,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,mr4  
,espaillat introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! use (       
excessive =ce "u color ( law by law     
en=cem5t & correctional (fic]s1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,excessive ,=ce ,prev5tion 
& ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4     
,excessive =ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ac 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bdb !     
foll[+3  #bdb;,a4 ,excessive =ce  7a7   
,int5tional acts ,:oev]1 act+ "u color (
 law1 causes bodily injury to ano!r     
?r\gh ! int5tional use ( excessive =ce  
%all be imprison$ n m ?an t5 ye>s2 & if 
dea? results1 %all be imprison$ = any   
t]m ( ye>s or = life4  7b7 ,reckless    
acts ,:oev]1 act+ "u color ( law1 causes
 bodily injury to ano!r ?r\gh ! reckless
 use ( excessive =ce1 %all be imprison$ 

n m ?an five ye>s2 &1 if dea? results1  
%all be imprison$ n m ?an #bj ye>s4  7c7
 ,failure ,to int]v5e  7#a7 ,:oev]1 act+
 "u color ( law1 is contemporane\sly    
aw>e ( an ongo+ violation ( subsection  
7a7 or 7b71 has ! opportunity to /op or 
prev5t ! use ( excessive =ce1 & *ooses n
 to int]v5e %all be imprison$ n m ?an #e
 ye>s2 & if dea? results1 %all be       
imprison$ n m ?an #bj ye>s4  7#b7 ,x    
%all n be a def5se "u ?is subsection t !
 p]son :o fails to int]v5e is ( a l[]   
rank ?an1 junior 9 /atus to1 or employ$ 
9 a diff]5t ag5cy or compon5t f ! p]son 
us+ excessive =ce4  7d7 ,non-,def5ses ,9
 a prosecution = an (f5se "u ?is        
section1 !re ne$ n be pro( t ! def5dant 
_h famili>ity ) ?is code section1 or _h 
any k t any p>ticul> con/itutional      
am5dm5t1 ,f$]al or ,/ate law1 or any    
policy or regulation prohibit$ ! use (  
=ce at issue4  7e7 ,def9itions  7#a7    
,int5tional ,purposefully us+ m =ce ?an 
:at ! p]son kn[s is reasonably necess>y 
"u all ! facts & circum/ances4  7#b7    

,reckless ,consci\sly disreg>d+ a       
sub/antial & unju/ifiable risk t        
excessive =ce w result f ! p]son's      
actions4 ,! risk mu/ be ( su* a nature &
 degree t1 consid]+ ! nature & purpose (
 ! p]son's conduct & ! circum/ances kn[n
 to t p]son1 its disreg>d involves a    
gross deviation f ! /&>d ( conduct t a  
law-abid+ p]son1 act+ "u color ( law1   
w\ld obs]ve 9 ! p]son's situation4  7#c7
 ,excessive =ce ,=ce t is m ?an :at is  
reasonably necess>y to accompli% a      
legitimate law en=cem5t function4 ,9 a  
jail1 prison1 or o!r correctional sett+1
 =ce t is m ?an is reasonably necess>y  
to accompli% a legitimate p5ological    
function4  7#d7 ,color ( law ,a p]son   
acts "u color ( law if ! p]son is p]=m+ 
a legitimate law en=cem5t or p5ological 
function z an employee1 contractor1 or  
o!rwise on behalf (1 a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or
 local gov]nm5t4  4  7b7 ,te*nical &    
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
*apt] #ac ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   

relat+ to section #bdb ! foll[+3        
#bdb;,a4 ,excessive =ce4  4