; and (2) in the table of sections by adding at the end the following: 671. Theft of catalytic converters . (b) Definitions Section 2311 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after for running on land but not on rails; the following: Precious metals has the meaning given such term in section 109–27.5101 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations; . (c) Trafficking in car parts containing precious metals Section 2321 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Trafficking in motor vehicle parts containing precious metals Whoever buys, receives, possesses, or obtains control of, with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of, a catalytic converter (including a de-canned catalytic converter), knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . (d) Chop shops Section 2322(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term chop shop means any building, lot, facility, or other structure or premise where one or more persons engage in receiving, concealing, destroying, disassembling, dismantling, reassembling, or storing any motor vehicle or motor vehicle part which has been unlawfully obtained in order to alter, counterfeit, deface, destroy, disguise, falsify, forge, obliterate, extract any precious metal therefrom, or remove the identity, including the vehicle identification number or derivative thereof, or other identification marking, of such vehicle or vehicle part and to distribute, sell, or dispose of such vehicle, or vehicle part, or precious metal extracted from such vehicle part, in interstate or foreign commerce. .