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 PUBLIC LAW 100-606—NOV. 4, 1988

102 STAT. 3045

Public Law 100-606 100th Congress An Act To implement the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide.

Nov. 4, 1988 [S. 1851]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Genocide SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act)". SEC. 2. TITLE 18 AMENDMENTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 50 the following:

"CHAPTER 50A—GENOCIDE "Sec 1091! Genocide. 1092. Exclusive remedies. 1093. Definitions.

"§ 1091. Genocide "(a) BASIC OFFENSE.—Whoever, whether in time of peace or in time of war, in a circumstance described in subsection (d) and with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such— "(1) kills members of that group; "(2) causes serious bodily injury to members of that group; "(3) causes the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of the group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques; "(4) subjects the group to conditions of life that are intended to cause the physical destruction of the group in whole or in part; "(5) imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group; or "(6) transfers by force children of the group to another group; or attempts to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). "(b) PUNISHMENT FOR BASIC OFFENSE.—The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) is— "(1) in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(1), a fine of not more than $1,000,000 and imprisonment for life; and "(2) a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both, in any other case. "(c) INCITEMENT OFFENSE.—Whoever in a circumstance described in subsection (d) directly and publicly incites another to violate subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. "(d) REQUIRED CIRCUMSTANCE FOR OFFENSES.—The circumstance referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is that—

Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act). 18 USC 1091 note.

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