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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law and the executive law, in relation to
  establishing the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name  to
  a terrorist group

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 490.60  to
read as follows:
S 490.60 CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A TERRORIST GROUP.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A
TERRORIST GROUP WHEN HE OR  SHE  KNOWINGLY  SELLS  OR  PROVIDES  WITHOUT
CHARGE  AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO ANY ORGANIZATION INCLUDED ON THE LIST
OF ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OR WHO POSE A TERRORIST
THREAT COMPILED, MAINTAINED AND UPDATED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF  HOMELAND
SECURITY  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (T) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SEVEN
HUNDRED NINE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A  TERRORIST  GROUP  IS  A
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.  Paragraphs  (q), (r) and (r) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of
the executive law, paragraph (q) as separately amended by  chapters  537
and  620  of  the laws of 2005, paragraph (r) as added by chapter 537 of
the laws of 2005 and paragraph (r) as added by chapter 620 of  the  laws
of  2005,  are  amended,  and  a  new  paragraph (t) is added to read as
follows:
  (q) request from any department, division, office, commission or other
agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof, and  the  same
are  authorized to provide, such assistance, services and data as may be
required by the office of homeland security in carrying out the purposes

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04589-01-9

              

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of this article, subject to applicable  laws,  rules,  and  regulations;
[and]
  (r)  develop  standards  and  a  certification  process  for  training
programs for training of private security officers in commercial  build-
ings which shall:
  (i) improve observation, detection and reporting skills;
  (ii)  improve  coordination  with  local  police,  fire  and emergency
services;
  (iii) provide and improve skills in  working  with  advanced  security
technology including surveillance and access control procedures;
  (iv) require at least forty hours of training including three hours of
training devoted to terrorism awareness; and
  (v)  have been certified as a qualified program by the state office of
homeland security[.
  (r)];
  (S) work in consultation with or make recommendations to  the  commis-
sioner  of  agriculture  and markets in developing rules and regulations
relating to ammonium nitrate security[.]; AND
  (T) COMPILE, MAINTAIN AND PERIODICALLY UPDATE A LIST OF  ORGANIZATIONS
ENGAGED  IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OR WHO POSE A TERRORIST THREAT AND MAKE
SUCH LIST AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.