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Union Calendar No. 338 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1730 
[Report No. 115–456] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of 
community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. POE 
of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COHEN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. ROSEN, 
Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. BYRNE, 
Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Ms. TITUS, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM 
of New Mexico, Mr. HILL, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KING of New 
York, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
SCHNEIDER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. JAYAPAL, 
Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DENT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. MEE-
HAN, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Ms. KAPTUR 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 27, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
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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 ‘‘Protecting Religiously 
Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH RELI-
GIOUS AFFILIATION. 
Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(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 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) if damage to or destruction of property re-
sults from the acts committed, by means of fire or ex-
plosives, in violation of this section, a fine in accord-
ance with this title and imprisonment for not more 
than 3 years, or both; and’’; and 
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Union Calendar No. 338 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1730 
[Report No. 115–456] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
for the protection of community centers with reli-
gious affiliation, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 11, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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