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Ҥ 2741. Definitions
“(9) PRIVATE PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘private paramilitary organization’ means any group of 3 or more persons associating under a command structure for the purpose of functioning in public or training to function in public as a combat, combat support, law enforcement, or security services unit.
Ҥ 2742. Unauthorized private paramilitary activity
“(a) Offense.—It shall be unlawful to knowingly, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), while acting as part of or on behalf of a private paramilitary organization and armed with a firearm, explosive or incendiary device, or other dangerous weapon—
“(1) publically patrol, drill, or engage in techniques capable of causing bodily injury or death;
“(2) interfere with, interrupt, or attempt to interfere with or interrupt government operations or a government proceeding;
“(3) interfere with or intimidate another person in that person's exercise of any right under the Constitution of the United States;
“(4) assume the functions of a law enforcement officer, peace officer, or public official, whether or not acting under color of law, and thereby assert authority or purport to assert authority over another person without the consent of that person; or
“(5) train to engage in any activity described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
Ҥ 2741. Definitions
“(9) PRIVATE PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘private paramilitary organization’ means any group of 3 or more persons associating under a command structure for the purpose of functioning in public or training to function in public as a combat, combat support, law enforcement, or security services unit.
say goodbye to everything you own
“(e) Forfeiture.—
“(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates subsection (a) shall forfeit to the United States any property, personal or real, involved in, used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, the violation, or that constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the violation.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit unauthorized private paramilitary activity, and for other purposes.
January 11, 2024
Mr. Raskin (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Casten, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6981/text