,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,roy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,budd7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide civil   
liability = injuries 9 law en=cem5t free
 zones1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,re/itution = ,economic losses ,caus$ by
 ,lead]s :o ,all[ ,insurrection &       
,mayhem ,act or ! ,,reclaim ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,law en=cem5t (fic]s are vital to !     
protection & safety ( communities4  7#b7
 ,elect$ (ficials & o!r s5ior (ficials  
abuse ! public's tru/ & endang] _!      
citiz5s :5 !y refuse to provide law     
en=cem5t s]vices to protect life &      

prop]ty4  7#c7 ,! "r to life1 lib]ty1 & 
prop]ty are ensur$ by ! ,con/itution ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! protection ( ^!     
rights is ! duty ( ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &   
local gov]nm5ts4  7#d7 ,_m local        
gov]nm5ts h refus$ to protect !         
fundam5tal rights describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#c7 by volunt>ily /&+ d[n law en=cem5t 
(fic]s & all[+ rov+ mobs to de/roy      
prop]ty & individual livelihoods1       
includ+ 9-- 7,a7 ,m9neapolis1 ,m9nesota1
 :]e unre/ & viol5ce de/roy$ hundr$s (  
build+s & fur!r erod$ tru/ 9 local law  
en=cem5t (fic]s to deva/at+ effect2 &   
7,b7 ,portl&1 ,oregon1 :]e a mob set    
fire to ! ,multnomah ,c\nty ,ju/ice     
,c5t]1 loot$ num]\s bus9esses 9 ! d[nt[n
 area1 injur$ two police (fic]s1 &      
physically assault$ multiple peaceful   
prote/ors & o!r individuals4  7#e7 ,o!r 
local gov]nm5ts h gone fur!r /ill by    
recogniz+ autonom\s zones 9 :i* law     
en=cem5t (fic]s are n all[$ to op]ate1  
includ+ 9 ,seattle1 ,wa%+ton1 :]e !     
decision ( ! ,mayor ( ,seattle to )draw 

law en=cem5t (fic]s f multiple blocks ( 
! ,city ( ,seattle to create a police   
free autonom\s zone l$ to significant   
de/ruction ( prop]ty1 #d %oot+s1 & !    
murd] ( #b "y ,am]icans 9 ! zone4  7#f7 
,elect$ (ficials or o!r s5ior (ficials 9
 ! ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts :o refuse to 
protect life & prop]ty f ! ravages ( a  
riot or mob behavior make _! communities
 less safe by invit+ m crime & viol5ce1 
& act ) willful disreg>d = ! safety1    
com=t1 & livelihoods ( ! individuals :o 
!y refuse to protect4  7#g7 ,/ate &     
local gov]nm5ts t publicly ann\nce !    
)drawal ( law en=cem5t protection f     
individuals or geographical areas s z to
 enc\rage & endorse ! political & social
 viewpo9ts ( prote/ors or riot]s erode !
 public's tru/ & fail to provide equal  
protection ( ! law4  #c4 ,civil actions 
= injuries 9 law en=cem5t free zones    
,section #aigi ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
ins]t+ 7a7 be=e ,e p]son2 &  7#b7 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7 7#a7 ,9 ?is

 subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m law en=cem5t   
free zone-- 7i7 means a geographical    
area or /ructure t law en=cem5t (fic]s  
are lawfully entitl$ to access b are    
in/ruct$1 dem&$1 or =c$-- 7,i7 n to     
access2 or  7,,ii7 to access only 9     
exceptional circum/ances2 &  7ii7 does n
 include a geographical area or /ructure
 f :i* law en=cem5t (fic]s are briefly  
)held z a tactical decision int5d$ to   
resolve safely & exp$iti\sly a specific 
& ongo+ unlawful incid5t pos+ an imm95t 
?reat to ! safety ( individuals or law  
en=cem5t (fic]s2 &  7,b7 ! t]m riot has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajb (    
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,a
 p]son ) ! lawful au?ority to direct a  
law en=cem5t ag5cy %all be subject to   
treble damages = a violation (          
subsection 7a7 if ! violation relates to
 ! p]son's use ( su* au?ority to-- 7,a7 
e/abli% or recognize1 :e!r =mally or    
in=mally1 a law en=cem5t free zone2 or  
7,b7 prohibit law en=cem5t (fic]s f tak+
 law en=cem5t action relat$ to a riot = 

any reason o!r ?an to prev5t imm95t h>m 
to ! safety ( law en=cem5t (fic]s4  4   
#d4 ,liability = law-en=cem5t free zones
 & /&+ d[n dur+ riot+  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,law en=cem5t free 
zone ,! t]m law en=cem5t free zone has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 subsection 7b7 (    
section #aigi ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc71 z add$ by section #c (
 ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,riot ,! t]m riot has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajb (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,liability = law en=cem5t free zones    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son ) ! lawful       
au?ority to direct a law en=cem5t ag5cy 
%all be liable to any p]son :o suff]s   
sev]e physical injury or dea? z ! result
 ( a ?ird-p>ty's crim9al conduct or ^:  
prop]ty is sub/antially damag$ or       
de/roy$ z ! result ( a ?ird-p>ty's      
crim9al conduct if-- 7,a7 ! p]son       
direct$ ! law en=cem5t ag5cy to e/abli% 
or recognize1 :e!r =mally or in=mally1 a
 law en=cem5t free zone2  7,b7 ! crim9al
 conduct & associat$ h>m 0 =eseeable &  

occurr$ 9 ! law en=cem5t free zone2     
7,c7 ! law en=cem5t free zone creat$ an 
opportunity t o!rwise w\ld n h exi/$ = !
 ?ird p>ty's crime to occur2 &  7,d7 !  
crim9al conduct affect$ int]/ate comm]ce
 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7      
,affect+ int]/ate comm]ce ,= purposes ( 
p>agraph 7#a71 crim9al conduct %all be  
consid]$ to h affect$ int]/ate comm]ce  
if-- 7,a7 ! p]son injur$ by ! crim9al   
conduct travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign     
comm]ce ) ! int5t to ent] ! law en=cem5t
 free zone2  7,b7 ! crim9al conduct is a
 violation ( a ,f$]al crim9al law2  7,c7
 ! p]son :o committ$ ! crim9al conduct  
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or 
us$ any facility ( int]/ate or =eign    
comm]ce1 ) int5t to commit ! crime2 or  
7,d7 ! prop]ty damag$ or de/roy$ by !   
crim9al conduct is us$ 9 or affect+     
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  7c7         
,liability = /&+ d[n dur+ riots ,a p]son
 ) ! lawful au?ority to direct a law    
en=cem5t ag5cy :o uses t au?ority to    
prohibit law en=cem5t (fic]s f tak+ law 

en=cem5t action t w\ld prev5t or        
mat]ially mitigate significant physical 
injury or dea? or damage or de/ruction (
 prop]ty caus$ by or relat$ to a riot = 
any reason o!r ?an to prev5t imm95t h>m 
to ! safety ( law en=cem5t (fic]s %all  
be liable to any p]son :o subsequ5tly   
suff]s significant physical injury or   
dea? or ^: prop]ty is subsequ5tly       
de/roy$ or damag$ z ! result ( a        
?ird-p>ty's crim9al conduct1 if-- 7#a7 !
 p]son injur$ travel$ 9 int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce ) ! int5t to ent] ! law   
en=cem5t free zone2  7#b7 ! injury 0    
caus$ by an act t is a violation ( a    
,f$]al crim9al law2  7#c7 ! p]son :o    
caus$ ! injury travel$ 9 int]/ate or    
=eign comm]ce1 or us$ any facility (    
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 ) int5t to   
commit ! crim9al conduct2 or  7#d7 !    
prop]ty damag$ or de/roy$ is us$ 9 or   
affect+ int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  #e4 
,eligibility = law en=cem5t grants &    
em]g5cy & disa/] fund+  7a7 ,byrne grant
 program ,section #eja ( title ,i ( !   

,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7   
,protection ( individuals & prop]ty     
7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection--    
7,a7 ! t]m law en=cem5t free zone has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aigi7;b7 ( !
 ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aihc7;b772 &  7,b7 ! t]m riot has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajb ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7        
,requir$ protection ( individuals &     
prop]ty ,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,reclaim ,act1 a
 ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t t       
receives a grant "u ?is "p %all take all
 reasonable /eps to protect individuals 
f physical injury & prop]ty f depr$ation
 caus$ by unlawful acts )9 !            
jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or unit ( local  
gov]nm5t1 z ! case may be4  7#c7        
,failure to protect describ$ ,= purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#b71 a ,/ate or unit (     
local gov]nm5t %all be consid]$ to h    
fail$ to take all reasonable /eps to    

protect individuals f physical injury & 
prop]ty f depr$ation only if-- 7,a7 a   
s5ior (ficial1 gov]n+ body1 or policy f 
! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t        
prohibits1 or prohibit$ dur+ ! relevant 
fiscal ye>1 law en=cem5t (fic]s f tak+  
law en=cem5t action t w\ld prev5t or    
mat]ially mitigate physical injury or   
prop]ty depr$ation caus$ by or relat$ to
 a riot = any reason o!r ?an to prev5t  
imm95t h>m to ! safety ( law en=cem5t   
(fic]s2  7,b7 a s5ior (ficial1 gov]n+   
body1 or policy f ! ,/ate or unit (     
local gov]nm5t e/abli%$ or recogniz$    
dur+ ! relevant fiscal ye>1 :e!r =mally 
or in=mally1 a law en=cem5t free zone = 
any reason o!r ?an to prev5t imm95t h>m 
to ! safety ( law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7,c7
 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t has a 
cu/om or policy n to prosecute an       
individual :o engages 9 unlawful        
activity z "p ( a riot2 or  7,d7 ! ,/ate
 or unit ( local gov]nm5t decl9es to    
prosecute an individual :o engages 9    
unlawful activity z "p ( a riot because 

! unlawful activity is relat$ to or     
associat$ ) expression ( spee* protect$ 
by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,p5alty =        
noncompliance ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al    
det]m9es t a ,/ate or unit ( local      
gov]nm5t has fail$ to comply ) ?is      
subsection1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may r$uce
 ! am\nt ( ! aw>d = ! ,/ate or unit (   
local gov]nm5t "u ?is "p = ! fiscal ye> 
foll[+ ! det]m9ation by1 ! great] (--   
7,a7 #be p]c5t2 or  7,b7 an am\nt equal 
to twice ! monet>y value ( ! prop]ty    
damag$ & ! p]sonal injury caus$ by !    
failure ( ! ,/ate or unit ( local       
gov]nm5t to take reasonable /eps to     
protect aga9/ ! damage & injury4  4  7b7
 ,,cops grant program ,section #agja (  
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7n7 ,protection (        
individuals & prop]ty  7#a7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is subsection-- 7,a7 ! t]m law      
en=cem5t free zone has ! mean+ giv5 !   

t]m 9 section #aigi7;b7 ( ! ,revis$     
,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7;b772 &   
7,b7 ! t]m riot has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #bajb ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,requir$ protection 
( individuals & prop]ty ,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/
 fiscal ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !  
,,reclaim ,act1 a ,/ate or unit ( local 
gov]nm5t t receives a grant "u ?is      
section %all take all reasonable /eps to
 protect individuals f physical injury &
 prop]ty f depr$ation caus$ by unlawful 
acts )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or unit
 ( local gov]nm5t1 z ! case may be4     
7#c7 ,failure to protect describ$ ,=    
purposes ( p>agraph 7#b71 a ,/ate or    
unit ( local gov]nm5t %all be consid]$  
to h fail$ to take all reasonable /eps  
to protect individuals f physical injury
 & prop]ty f depr$ation only if-- 7,a7 a
 s5ior (ficial1 gov]n+ body1 or policy f
 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t       
prohibits1 or prohibit$ dur+ ! relevant 
fiscal ye>1 law en=cem5t (fic]s f tak+  
law en=cem5t action t w\ld prev5t or    

mat]ially mitigate physical injury or   
prop]ty depr$ation caus$ by or relat$ to
 a riot = any reason o!r ?an to prev5t  
imm95t h>m to ! safety ( law en=cem5t   
(fic]s2  7,b7 a s5ior (ficial1 gov]n+   
body1 or policy f ! ,/ate or unit (     
local gov]nm5t e/abli%$ or recogniz$    
dur+ ! relevant fiscal ye>1 :e!r =mally 
or in=mally1 a law en=cem5t free zone = 
any reason o!r ?an to prev5t imm95t h>m 
to ! safety ( law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7,c7
 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t has a 
cu/om or policy n to prosecute an       
individual :o engages 9 unlawful        
activity z "p ( a riot2 or  7,d7 ! ,/ate
 or unit ( local gov]nm5t decl9es to    
prosecute an individual :o engages 9    
unlawful activity z "p ( a riot because 
! unlawful activity is relat$ to or     
associat$ ) expression ( spee* protect$ 
by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,p5alty =        
noncompliance ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al    
det]m9es t a ,/ate or unit ( local      
gov]nm5t has fail$ to comply ) ?is      

subsection1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may r$uce
 ! am\nt ( ! aw>d = ! ,/ate or unit (   
local gov]nm5t "u ?is section = ! fiscal
 ye> foll[+ ! det]m9ation by1 ! great]  
(-- 7,a7 #be p]c5t2 or  7,b7 an am\nt   
equal to twice ! monet>y value ( !      
prop]ty damag$ & ! p]sonal injury caus$ 
by ! failure ( ! ,/ate or unit ( local  
gov]nm5t to take reasonable /eps to     
protect aga9/ ! damage & injury4  4  7c7
 ,em]g5cy assi/ance ,title ,,vii ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ebja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #gjg4 ,limitation on fund+  
eligibility  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m law en=cem5t free  
zone has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section   
#aigi7;b7 ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7;b772 &  7#b7 ! t]m riot
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #bajb 
( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7  
,requir$ protection ( individuals &     
prop]ty ,a ,/ate or unit ( local        
gov]nm5t %all n be eligible = any major 

disa/] assi/ance "u title ,,iv or       
em]g5cy assi/ance "u title ,v "u a major
 disa/] or em]g5cy decl>ation1          
respectively1 relat+ to a riot or o!r   
civil unre/ )9 ! jurisdiction unless !  
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t takes all
 reasonable /eps to protect individuals 
f physical injury & prop]ty f depr$ation
 caus$ by unlawful acts occurr+ z "p ( !
 riot or unre/ )9 ! jurisdiction ( !    
,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t1 z ! case
 may be4  7c7 ,failure ,to protect      
describ$ ,= purposes ( subsection 7b71 a
 ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t %all be 
consid]$ to h fail$ to take all         
reasonable /eps to protect individuals f
 physical injury & prop]ty f depr$ation 
only if-- 7#a7 a s5ior (ficial1 gov]n+  
body1 or policy f ! ,/ate or unit (     
local gov]nm5t prohibits law en=cem5t   
(fic]s f tak+ law en=cem5t action t w\ld
 prev5t or mat]ially mitigate physical  
injury or prop]ty depr$ation caus$ by or
 relat$ to a riot = any reason o!r ?an  
to prev5t imm95t h>m to ! safety ( law  

en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#b7 a s5ior (ficial1 
gov]n+ body1 or policy f ! ,/ate or unit
 ( local gov]nm5t e/abli%$ or recogniz$1
 :e!r =mally or in=mally1 a law en=cem5t
 free zone = any reason o!r ?an to      
prev5t imm95t h>m to ! safety ( law     
en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#c7 ! ,/ate or unit (
 local gov]nm5t has a cu/om or policy n 
to prosecute an individual :o engages 9 
unlawful activity z "p ( a riot2 or     
7#d7 ! ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t   
decl9es to prosecute an individual :o   
engages 9 unlawful activity z "p ( a    
riot because ! unlawful activity is     
relat$ to or associat$ ) expression (   
spee* protect$ by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to limit ! eligibility (
 an individual or private entity to     
receive major disa/] assi/ance "u title 
,,iv or em]g5cy assi/ance "u title ,v4  
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