Summary

Creates a new federal crime for deliberately causing or arranging staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles. The law makes it a felony punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison for causing or arranging a staged collision, and prescribes a mandatory long prison term (at least 20 years) when the staged collision causes serious bodily injury or death. It also bars a federal prosecution under this new statute if the person has already been convicted or acquitted for the same act under state or territorial law.

Key Points

• Establishes a new federal felony for deliberately causing or arranging staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles.
• Creates penalties of fines and up to 20 years in prison for causing or arranging a staged collision.
• Mandates at least 20 years' imprisonment if the staged collision causes serious bodily injury or death.
• Applies to deliberate, arranged collisions involving commercial vehicles (e.g., large trucks used in commerce).
• Bars federal prosecution under this statute if the defendant was already convicted or acquitted under state or territorial law for the same act.
• No appropriations, funding, or implementation timelines are specified in the provision provided.
• Expands federal criminal tools for prosecutors while preserving state final judgments to avoid duplicate prosecutions.