,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 
,cummings1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 and ,mr4 ,conyers7 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 
assault or homicide committed 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     
#bjag4  #b4 ,assault or homicide 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 ,assault or homicide 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 funding under subpart 
#a of part ,e of title ,i of the        
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq47 engages in any conduct in
 the line of duty that1 were the conduct
 to occur in the special maritime and   
territorial jurisdiction of the ,united 
,states1 would constitute an offense    
under section #aaaa or #aaab shall be   
punished as is provided for that offense
 under such section4  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   
,assault or homicide by certain ,state  
or local law enforcement officers4  4