,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1 #bjag,mr4
 ,goodlatte 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1   
,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 & ,mr4    
,*abot7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a safe h>bor = 
reports to pot5tial employ]s by curr5t  
or =m] employ]s ( viol5t behavior or    
?reats !re( by employees4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,see    
,some?+1 ,say ,some?+ ,ab\t ,viol5t     
,behavior ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,safe h>bor
 f liability = reports ( viol5t behavior
  7a7 ,safe h>bor = employ] reports (   
viol5t behavior or ?reat5$ viol5t       
behavior  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any employ] :o1
 9 good fai? & bas$ on objectively      
reasonable suspicion1 makes1 or causes  
to be made1 a volunt>y report ab\t      
viol5t behavior1 or ?reat5$ viol5t      
behavior1 by an employee or =m] employee
 to a pot5tial employ] ( t employee1 or 
to any au?oriz$ (ficial1 %all be immune 

f civil liability "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &   
local law = su* report4  7#b7 ,false    
reports ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to  
any report if x is %[n by cle> & conv9c+
 evid5ce t ! employ] knew su* report to 
be false or t su* report 0 made )       
reckless disreg>d = ! tru? at ! "t t    
employ] made su* report4  7b7 ,safe     
h>bor = response ,any pot5tial employ]  
:o obs]ves or receives a report f an    
employ] act+ pursuant to subsection 7a7 
ab\t viol5t behavior1 or ?reat5$ viol5t 
behavior1 ( an employee or pot5tial     
employee & takes reasonable action 9    
good fai? to respond to su* activity    
%all be immune f civil liability "u     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local law = su* action4
  7c7 ,immunity = response ,any au?oriz$
 (ficial :o obs]ves or receives a report
 ( viol5t behavior1 or ?reat5$ viol5t   
behavior1 & takes reasonable action 9   
good fai? to respond to su* activity    
%all h qualifi$ immunity f civil        
liability = su* action1 consi/5t )      
applicable law 9 ! relevant             

jurisdiction4 ,an au?oriz$ (ficial :o is
 n entitl$ to ass]t ! def5se ( qualifi$ 
immunity %all nev]!less be immune f     
civil liability "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &     
local law if su* au?oriz$ (ficial takes 
reasonable action1 9 good fai?1 to      
respond to ! report$ activity4  7d7     
,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all     
affect ! ability ( any employ] or       
au?oriz$ (ficial to ass]t any def5se1   
privilege1 or immunity t w\ld o!rwise be
 available "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local   
law or regulations1 or common law1 & ?is
 ,act %all n be con/ru$ z affect+ any   
su* def5se1 privilege1 or immunity4  7e7
 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
%all be con/ru$ to create any duty ( any
 employ] to disclose viol5t behavior1 or
 ?reat5$ viol5t behavior1 or to preclude
 an employ] f disclos+ any su* behavior1
 or o!r behavior4  7f7 ,attorney fees & 
co/s ,any employ] or au?oriz$ (ficial :o
 is f\nd to be immune f civil liability 
"u ?is section %all be entitl$ to recov]
 f ! pla9tiff all reasonable co/s &     

attorney fees4  7g7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is   
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m au?oriz$ (ficial   
means--  7,a7 any (fic]1 employee1 or   
ag5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation1 or !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 or  7,b7 any       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law en=cem5t    
(fic]2 &  7#b7 ! t]m employ] includes   
any individual ag5t or repres5tative ( t
 employ]2 &  7#c7 ! t]m viol5t behavior1
 or ?reat5$ viol5t behavior means       
batt]y1 assault1 ?reats ( viol5ce1      
physical fight+1 physical intimidation1 
& o!r viol5t conduct1 or a ?reat ( su*  
conduct1 t a reasonable p]son w\ld      
consid] to pose a ?reat ( physical      
injury to any p]son4