,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,latta 7for himself and ,mr4       
,pascrell7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to reform the   
provisions of law commonly referred to  
as the ,hatch ,act4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,state   
and ,local ,law ,enforcement ,hatch ,act
 ,reform ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,political 
activities ,section #aejb of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7d7   
,subsection 7a77#a7 does not prohibit a 
sheriff from participating in political 
campaigns for1 or endorsing1 political  
candidates running for elective office  
by--  7#a7 attending or speaking at     
political campaign rallies or events2   
7#b7 holding or sponsoring political    
fundraisers2 or  7#c7 appearing on      

political advertisements1 including     
print1 radio1 television1 or any other  
form of advertising4  4  #c4 ,statute of
 limitations ,section #aejd of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in general4--    
before ,when2 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7b7 ,statute of    
limitations for law enforcement officers
 ,with respect to paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#c7 of section #aejb7;a71 the ,special 
,counsel may not present any charges    
against a law enforcement officer under 
subsection 7a7 after the end of the     
#f-month period beginning on the later  
of--  7#a7 the date of the alleged      
violation of paragraph 7#a7 or 7#c7 of  
section #aejb7;a71 as the case may be2  
or  7#b7 the date of the enactment of   
the ,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement 
,hatch ,act ,reform ,act of #bjac4  4   
#d4 ,definitions ,section #aeja of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking   
and after the semicolon2  7#b7 in       

paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period  
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
sheriff means an individual who holds   
the elected ,office of ,sheriff1 as     
defined by ,state constitution or ,state
 statute1 of a county1 town1 township1  
parish1 village1 or other general       
purpose political subdivision of a      
,state2 and  7#f7 law enforcement       
officer means a ,state or local officer 
or employee whose duties are primarily  
the investigation1 apprehension1 or     
detention of individuals suspected or   
convicted of offenses against the       
criminal laws of a ,state or local      
jurisdiction1 including an officer or   
employee engaged in this activity who is
 transferred to a supervisory or        
administrative position4  4