18 U.S.C. § 3147

Penalty for an offense committed while on release

A person convicted of an offense committed while released under this chapter shall be sentenced, in addition to the sentence prescribed for the offense, to—

(1)

a term of imprisonment of not more than ten years if the offense is a felony; or

(2)

a term of imprisonment of not more than one year if the offense is a misdemeanor.

A term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any other sentence of imprisonment.

(Added Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 203(a) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1983 ; amended Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 223(g) , Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2028 ; Pub. L. 99–646, § 55(g) , Nov. 10, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3610 .)