[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1791 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 215
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1791

                          [Report No. 106-372]

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 1999

 Mr. Weller (for himself, Mr. Rothman, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                            October 12, 1999

Additional sponsors: Mr. English, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Farr 
 of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Goode, 
  Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Shays, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. 
Thurman, Mr. Foley, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Cook, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Evans

                            October 12, 1999

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement 
Animal Protection Act of 1999''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Whoever willfully harms any police animal, or 
attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title and 
imprisoned not more than one year. If the offense disables or 
disfigures the animal, or causes the death of the animal, the maximum 
term of imprisonment shall be 10 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) In this section, the term `police animal' means a 
dog or horse employed by a Federal agency (whether in the executive, 
legislative, or judicial branch) for the principal purpose of aiding in 
the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or 
apprehension of criminal offenders''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Law Enforcement Animal 
Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement
    ``(a) Whoever willfully and maliciously harms any police animal, or 
attempts to conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title and 
imprisoned not more than one year. If the offense permanently disables 
or disfigures the animal, or causes serious bodily injury or the death 
of the animal, the maximum term of imprisonment shall be 10 years.
    ``(b) In this section, the term `police animal' means a dog or 
horse employed by a Federal agency (whether in the executive, 
legislative, or judicial branch) for the principal purpose of aiding in 
the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or 
apprehension of criminal offenders.''.
    (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 animals used in law enforcement.''.
                                     





                                                 Union Calendar No. 215

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1791

                          [Report No. 106-372]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 12, 1999

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed