,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dedf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbd,mr4   
,cotton 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp& !     
prohibition on de/ruction ( vet]ans'    
memorials to include o!r memorials & to 
e/abli% m&atory m9imum s5t5ces =        
violations ( t prohibition4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sav+   
,treasur$ ,artifacts ,?r\gh ,uni=m$     
,en=cem5t ,act or ,,/atue ,act4  #b4    
,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #acfi (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #acfi4         
,de/ruction ( memorials  7a7            
,prohibition ,x %all be unlawful = any  
p]son1 9 a circum/ance describ$ 9       
subsection 7b71 to willfully injure or  
de/roy1 or attempt to injure or de/roy1 
a /ructure1 plaque1 /atue1 or o!r       
monum5t on public prop]ty4  7b7         

,circum/ances ,a circum/ance describ$ 9 
?is subsection is t-- 7#a7 9 committ+ ! 
(f5se describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !      
def5dant travels or causes ano!r to     
travel 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or  
uses ! mail or an in/rum5tality (       
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce2 or  7#b7 !   
/ructure1 plaque1 /atue1 or o!r monum5t 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is locat$ on  
prop]ty own$ by1 or "u ! jurisdiction (1
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,p5alties ,any
 p]son :o violates subsection 7a7 %all  
be-- 7#a7 f9$-- 7,a7 n less ?an ! great]
 (-- 7i7 #a1jjj2 or  7ii7 ! am\nt (     
damage to ! /ructure1 plaque1 /atue1 or 
o!r monum5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &
  7,b7 n m ?an ! applicable maximum     
am\nt "u ?is title2 &  7#b7 imprison$-- 
7,a7 n less ?an #e ye>s2 &  7,b7 n m ?an
 #aj ye>s4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+   
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #fe 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section 
#acfi & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #acfi4        
,de/ruction ( memorials4  4