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‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ means any State of the United States,
the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.’’.
(b) SEIZURE OF ILLEGALLY TRANSMITTED FUNDS.—Section
981(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘or 1957’’ and inserting ‘‘, 1957 or 1960’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter
95 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the item relating
to section 1960 by striking ‘‘illegal’’ and inserting ‘‘unlicensed’’.
SEC. 374. COUNTERFEITING DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND OBLIGATIONS.
(a) COUNTERFEIT ACTS COMMITTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.—Section 470 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘analog, digital, or elec-
tronic image,’’ after ‘‘plate, stone,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘shall be fined under this title, imprisoned
not more than 20 years, or both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be pun-
ished as is provided for the like offense within the United
States’’.
(b) OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.—Sec-
tion 471 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘fifteen years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(c) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—Sec-
tion 472 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘fifteen years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(d) DEALING IN COUNTERFEIT OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—
Section 473 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘ten years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’.
(e) PLATES, STONES, OR ANALOG, DIGITAL, OR ELECTRONIC
IMAGES FOR COUNTERFEITING OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 474(a) of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the second paragraph the
following new paragraph:
‘‘Whoever, with intent to defraud, makes, executes, acquires,
scans, captures, records, receives, transmits, reproduces, sells, or
has in such person’s control, custody, or possession, an analog,
digital, or electronic image of any obligation or other security of
the United States; or’’.
(2) AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION.—Section 474(b) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence
and inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of
this section, the term ‘analog, digital, or electronic image’
includes any analog, digital, or electronic method used for the
making, execution, acquisition, scanning, capturing, recording,
retrieval, transmission, or reproduction of any obligation or
security, unless such use is authorized by the Secretary of
the Treasury.’’.
(3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The
heading for section 474 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘or stones’’ and inserting ‘‘, stones, or
analog, digital, or electronic images’’.
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in
the item relating to section 474 by striking ‘‘or stones’’ and
inserting ‘‘, stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images’’.