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Union Calendar No. 215
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1791
[Report No. 106–372]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for harming
animals used in Federal law enforcement.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 1999
Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. ROTHMAN, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
OCTOBER 12, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. ENGLISH, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FARR
of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
GOODE, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. STEN-
HOLM, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. METCALF, Mr.
KOLBE, Mr. COOK, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr.
EVANS
OCTOBER 12, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties
for harming animals used in Federal law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Animal Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement
‘‘(a) Whoever willfully harms any police animal, or
attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this
title and imprisoned not more than one year. If the offense
disables or disfigures the animal, or causes the death of
the animal, the maximum term of imprisonment shall be
10 years.
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘police animal’ means
a dog or horse employed by a Federal agency (whether
in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch) for the
principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal ac-
tivity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of criminal
offenders’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 65 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement.’’.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Law Enforce-
ment Animal Protection Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement
‘‘(a) Whoever willfully and maliciously harms any po-
lice animal, or attempts to conspires to do so, shall be fined
under this title and imprisoned not more than one year.
If the offense permanently disables or disfigures the animal,
or causes serious bodily injury or the death of the animal,
the maximum term of imprisonment shall be 10 years.
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘police animal’ means
a dog or horse employed by a Federal agency (whether in
the executive, legislative, or judicial branch) for the prin-
cipal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity,
enforcement of laws, or apprehension of criminal offend-
ers.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1368. Harming animals used in law enforcement.’’.
Union Calendar No. 215
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1791
[Report No. 106–372]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
penalties for harming animals used in Federal
law enforcement.
OCTOBER 12, 1999
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed