,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4   
,hawley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 & ,mr4   
,m>%all7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance      
p5alties = ! use ( inc5di>y devices1    
includ+ burn+ ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
9 ! commission ( ,f$]al (f5ses1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enhanc$ ,p5alties =       
,crim9al ,flag ,burn]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! unau?oriz$ use (        
inc5di>y devices & op5 flames dur+      
commission ( ,f$]al (f5ses poses a      
significant ?reat to public safety &    
,f$]al prop]ty4  7#b7 ,! desecration or 
de/ruction ( ,unit$ ,/ates symbols1     
includ+ flags1 9 connection ) ,f$]al    
crimes or attempts to intimidate public 
actors amplifies ! dang] ( ! und]ly+    
crime to ! public & to prop]ty4  7#c7 ,!
 burn+ ( ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     

fur!rance ( committ+ a ,f$]al crime     
reflects an int5t to provoke civic      
unre/1 intimidate (ficials1 or signal   
viol5t disruption & is an aggravat+     
factor 9 ! commission ( a crim9al act4  
7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to
 enhance p5alties = ! use ( inc5di>y    
devices1 includ+ burn+ ! flag ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 9 ! commission ( ,f$]al (f5ses4
  #c4 ,enhanc$ p5alties = use ( op5     
flames or inc5di>y devices dur+         
commission ( ,f$]al (f5ses  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,use ( op5 flame or       
inc5di>y device dur+ commission ( ,f$]al
 (f5se involv+ prop]ty damage or public 
endang]m5t  7a7 ,def9ition ,= purposes (
 ?is section1 ! t]m inc5di>y device     
includes any flammable object1          
accel]ant1 fire-/>t+ me*anism1 or o!r   
app>atus int5d$ to ignite fire1 :e!r    
improvis$ or comm]cially manufactur$4   
7b7 ,enhanc$ p5alty ,:oev]1 9 ! c\rse ( 
committ+ a ,f$]al (f5se involv+ prop]ty 

damage1 ob/ruction ( gov]nm5t op]ations1
 or public endang]m5t1 kn[+ly uses or   
causes ! use ( an op5 flame or inc5di>y 
device1 includ+ burn+ ! flag ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 %all be subject to an enhanc$   
t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n less ?an #a ye>1 9
 addition to any o!r p5alty au?oriz$ by 
law4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,?is      
section %all n apply to conduct protect$
 "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ expressive    
symbolic conduct n involv+ crim9al acts 
or ?reats to public safety4  4  7b7     
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =  
*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,use ( op5 flame or       
inc5di>y device dur+ commission ( ,f$]al
 (f5se involv+ prop]ty damage or public 
endang]m5t4  4