§2332 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

Congress believes the punishments set by the United States Sentencing Commission for importing, trying to import, exporting, or trying to export nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons and related materials or technologies are too light. Congress asks the Sentencing Commission to increase those penalties under Section 4610 of this title; Sections 2778 and 2780 of title 22; the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and Section 2139a(c) of title 42.

Title 50, §2332

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(a)It is the sense of Congress that the sentencing guidelines prescribed by the United States Sentencing Commission for the offenses of importation, attempted importation, exportation, and attempted exportation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons materials constitute inadequate punishment for such offenses.

(b)Congress urges the United States Sentencing Commission to revise the relevant sentencing guidelines to provide for increased penalties for offenses relating to importation, attempted importation, exportation, and attempted exportation of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons or related materials or technologies under the following provisions of law:

(1)section 4610 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.

(2)section 2778 and 2780 of title 22.

(3)The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).

(4)section 2139a(c) of title 42.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 4610 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1701 of this title and Tables. Codification Section is comprised of section 1423 of Pub. L. 104–201 which also enacted provisions listed in a table of sentencing guidelines set out as a note under section 994 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

Amendments

1998—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 105–261 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 2139a(c) of title 42.

§2332 Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties