To require that hate-crimes offenses be identified and prosecuted according to neutral and objective criteria.

1. Adds SEC. ___. GUIDELINES FOR HATE-CRIMES OFFENSES wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ___. GUIDELINES FOR HATE-CRIMES OFFENSES.

   Inserted: Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, as added by section ___ of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(4) Guidelines.--All prosecutions conducted by the United States under this section shall be undertaken pursuant to guidelines issued by the Attorney General, or the designee of the Attorney General, to be included in the United States Attorneys' Manual that shall establish neutral and objective criteria for determining whether a crime was committed because of the actual or perceived status of any person.".

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   Original wording

   At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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