Volume 96 · 1319
Public Law 97–298
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of offenses involving explosives and fire.
Approved October 12, 1982
Statutory text
An Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of offenses involving explosives and fire.
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 of 1982.
be cited as the “Anti-Arson Act of 1982”.
Sec. 2. offenses involving fire
Subsections (e) and (f) of section 844 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by inserting “fire or” after “by means of” each place it appears.
Section 844(h)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting “fire or” after “uses”.
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 statistical report.
Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized and directed to 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.