,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dedf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,blackburn7 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 expand the prohibition
 on destruction of veterans' memorials  
to include other memorials and to       
establish mandatory minimum sentences   
for violations of that prohibition4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,saving ,treasured ,artifacts      
,through ,uniformed ,enforcement ,act or
 ,,statue ,act4  #b4 ,amendments  7a7   
,in general ,section #acfi of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to   
read as follows3  #acfi4 ,destruction of
 memorials  7a7 ,prohibition ,it shall  
be unlawful for any person1 in a        
circumstance described in subsection    
7b71 to willfully injure or destroy1 or 
attempt to injure or destroy1 a         

structure1 plaque1 statue1 or other     
monument on public property4  7b7       
,circumstances ,a circumstance described
 in this subsection is that-- 7#a7 in   
committing the offense described in     
subsection 7a71 the defendant travels or
 causes another to travel in interstate 
or foreign commerce1 or uses the mail or
 an instrumentality of interstate or    
foreign commerce2 or  7#b7 the          
structure1 plaque1 statue1 or other     
monument described in subsection 7a7 is 
located on property owned by1 or under  
the jurisdiction of1 the ,federal       
,government4  7c7 ,penalties ,any person
 who violates subsection 7a7 shall be-- 
7#a7 fined-- 7,a7 not less than the     
greater of-- 7i7 #a1jjj2 or  7ii7 the   
amount of damage to the structure1      
plaque1 statue1 or other monument       
described in subsection 7a72 and  7,b7  
not more than the applicable maximum    
amount under this title2 and  7#b7      
imprisoned-- 7,a7 not less than #e      
years2 and  7,b7 not more than #aj      

years4  4  7b7 ,technical and conforming
 amendment ,the table of sections for   
chapter #fe of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #acfi and  
inserting the following3  #acfi4        
,destruction of memorials4  4