[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2742 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2742

  To extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the 
   venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and 
  grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States 
                             Supreme Court.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2004

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend certain authority of the Supreme Court Police, modify the 
   venue of prosecutions relating to the Supreme Court building and 
  grounds, and authorize the acceptance of gifts to the United States 
                             Supreme Court.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 
              POLICE TO PROTECT COURT OFFICIALS OFF THE SUPREME COURT 
              GROUNDS.

    Section 6121(b)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2008''.

SEC. 2. VENUE FOR PROSECUTIONS RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME 
              COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

    Section 6137 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Venue and Procedure.--Prosecution for a violation described 
in subsection (a) shall be in the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia or in the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, on information by the United States Attorney or an Assistant 
United States Attorney.''.

SEC. 3. GIFTS TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    The Chief Justice or his designee is authorized to accept, hold, 
administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of personal property for the 
purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the United States Supreme 
Court, but gifts or bequests of money shall be covered into the 
Treasury.
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