Public Law 115-249 | Public Law 115–249: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–249—SEPT. 28, 2018

132 STAT. 3162

Public Law

115–249

115th Congress

An Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

Sept. 28, 2018

[S. 994]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018.

18 USC 1 note.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018

”.

SEC. 2.

PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

Section 247 of title 18, United States Code,

is amended

—

(1)

in subsection (a)(2), by

inserting

after “threat of force,” the following: “including by threat of force against religious real property,”;

(2)

in subsection (d)—

(A)

in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by

inserting

“or (c)” after “subsection (a)”;

(B)

in paragraph (3), by

striking

“and” at the end;

(C)

redesignating

paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and

(D)

inserting

after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4)

if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, which damage to or destruction of such property is in an amount that exceeds $5,000, a fine in accordance with this title, imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both; and”

; and132 STAT. 3163

(3)

in subsection (f), by

inserting

before the period at the end the following: “, or real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization”.

Approved September 28, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 994 (H.R. 1730):

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–456 (Comm. on the Judiciary) accompanying H.R. 1730.

SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–325 (Comm. on the Judiciary).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

Sept. 4, considered and passed Senate.

Sept. 7, considered and passed House.

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Public Law 115–249: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.

SHORT TITLE.

PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 994 (H.R. 1730):

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):

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