18 U.S.C. § 2332a
Use of weapons of mass destruction
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 2332a, Use of weapons of mass destruction, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449594
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A person who, without lawful authority, uses, threatens, or attempts or conspires to use, a weapon of mass destruction—
against any person or property within the United States, and
For purposes of this section—
the term “weapon of mass destruction” means—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
- Economic Espionage Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999
- Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
- Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004