S 1794 RS

To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with amendments

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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S. 1794CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS.

Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 1752. Restricted building or grounds

‘(a) Whoever--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions, engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct in, or within such proximity to, any restricted building or grounds when, or so that, such conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) knowingly, and with the intent to impede or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or official functions, obstructs or impedes ingress or egress to or from any restricted building or grounds; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical violence against any person or property in any restricted building or grounds;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) [Struck out->]any[<-Struck out] the person, during and in relation to the offense, uses or carries a deadly or dangerous weapon or firearm; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) the offense results in significant bodily injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3); andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, in any other case.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(c) In this section--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) the term ‘restricted buildings or grounds’ means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(A) of the White House or its grounds, or the Vice President’s official residence or its grounds;CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(B) of a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(C) of a building or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of national significance; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink





[Struck out->]‘(2) the term ‘other person protected by the Secret Service’ means any person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under section 3056 of this title when such person has not declined such protection.’.[<-Struck out]

‘(2) the term ‘other person protected by the Secret Service’ means any person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under section 3056 of this title or by Presidential memorandum, when such person has not declined such protection.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Calendar No. 234

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Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

S. 1794CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

AN ACTCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.