,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ba1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,schumer introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the 
penalties for fraudulent #i-a-a calls   
that result in an emergency response    
from law enforcement agencies1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,swatting     
,won't be ,accepted or ,tolerated ,act  
of #bjae or the ,,swat ,act4  #b4       
,increased penalties ,part ,i of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in section #ajja--  7,a7 in       
subsection 7a71 in the flush text       
following paragraph 7#c71 by adding at  
the end the following3 ,if the offense  
involves a false1 fictitious1 or        
fraudulent statement or representation1 
whether written or oral1 to a ,federal  
law enforcement agency that causes an   
emergency ,federal law enforcement      

response1 the term of imprisonment shall
 be not more than #h years42 and  7,b7  
by adding at the end the following3  7d7
 ,reimbursement  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
court1 in imposing a sentence on a      
defendant who has been convicted of an  
offense under subsection 7a7 that       
involves a false1 fictitious1 or        
fraudulent statement or representation1 
whether written or oral1 to a ,federal  
law enforcement agency that causes an   
emergency ,federal law enforcement      
response1 shall order the defendant to  
reimburse any ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 government incurring expenses incident 
to any law enforcement emergency or     
investigative response to that conduct1 
for those expenses up to #aj1jjj4  7#b7 
,liability ,a person ordered to make    
reimbursement under this subsection     
shall be jointly and severally liable   
for such expenses with each other       
person1 if any1 who is ordered to make  
reimbursement under this subsection for 
the same expenses4  7#c7 ,civil judgment

 ,an order of reimbursement under this  
subsection shall1 for the purposes of   
enforcement1 be treated as a civil      
judgment4  2 and  7#b7 in section       
#ajch7;c77#a71 by-- 7,a7 striking state 
or local and inserting ,federal1 ,state1
 or local2 and  7,b7 striking fire or   
rescue service and inserting fire1      
rescue1 or law enforcement service4