,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ac1         
#bjai,mr4 ,weber of ,texas 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to penalize acts of domestic   
terrorism1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,domestic ,terrorism ,penalties ,act
 of #bjai4  #b4 ,domestic terrorism  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #aac;,b of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#bcci;,e4 ,domestic terrorism  7a7      
,offenses and penalties ,whoever1 with  
respect to a circumstance described in  
subsection 7b71 and with the intent to  
intimidate or coerce a civilian         
population or influence1 affect1 or     
retaliate against the policy or conduct 
of a government--  7#a7 kills any       
person1 shall be sentenced to death or  
imprisonment of not more than a term of 

life imprisonment1 fined under this     
title1 or both2  7#b7 kidnaps any       
person1 shall be imprisoned not more    
than a term of life imprisonment1 fined 
under this title1 or both2  7#c7        
assaults any person with a deadly       
weapon1 shall be imprisoned not more    
than #cj years1 fined under this title1 
or both2  7#d7 assaults any person1 and 
serious bodily injury results therefrom1
 shall be imprisoned not more than #cj  
years1 fined under this title1 or both2 
7#e7 destroys or damages any structure1 
conveyance1 or other real or personal   
property1 shall be imprisoned not more  
than #be years1 fined under this title1 
or both2 or  7#f7 attempts or conspires 
to commit an offense described under    
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or    
7#e7 of this subsection1 shall be       
punished in the same manner as a        
completed act of such offense4  7b7     
,circumstance described ,a circumstance 
described in this subsection is1 with   
respect to an offense under subsection  

7a71 that the offense is committed--    
7#a7 against any person or property     
within the ,united ,states1 and-- 7,a7  
the mail or any facility of interstate  
or foreign commerce is used in          
furtherance of the offense2  7,b7 such  
property is used in interstate or       
foreign commerce or in an activity that 
affects interstate or foreign commerce2 
7,c7 any perpetrator travels in or      
causes another to travel in interstate  
or foreign commerce in furtherance of   
the offense2 or  7,d7 the offense1 or   
the results of the offense1 affect      
interstate or foreign commerce1 or1 in  
the case of a threat1 attempt1 or       
conspiracy1 would have affected         
interstate or foreign commerce2  7#b7   
against any property that is owned1     
leased1 or used by the ,united ,states  
or by any department or agency of the   
,united ,states1 whether the property is
 within or outside of the ,united       
,states2 or  7#c7 against any property  
within the ,united ,states that is      

owned1 leased1 or used by a foreign     
government4  4  7b7 ,clerical ,amendment
 ,the table of sections for such chapter
 is amended by adding after the item    
relating to section #bcci;,d the        
following3  #bcci;,e4 ,domestic         
terrorism4  4