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119th CongressH. R. 5590

Introduced in House

SWAT Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →

This Act may be cited as the Schools Want Accountability for Threats Act or the SWAT Act.

SEC. 2. THREATS INVOLVING FIRE OR EXPLOSIVESTrack this section →

Section 844(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (e) and inserting (e)(1); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Whoever violates paragraph (1) by making a threat against, or maliciously conveying false information with respect to, a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both..

SEC. 3. THREATS THROUGH THE MAIL OR INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONSTrack this section →

Chapter 41 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 875 by adding at the end the following: (e) Whoever violates any other provision of this section by making a threat against a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both.; and (2) in section 876 by adding at the end the following: (e) Whoever violates any other provision of this section by making a threat against a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, shall be imprisoned for not more than 20 years or fined under this title, or both..

SEC. 4. FALSE INFORMATION AND HOAXESTrack this section →

Section 1038(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking and; (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) if the information indicates that the activity has taken, is taking, or will take place in a public, private, or religious school that provides early childhood, elementary, secondary, postsecondary, or career and technical education, as determined under State law, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both..

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