[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 126, 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 112-98
112th Congress

An Act


 
To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to
restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States
Code. <>

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 ``Federal Restricted Buildings and
Grounds Improvement Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS.

Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1752. Restricted building or grounds

``(a) Whoever--
``(1) knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building
or grounds without lawful authority to do so;
``(2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or disrupt the
orderly conduct of Government business or official functions,
engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct in, or within such
proximity to, any restricted building or grounds when, or so
that, such conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly
conduct of Government business or official functions;
``(3) knowingly, and with the intent to impede or disrupt
the orderly conduct of Government business or official
functions, obstructs or impedes ingress or egress to or from any
restricted building or grounds; or
``(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical violence
against any person or property in any restricted building or
grounds;

or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as provided in
subsection (b).
``(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) is--
``(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more
than 10 years, or both, if--
``(A) the person, during and in relation to the
offense, uses or carries a deadly or dangerous weapon or
firearm; or
``(B) the offense results in significant bodily
injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3); and
``(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for not more
than one year, or both, in any other case.

``(c) <>  In this section--

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``(1) the term `restricted buildings or grounds' means any
posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area--
``(A) of the White House or its grounds, or the Vice
President's official residence or its grounds;
``(B) of a building or grounds where the President
or other person protected by the Secret Service is or
will be temporarily visiting; or
``(C) of a building or grounds so restricted in
conjunction with an event designated as a special event
of national significance; and
``(2) the term `other person protected by the Secret
Service' means any person whom the United States Secret Service
is authorized to protect under section 3056 of this title or by
Presidential memorandum, when such person has not declined such
protection.''.

Approved March 8, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 347 (S. 1794):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 112-9 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 157 (2011):
Feb. 28, considered and passed
House.
Vol. 158 (2012):
Feb. 6, considered and passed
Senate, amended.
Feb. 27, House concurred in Senate
amendment.