prevention Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit plant enterprise terrorism (offenses to disrupt or damage a plant enterprise). Enhances penalties for animal enterprise terrorism and establishes penalties for plant enterprise terrorism. Prohibits the use of explosives or arson against animal or plant enterprises. Authorizes restitution for economic damage resulting from the violation.
 
Makes animal and plant enterprise terrorism predicate offenses under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Includes within prohibitions under the Hobbs Act denying another the right to exercise control over another's property by threatening to violate animal and plant enterprise terrorism prohibitions.
 
Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish and maintain a national clearinghouse for information on incidents of crime and terrorism committed or directed against: (1) any animal or plant enterprise; (2) any commercial activity because of the perceived impact or effect of such commercial activity on the environment; or (3) any person because of such person's perceived connection with or support of any such enterprise or activity. Requires the Director to report annually on domestic terrorist organizations.
 
Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to make security upgrade and technical assistance grants on a competitive basis to colleges and universities.
 
Includes animal and plant enterprise terrorism within the scope of provisions regarding harboring or concealing terrorists and providing material support to terrorists.
 
Establishes procedures for designation by the Attorney General of domestic terrorist organizations. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the suspension of the tax-exempt status of such organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-05-20
text: Introduced in House