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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3838 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1733G

Sec. 1733G. Penalties for unlawful entry and violation of security regulations

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Section 1382 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by striking or installation, both places it appears and inserting installation, or property, ; by striking six months and inserting two years ; and by adding at the end the following new sentence: This is a general intent crime. . Section 21 of the Internal Security Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 797 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating subsection
(b)as paragraph
(5)(and indenting that paragraph accordingly); and in such paragraph, as so redesignated, by striking subsection
(a)and inserting this subsection ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Whoever violates any national defense area security regulation shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. This is a general intent crime. For purposes of paragraph (1), a national defense area security regulation is a property security regulation that, pursuant to lawful authority, has been promulgated or approved by the Secretary of Defense (or by a military commander designated by the Secretary of Defense or by a military officer, or a civilian officer or employee of the Department of Defense, holding a senior Department of Defense director position designated by the Secretary of Defense) for the protection, security, or administration of Department of Defense real property that has been designated by the Secretary of Defense as a national defense area. For purposes of paragraph (2), a property security regulation, with respect to any designated national defense area, is a regulation— relating to unauthorized entry to or trespass on such property; relating to fire hazards, fire protection, lighting, machinery, guard service, disrepair, disuse, or other unsatisfactory conditions on such property; relating to the ingress to, or egress or removal of persons from, such property; or otherwise providing for safeguarding such property against destruction, loss, or injury by accident or by enemy or unauthorized action, sabotage, or other subversive actions. In this subsection: The term Department of Defense real property means real property subject to the jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody of the Department of Defense, any Department or agency of which that Department consists, or any officer or employee of that Department or agency. The term regulation includes an order. .
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