SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

       (a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED- Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking `by assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass
                    destruction, assassination, or kidnapping';
                (2) in paragraph (3), by striking `and';
                (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following:
               `(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--
                          `(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the
                                United States or of any State;
                          `(B) appear to be intended--
                                    `(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
                                    `(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
                                    `(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination,
                                          or kidnapping; and
                          `(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.'.
        (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 3077(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
             amended to read as follows:
                  `(1) `act of terrorism' means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in
                        section 2331;'.

SEC. 803. PROHIBITION AGAINST HARBORING TERRORISTS.
   
        (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after
            section 2338 the following new section:

`Sec. 2339. Harboring or concealing terrorists

        `(a) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe,
              has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under section 32 (relating to destruction of
              aircraft or aircraft facilities), section 175 (relating to biological weapons), section 229 (relating
              to chemical weapons), section 831 (relating to nuclear materials), paragraph (2) or (3) of
              section 844(f) (relating to arson and bombing of government property risking or causing injury
              or death), section 1366(a) (relating to the destruction of an energy facility), section 2280
              (relating to violence against maritime navigation), section 2332a (relating to weapons of mass
              destruction), or section 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries)
              of this title, section 236(a) (relating to sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel) of the Atomic
              Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284(a)), or section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 49,
              shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.'.
       `(b)  A violation of this section may be prosecuted in any Federal judicial district in which the
              underlying offense was committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by law.'.

        (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- The chapter analysis for chapter 113B of title 18, United States
          Code, is amended by inserting after the item for section 2338 the following:

                 `2339. Harboring or concealing terrorists.'

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In time, legal interpretation of this statute must be weighed in a legitimate court of law that shall determine whether “domestic terrorism” applies to the nuclear industry workforce who obviously need to be protected from the abuse that is conjured by government employees.

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