,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,buck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4      
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 & ,mr4        
,ratcliffe7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to make an attack on a    
police (fic] a hate crime1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,blue ,lives ,matt] ,act ( 
#bjaf4  #b4 ,hate crime aga9/ police    
(fic]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ac ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bej4 ,hate    
crimes aga9/ police (fic]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,:oev]1 9 any circum/ance describ$ 9   
section #bdi7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ?is title1  
kn[+ly causes bodily injury to any      
p]son1 or attempts to d s1 because ( !  
actual or p]ceiv$ /atus ( ! p]son z a   
police (fic]--  7#a7 %all be imprison$ n
 m ?an #aj ye>s1 f9$ 9 accordance ) ?is 
title1 or bo?2 &  7#b7 %all be imprison$
 = any t]m ( ye>s or = life1 f9$ 9      

accordance ) ?is title1 or bo?1 if--    
7,a7 dea? results f ! (f5se2 or  7,b7 ! 
(f5se includes kidnapp+ or an attempt to
 kidnap1 aggravat$ sexual abuse or an   
attempt to commit aggravat$ sexual      
abuse1 or an attempt to kill4  7b7      
,c]tification requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,no prosecution ( any (f5se describ$ 9  
?is section may be und]tak5 by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 except "u ! c]tification 9 writ+
 ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 or a designee1   
t--  7,a7 ! ,/ate does n h jurisdiction2
  7,b7 ! ,/ate has reque/$ t ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t assume jurisdiction2  7,c7 !  
v]dict or s5t5ce obta9$ pursuant to     
,/ate *>ges left demon/ratively         
unv9dicat$ ! ,f$]al int]e/ 9 eradicat+  
bias-motivat$ viol5ce2 or  7,d7 a       
prosecution by ! ,unit$ ,/ates is 9 !   
public int]e/ & necess>y to secure      
sub/antial ju/ice4  7#b7 ,rule (        
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all 
be con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( ,f$]al 
(fic]s1 or a ,f$]al gr& jury1 to        
inve/igate possible violations ( ?is    

section4  7c7 ,guidel9es ,all           
prosecutions conduct$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 "u ?is section %all be und]tak5        
pursuant to guidel9es issu$ by !        
,attorney ,g5]al1 or ! designee ( !     
,attorney ,g5]al1 to be includ$ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,attorneys' ,manual t %all
 e/abli% neutral & objective crit]ia =  
det]m9+ :e!r a crime 0 committ$ because 
( ! actual or p]ceiv$ /atus ( any p]son4
  7d7 ,/atute ( limitations  7#a7       
,(f5ses n result+ 9 dea? ,except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 no p]son %all  
be prosecut$1 tri$1 or puni%$ = any     
(f5se "u ?is section unless ! indictm5t 
= su* (f5se is f\nd1 or ! in=mation =   
su* (f5se is in/itut$1 n lat] ?an #g    
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! (f5se 0       
committ$4  7#b7 ,(f5ses result+ 9 dea?  
,an indictm5t or in=mation alleg+ t an  
(f5se "u ?is section result$ 9 dea? may 
be f\nd or in/itut$ at any "t )\t       
limitation4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,police (fic] ,! t]m      
police (fic] means any (fic] or employee

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any ,/ate1 or any   
political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 :ile   
engag$ 9 ! en=cem5t or prosecution ( any
 ( ! crim9al laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a  
,/ate1 or any political subdivision ( a 
,/ate4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 &
 any o!r t]ritory or possession ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*   
*apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new item3  #bej4 ,hate crimes aga9/    
police (fic]s4  4