Appendix A--Hate Crime Statistics Act.HATE CRIME STATISTICS ACT (AS AMENDED, 28 USC [section] 534) [section] "[Sec. 1.] (a) This Act may be cited as the 'Hate Crime Statistics Act.' "(b)(1) Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall acquire data, for each calendar year, about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder, non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape; aggravated assault, simple assault, intimidation; arson; and destruction, damage or vandalism of property. "(2) The Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the collection of such data including the necessary evidence and criteria that must be present for a finding of manifest prejudice and procedures for carrying out the purposes of this section. "(3) Nothing in this section creates a cause of action cause of action n. the basis of a lawsuit founded on legal grounds and alleged facts which, if proved, would constitute all the "elements" required by statute. Examples: to have a cause of action for breach of contract there must have been an offer and acceptance, for a tort (civil wrong) there must have been negligence or intentional wrongdoing, for libel there must have been an untruth published which is particularly harmful, and in all cases there must or a right to bring an action, including an action based on discrimination due to sexual orientation. As used in this section, the term 'sexual orientation' means consensual homosexuality or heterosexuality het·er·o·sex·u·al·i·ty (h  t  -r -s. This subsection does not limit any existing cause of action or right to bring an action, including any action under the administrative Procedure Act Administrative Procedure Act n. the Federal Act which established the rules and regulations for applications, claims, hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. There are similar acts in many states which spell out the rules for dealing with state government agencies. (See: administrative law, administrative hearing) or the All Writs Act [5 USCS [subsection] 551 et seq et seq. et seq. (et seek) n. abbreviation for the Latin phrase et sequentes meaning "and the following." It is commonly used by lawyers to include numbered lists, pages or sections after the first number is stated, as in "the rules of the road are found in Vehicle Code Section 1204, et seq." (et seek) n. abbreviation for the Latin phrase et sequentes meaning "and the following." It is commonly used by lawyers to include numbered lists, pages or sections after the first number is stated, as in "the rules of the road are found in Vehicle Code Section 1204, et seq.". or 28 USCS [section] 1651]. "(4) Data acquired under this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of a crime. "(5) The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this section. "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section through fiscal year 2002. "Sec. 2. (a) Congress finds that-- "(1) the American family life is the foundation of American Society, "(2) Federal policy should encourage the well-being, financial security, and health of the American family, "(3) schools should not de-emphasize the critical value of American family life. "(b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed, nor shall any funds appropriated to carry out the purpose of the Act be used, to promote or encourage homosexuality." |
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