PUBLIC LAW 107-56 —OCT. 26, 2001 115 STAT. 341 (f) TAKING IMPRESSIONS OF TOOLS USED FOR OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES.— Section 476 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "analog, digital, or electronic image," after "impression, stamp,"; and (2) by striking "ten years" and inserting "25 years". (g) POSSESSING OR SELLING IMPRESSIONS OF TOOLS USED FOR OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES. — Section 477 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first paragraph, by inserting "analog, digital, or electronic image," after "imprint, stamp,"; (2) in the second paragraph, by inserting "analog, digital, or electronic image," after "imprint, stamp,"; and (3) in the third paragraph, by striking "ten years" and inserting "25 years". (h) CONNECTING PARTS OF DIFFERENT NOTES.—Section 484 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "five years" and inserting "10 years". (i) BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CERTAIN LENDING AGENCIES.— The first and second paragraphs of section 493 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking "five years" and inserting "10 years". SEC. 375. COUNTERFEITING FOREIGN CURRENCY AND OBLIGATIONS. (a) FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS OR SECURITIES. — Section 478 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "five years" and inserting "20 years". (b) UTTERING COUNTERFEIT FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS OR SECURI- TIES. — Section 479 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "three years" and inserting "20 years". (c) POSSESSING COUNTERFEIT FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS OR SECURI- TIES. — Section 480 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "one year" and inserting "20 years". (d) PLATES, STONES, OR ANALOG, DIGITAL, OR ELECTRONIC IMAGES FOR COUNTERFEITING FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS OR SECURI- TIES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 481 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 bond, certificate, obligation, or other security of any foreign government, or of any treasury note, bill, or promise to pay, lawfully issued by such foreign government and intended to circulate as money; or". (2) INCREASED SENTENCE. —The last paragraph of section 481 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "five years" and inserting "25 years". (3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The heading for section 481 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 481 by striking "or stones" and inserting ", stones, or analog, digital, or electronic images".
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