,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbj,ms4 
,ocasio-,cortez 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,takano1 and  
,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit law enforcement officers   
from using chemical weapons in the      
course of policing activities1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,prohibiting   
,law ,enforcement ,use of ,chemical     
,weapons ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on law 
enforcement officer use of chemical     
weapons  7a7 ,federal law enforcement   
officers ,no ,federal law enforcement   
officer may use a chemical weapon in the
 course of policing activities in the   
,united ,states4  7b7 ,state and local  
law enforcement officers ,beginning in  
the first fiscal year that begins after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 in  
order to be eligible to receive funds   

under subpart #a of part ,e of title #a 
of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and     
,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq47 and part ,q of
 title ,i of such ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha et seq471 a ,state or unit of    
local government shall have in place a  
law or policy1 and be in substantial    
compliance with such law or policy1     
prohibiting law enforcement officers in 
that jurisdiction from using a chemical 
weapon in the course of policing        
activities4  #c4 ,proper disposal  7a7  
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 a ,federal1 ,state1 or local law  
enforcement agency that has in its      
possession a chemical weapon that was   
acquired for a use that1 in the case of 
a ,federal law enforcement agency1 would
 violate section #b7;a71 or in the case 
of a ,state or local law enforcement    
agency1 would violate the law described 
in section #b7;b71 shall surrender such 
chemical weapon to the ,attorney        

,general for disposal in a manner that  
complies with any applicable            
environmental and safety regulations    
related to the disposal of such chemical
 weapon4  7b7 ,inspector ,general       
oversight ,the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,department of ,justice shall       
conduct audits to ensure the appropriate
 disposal of chemical weapons under     
subsection 7a71 and shall1 on an annual 
basis1 report the findings of such      
audits to the ,committees on the        
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and of the ,senate4    
#d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,the term chemical weapon means the     
following1 together or separately3 7,a7 
,a toxic chemical and its precursors4   
7,b7 ,a munition or device1 specifically
 designed to cause death or other harm  
through toxic properties of those toxic 
chemicals specified in paragraph 7#a71  
which would be released as a result of  
the employment of such munition or      
device4  7,c7 ,any equipment            

specifically designed for use directly  
in connection with the employment of    
munitions or devices specified in       
paragraph 7#b74  ,such term does not    
include oleoresin capsicum spray1 or any
 munition1 device1 or equipment related 
to such spray4  7#b7 ,the term law      
enforcement officer means any officer of
 the ,united ,states1 a ,state1 or unit 
of local government1 who is empowered by
 law to conduct investigations of1 or   
make arrests because of1 offenses       
against the ,united ,states1 the        
,district of ,columbia1 a ,state1 or a  
political subdivision of a ,state1 and  
includes a member of the ,armed ,forces 
7including any reserve component7 under 
orders to act in a policing capacity in 
the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,the terms   
precursor and toxic chemical have the   
meanings given such terms in section    
#bbi;,f of title #ah1 ,united ,states   
,code4  7#d7 ,the terms ,state and unit 
of local government have the meanings   
given such terms in section #ija of the 

,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajbea74