,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4        
,raskin1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1   
and ,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committees on ,energy 
and ,commerce1 and ,transportation and  
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to limit the extent to which
 certain ,federal law enforcement       
agencies may be permitted to conduct law
 enforcement functions in a jurisdiction
 without the approval of such           
jurisdiction1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,protect ,peaceful ,protests    
,act4  #b4 ,law enforcement authority   

7a7 ,powers of enforcement personnel    
,section #ejh7;a77#e7 of the ,controlled
 ,substances ,act is amended to read as 
follows3  7#e7 perform such law         
enforcement duties as the ,attorney     
,general may designate as necessary to  
enforce the controlled substances laws  
of the ,united ,states1 which shall not 
include any law enforcement duty that   
does not relate to1 arise from1 or      
supplement investigations of matters    
concerning drugs4  4  7b7 ,u4,s4        
,marshals ,service powers and duties    
,section #eff7;c7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the period at the end the         
following3 ,the ,united ,states         
,marshals ,service may not deputize a   
law enforcement officer of a ,state 7or 
any unit of local government within a   
,state71 ,indian tribe1 territory1 or   
the ,district of ,columbia1 unless      
pursuant to a request by the chief      
executive of the appropriate ,state1    
,indian tribe1 territory1 or the        

,district of ,columbia4 ,the ,united    
,states ,marshals ,service may not      
deputize any other law enforcement      
officer of the ,federal ,government1    
unless pursuant to a request by the     
chief executive of the appropriate      
,state1 ,indian tribe1 territory1 or the
 ,district of ,columbia44  7c7 ,law     
enforcement authority of ,secretary of  
,homeland ,security ,section #acae7;b7  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking ,the ,secretary and inserting  
,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the         
,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,protests ,the 
,secretary may not designate additional 
employees of the ,department of         
,homeland ,security as officers and     
agents for duty in connection with the  
protection of property owned or occupied
 by the ,federal ,government1 or persons
 on the property1 in any area in which  
protest activity is occurring1 unless   
pursuant to a request by the chief      

executive of the appropriate ,state1    
,indian tribe1 territory1 or the        
,district of ,columbia4 ,this paragraph 
shall not apply to the designation of   
employees transferred to the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security from the ,office
 of the ,federal ,protective ,service of
 the ,general ,services ,administration 
pursuant to the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb4  4