129 STAT. 304 PUBLIC LAW 114–23—JUNE 2, 2015
a party to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts
against the Safety of Maritime Navigation. Before delivering such
person to the authorities of another country, the master shall notify
in an appropriate manner the Attorney General of the United
States of the alleged offense and await instructions from the
Attorney General as to what action to take. When delivering the
person to a country which is a state party to the Convention,
the master shall, whenever practicable, and if possible before
entering the territorial sea of such country, notify the authorities
of such country of the master’s intention to deliver such person
and the reasons therefor. If the master delivers such person, the
master shall furnish to the authorities of such country the evidence
in the master’s possession that pertains to the alleged offense.
‘‘(g)(1) C
IVIL
F
ORFEITURE
.—Any real or personal property used
or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission
of a violation of this section, the gross proceeds of such violation,
and any real or personal property traceable to such property or
proceeds, shall be subject to forfeiture.
‘‘(2) A
PPLICABLE
P
ROCEDURES
.—Seizures and forfeitures under
this section shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46
of title 18, United States Code, relating to civil forfeitures, except
that such duties as are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury
under the customs laws described in section 981(d) shall be per-
formed by such officers, agents, and other persons as may be des-
ignated for that purpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Defense.’’.
SEC. 802. NEW SECTION 2280A OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Chapter 111 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding after section 2280 the following new section:
‘‘§ 2280a. Violence against maritime navigation and maritime
transport involving weapons of mass destruction
‘‘(a) O
FFENSES
.—
‘‘(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Subject to the exceptions in subsection
(c), a person who unlawfully and intentionally—
‘‘(A) when the purpose of the act, by its nature or
context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a govern-
ment or an international organization to do or to abstain
from doing any act—
‘‘(i) uses against or on a ship or discharges from
a ship any explosive or radioactive material, biological,
chemical, or nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive
device in a manner that causes or is likely to cause
death to any person or serious injury or damage;
‘‘(ii) discharges from a ship oil, liquefied natural
gas, or another hazardous or noxious substance that
is not covered by clause (i), in such quantity or con-
centration that causes or is likely to cause death to
any person or serious injury or damage; or
‘‘(iii) uses a ship in a manner that causes death
to any person or serious injury or damage;
‘‘(B) transports on board a ship—
‘‘(i) any explosive or radioactive material, knowing
that it is intended to be used to cause, or in a threat
to cause, death to any person or serious injury or
damage for the purpose of intimidating a population,
Penalties.
18 USC 2280a.
Notification.
Notification.
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