“To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for interfering with National Guard protective zones.”
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This section establishes a new criminal offense under 18 U.S.C. §1390 for knowingly entering or remaining within a posted protective zone around a National Guard member during a deployment authorized under chapter 15 of title 10, U.S. Code (federal active duty), or title 32, U.S. Code (state active duty), with intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the member's official duties. It defines a posted protective zone as an area with a perimeter not more than 15 feet from the member, marked by verbal warning, visible signage, barricade tape, or other reasonable means, and sets penalties at a fine, imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both—increasing the maximum imprisonment to 5 years if the offender makes physical contact with, throws an object at, or spits on the member. The provision states it does not prohibit First Amendment-protected activity conducted outside such a zone.