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18 U.S.C. § 229A — Penalties

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18 U.S.C. § 229A — Penalties

**(a) Criminal Penalties.—** (1) **In general.—** — Any person who violates [section 229 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section229&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years, or both. (2) **Death penalty.—** — Any person who violates [section 229 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section229&num=0&edition=prelim) and by whose action the death of another person is the result shall be punished by death or imprisoned for life. **(b) Civil Penalties.—** (1) **In general.—** — The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate United States district court against any person who violates [section 229 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section229&num=0&edition=prelim) and, upon proof of such violation by a preponderance of the evidence, such person shall be subject to pay a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each such violation. (2) **Relation to other proceedings.—** — The imposition of a civil penalty under this subsection does not preclude any other criminal or civil statutory, common law, or administrative remedy, which is available by law to the United States or any other person. **(c) Reimbursement of Costs.—** The court shall order any person convicted of an offense under subsection (a) to reimburse the United States for any expenses incurred by the United States incident to the seizure, storage, handling, transportation, and destruction or other disposition of any property that was seized in connection with an investigation of the commission of the offense by that person. A person ordered to reimburse the United States for expenses und

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18 U.S.C. § 229 — Prohibited activities

**(a) Unlawful Conduct.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly— (1) to develop, produce, otherwise acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, stockpile, retain, own, possess, or use, or threaten to use, any chemical weapon; or (2) to assist or induce, in any way, any person to violate paragraph (1), or to attempt or conspire to violate paragraph (1). **(b) Exempted Agencies and Persons.—** (1) **In general.—** — Subsection (a) does not apply to the retention, ownership, possession, transfer, or receipt of a chemical weapon by a department, agency, or other entity of the United States, or by a person described in paragraph (2), pending destruction of the weapon. (2) **Exempted persons.—** — A person referred to in paragraph (1) is— (A) any person, including a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, who is authorized by law or by an appropriate officer of the United States to retain, own, possess, transfer, or receive the chemical weapon; or (B) in an emergency situation, any otherwise nonculpable person if the person is attempting to destroy or seize the weapon. **(c) Jurisdiction.—** Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) is within the jurisdiction of the United States if the prohibited conduct— (1) takes place in the United States; (2) takes place outside of the United States and is committed by a national of the United States; (3) is committed against a national of the United States while the national is outside the United States; or (4) is committed against any property that is owned, leased, or used by the United States or by any department or agency of the United States, whether the property is within or outside the United States.

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18 U.S.C. § 229A — Penalties

Page 88 TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE § 229 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 105–187, § 1, June 24, 1998, 112 Stat. 618, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending this section] may be cited as the ‘Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 102–521, § 1, Oct. 25, 1992, 106 Stat. 3403, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this section and sec- tions 3796cc to 3796cc–6 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, amending section 3563 of this title and sec- tion 3797 of Title 42, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 12301 of Title 42] may be cited as the ‘Child Support Recovery Act of 1992’.’’ CHAPTER 11B—CHEMICAL WEAPONS Sec. 229. Prohibited activities. 229A. Penalties. 229B. Criminal forfeitures; destruction of weapons. 229C. Individual self-defense devices. 229D. Injunctions. 229E. Requests for military assistance to enforce prohibition in certain emergencies. 229F. Definitions. § 229. Prohibited activities (a) UNLAWFUL CONDUCT.—Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any per- son knowingly— (1) to develop, produce, otherwise acquire, transfer directly or indirectly, receive, stock- pile, retain, own, possess, or use, or threaten to use, any chemical weapon; or (2) to assist or induce, in any way, any per- son to violate paragraph (1), or to attempt or conspire to violate paragraph (1). (b) EXEMPTED AGENCIES AND PERSONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) does not apply to the retention, ownership, possession, transfer, or receipt of a chemical weapon by a department, agency, or other entity of the United States, or by a person described in paragraph (2), pending destruction of the weapon. (2) EXEMPTED PERSONS.—A person re

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