PROTECTION OF VETERANS’ MEMORIALS.

SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS’ MEMORIALS. (a) Transportation of Stolen Materials.—Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “or any part thereof—” and inserting the following: “or any part thereof; or”; (2) by inserting before “Shall be fined under this title” the following: “Whoever transports, transmits, or transfers in interstate or foreign commerce any veterans’ memorial object, knowing the same to have been stolen, converted or taken by fraud—”; (3) by inserting after “under this section is greater.” the following: “If the offense involves the transportation, transmission, or transfer in interstate or foreign commerce of veterans’ memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of less than $1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this section the term ‘veterans’ memorial object’ means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.”. (b) Sale or Receipt of Stolen Memorials.—Section 2315 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “or any part thereof—” and inserting the following: “or any part thereof; or”; and (2) by inserting before “Shall be fined under this title” the following: “‘Whoever receives, possesses, conceals, stores, barters, sells, or disposes of any veterans’ memorial object which has crossed a State or United States boundary after being stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken, knowing the same to have been stolen, unlawfully converted, or taken—’”; (3) by inserting after “under this section is greater.” the following: “If the offense involves the receipt, possession, concealment, storage, barter, sale, or disposal of veterans’ memorial objects with a value, in the aggregate, of less than $1,000, the defendant shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of this section the term ‘veterans’ memorial object’ means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran’s grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.”.