S.Amdt. 1579

1. Adds SEC. ___. CLASSES OF PERSONS AND LIMITATIONS wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. CLASSES OF PERSONS AND LIMITATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Members of Armed Forces.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as a member of the Armed Forces shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (b) Recruiters.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as a recruiter for the United States military shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (c) Pregnant Women.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as a pregnant woman shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (d) Immutable Characteristics.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as possessing any immutable characteristic shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (e) Unborn Children.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as an unborn child under the circumstances where the crime under such section 249 is also a crime under section 1531 of title 18, United States Code, shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (f) Senior Citizens.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as a senior citizen who has attained the age of 65 shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (g) Law Enforcement Officers.--Whoever commits any offense described in section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, against any person because of the actual or perceived status of the person as a law enforcement officer shall be imprisoned, fined, or both, in accordance with section 249 of title 18, United States Code.

   Inserted: (h) Unlawful Aliens.--Any alien, whether or not acting under color of law, who while unlawfully present in the United States willfully causes bodily injury to any national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))) or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive or incendiary device, attempts to cause bodily injury to a national of the United States--

   Inserted: (1) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both; and

   Inserted: (2) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code, or both, if--

   Inserted: (A) death results from the offense; or

   Show 3 more inserted paragraphsShow less

   Inserted: (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.

   Inserted: (i) Certification Requirement.--The certification requirements under section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall also include a certification in writing by the Attorney General, or the designee of the Attorney General, that the State has no law prohibiting the conduct constituting the alleged crimes of the defendant.

   Inserted: (j) Religious Beliefs.--No prosecution under section 249 of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, may be based in whole or in part on religious beliefs quoted from the Bible, the Tanakh, or the Koran.

   The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.

As printed