Section 602. Interference with national special security events

Section 602 of the conference report is a new section. 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1752 authorizes the Secret Service to charge individuals who breach established security perimeters or engage in other disruptive or potentially dangerous conduct at National Special Security Events (NSSEs) if a Secret Service protectee is attending the designated event.

Section 602 of the conference report expands 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1752 to criminalize such security breaches at NSSEs that occur when the Secret Service protectee is not in attendance.  Additionally, it doubles the statutory penalties (from 6 months to 1 year) for violations of Sec. 1752, to make the  penalty consistent with the prescribed penalty under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3056(d) (interference with Secret Service law enforcement personnel generally).

The conference report makes punishable by up to 10 years the thwarting of security procedures by individuals in possession of dangerous or deadly weapons.

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Section 603. False credentials to national special security events

Section 603 of the conference report is a new section. This section amends 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1028 to make it a Federal crime to knowingly produce, possess, or transfer a false identification document that could be used to gain unlawful and unauthorized access to any restricted area of a building or grounds in conjunction with a NSSE. Such actions were a problem during the 2002 Winter Olympics, and the conference  report will allow for Federal prosecution against such criminal violations at future NSSEs.