,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,bucshon introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide an enhanced general penalty for 
any person who willfully or maliciously 
destroys a communications facility4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting ,critical              
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4 ,enhanced    
general penalty  7a7 ,in general ,title 
,v of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eja et seq47 is amended 
by adding after section #eja1 the       
following new section3  #eja;,a4        
,enhanced general penalty  7a7 ,offenses
 ,whoever1 during and in relation to a  

violation enumerated in section #eja1   
willfully or maliciously destroys any   
communications facility1 in addition to 
the punishment provided for a violation 
that includes imprisonment1 be sentenced
 to a term of imprisonment of #b years4 
7b7 ,consecutive sentence               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law-- 7#a7 a court may not place on     
probation any person convicted of a     
violation of this section2  7#b7 except 
as provided in paragraph 7#c71 a term of
 imprisonment imposed on a person under 
this section may not run concurrently   
with any other term of imprisonment     
imposed on the person under any other   
provision of law1 including any term of 
imprisonment imposed for the violation  
of this section2 and  7#c7 a term of    
imprisonment imposed on a person for a  
violation of this section may1 in the   
discretion of the court1 run            
concurrently1 in whole or in part1 only 
with another term of imprisonment that  
is imposed by the court at the same time

 on that person for an additional       
violation of this section1 if the       
discretion is exercised in accordance   
with applicable guidelines and policy   
statements issued by the ,sentencing    
,commission pursuant to section #iid of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,communications facility defined ,in    
this section1 the term communications   
facility includes-- 7#a7 any            
infrastructure1 including any           
transmitting device1 tower1 or support  
structure1 and any equipment1 switches1 
wiring1 cabling1 power sources1         
shelters1 or cabinets1 associated with  
the licensed or permitted unlicensed    
wireless or wireline transmission of    
writings1 signs1 signals1 data1 images1 
pictures1 and sounds of all kinds2 and  
7#b7 any antenna or apparatus that--    
7,a7 is designed for the purpose of     
emitting radio frequency2  7,b7 is      
designed to be operated1 or is          
operating1 from a fixed location        
pursuant to authorization by the        

,commission or is using duly authorized 
devices that do not require individual  
licenses2 and  7,c7 is added to a tower1
 building1 or other structure4  4