1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on destruction of certain property (a) In general Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1370. Prohibiting destruction of civil rights memorials (a) Destruction of property Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), intentionally defaces, damages, or destroys a protected memorial under subsection (c) or any structure, plaque, statue, or monument on public property that commemorates a covered civil rights event or a covered civil rights figure shall— (1) in the case that such defacement, damage, or destruction is in an amount that is equal to or less than $5,000, be required to complete up to 300 hours of community service, fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than a year; or (2) in the case that such defacement, damage, or destruction is in an amount that is more than $5,000, be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years. (b) Circumstances A circumstance described in this subsection is that— (1) in committing the offense described in subsection (a), the defendant travels or causes another to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or uses the mail or an instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce