,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the 
penalties for damage to ,federal        
courthouses and unauthorized access to  
areas where ,federal judges work1       
reside1 or visit4  #a4 ,protecting      
,federal courthouses and judges  7a7    
,government property or contracts       
,section #acfa of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
second undesignated subsection by       
striking both4 and inserting the        
following3 both2 if the damage or       
attempted damage is to a ,federal       
courthouse1 by a fine under this title  
or imprisonment for not more than #be   
years1 or both2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  ,for purposes of
 this section1 defacing1 painting1      
spraying1 applying graffiti to1 or      

drawing on ,federal property1 including 
,federal building and monuments located 
on ,federal land1 shall be presumed to  
result in damage exceeding the sum of   
#a1jjj4  4  7b7 ,restrict buildings or  
grounds ,section #ageb7;c77#a7 of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 
or at the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph    
7,c71 by striking and at the end2 and   
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,d7 of a ,federal courthouse or      
,federal building containing offices of 
,federal judges2 or  7,e7 of a building 
or grounds where a ,federal judge or    
other ,federal official protected by the
 ,united ,states ,marshals ,service     
resides1 is temporarily visiting1 or    
will be temporarily visiting2 and  4