Public Transit Crime Prevention Act

Chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1992 the following:

Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c), knowingly— shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

(1) defaces, damages, destroys, or disfigures any mass transportation vehicle, facility, or property (as such terms are defined in section 1992(d)) by means of graffiti, tagging, or other form of inscription or defacement; or

(2) possesses tools, materials, or equipment that may be used to commit an act described in paragraph (1) with the intent to use such items to commit an act described in paragraph (1),

Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a)— shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.

(A) that results in damage or loss exceeding $1,000; or

(B) having been previously convicted under this section or under a comparable State law that prohibits vandalism or graffiti,

The circumstances referred to in subsection (a) are that—

(1) the offense affects interstate or foreign commerce;

(2) the mass transportation vehicle, facility, or property is used in interstate or foreign commerce or in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or

(3) the mass transportation vehicle, facility, or property receives Federal funding.

Upon a conviction under this section, the court shall order restitution in an amount equal to the total cost of repair to, cleanup of, or replacement of the mass transportation vehicle, facility, or property, resulting from the offense.

Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (c) of section 1993, knowingly— shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

(1) assaults a transit worker (including an operator, conductor, driver, maintenance personnel, or security personnel) while such worker is engaged in the performance of their duties on or in connection with a mass transportation vehicle, facility, or property; or

(2) assaults a passenger on a mass transportation vehicle or at a mass transportation facility or property,

Except as provided in paragraph (2), whoever commits an offense under subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years, or both.

Whoever commits an offense under subsection (a)— shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not less than 15 years and more than 20 years, or both.

(A) that involves the use of a dangerous weapon;

(B) that results in serious bodily injury; or

(C) having been previously convicted under this section, section 111, or comparable State law prohibiting assault,

The table of contents for chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1992 the following: