S.Amdt. 1587
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS wherever appropriate
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390
Adds SEC. ___. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
Inserted: 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.
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Original wording
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1587. 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. ___. 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.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 16, 2009