S.Amdt. 1580
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. CIRCUMSTANCES wherever appropriate
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390
Adds SEC. ___. CIRCUMSTANCES wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. CIRCUMSTANCES.
Inserted: The circumstances described in section 249(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall include that the conduct described in subparagraph (A) of such section 249(a)(2) is committed against a person in the process of practicing the religion of the person in a place of worship (including a Christian church, a Jewish synagogue, or a Muslim mosque) and is without due process or is a form of desecration to the place of worship itself, unless such action is under color of law after due process.
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As printed
SA 1580. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. CIRCUMSTANCES.
The circumstances described in section 249(a)(2)(B) of title 18, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall include that the conduct described in subparagraph (A) of such section 249(a)(2) is committed against a person in the process of practicing the religion of the person in a place of worship (including a Christian church, a Jewish synagogue, or a Muslim mosque) and is without due process or is a form of desecration to the place of worship itself, unless such action is under color of law after due process.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 16, 2009