[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 247 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 247

   To amend section 1369 of title 18, United States Code, to extend 
 Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State 
                     or local government property.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2009

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 1369 of title 18, United States Code, to extend 
 Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans' memorials on State 
                     or local government property.

    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 ``Protect Our Veterans Memorials Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) crimes against United Sates military veterans' 
        memorials on public property dishonor all American servicemen 
        and women and their sacrifices for the Nation's defense; and
            (2) Federal prosecution of crimes against such veterans' 
        memorials on public property is in the national interest of 
        honoring the Nation's military veterans.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER DESTRUCTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS ON 
              STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

    Section 1369(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``, or a State or local government'' after ``Federal 
Government''.
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