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Calendar No. 235 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 347 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 1, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 17, 2011 
Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating 
to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United 
States Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Restricted 
Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS. 
Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 1752. Restricted building or grounds 
‘‘(a) Whoever— 
‘‘(1) knowingly enters or remains in any re-
stricted building or grounds without lawful authority 
to do so; 
‘‘(2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or 
disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business 
or official functions, engages in disorderly or disrup-
tive conduct in, or within such proximity to, any re-
stricted building or grounds when, or so that, such 
conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly con-
duct of Government business or official functions; 
‘‘(3) knowingly, and with the intent to impede 
or disrupt the orderly conduct of Government busi-
ness or official functions, obstructs or impedes in-
gress or egress to or from any restricted building or 
grounds; or 
‘‘(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical 
violence against any person or property in any re-
stricted building or grounds; 
or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as 
provided in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) 
is— 
‘‘(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for 
not more than 10 years, or both, if— 
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‘‘(A) any person, during and in relation to 
the offense, uses or carries a deadly or dan-
gerous weapon or firearm; or 
‘‘(B) the offense results in significant bod-
ily injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3); and 
‘‘(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for 
not more than one year, or both, in any other case. 
‘‘(c) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘restricted buildings or grounds’ 
means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise re-
stricted area— 
‘‘(A) of the White House or its grounds, or 
the Vice President’s official residence or its 
grounds; 
‘‘(B) of a building or grounds where the 
President or other person protected by the Se-
cret Service is or will be temporarily visiting; or 
‘‘(C) of a building or grounds so restricted 
in conjunction with an event designated as a 
special event of national significance; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘other person protected by the 
Secret Service’ means any person whom the United 
States Secret Service is authorized to protect under 
section 3056 of this title when such person has not 
declined such protection.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Restricted 
Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTED BUILDING OR GROUNDS. 
Section 1752 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1752. Restricted building or grounds 
‘‘(a) Whoever— 
‘‘(1) knowingly enters or remains in any re-
stricted building or grounds without lawful authority 
to do so; 
‘‘(2) knowingly, and with intent to impede or 
disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or 
official functions, engages in disorderly or disruptive 
conduct in, or within such proximity to, any re-
stricted building or grounds when, or so that, such 
conduct, in fact, impedes or disrupts the orderly con-
duct of Government business or official functions; 
‘‘(3) knowingly, and with the intent to impede or 
disrupt the orderly conduct of Government business or 
official functions, obstructs or impedes ingress or 
egress to or from any restricted building or grounds; 
or 
‘‘(4) knowingly engages in any act of physical 
violence against any person or property in any re-
stricted building or grounds; 
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or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be punished as pro-
vided in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a) 
is— 
‘‘(1) a fine under this title or imprisonment for 
not more than 10 years, or both, if— 
‘‘(A) the person, during and in relation to 
the offense, uses or carries a deadly or dangerous 
weapon or firearm; or 
‘‘(B) the offense results in significant bodily 
injury as defined by section 2118(e)(3); and 
‘‘(2) a fine under this title or imprisonment for 
not more than one year, or both, in any other case. 
‘‘(c) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘restricted buildings or grounds’ 
means any posted, cordoned off, or otherwise re-
stricted area— 
‘‘(A) of the White House or its grounds, or 
the Vice President’s official residence or its 
grounds; 
‘‘(B) of a building or grounds where the 
President or other person protected by the Secret 
Service is or will be temporarily visiting; or 
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‘‘(C) of a building or grounds so restricted 
in conjunction with an event designated as a 
special event of national significance; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘other person protected by the Se-
cret Service’ means any person whom the United 
States Secret Service is authorized to protect under 
section 3056 of this title or by Presidential memo-
randum, when such person has not declined such pro-
tection.’’. 
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Calendar No. 235 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 347 
AN ACT 
To correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 
(relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
NOVEMBER 17, 2011 
Reported with an amendment 
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