[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3511]
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  SA 6385. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. _____. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST 
                   VETERANS.

       Section 2326(2) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) targeted veterans (as such term is defined in section 
     101 of title 38) of any age,''.
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