,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,clay7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to provide a p5alty =     
viol5t crimes by c]ta9 ,/ate or local   
law en=cem5t (fic]s1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,police ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,viol5t crimes by c]ta9 ,/ate or    
local law en=cem5t (fic]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,*apt] #a ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bh4 ,viol5t crimes by c]ta9   
,/ate or local law en=cem5t (fic]s  7a7 
,(f5se ,:oev]1 be+ a ,/ate or local law 
en=cem5t (fic] 9 a public ag5cy :i*     
receives ,f$]al ju/ice assi/ance engages
 9 any conduct t1 7 ! conduct to occur 9
 ! special m>itime & t]ritorial         
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 w\ld    
con/itute a ,f$]al crime ( viol5ce1 %all

 be puni%$ z is provid$ = t (f5se "u    
,f$]al law4  7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is      
section--  7#a7 ! t]m ,/ate or local law
 en=cem5t (fic] means an employee ( a   
,/ate or local gov]nm5t--  7,a7 :o has  
/atutory au?ority to make arre/s or     
appreh5sions2  7,b7 :o is au?oriz$ by ! 
ag5cy ( ! employee to c>ry fire>ms2 &   
7,c7 ^: duties are prim>ily--  7i7      
engagem5t 9 or sup]vision ( ! prev5tion1
 detection1 inve/igation1 or prosecution
 (1 or ! inc>c]ation ( any p]son =1 any 
violation ( law2 or  7ii7 ! protection (
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or =eign gov]nm5t
 (ficials aga9/ ?reats to p]sonal       
safety2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5t means ! gov]nm5t--  7,a7 ( a   
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !        
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 or any o!r 
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 or  7,b7 ( a political          
subdivision ( su* a ,/ate1 ,di/rict1    
,commonweal?1 t]ritory or possession4  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #a ( title 

#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #bh4  
,viol5t crimes by c]ta9 ,/ate or local  
law en=cem5t (fic]s4  4