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[CITE: 50USC2332]

 
                   TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
         CHAPTER 40--DEFENSE AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
 
 SUBCHAPTER II--INTERDICTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND RELATED 
                                MATERIALS
 
Sec. 2332. Sense of Congress concerning criminal penalties


(a) Sense of Congress concerning inadequacy of sentencing guidelines

    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) Urging of revision to guidelines

    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 2410 of the Appendix to this title.
        (2) Sections 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.

(Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title XIV, Sec. 1423, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 
Stat. 2725; Pub. L. 105-261, div. A, title X, Sec. 1069(c)(1), Oct. 17, 
1998, 112 Stat. 2136.)

                       References in Text

    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 (Sec. 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.


                               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.
