,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to create a 
,federal crime of destruction of        
property and looting of certain         
commercial entities4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing
 ,commerce and ,protecting ,businesses  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,destruction of     
property and looting  7a7 ,in general   
,chapter #ajb of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #baja the following3      
#baja;,a4 ,destruction of property and  
looting  7a7 ,offense ,it shall be      
unlawful to obstruct1 delay1 or affect  
commerce or the movement of any article 
or commodity in commerce1 through the   
destruction of the property of or       
looting of a business or other          

commercial enterprise in connection with
 or during a riot4  7b7 ,penalty ,any   
person who violates subsection 7a7 shall
 be fined #aj1jjj1 imprisoned for not   
more than #a year1 or both4  7c7 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this section
 shall be construed as-- 7#a7 indicating
 an intent on the part of ,congress to  
prevent any ,state1 any possession or   
,commonwealth of the ,united ,states1 or
 the ,district of ,columbia1 from       
exercising jurisdiction over any offense
 over which it would have jurisdiction  
in the absence of this section2 or  7#b7
 depriving ,state and local law         
enforcement authorities of              
responsibility for prosecuting acts that
 may be violations of this section and  
that are violations of ,state and local 
law4  4  7b7 ,definitions ,section #bajb
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7c7 ,as used in this        
chapter1 the term looting means the     
unlawful taking or theft of goods or    

property during a riot4  4  7c7         
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for chapter #ajb of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #baja the following3
  #baja;,a4 ,destruction of property and
 looting4  4