,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #acfb of title
 #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to address 
vandalism of copper1 fiber1 and coaxial 
cables used to provide                  
telecommunications and information      
services4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,combating ,critical
 ,infrastructure ,vandalism ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,communication lines1       
stations1 or systems ,section #acfb of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,whoever     
willfully or maliciously injures or     
destroys and inserting the following3   
7a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful   
to-- 7#a7 willfully or maliciously      
injure or destroy  2  7#b7 in subsection
 7a71 as so designated-- 7,a7 in        

paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking        
interferes and inserting interfere2     
7ii7 by striking obstructs1 hinders1 or 
delays and inserting obstruct1 hinder1  
or delay2  7iii7 by striking attempts or
 conspires and inserting attempt or     
conspire2 and  7iv7 by striking 1 shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned 
not more than ten years1 or both4 and   
inserting the following3 82 or  7#b7    
willfully or maliciously injure1        
destroy1 or steal1 or attempt or        
conspire to injure1 destroy1 or steal1  
any copper1 fiber1 or coaxial cable used
 to provide telecommunications services 
7as defined in section #c of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aec77 or information services
 7as defined in that section7 that is   
used in or affects interstate or foreign
 commerce1 whether constructed or in the
 process of construction4  2 and  7,b7  
in paragraph 7#b71 as so designated1 by 
striking ,in the case of any works and  
inserting the following3  7b7           

,limitations  7#a7 ,certain lawful      
concerted activities ,in the case of any
 works  2  7#c7 in subsection 7b71 as so
 designated1 by adding at the end the   
following3  7#b7 ,customer premises     
equipment  7,a7 ,in general ,subsection 
7a77#b7 shall not apply to customer     
premises equipment4  7,b7 ,customer     
premises equipment defined ,in this     
section1 the term customer premises     
equipment means equipment physically    
located on a customer's property that is
 owned1 rented1 or leased by the        
customer4  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7 ,penalty ,any   
person in violation of subsection 7a7   
shall be fined under this title1        
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  4