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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating the criminal offenses of providing material |
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support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization and |
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engaging in terrorist activities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Title 11, Penal Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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TITLE 11. ORGANIZED CRIME AND TERRORISM |
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SECTION 2. Title 11, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Chapter 72 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 72. TERRORISM |
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Sec. 72.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Foreign terrorist organization" means an |
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organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under 8 |
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U.S.C. Section 1189. |
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(2) "Material support or resources" means any |
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property, service, or personnel. |
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(3) "Property" means: |
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(A) real property; |
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(B) tangible or intangible personal property, |
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including anything severed from land; or |
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(C) a document, including money, that represents |
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or embodies anything of value. |
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(4) "Service" includes: |
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(A) labor and professional service; |
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(B) telecommunication, public utility, or |
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transportation service; |
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(C) lodging, restaurant service, and |
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entertainment; and |
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(D) the supply of a motor vehicle or other |
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property for use. |
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Sec. 72.02. PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES TO |
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FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. (a) A person commits an offense if |
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the person knowingly provides material support or resources to a |
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foreign terrorist organization. |
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(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first |
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degree. |
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Sec. 72.03. ENGAGING IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. (a) A person |
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commits an offense if the person, with intent to support or |
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participate in the activities of a foreign terrorist organization, |
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commits or conspires to commit one or more of the following: |
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(1) kidnapping; |
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(2) robbery; |
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(3) arson; |
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(4) trafficking of persons; |
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(5) any felony offense under Chapter 31 or 32; |
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(6) money laundering; |
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(7) any unlawful manufacture, delivery, dispensation, |
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or distribution of a controlled substance or dangerous drug that is |
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punishable as a felony; |
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(8) tampering with a witness; |
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(9) tampering with or fabricating physical evidence; |
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(10) tampering with a governmental record; or |
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(11) hindering apprehension or prosecution. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an |
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offense under this section is one category higher than the most |
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serious offense listed in Subsection (a) that was committed. |
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(c) If the most serious offense listed in Subsection (a) |
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that was committed is a felony of the first degree, an offense under |
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this section is a felony of the first degree punishable by |
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imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life |
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or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 15 years. |
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(d) If the most serious offense listed in Subsection (a) |
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that was committed is described by Subsection (a)(10) or (11), an |
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offense under this section is a felony of the third degree. |
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Sec. 72.04. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. If conduct that |
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constitutes an offense under this chapter also constitutes an |
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offense under other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this |
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section, the other law, or both. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |