115 S994 IS: Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-05-01 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II115th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 994IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 1, 2017Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017.

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Protection of community centers with religious affiliation

Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens; (2)in subsection (c), by inserting after or attempts the following: or threatens; (3)in subsection (d)— (A)in paragraph (3), by striking the and at the end; (B)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (C)by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4)if damage to or destruction of religious real property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title or imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; and; and (4)in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization.