,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgih ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #e1 #bjbf,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gallego7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish criminal offenses with respect to violations involving ,a,t,ms1 regardless of whether the ,,atm is located on the physical premises of a financial institution1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe ,access to ,cash ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,offenses related to ,,atm robbery and incidental crimes 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ajc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #baac the following3 #baac;,a4 ,,atm robbery and incidental crimes 7a7 ,offenses against ,,atm users and servicers ,whoever1 by force or violence1 or by intimidation1 takes1 or attempts to take1 or conspires to take1 any property or money or any other thing of value from any person using or servicing1 or attempting to use or service1 an ,,atm1 or from any person having used or serviced an ,,atm1 where the offense is committed in connection with such use or service1 or from any owner or operator of any network-connected ,,atm while such person is engaged in transporting or delivering property that is to be inserted into any such ,,atm1 or from any person engaged in such transport or delivery under contract with1 or employment by1 any such owner or operator1 or who extorts or attempts or conspires to obtain by extortion1 any property or money or any other thing of value from any such person described in this subsection1 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or both4 7b7 ,offenses against property 7#a7 ,offenses exceeding #a1jjj ,whoever breaks into1 tampers with1 damages1 removes1 steals1 or attempts to break into1 tamper with1 damage1 remove1 or steal any ,,atm without authorization of the owner or operator of any such ,,atm1 and removes or attempts to remove any property or money from any such ,,atm exceeding #a1jjj1 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7#b7 ,offenses not exceeding #a1jjj ,whoever breaks into1 tampers with1 damages1 removes1 steals1 or attempts to break into1 tamper with1 damage1 remove1 or steal any ,,atm without authorization of the owner or operator of any such ,,atm1 and does not remove or attempt to remove any property or money from any such ,,atm exceeding #a1jjj1 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #a year1 or both4 7c7 ,receipt1 possession1 concealment1 storage1 barter1 sale1 or disposal of property acquired unlawfully under this section ,whoever receives1 possesses1 conceals1 stores1 barters1 sells1 or disposes of1 any property or money or other thing of value that has been taken in violation of subsection 7a7 or 7b71 or conspires to do so1 knowing the same to be property that has been unlawfully taken1 shall be subject to the punishment provided in subsection 7a7 or 7b71 as applicable1 for the taker4 7d7 ,assault in connection with offenses ,whoever1 in committing1 or in attempting to commit1 any offense defined in subsection 7a7 or 7b71 forcibly assaults any person1 or puts in jeopardy the life of any person by the use of a dangerous weapon or device1 shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than #be years1 or both4 7e7 ,killing or forcible accompaniment in connection with offenses ,whoever1 in committing any offense defined in this section1 or in avoiding or attempting to avoid apprehension for the commission of such offense1 or in freeing himself or attempting to free himself from arrest or confinement for such offense1 kills any person1 or forces any person to accompany the offender without the consent of such person1 shall be imprisoned not less than #aj years1 or1 if death results1 shall be punished by life imprisonment4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,,atm ,the term ,,atm-- 7,a7 means any network-connected automated teller machine terminal that is connected to #a or more of the global1 national1 or regional electronic financial networks that allow a depositor of any bank1 credit union1 or savings and loan association1 by use at such automated teller machine of a card or other access device1 as defined in section #ajbi7;e77#a71 issued or authorized by such depository institution1 to access the account of the depositor for the purpose of making withdrawals from or deposits to such account1 or making inquiry as to the balance in such account2 and 7,b7 includes any automated teller machine owned1 operated1 or sponsored by a bank1 credit union1 or any savings and loan association1 regardless of whether-- 7i7 the automated teller machine is located on the physical premises of such an institution2 or 7ii7 the automated teller machine is owned or operated by such an institution4 7#b7 ,bank2 credit union2 savings and loan association ,the terms bank1 credit union1 and savings and loan association have the meanings given those terms in section #baac4 7#c7 ,extortion ,the term extortion has the meaning given the term in section #aiea7;b77#b74 7g7 ,included offenses ,the offenses defined in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 include any such offense committed against or involving an ,,atm1 or any person using or servicing1 or attempting to use or service1 or against a person having used or serviced an ,,atm1 where the offense is committed in connection with1 or by reason of1 such use or service1 and any such offense against any owner or operator of an ,,atm while such person is engaged in transporting or delivering property that is to be loaded into an ,,atm1 or against any person engaged in such transport or delivery under contract with1 or employment by1 any such owner or operator4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #ajc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #baac the following3 #baac;,a4 ,,atm robbery and incidental crimes4 4 #c4 ,offenses related to bank robbery and incidental crimes ,section #baac7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first paragraph1 by striking force and violence and inserting force or violence2 and 7#b7 by inserting or conspires to take1 before from the person or presence of another14