[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4725 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4725

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty 
      for unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 11 (legislative day, July 10), 2024

   Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty 
      for unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities.

    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 ``Guarding and Administering Trespass 
Enforcement, Controlling Restricted Areas, and Stopping High-risk 
Encroachment Recidivism and Sabotage Act'' or the ``GATE CRASHERS 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 67 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1390. Unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful, within the jurisdiction of 
the United States, without authorization to go upon any property that--
            ``(1) is under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
        Defense; and
            ``(2) has been clearly marked as closed or restricted.
    ``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) in the case of the first offense, be fined under this 
        title, imprisoned not more than 180 days, or both;
            ``(2) in the case of the second offense, be fined under 
        this title, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both; and
            ``(3) in the case of the third or subsequent offense, be 
        fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
        both.''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
67 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``1390. Unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities.''.
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