TITLE XI - CORPORATE FRAUD ACCOUNTABILITY
SEC. 1102. TAMPERING WITH A RECORD OR OTHERWISE IMPEDING AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING.
Section 1512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended —
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as subsections (d) through
(j), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
"(c) Whoever corruptly —
"(1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record,
document, or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the
object’s integrity or availability for use in an official proceeding;
or
"(2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any
official proceeding, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.".
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