#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aacf  ,,an ,,act  ,to authorize        
sentencing enhancements for certain     
criminal offenses directed by or        
coordinated with foreign governments4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,deterring ,external ,threats   
and ,ensuring ,robust ,responses to     
,egregious and ,nefarious ,criminal     
,endeavors ,act or the ,,deterrence     
,act4  #b4 ,kidnapping ,section #abja of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7h7 as subsection 7i72  7#b7 
by inserting after subsection 7g7 the   
following3  7h7 ,sentence enhancements  
for offenses directed by or coordinated 
with foreign governments  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the sentence of a person       
convicted of an offense under subsection
 7a7 may be increased by up to #aj years
 if such offense was committed knowingly
 at the direction of or in coordination 
with a foreign government or an agent of
 a foreign government4  7#b7 ,conspiracy

 ,the sentence of a person convicted of 
conspiring to commit a violation of     
subsection 7a7 as part of a conspiracy  
under the elements specified in         
subsection 7c7 may be increased by up to
 #aj years if-- 7,a7 #a or more of the  
persons involved in such conspiracy were
 knowingly acting in coordination with a
 foreign government or an agent of a    
foreign government2 and  7,b7 the person
 convicted of conspiring to commit a    
violation of subsection 7a7 knew that #a
 or more of the persons involved in such
 conspiracy were knowingly acting in    
coordination with a foreign government  
or an agent of a foreign government4    
7#c7 ,attempt ,the sentence of a person 
convicted of an attempt to violate      
subsection 7a7 may be increased by up to
 #e years if such attempt was knowingly 
at the direction of or in coordination  
with a foreign government or an agent of
 a foreign government4  2 and  7#c7 in  
subsection 7i71 as so designated1 by    
inserting ,definition4-- before ,as used

 in this section4  #c4 ,use of          
interstate commerce facilities in the   
commission of murder-for-hire  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #aieh of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as     
subsection 7c72  7#b7 by inserting after
 subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7     
,sentence enhancements for offenses     
directed by or coordinated with foreign 
governments ,the sentence of a person   
convicted of an offense under subsection
 7a7-- 7#a7 may be increased by up to #e
 years1 if such offense was committed   
knowingly at the direction of or in     
coordination with a foreign government  
or an agent of a foreign government2 and
  7#b7 may be increased by up to #aj    
years-- 7,a7 if such offense was        
committed knowingly at the direction of 
or in coordination with a foreign       
government or an agent of a foreign     
government2 and  7,b7 personal injury   
results4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7c71
 as so redesignated1 by inserting       

,definitions4-- before ,as used in this 
section4  7b7 ,technical and conforming 
amendments  7#a7 ,section #bccb;b7g77#b7
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by striking section            
#aieh7;b77#b7 and inserting section     
#aieh4  7#b7 ,section #ajaj;,a7d7 of the
 ,controlled ,substances ,import and    
,export ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #ifj;a7d77  
is amended by striking section          
#aieh7;b77#a7 and inserting section     
#aieh4  #d4 ,influencing1 impeding1 or  
retaliating against a federal official  
by threatening or injuring a family     
member ,section #aae7;b7 of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,the sentence of a person convicted of  
an offense under subsection 7a71 if such
 offense was committed knowingly at the 
direction of or in coordination with a  
foreign government or an agent of a     
foreign government-- 7,a7 may be        
increased by up to #e years if the      
offense committed was an assault        

involving physical contact with the     
victim of that assault or the intent to 
commit another felony2  7,b7 may be     
increased by up to #aj years if-- 7i7   
the offense committed was an assault    
resulting in bodily injury 7including   
serious bodily injury 7as that term is  
defined in section #acfe of this        
title772  7ii7 the offense involved any 
conduct that1 if the conduct occurred in
 the special maritime and territorial   
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1    
would violate section #bbda or #bbdb of 
this title2 or  7iii7 a dangerous weapon
 was used during and in relation to the 
offense2 and  7,c7 may be increased by  
up to #aj years if the offense committed
 was a murder1 attempted murder1 or     
conspiracy to murder4  4  #e4 ,stalking 
,section #bbfa;,a of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking ,whoever-- and inserting 7a7   
,in general4--,except as provided in    
subsection 7b71 whoever--2 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7b7   

,enhanced penalties for offenses        
involving foreign governments ,the      
sentence of a person convicted of an    
offense under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of 
subsection 7a71 if such offense was     
committed knowingly at the direction of 
or in coordination with a foreign       
government or an agent of a foreign     
government-- 7#a7 may be increased by up
 to #e years if-- 7,a7 serious bodily   
injury 7including permanent             
disfigurement or life threatening bodily
 injury7 to the victim results2  7,b7   
the offender uses a dangerous weapon    
during the offense2 or  7,c7 the victim 
of the offense is under the age of #ah  
years2  7#b7 may be increased by up to  
#aj years if death of the victim        
results2 and  7#c7 may be increased by  
up to #cj months in any other case4  4  
#f4 ,protection of officers and         
employees of the ,united ,states        
,section #aaad of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         

subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 ,sentence enhancements for offenses    
directed by or coordinated with foreign 
governments ,the sentence of a person   
convicted of an offense under subsection
 7a7 may be increased by up to #aj years
 if such offense was committed knowingly
 at the direction of or in coordination 
with a foreign government or an agent of
 a foreign government4  4  #g4          
,presidential and ,presidential staff   
assassination1 kidnapping1 and assault  
,section #agea of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7f7 through   
7k7 as subsections 7g7 through 7i71     
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7
 7#a7 ,the sentence of a person         
convicted of an offense under subsection
 7a71 7b71 or 7c7 may be increased by up
 to #aj years if such offense was       
committed knowingly at the direction of 
or in coordination with a foreign       

government or an agent of a foreign     
government4  7#b7 ,the sentence of a    
person convicted of conspiring to kill  
or kidnap any individual designated in  
subsection 7a7 as part of a conspiracy  
under the elements specified in         
subsection 7d7 may be increased by up to
 #aj years if-- 7,a7 #a or more of the  
persons involved in such conspiracy were
 knowingly acting in coordination with a
 foreign government or an agent of a    
foreign government2 and  7,b7 the person
 convicted of conspiring to kill or     
kidnap an individual designated in      
subsection 7a7 knew that #a or more of  
the persons involved in such conspiracy 
were knowingly acting in coordination   
with a foreign government or an agent of
 a foreign government4  7#c7 ,the       
sentence of a person convicted of an    
offense under subsection 7e7 may be     
increased by up to #aj years if-- 7,a7  
the victim was any person designated in 
subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,b7 such      
offense was committed knowingly at the  

direction of or in coordination with a  
foreign government or an agent of a     
foreign government4  7#d7 ,the sentence 
of a person convicted of an offense     
under subsection 7e7 may be increased by
 up to #aj years if-- 7,a7 the victim   
was any person designated in subsection 
7a77#b72 and  7,b7 such offense was     
committed knowingly at the direction of 
or in coordination with a foreign       
government or an agent of a foreign     
government4  7#e7 ,the sentence of a    
person convicted of an offense under    
subsection 7e7 may be increased by up to
 #aj years if-- 7,a7 7i7 the offense    
involved the use of a dangerous weapon2 
or  7ii7 personal injury resulted2 and  
7,b7 such offense was committed         
knowingly at the direction of or in     
coordination with a foreign government  
or an agent of a foreign government4  4 
,passed the ,senate ,june #aj1          
#bjbe4,secretary