DETERRENCE Act authorizes sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments.
The DETERRENCE Act, or Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act, amends the federal criminal code to authorize sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments. The bill increases penalties for offenses such as kidnapping, murder-for-hire, stalking, and assault against federal officials. The enhancements apply if the offenses were committed knowingly at the direction of or in coordination with a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government.
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