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Section 1102 -- Tampering with a Record or Otherwise Impeding an Official Proceeding
Section 1512 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
- by redesignating subsections (c) through (i) as subsections (d) through (j), respectively; and
- 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
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"(2) otherwise obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding, or attempts to do so,
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| shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.". |
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