,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,clay7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to provide a penalty for violent 
crimes by certain ,state or local law   
enforcement officers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,police             
,accountability ,act of #bjad4  #b4     
,violent crimes by certain ,state or    
local law enforcement officers  7a7 ,in 
general ,chapter #a of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #bh4  
,violent crimes by certain ,state or    
local law enforcement officers  7a7     
,offense ,whoever1 being a ,state or    
local law enforcement officer in a      
public agency which receives ,federal   
justice assistance engages in any       

conduct that1 were the conduct to occur 
in the special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1    
would constitute a ,federal crime of    
violence1 shall be punished as is       
provided for that offense under ,federal
 law4  7b7 ,definition ,in this         
section--  7#a7 the term ,state or local
 law enforcement officer means an       
employee of a ,state or local           
government--  7,a7 who has statutory    
authority to make arrests or            
apprehensions2  7,b7 who is authorized  
by the agency of the employee to carry  
firearms2 and  7,c7 whose duties are    
primarily--  7i7 engagement in or       
supervision of the prevention1          
detection1 investigation1 or prosecution
 of1 or the incarceration of any person 
for1 any violation of law2 or  7ii7 the 
protection of ,federal1 ,state1 local1  
or foreign government officials against 
threats to personal safety2 and  7#b7   
the term ,state or local government     
means the government--  7,a7 of a       

,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the 
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 or any  
other territory or possession of the    
,united ,states2 or  7,b7 of a political
 subdivision of such a ,state1          
,district1 ,commonwealth1 territory or  
possession4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #a of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3  #bh4   
,violent crimes by certain ,state or    
local law enforcement officers4  4