[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2677 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2677

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for hate 
  crimes against members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2009

   Mr. Fleming (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. 
  Fallin, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Gingrey of Georgia) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for hate 
  crimes against members of the Armed Forces, 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 ``Military Personnel Protection Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. HATE CRIMES AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 249. Hate crimes against members of the Armed Forces
    ``Whoever willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through 
the use of fire, a firearm, a dangerous weapon, or an explosive or 
incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, 
because of the actual or perceived status of such person as an active, 
guard, reserve, or retired member of the Armed Forces--
            ``(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined in 
        accordance with this title, or both; and
            ``(2) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for 
        life, fined in accordance with this title, or both, if--
                    ``(A) death results from the offense (and shall 
                also be subject to the penalty of death); or
                    ``(B) the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt 
                to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to 
                commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to 
                kill.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``249. Hate crimes against members of the Armed Forces.''.
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