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Calendar No. 282 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2511 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide the Marshal of the 

Supreme Court of the United States and Supreme Court Police with 

the authority to protect the Chief Justice of the United States, any 

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and other individuals in any 

location, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

NOVEMBER 5, 2019 

Reported by Mr. GRAHAM, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide the Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States and 

Supreme Court Police with the authority to protect the 

Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice 

of the Supreme Court, and other individuals in any location, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING 

2 AND GROUNDS POLICING AUTHORITY. 

3 Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘any State’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘any location’’; 

7 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY FIREARMS.—Duties 

10 under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest 

11 of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the Dis12 trict of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be au13 thorized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate 

14 Justice, if those duties require the carrying of firearms 

15 under subsection (a)(4).’’. 

16 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reauthorizing Security 

18 for Supreme Court Justices Act’’. 

19 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND 

20 GROUNDS POLICING AUTHORITY. 

21 Section 6121 of title 40, United States Code, is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘any State’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘any location’’; and 

25 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

26 following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY FIREARMS.—Duties 

2 under subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest 

3 of the Supreme Court in any location (other than the Dis4 trict of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be author5 ized in writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, 

6 if those duties require the carrying of firearms under sub7 section (a)(4).’’. 


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Calendar No. 282 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2511 

A BILL 

To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide 

for other purposes. Court, and other individuals in any location, and States, any Associate Justice of the Supreme thority to protect the Chief Justice of the United States and Supreme Court Police with the authe Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United 

NOVEMBER 5, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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