[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2607 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2607

            To prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1995

  Mrs. Lowey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
            To prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials.

    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 ``Veterans' Memorials Protection Act 
of 1995''.

SEC. 2. DESECRATION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1368. Desecration of veterans' memorials
    ``Whoever willfully injures or commits any depredation against any 
structure, plaque, statue, or other monument on public property 
commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces 
of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not 
more than 10 years, or both, but if the damage or attempted damage does 
not exceed the sum of $100, the defendant shall be fined under this 
title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.''.
    (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:

``1368. Desecration of veterans' memorials.''.
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