
      Whoever, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction
    of the United States, willfully and maliciously sets fire to or
    burns any building, structure or vessel, any machinery or building
    materials or supplies, military or naval stores, munitions of war,
    or any structural aids or appliances for navigation or shipping, or
    attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be imprisoned for
    not more than 25 years, fined the greater of the fine under this
    title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that is
    damaged or destroyed, or both.
      If the building be a dwelling or if the life of any person be
    placed in jeopardy, he shall be fined under this title or
    imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2001 - Pub. L. 107-56, in first par., struck out ", or attempts
    to set fire to or burn" after "maliciously sets fire to or burns"
    and inserted "or attempts or conspires to do such an act," before
    "shall be imprisoned" and, in second par., substituted "for any
    term of years or for life" for "not more than twenty years".
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-132, in first par., substituted "imprisoned
    for not more than 25 years, fined the greater of the fine under
    this title or the cost of repairing or replacing any property that
    is damaged or destroyed, or both" for "fined under this title or
    imprisoned not more than five years, or both".
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
    "fined not more than $1,000" in first par. and for "fined not more
    than $5,000" in second par.

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