[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2862 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2862

  To authorize the amendment of the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
  provide for an increase in 2 levels if the defendant intentionally 
  selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of 
  conviction because of the victim's military service or status as a 
                                veteran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2015

 Mr. Rooney of Florida (for himself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Walz, Mr. Brady 
 of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Rigell) introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the amendment of the Federal sentencing guidelines to 
  provide for an increase in 2 levels if the defendant intentionally 
  selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of 
  conviction because of the victim's military service or status as a 
                                veteran.

    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 ``Veterans Protection Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES OF FEDERAL SENTENCING COMMISSION.

    Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United 
States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall, if 
appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide for an 
increase in 2 levels if the defendant intentionally selected any victim 
or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of 
the victim's military service or status as a veteran.
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