,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bg1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,raskin1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1  
and ,ms4 ,omar7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit the use of nonlethal rounds
 by ,federal law enforcement officers in
 certain contexts1 and to discourage the
 use of such munitions by ,state and    
local law enforcement officers1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,banning       
,rubber ,bullets ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,in
 general  7a7 ,prohibition on use by    
,federal officers ,a ,federal law       
enforcement officer may not use a       
nonlethal round in any crowd control    
situation1 or in response to passive    
resistance by a person to any order     
given by that officer4 ,on each occasion
 that a ,federal law enforcement officer

 uses a nonlethal round1 the agency     
employing such officer shall submit     
notice to the ,attorney ,general and to 
the ,congressional committee with       
jurisdiction over that agency4 ,in any  
case where a law enforcement officer    
uses a nonlethal round in violation of  
this subsection1 any person injured by  
such use may bring a civil action for   
appropriate relief4  7b7 ,discouraging  
use by ,state and local officers  7#a7  
,limiting use of nonlethal rounds       
requirement ,for each fiscal year after 
the expiration of the period specified  
in paragraph 7#b7 in which a ,state or  
unit of local government receives a     
grant under part ,e of title ,i of the  
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgej et seq47 or part ,q of such title1
 the ,state or unit of local government 
shall conform its laws with the         
following3 7,a7 ,a law enforcement      
officer of that ,state or unit of local 
government may not use a nonlethal round

 in a crowd control situation1 or in    
response to passive resistance by a     
person to any order given by that       
officer4  7,b7 ,on any occasion a law   
enforcement officer of that ,state or   
unit of local government uses a         
nonlethal round1 that ,state or unit of 
local government shall submit a report  
to the ,attorney ,general4  7,c7 ,in any
 case where a law enforcement officer   
uses a nonlethal round in violation of  
subparagraph 7,a71 any person injured by
 such use may bring a civil action for  
appropriate relief against the agency   
employing the law enforcement officer4  
7#b7 ,compliance and ineligibility  7,a7
 ,compliance date ,beginning on the     
first full fiscal year after the date of
 enactment of this ,act1 each ,state or 
unit of local government referred to in 
paragraph 7#a7 receiving a grant shall  
comply with paragraph 7#a71 except that 
the ,attorney ,general may grant an     
additional #ahj days to a ,state or unit
 of local government that is making good

 faith efforts to comply with such      
paragraph4  7,b7 ,ineligibility for     
funds ,for any fiscal year after the    
expiration of the period specified in   
subparagraph 7,a71 a ,state or unit of  
local government that fails to comply   
with paragraph 7#a71 shall1 at the      
discretion of the ,attorney ,general1 be
 subject to a reduction of not more than
 #ae percent of the funds that would    
otherwise be allocated for that fiscal  
year to the ,state or unit of local     
government under-- 7i7 subpart #a of    
part ,e of title ,i of the ,omnibus     
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq471
 whether characterized as the ,edward   
,byrne ,memorial ,state and ,local ,law 
,enforcement ,assistance ,programs1 the 
,local ,government ,law ,enforcement    
,block ,grants ,program1 the ,edward    
,byrne ,memorial ,justice ,assistance   
,grant ,program1 or otherwise2 and  7ii7
 part ,q of such title 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha et seq474  7#c7 ,reallocation    

,amounts not allocated under a program  
referred to in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i7 to
 a ,state for failure to fully comply   
with paragraph 7#a7 shall be reallocated
 under that program to ,states that have
 not failed to comply with such         
paragraph4  7c7 ,investigation ,the     
,attorney ,general shall investigate and
 publish a report on the results of such
 investigation in the case of any use of
 nonlethal rounds by a ,federal1 ,state1
 or local law enforcement officer4  7d7 
,definitions  7#a7 ,in general ,terms   
used in this ,act have the meanings     
given such terms in section #ija of     
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh4  7#b7
 ,federal law enforcement officer ,the  
term ,federal law enforcement officer   
means-- 7,a7 an employee or officer in a
 position in the executive1 legislative1
 or judicial branch of the ,federal     
,government who is authorized by law to 
engage in or supervise a law enforcement
 function2 or  7,b7 an employee or      

officer of a contractor or subcontractor
 7at any tier7 of an agency in the      
executive1 legislative1 or judicial     
branch of the ,federal ,government who  
is authorized by law or under the       
contract with the agency to engage in or
 supervise a law enforcement function4  
7#c7 ,nonlethal round ,the term         
nonlethal round means a projectile fired
 from a gun1 gun-like1 or other         
apparatus used with the intension to    
apply nonlethal force1 or for an        
intension other than killing the        
intended or unintended target1 and      
includes-- 7,a7 rubber bullets2  7,b7   
plastic bullets2  7,c7 bullets with     
metal core or metal external shell2     
7,d7 bullets made with hardened foam2   
7,e7 beanbag bullets2 and  7,f7 sponge  
bullets4  7e7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this section may be         
construed as permitting or encouraging  
law enforcement to use any other type of
 bullet in crowd control situations4