H.R. 1730 — what changed
Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Short title
changed
This Act may be cited as the “Combating Anti-Semitism “Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017”.
Sec. 2 Protection of community centers with religious affiliation
Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
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in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), by inserting after “or attempts” “threat of force,” the following: “or threatens”;“including by threat of force against religious real property,”;
removed
in subsection (c), by inserting after “or attempts” the following: “or threatens”;
renumbered
was (5)
in subsection (d)—
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in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;
removed
in paragraph (3), by striking the “and” at the end;
renumbered
was (5)(3)
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
renumbered
was (5)(4)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
added “(4) if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed, by means of fire or explosives, in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title and imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both; and”
removed
“(4) if damage to or destruction of property results from the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in accordance with this title and imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both; and”
renumbered
was (6)
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”.