[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2871 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2871

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for punishment for 
       killing a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2009

Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania 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 for punishment for 
       killing a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

    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 ``Captain Scott Corwin Armed Forces 
Protection Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

    Congress hereby declares that the protection of members of the 
Armed Forces from violent crime is important to maintain public safety. 
In recognition of this need, Congress hereby recognizes the sacrifice 
made by Captain Scott Corwin, West Point class of 1999, who was 
murdered.

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1123. Murder of member of the Armed Forces
    ``Whoever kills, or conspires or attempts to kill, any member of 
the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be punished--
            ``(1) in the case of murder, as provided under section 
        1111;
            ``(2) in the case of manslaughter, as provided under 
        section 1112;
            ``(3) in the case of attempted murder or manslaughter, as 
        provided under section 1113; or
            ``(4) in the case of conspiracy to commit murder, as 
        provided under section 1117.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``1123. Murder of member of the Armed Forces.''.

SEC. 4. ADDITION OF AGGRAVATING FACTOR.

    Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) Killing of member of the armed forces.--The 
        defendant killed or attempted to kill a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States.''.
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