PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006
120 STAT. 221
(5) Section 627 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681v) (to obtain credit agency consumer records for counterterrorism investigations). SEC. 120. DEFINITION FOR FORFEITURE PROVISIONS UNDER SECTION 806 OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT.
Section 981(a)(1)(G) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘act of international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331)’’ and inserting ‘‘any Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5))’’; (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘an act of international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331)’’ with ‘‘any Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5)’’; and (3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘act of international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331)’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal crime of terrorism (as defined in section 2332b(g)(5))’’. SEC. 121. PENAL PROVISIONS REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTES OR SMOKELESS TOBACCO.
(a) THRESHOLD QUANTITY FOR TREATMENT AS CONTRABAND CIGARETTES.—(1) Section 2341(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘60,000 cigarettes’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 cigarettes’’. (2) Section 2342(b) of that title is amended by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000’’. (3) Section 2343 of that title is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000’’; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘60,000’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000’’. (b) CONTRABAND SMOKELESS TOBACCO.—(1) Section 2341 of that title is amended— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(6) the term ‘smokeless tobacco’ means any finely cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco that is intended to be placed in the oral or nasal cavity or otherwise consumed without being combusted; ‘‘(7) the term ‘contraband smokeless tobacco’ means a quantity in excess of 500 single-unit consumer-sized cans or packages of smokeless tobacco, or their equivalent, that are in the possession of any person other than— ‘‘(A) a person holding a permit issued pursuant to chapter 52 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as manufacturer of tobacco products or as an export warehouse proprietor, a person operating a customs bonded warehouse pursuant to section 311 or 555 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1311, 1555), or an agent of such person; ‘‘(B) a common carrier transporting such smokeless tobacco under a proper bill of lading or freight bill which states the quantity, source, and designation of such smokeless tobacco; ‘‘(C) a person who—
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