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and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

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I am watching Q: The Winged Serpent.

Hmm. Coincidence or not.

[blu]

Regarding the Federal Death Penalty, found this:

***The United States Supreme Court has denied an application by the U.S. Department of Justice to lift a federal court injunction blocking the federal government from carrying out four executions scheduled for December 2019 and January 2020. The Court’s unanimous ruling, issued Friday evening December 6, ensures that there will be no federal executions in 2019.*** (from deathpenalty.org)

There are about 60 different crimes that qualify for the death penalty. As usual, some district court clown in a black dress always manages to put a hold on the executions.

So, yes, there is a federal death penalty. It is very rarely used (last in 2003...was that McVeigh?). According to my reading, the method to be used was penobarbitol or some such drug.