,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aici ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bg1 #bjba,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,mr4 ,thune7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to facilitate the expedited review of antisemitic hate crimes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,antisemitic ,hate ,crimes ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,jews are the targets of the majority of hate crimes committed in the ,united ,states against any religious group1 including attacks on houses of worship and ,jewish community centers4 7#b7 ,amid ongoing conflict in ,may #bjba between ,israel1 which is one of the closest allies of the ,united ,states1 and ,hamas1 which is a terrorist organization and has been designated by the ,united ,states as such since #aiig1 media reports indicate that there has been a dramatic increase in hate crimes and violence against ,jews in the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,media reports indicate that activists and mobs acting in support of the terrorist group1 ,hamas1 and its sympathizers have incited and perpetrated hate crimes and violence against ,jews in the ,united ,states in #bjba4 7#d7 ,a recent survey conducted by the ,anti-,defamation ,league indicates that #fc percent of ,american ,jews have directly experienced or witnessed antisemitic hate incidents within the past #e years4 7#e7 ,antisemitism has long perpetrated myths about ,jews1 including the ,russian fabrication of the ,protocols of the ,elders of ,zion and the wide circulation of libelous falsehoods about the ,jewish murder of infants4 7#f7 ,the ,international ,holocaust ,remembrance ,alliance defines antisemitism as a certain perception of ,jews1 which may be expressed as hatred toward ,jews4 ,rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward ,jewish or non-,jewish individuals and_/or their property1 toward ,jewish community institutions and religious facilities4 7#g7 ,in its most extreme form1 antisemitism aims at the physical destruction of the ,jewish people1 as seen in pogroms1 forced conversions1 and ,nazi ,germany's murder of over #f1jjj1jjj ,jews4 7#h7 ,antisemitism has included attacks on the livelihood of ,jews1 including prohibitions on land ownership1 campaigns to boycott1 confiscate1 or destroy ,jewish businesses1 and denial of the ability of ,jews to practice certain professions4 7#i7 ,in the ,united ,states1 ,jews have suffered from systematic discrimination in the form of exclusion from home ownership in certain neighborhoods1 prohibition from staying in certain hotels1 restrictions upon membership in private clubs and other associations1 limitations upon admission to certain educational institutions1 and other barriers to equal justice under the law4 7#aj7 ,in the ,united ,states1 ,jews have faced1 and continue to face1 false accusations of divided loyalty between the ,united ,states and ,israel1 false claims that they purchase political power with money1 and false accusations about control of the financial system1 along with other negative stereotypes4 7#aa7 ,the people of the ,united ,states stand in solidarity with those affected by hate incidents directed toward the ,american ,jewish community4 #c4 ,review of hate crimes 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #g days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall designate an officer or employee of the ,department of ,justice whose responsibility during the applicable period shall be to facilitate the expedited review of antisemitic hate crimes 7as described in section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code7 and reports of any such crime to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal law enforcement agencies4 7b7 ,applicable period defined ,in this section1 the term applicable period means the period beginning on the date on which the officer or employee is designated under subsection 7a71 and ending on the date that is #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 except that the ,attorney ,general may extend such period as appropriate4 #d4 ,improving antisemitic hate crime prevention efforts 7a7 ,guidance for law enforcement agencies ,the ,attorney ,general shall issue guidance for ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law enforcement agencies1 pursuant to this ,act and other applicable law1 on how to expand public education campaigns aimed at raising awareness of antisemitic hate crimes and reaching victims that are equally effective for people with disabilities as for people without disabilities4 7b7 ,report to congress 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every #ij days thereafter until ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue a report to the appropriate congressional committees summarizing-- 7,a7 the number of hate crimes and other incidents reported to the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation during the preceding #ij days for which the government has reason to believe that the victim was targeted because he or she is ,jewish or was perceived to be ,jewish2 7,b7 the number of active investigations into antisemitic hate crimes1 disaggregated by the division of the ,department of ,justice responsible for the investigation2 7,c7 the number of active prosecutions of antisemitic hate crimes1 disaggregated by district1 primary charge filed1 and whether the prosecution is primarily conducted by the relevant ,united ,states ,attorney1 the ,criminal ,division1 or the ,civil ,rights ,division2 and 7,d7 other efforts undertaken by the ,department of ,justice during the preceding #ij days to reduce the number of antisemitic hate crimes in the ,united ,states4 7#b7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,as used in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 7c7 ,enhanced penalties for repeat violent hate crime offenders ,section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as follows3 7,b7 shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life1 fined in accordance with this title1 or both1 if-- 7i7 the violation of this section occurs after a prior conviction under this section or a hate crime felony under ,state law has become final2 7ii7 death results from the offense2 or 7iii7 the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap1 aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse1 or an attempt to kill4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 in clause 7ii7 to read as follows3 7ii7 shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life1 fined in accordance with this title1 or both1 if-- 7,i7 the violation of this section occurs after a prior conviction under this section or a hate crime felony under ,state law has become final2 7,,ii7 death results from the offense2 or 7,,iii7 the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap1 aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse1 or an attempt to kill4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the end2 and 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7 the following3 7#e7 the term hate crime felony under ,state law means any crime under ,state law that-- 7,a7 is punishable by more than #a year2 and 7,b7 has as an element the use1 attempted use1 or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another because of any actual or perceived characteristic described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7a7 of the person2 and 4