[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3271 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3271

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
               willfully harming law enforcement animals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 1993

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
               willfully harming law enforcement animals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Animal 
Protection Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1368. Harming Federal law enforcement animals
    ``(a) Whoever willfully kills, harms, or attempts to kill or harm 
any animal being used by any Federal law enforcement officer in the 
discharge or attempted discharge of that officer's duties shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `Federal law enforcement 
officer' means any person whose killing is made unlawful by section 
1114 of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1368. Harming Federal law enforcement animals.''.

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