To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.
PL 107-197 (H.R.3275), enacted 06/25/2002

PUBLIC LAW 107-197—JUNE 25, 2002 
116 STAT. 721 
PubUc Law 107-197 
107th Congress 
An Act 
To implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bomb-
ings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, 
to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing 
of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
June 25, 2002 
[H.R. 3275] 
TITLE I—SUPPRESSION OF TERRORIST 
BOMBINGS 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the "Terrorist Bombings Convention 
Implementation Act of 2002". 
SEC. 102. BOMBING STATUTE. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, 
relating to terrorism, is amended by inserting after section 2332e 
the following: 
*
*
§ 2332f. Bombings of places of public use, government facili-
ties, public transportation systems and infra-
structure facilities 
"(a) OFFENSES.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^Whoever imlawfuUy delivers, places, dis-
charges, or detonates an explosive or other lethal device in, 
into, or against a place of public use, a state or government 
facility, a public transportation system, or an infrastructure 
facility— 
"(A) with the intent to cause death or serious bodily 
injury, or 
"(B) with the intent to cause extensive destruction 
of such a place, facility, or system, where such destruction 
results in or is likely to result in major economic loss, 
shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (c). 
"(2) ATTEMPTS AND CONSPIRACIES.—^Whoever attempts or 
conspires to commit an offense under paragraph (1) shall be 
punished as prescribed in subsection (c). 
"(b) JURISDICTION.—^There is jurisdiction over the offenses in 
subsection (a) if— 
"(1) the offense takes place in the United States and— 
Terrorist 
Bombings 
Convention 
Implementation 
Act of 2002. 
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"(A) the offense is committed against another state 
or a government facihty of such state, including its embassy 
or other diplomatic or consular premises of that state; 
"(B) the offense is committed in an attempt to compel 
another state or the United States to do or abstain from 
doing any act; 
"(C) at the time the offense is committed, it is 
committed— 
"(i) on board a vessel flying the flag of another 
state; 
"(ii) on board an aircraft which is registered under 
the laws of another state; or 
"(iii) on board an aircraft which is operated by 
the government of another state; 
"(D) a perpetrator is found outside the United States; 
"(E) a perpetrator is a national of another state or 
a stateless person; or 
"(F) a victim is a national of another state or a stateless 
person; 
"(2) the offense takes place outside the United States and— 
"(A) a perpetrator is a national of the United States 
or is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in 
the United States; 
"(B) a victim is a national of the United States; 
"(C) a perpetrator is found in the United States; 
"(D) the offense is committed in an attempt to compel 
the United States to do or abstain from doing any act; 
"(E) the offense is committed against a state or govern-
ment facility of the United States, including an embassy 
or other diplomatic or consular premises of the United 
States; 
"(F) the offense is committed on board a vessel flying 
the flag of the United States or an aircraft which is reg-
istered under the laws of the United States at the time 
the offense is committed; or 
"(G) the offense is committed on board an aircraft 
which is operated by the United States. 
"(c) PENALTIES.—^Whoever violates this section shall be pun-
ished as provided under section 2332a(a) of this title. 
"(d) EXEMPTIONS TO JURISDICTION.—This section does not apply 
to— 
"(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, 
as those terms are understood under the law of war, which 
are governed by that law, 
"(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state in 
the exercise of their official duties; or 
"(3) offenses committed within the United States, where 
the alleged offender and the victims are United States citizens 
and the alleged offender is found in the United States, or 
where jurisdiction is predicated solely on the nationality of 
the victims or the alleged offender and the offense has no 
substantial effect on interstate or foreign commerce. 
"(e) DEFINITIONS.—^As used in this section, the term— 
"(1) 'serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that 
term in section 1365(g)(3) of this title; 
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"(2) 'national of the United States' has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 US.C. 1101(a)(22)); 
"(3) 'state or government facility' includes any permanent 
or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied 
by representatives of a state, members of Government, the 
legislature or the judiciary or by officials or employees of a 
state or any other public authority or entity or by employees 
or officials of an intergovernmental organization in connection 
with their official duties; 
"(4) 'intergovernmental organization' includes international 
organization (as defined in section 1116(b)(5) of this title); 
"(5) 'infrastructure facility' means any publicly or privately 
owned facility providing or distributing services for the benefit 
of the public, such as water, sewage, energy, fuel, or commu-
nications; 
"(6) 'place of public use' means those parts of any building, 
land, street, waterway, or other location that are accessible 
or open to members of the public, whether continuously, periodi-
cally, or occasionally, and encompasses any commercial, busi-
ness, cultural, historical, educational, religious, governmental, 
entertainment, recreational, or similar place that is so acces-
sible or open to the public; 
"(7) 'public transportation system' means all facilities, 
conveyances, and instrumentalities, whether publicly or pri-
vately owned, that are used in or for publicly available services 
for the transportation of persons or cargo; 
"(8) 'explosive' has the meaning given in section 844(j) 
of this title insofar that it is designed, or has the capability, 
to cause death, serious bodily injury, or substantial material 
damage; 
"(9) 'other lethal device' means any weapon or device that 
is designed or has the capability to cause death, serious bodily 
injury, or substantial damage to property through the release, 
dissemination, or impact of toxic chemicals, biological agents, 
or toxins (as those terms are defined in section 178 of this 
title) or radiation or radioactive material; 
"(10) 'military forces of a state' means the armed forces 
of a state which are organized, trained, and equipped under 
its internal law for the primary purpose of national defense 
or security, and persons acting in support of those armed forces 
who are under their formal command, control, and responsi-
bility; 
"(11) '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; and 
"(12) 'state' has the same meaning as that term has under 
international 
law, and includes all political 
subdivisions 
thereof.". 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 2332e the following: 
"2332f. Bombings of places of public use, government facilities, public transportation 
systems and infrastructure facilities.". 
18 use 2332f 
(c) DISCLAIMER.—Nothing contained in this section is intended 
note. 
to affect the applicability of any other Federal or State law which 
might pertain to the underlying conduct. 
18 use 2332f 
SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Section 102 shall take effect on the date that the International 
Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings enters into, 
force for the United States. 
Suppression of 
TITLE II—SUPPRESSION OF THE 
T^/rr^rism""'"' 
FINANCING OF TERRORISM 
Convention 
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SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
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'^^^^ *^*^^ ^^y ^® cited as the "Suppression of the Financing 
of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2002". 
SEC. 202. TERRORISM FINANCING STATUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, 
relating to terrorism, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section: 
*'§ 2339C. Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism 
"(a) OFFENSES.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^Whoever, in a circumstance described 
in subsection (c), by any means, directly or indirectly, unlaw-
fully and willfully provides or collects funds with the intention 
that such funds be used, or with the knowledge that such 
funds are to be used, in full or in part, in order to carry 
out— 
"(A) an act which constitutes an offense within the 
scope of a treaty specified in subsection (e)(7), as imple-
mented by the United States, or 
"(B) any other act intended to cause death or serious 
bodily injury to a civilian, or to any other person not 
taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of 
armed conflict, when the purpose of such act, by its nature 
or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel 
a government or an international organization to do or 
to abstain from doing any act, 
shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (d)(1). 
"(2) ATTEMPTS AND coNSPiRAeiES.—Whoever attempts or 
conspires to commit an offense under paragraph (1) shall be 
punished as prescribed in subsection (d)(1). 
"(3) RELATIONSHIP TO PREDICATE ACT.—For an act to con-
stitute an offense set forth in this subsection, it shall not 
be necessary that the funds were actually used to carry out 
a predicate act. 
"(b) JURISDICTION.—There is jurisdiction over the offenses in 
subsection (a) in the following circumstances— 
"(1) the offense takes place in the United States and— 
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"(A) a perpetrator was a national of another state 
or a stateless person; 
"(B) on board a vessel flying the flag of another state 
or an aircraft which is registered under the laws of another 
state at the time the offense is committed; 
"(C) on board an aircraft which is operated by the 
government of another state; 
"(D) a perpetrator is found outside the United States; 
"(E) was directed toward or resulted in the carrying 
out of a predicate act against— 
"(i) a national of another state; or 
"(ii) another state or a government facility of such 
state, including its embassy or other diplomatic or 
consular premises of that state; 
"(F) was directed toward or resulted in the carrying 
out of a predicate act committed in an attempt to compel 
another state or international organization to do or abstain 
from doing any act; or 
"(G) was directed toward or resulted in the carrying 
out of a predicate act— 
"(i) outside the United States; or 
"(ii) within the United States, and either the 
offense or the predicate act was conducted in, or the 
results thereof affected, interstate or foreign commerce; 
"(2) the offense takes place outside the United States and— 
"(A) a perpetrator is a national of the United States 
or is a stateless person whose habitual residence is in 
the United States; 
"(B) a perpetrator is found in the United States; or 
"(C) was directed toward or resulted in the carrying 
out of a predicate act against— 
"(i) any property that is owned, leased, or used 
by the United States or by any department or agency 
of the United States, including an embassy or other 
diplomatic or consular premises of the United States; 
"(ii) any person or property within the United 
States; 
"(iii) any national of the United States or the prop-
erty of such national; or 
"(iv) any property of any legal entity organized 
under the laws of the United States, including any 
of its States, districts, commonwealths, territories, or 
possessions; 
"(3) the offense is committed on board a vessel flying the 
flag of the United States or an aircraft which is registered 
under the laws of the United States at the time the offense 
is committed; 
"(4) the offense is committed on board an aircraft which 
is operated by the United States; or 
"(5) the offense was directed toward or resulted in the 
carrying out of a predicate act committed in an attempt to 
compel the United States to do or abstain from doing any 
act. 
"(c) CONCEALMENT.—Whoever— 
"(1)(A) is in the United States; or 
"(B) is outside the United States and is a national of 
the United States or a legal entity organized under the laws 
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of the United States (including any of its States, districts, 
commonwealths, territories, or possessions); and 
"(2) knowingly conceals or disguises the nature, location, 
source, ownership, or control of any material support, resources, 
or funds— 
"(A) knowing or intending that the support or resources 
were provided in violation of section 2339B of this title; 
or 
"(B) knowing or intending that any such funds or any 
proceeds of such funds were provided or collected in viola-
tion of subsection (a), 
shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (d)(2), 
"(d) PENALTIES.— 
"(1) SUBSECTION (a).—^Whoever violates subsection (a) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 
years, or both. 
"(2) SUBSECTION (O.—^Whoever violates subsection (c) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 
years, or both. 
"(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
"(1) the term 'funds' means assets of every kind, whether 
tangible 
or intangible, 
movable 
or immovable, 
however 
acquired, and legal documents or instruments in any form, 
including electronic or digital, evidencing title to, or interest 
in, such assets, including coin, currency, bank credits, travelers 
checks, bank checks, money orders, shares, securities, bonds, 
drafts, and letters of credit; 
"(2) the term 'government facility' means any permanent 
or temporary facility or conveyance that is used or occupied 
by representatives of a state, members of a government, the 
legislature, or the judiciary, or by officials or employees of 
a state or any other public authority or entity or by employees 
or officials of an intergovernmental organization in connection 
with their official duties; 
"(3) the term 'proceeds' means any funds derived from 
or obtained, directly or indirectly, through the commission of 
an offense set forth in subsection (a); 
"(4) the term 'provides' includes giving, donating, and 
transmitting; 
"(5) the term 'collects' includes raising and receiving; 
"(6) the term 'predicate act' means any act referred to 
in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1); 
"(7) the term 'treaty' means— 
"(A) the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful 
Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on December 16, 
1970; 
"(B) the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful 
Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal 
on September 23, 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 December 14, 1973; 
"(D) the International Convention against the Taking 
of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly of the United 
Nations on December 17, 1979; 
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"(E) the Convention on the Physical Protection of 
Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna on March 3, 1980; 
"(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 Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done 
at Montreal on February 24, 1988; 
"(G) the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful 
Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, done at 
Rome on March 10, 1988; 
"(H) the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts 
against the Safety of Fixed Platforms located on the Conti-
nental Shelf, done at Rome on March 10, 1988; or 
"(I) the International Convention for the Suppression 
of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly 
of the United Nations on December 15, 1997; 
"(8) the term 'intergovernmental organization' includes 
international organizations; 
"(9) the term 'international organization' has the same 
meaning as in section 1116(b)(5) of this title; 
"(10) the term '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; 
"(11) the term 'serious bodily injury' has the same meaning 
as in section 1365(g)(3) of this title; 
"(12) the term 'national of the United States' has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); and 
"(13) the term 'state' has the same meaning as that term 
has under international law, and includes all political subdivi-
sions thereof. 
"(f) CIVIL PENALTY.—In addition to any other criminal, civil, 
or administrative liability or penalty, any legal entity located within 
the United States or organized under the laws of the United States, 
including any of the laws of its States, districts, commonwealths, 
territories, or possessions, shall be liable to the United States 
for the sum of at least $10,000, if a person responsible for the 
management or control of that legal entity has, in that capacity, 
committed an offense set forth in subsection (a).". 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"2339C. Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism.". 
(c) DISCLAIMER.—Nothing contained in this section is intended 
18 USC 2339c 
to affect the scope or applicability of any other Federal or State note. 
law. 
SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
18 USC 2339c 
Except for paragraphs (1)(D) and (2)(B) of section 2339C(b) °''*®" 
of title 18, United States Code, which shall become effective on 
the date that the International Convention for the Suppression 
of the Financing of Terrorism enters into force for the United 
States, and for the provisions of section 2339C(e)(7)(I) of title 18, 
United States Code, which shall become effective on the date that 
the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist 
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Bombing enters into force for the United States, section 202 shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE III-ANCILLARY MEASURES 
SEC. 301. ANCILLARY MEASURES. 
(a) WIRETAP PREDICATES.—Section 2516(l)(q) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended b y -
CD inserting "2332f," after "2332d,"; and 
(2) striking "or 2339B" and inserting "2339B, or 2339C". 
(b) FEDERAL CRIME OF TERRORISM.—Section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) inserting "2332f (relating to bombing of public places 
and facilities)," after "2332b (relating to acts of terrorism 
transcending national boundaries),"; and 
(2) inserting "2339C (relating to financing of terrorism," 
before "or 2340A (relating to torture)". 
(c) PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS PREDICATE.— 
Section 2339A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting "2332f," before "or 2340A". 
(d) FORFEITURE OF FUNDS, PROCEEDS, AND INSTRUMENTAL-
ITIES.—Section 981(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
"(H) Any property, real or personal, involved in a viola-
tion or attempted violation, or which constitutes or is 
derived from proceeds traceable to a violation, of section 
2339C of this title.". 
Approved June 25, 2002. 
L E G I S L A T I V E H I S T O R Y - H . R . 3275 (S. 1770): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 107-307 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 147 (2001): Dec. 19, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 148 (2002): June 14, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 18, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 38 (2002): 
June 25, Presidential statement.