,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #daib ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #af1 #bjai,mr4 ,schiff introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide for an offense for acts of terrorism occurring in the territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,confronting the ,threat of ,domestic ,terrorism ,act4 #b4 ,acts of terrorism occurring in the territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aac;,b of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #bccb;i the following3 #bccb;j4 ,acts of terrorism occurring in the territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states 7a7 ,prohibited acts 7#a7 ,offenses ,whoever1 in a circumstance described in subsection 7b71 and with the intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population1 influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion1 or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction1 assassination1 or kidnapping-- 7,a7 knowingly kills1 kidnaps1 maims1 commits an assault resulting in serious bodily injury1 or assaults with a dangerous weapon any person within the ,united ,states2 or 7,b7 creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person by knowingly destroying or damaging any structure1 conveyance1 or other real or personal property within the ,united ,states or by attempting or conspiring to destroy or damage any structure1 conveyance1 or other real or personal property within the ,united ,states1 in violation of the laws of any ,state1 or the ,united ,states1 shall be punished under section #bccb;b7c74 7#b7 ,treatment of threats1 attempts and conspiracies ,whoever threatens to commit an offense under paragraph 7#a71 or attempts or conspires to do so1 shall be punished under section #bccb;b7c74 7b7 ,jurisdictional bases 7#a7 ,circumstances ,the circumstances referred to in subsection 7a7 are-- 7,a7 the mail or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce is used in furtherance of the offense2 7,b7 the offense obstructs1 delays1 or affects interstate or foreign commerce1 or would have so obstructed1 delayed1 or affected interstate or foreign commerce if the offense had been consummated2 7,c7 the offense occurs during the course of1 or as a result of1 the travel of the defendant or the victim-- 7i7 across a ,state line or national border2 or 7ii7 using a facility of interstate or foreign commerce2 7,d7 the victim1 or intended victim1 is the ,united ,states ,government1 a member of the uniformed services1 or any official1 officer1 employee1 or agent of the legislative1 executive1 or judicial branches1 or of any department or agency1 of the ,united ,states2 7,e7 the structure1 conveyance1 or other real or personal property is1 in whole or in part1 owned1 possessed1 or leased to the ,united ,states1 or any department or agency of the ,united ,states2 7,f7 in connection with the conduct described in subsection 7a71 the defendant employs a firearm1 dangerous weapon1 weapon of mass destruction1 or other weapon that has traveled in interstate or foreign commerce2 7,g7 the offense is committed in the territorial sea 7including the airspace above and the seabed and subsoil below1 and artificial islands and fixed structures erected thereon7 of the ,united ,states2 or 7,h7 the offense is committed within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,co-conspirators and accessories after the fact ,jurisdiction shall exist over all principals and co-conspirators of an offense under this section1 and accessories after the fact to any offense under this section1 if at least one of the circumstances described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,h7 of paragraph 7#a7 is applicable to at least one offender4 7c7 ,proof requirements ,the following shall apply to prosecutions under this section3 7#a7 ,knowledge ,the prosecution is not required to prove knowledge by any defendant of a jurisdictional base alleged in the indictment4 7#b7 ,state law ,in a prosecution under this section that is based upon the adoption of ,state law1 only the elements of the offense under ,state law1 and not any provisions pertaining to criminal procedure or evidence1 are adopted4 7d7 ,definitions ,as used in this section-- 7#a7 the term facility of interstate or foreign commerce has the meaning given that term in section #aieh7;b77#b72 7#b7 the term serious bodily injury has the meaning given that term in section #acfe7;h77#c72 7#c7 the term firearm has the meaning given that term in section #iba7;a77#c72 7#d7 the term weapon of mass destruction has the meaning given that term in section #bccb;a7c77#b72 and 7#e7 the term territorial sea of the ,united ,states means all waters extending seaward to #ab nautical miles from the baselines of the ,united ,states1 determined in accordance with international law4 7e7 ,limitation on prosecution ,no prosecution for any offense described in this section shall be undertaken by the ,united ,states except on written certification of the ,attorney ,general or the highest ranking subordinate of the ,attorney ,general with responsibility for criminal prosecutions of the offenses in this chapter that1 in the judgment of the certifying official1 such offense was intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population1 influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion1 or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction1 assassination1 or kidnapping4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #aac;,b of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bccb;i the following3 #bccb;j4 ,acts of terrorism occurring in the territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,federal crime of terrorism ,section #bccb;b7g77#e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after #bccb;i 7relating to acts of nuclear terrorism71 the following3 #bccb;j 7relating to acts of terrorism occurring in the territorial jurisdiction of the ,united ,states714 7#b7 ,providing material support to terrorists ,section #bcci;,a7a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after #bccb;f1 the following3 #bccb;j14 7d7 ,penalty clarification ,section #bccb;b7c77#a77;,e7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after for the following3 creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person by4 7e7 ,report on civil liberties 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #d years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board established by section #ajfa of the ,intelligence ,reform and ,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;ee7 shall make publicly available a report on any civil liberties issues arising from the implementation of section #bccb;j of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 including with respect to both the investigation and the prosecution of offenses under such section4 7#b7 ,consultation ,in determining the scope of the report under paragraph 7#a71 the chair of the ,privacy and ,civil ,liberties ,oversight ,board shall consult with the chairs and ranking members of the following committees3 7,a7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7,b7 ,the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,form ,the report under paragraph 7#a7 shall be in unclassified form4