[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5252]
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SA 2982. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. 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
knowingly go upon any property that--
``(1) is under the jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense; and
``(2) is 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 6 years, or
both.
``(c) Determination of Status.--For purposes of this
section, a person shall be considered convicted of a second
or subsequent offense if, prior to the commission of the
offense, 1 or more prior convictions of the person under
subsection (a) became final.''.
(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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