I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 12, 2011 Mr. Murphy of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods offense to cover all veterans’ memorials, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Veterans’ Memorials Act of 2011.

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Veterans memorials

Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of an offense under the first paragraph of this section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist of or include a veterans’ memorial, the requirement of that paragraph that the goods, wares, or merchandise have a value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In this paragraph, the term veterans’ memorial means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance. .