,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,coh5 7= himself & ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,mississippi7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit ! de/ruction ( civil rights
 memorials1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,civil 
,rights ,legacy ,protection ,act4  #b4  
,prohibition on de/ruction ( c]ta9      
prop]ty  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #fe ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #acgj4         
,prohibit+ de/ruction ( civil rights    
memorials  7a7 ,de/ruction ( prop]ty    
,:oev]1 9 a circum/ance describ$ 9      
subsection 7b71 int5tionally defaces1   
damages1 or de/roys a protect$ memorial 
"u subsection 7c7 or any /ructure1      
plaque1 /atue1 or monum5t on public     
prop]ty t commemorates a cov]$ civil    
rights ev5t or a cov]$ civil rights     
figure %all-- 7#a7 9 ! case t su*       

defacem5t1 damage1 or de/ruction is 9 an
 am\nt t is equal to or less ?an #e1jjj1
 be requir$ to complete up to #cjj h\rs 
( community s]vice1 f9$ "u ?is title1 or
 imprison$ n m ?an a ye>2 or  7#b7 9 !  
case t su* defacem5t1 damage1 or        
de/ruction is 9 an am\nt t is m ?an     
#e1jjj1 be f9$ "u ?is title or imprison$
 n m ?an #c ye>s4  7b7 ,circum/ances ,a 
circum/ance describ$ 9 ?is subsection is
 t-- 7#a7 9 committ+ ! (f5se describ$ 9 
subsection 7a71 ! def5dant travels or   
causes ano!r to travel 9 int]/ate or    
=eign comm]ce1 or uses ! mail or an     
in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign       
comm]ce2 or  7#b7 ! /ructure1 plaque1   
/atue1 or monum5t describ$ 9 subsection 
7a7 is locat$ on prop]ty own$ by1 or "u 
! jurisdiction (1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
7c7 ,protect$ memorials ,! foll[+ are   
protect$ memorials3 7#a7 ,emmett ,till  
,memorial1 ,mississippi4  7#b7          
,mississippi ,fre$om ,trail ,m>k]s1     
,mississippi4  7#c7 ,edmund ,pettus     
,bridge1 ,alabama4  7#d7 ,birm+ham      

,civil ,rights ,national ,monum5t1      
,alabama4  7#e7 ,civil ,rights ,memorial
 ,c5t]1 ,memorial to ,peace  ,ju/ice1   
,alabama4  7#f7 ,virg9ia ,civil ,rights 
,memorial1 ,virg9ia4  7#g7 ,l&m>k =     
,peace ,memorial 9 ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+ 
,jr4 ,p>k1 ,indiana4  7#h7 ,h>riet ,ross
 ,tubman ,memorial1 ,massa*usetts4  7#i7
 ,national ,civil ,rights ,museum at !  
,lorra9e ,motel1 ,t5nessee4  7#aj7 ,dr4 
,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+ ,jr4 ,monum5t1          
,colorado4  7#aa7 ,h>riet ,tubman       
,und]gr\nd ,railroad ,national ,monum5t1
 ,m>yl&4  7#ab7 ,african ,am]ican ,civil
 ,w> ,memorial1 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc4  7#ac7  
,fre$om ,rid]s ,national ,monum5t1      
,alabama4  7#ad7 ,african ,burial ,gr\nd
 ,national ,monum5t1 ,new ,york4  7#ae7 
,*>les ,"y ,buffalo ,soldi]s ,national  
,monum5t1 ,ohio4  7#af7 ,recon/ruction  
,era ,national ,p>k1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a4      
7#ag7 ,george ,wa%+ton ,c>v] ,national  
,monum5t1 ,miss\ri4  7#ah7 ,m$g> &      
,myrlie ,ev]s ,national ,monum5t1       
,mississippi4  7#ai7 ,m>k]s on ! ,civil 

,rights ,trail4  7d7 ,re/itution ,:oev] 
is convict$ ( an (f5se "u ?is section   
%all be ord]$ to pay re/itution4  7e7   
,cov]$ ev5ts & figures ,9 ?is section-- 
7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ civil rights figure    
means any figure on ! li/ submitt$ by ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,civil     
,rights pursuant to section #c7;a7 ( !  
,civil ,rights ,legacy ,protection ,act2
 &  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ civil rights ev5t  
means any ev5t on ! li/ submitt$ by !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,civil     
,rights pursuant to section #c7;a7 ( !  
,civil ,rights ,legacy ,protection ,act4
  4  7b7 ,table ( sections ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #fe ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ item3  #acgj4 ,prohibit+      
de/ruction ( civil rights memorials4  4 
#c4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,civil 
,rights  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,civil     
,rights %all develop & submit to !      
,attorney ,g5]al a li/ ( cov]$ civil    

rights ev5ts & cov]$ civil rights       
figures z foll[s3 7#a7 ,cov]$ civil     
rights ev5t ,= purposes ( develop+ a li/
 ( cov]$ civil rights ev5ts1 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,commission on ,civil ,rights    
%all include on ! li/ any ev5t t-- 7,a7 
memorializes ! /ruggle to secure equal  
rights = gr\ps suff]+ f discrim9ation on
 ! basis ( race1 religion1 disability1  
g5d] id5tity1 or sexual ori5tation dur+ 
! ,civil ,rights ,movem5t & o!r social  
movem5ts2 &  7,b7 left a positive       
impression on a unit ( local gov]nm5t1 a
 ,/ate1 or ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,cov]$
 civil rights figure ,= purposes (      
develop+ a li/ ( cov]$ civil rights     
figures1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on 
,civil ,rights %all include on ! li/ any
 p]son :o-- 7,a7 is kn[n = d$ication &  
advocacy t[>d exp&+ p]sonal civil       
lib]ties & end+ racial & o!r =ms (      
discrim9ation1 dis5fran*isem5t1 &       
segregation2 or  7,b7 7i7 work$ to      
secure equal rights = gr\ps suff]+ f    
discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1        

religion1 disability1 g5d] id5tity1 or  
sexual ori5tation dur+ ! ,civil ,rights 
,movem5t & o!r social movem5ts2 &  7ii7 
has left a positive impression & legacy 
on a unit ( local gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1 or 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,modifications to 
li/ ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on     
,civil ,rights %all review annually &   
modify z necess>y ! li/ submitt$ by !   
,commission pursuant to 7a74  7c7       
,publi%+ li/ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all   
ensure t ! li/ submitt$ by ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,commission on ,civil ,rights    
pursuant to subsection 7a71 & any       
modifications made by ! ,commission     
pursuant to subsection 7b71 %all be made
 available to ! public on ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,ju/ice website4