[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2661 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2661


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2009

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
   violations of section 119 (relating to protection of individuals 
      performing certain official duties), and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Court Security Enhancement Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF PENALTY.

    Section 119(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 years''.

SEC. 3. RESOLVING A WORKLOAD REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR JUDGE PARTICIPATION 
              IN COURT GOVERNANCE.

    Section 631(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``(including any judge in regular active service and any judge 
who has retired from regular active service under section 371(b) of 
this title, when designated and assigned to the court to which such 
judge was appointed)''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.