Public Law

PUBLIC LAW 97-298—OCT. 12, 1982 96 STAT. 1319

Public Law 97-298

97th Congress

An Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of offenses Oct. 12, 1982

involving explosives and fire. [H.R. 6454]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may Anti-Arson Act

be cited as the "Anti-Arson Act of 1982". of 1982.

18 u s e 841 note.

OFFENSES INVOLVING FIRE

SEC. 2. (a) Subsections (e) and (f) of section 844 of title 18, United

States Code, are each amended by inserting "fire or" after "by

means o f each place it appears.

(b) Section 844(hXl) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by

inserting "fire or" after "uses".

(c) Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by

inserting "fire or" after "by means of.

SEC. 3. The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is

authorized and directed to classify the offense of arson as a Part I

crime in its Uniform Crime Reports. In addition, the Director of the Special

Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized and directed to statistical

develop and prepare a special statistical report in cooperation with "^^^^^ '

the National Fire Data Center for the crime of arson, and shall

make public the results of that report.

Approved October 12, 1982.

LEGISLATIVE