S.Amdt. 2941
What it does: Adds SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate security requirements) to access to the pool of talent of non- United States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees from United States institutions of higher education, especially in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Armed Forces).
Inserted: SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS.
Inserted: Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "In the case of an offense under the first paragraph of this section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist of or include a veterans' memorial, the requirement of that paragraph that the goods, wares, or merchandise have a value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In this paragraph, the term 'veterans' memorial' means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran's grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2941. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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 end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1084. PROTECTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS.
Section 2314 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“In the case of an offense under the first paragraph of this section, if the goods, wares, or merchandise consist of or include a veterans' memorial, the requirement of that paragraph that the goods, wares, or merchandise have a value of $5,000 or more does not apply. In this paragraph, the term ‘veterans' memorial' means a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object, intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran's grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 26, 2012
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