[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3064 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3064

  To amend section 43 of title 18, United States Code, to extend its 
       protection to individuals who work in animal enterprises.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 1993

  Mr. Gekas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend section 43 of title 18, United States Code, to extend its 
       protection to individuals who work in animal enterprises.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 43(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(2) travels in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses or 
        causes to be used the mail or any facility in interstate or 
        foreign commerce, for the purpose of causing physical harm to 
        another person or to the property of another person in order--
                    ``(A) to prevent that person from participating in 
                an animal enterprise; or
                    ``(B) to retaliate against that person for 
                participating in an animal enterprise;'';
            (2) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
            (3) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
            (4) by inserting ``or'' after ``conspires to do so;''.

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