A bill to amend the Horse Protection Act of 1970, to provide for criminal sanctions for any person who interferes with any person while engaged in the performance of his official duties under this Act, and to change the authorization of appropriations.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides, under the Horse Protection Act, that any person who forcible assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, or interferes with any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under such Act shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. Provides that whoever, in the commission of such acts, uses a deadly or dangerous weapon shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more ten years, or both. States that whoever kills any person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official duties under the Act shall be punishable in accordance with the penalties imposed for the killing of officers of the United States. Removes the citing of $100,000 on the annual authorized appropriations under the Horse Protection Act.…