Amendments expand the list of punishable offenses which qualify as providing material support to a terrorist organization; require Federal authorities to purchase only American-made equipment with the funds authorized by the bill; create a task force to study the impact of internationally-produced counterfeit U.S. currency on domestic crime and terrorist activity; and add offenses involving the use of biological weapons to those crimes punishable under Federal law.

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Amendment Number
951
Description
Amendments expand the list of punishable offenses which qualify as providing material support to a terrorist organization; require Federal authorities to purchase only American-made equipment with the funds authorized by the bill; create a task force to study the impact of internationally-produced counterfeit U.S. currency on domestic crime and terrorist activity; and add offenses involving the use of biological weapons to those crimes punishable under Federal law.
Purpose
An amendment consisting of amendment Nos. 3, 8, 11, and 14 in House Report 104-480, offered en bloc, to do the following: (Hastings) to add several activities to the list of offenses qualified as providing material support to terrorist organizations; (Traficant) expressing that it is the sense of Congress to apply the Buy American provisions to all money authorized in the bill, whenever possible; (Bachus) to create a Task Force to assess the extent to which U.S. currency is being counterfeited overseas to support terrorism; (Kennedy MA) to add offenses relating to biological weapons to federal law as prosecutable criminal offenses.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Mar 13, 1996
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Hyde amendments (A003) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
15:33:42
Submitted Date
Mar 13, 1996
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 951 — Informed