116 STAT. 1804 PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "as provided in paragraph (2)" and inserting "as provided in paragraph (3)"; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: "(2) Whoever uses physical force or the threat of physical force against any person, or attempts to do so, with intent to— "(A) influence, delay, or prevent the testimony of any person in an official proceeding; "(B) cause or induce any person to— "(i) withhold testimony, or withhold a record, document, or other object, from an official proceeding; "(ii) alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal an object with intent to impair the integrity or availability of the object for use in an official proceeding; "(iii) evade legal process summoning that person to appear as a witness, or to produce a record, document, or other object, in an official proceeding; or "(iv) be absent from an official proceeding to which that person has been summoned by legal process; or "(C) hinder, delay, or prevent the communication to a law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense or a violation of conditions of probation, supervised release, parole, or release pending judicial proceedings; shall be punished as provided in paragraph (3)."; and (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— (i) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (A); and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: "(B) in the case of— "(i) an attempt to murder; or "(ii) the use or attempted use of physical force against any person; imprisonment for not more than 20 years; and "(C) in the case of the threat of use of physical force against any person, imprisonment for not more than 10 years."; (2) in subsection (b), by striking "or physical force"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(k) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.". (b) RETALIATING AGAINST A WITNESS. —Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) Whoever conspires to commit any offense under this section shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.". (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) WITNESS TAMPERING.— Section 1512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsections (b)(3) and (d)(2) by inserting "supervised release," after "probation". (2) RETALIATION AGAINST A WITNESS.— Section 1513 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsections (a)(1)(B) and (b)(2) by inserting "supervised release," after "probation".
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