,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aace  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,sullivan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local public safety    
(fic]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,h]oes ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,law en=cem5t (fic]s1 fir/ 
respond]s1 & public safety (ficials risk
 _! lives e day to s]ve & protect our   
neighborhoods & communities4  7#b7 ,^!  
m5 & wom5 are true public s]vants :o    
regul>ly sacrifice & enc\nt] grave daily
 h>m4  7#c7 ,! families ( law en=cem5t  
(fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & public safety 
(ficials also sacrifice & contribute to 
_! roles z gu>dians ( ! public good4    
7#d7 ,9 rec5t times1 x has become app>5t
 t ^! wom5 & m5 are be+ t>get$          
int5tionally by crim9als 9 our society4 
7#e7 ,congress mu/ d all x c to promote 
a sy/em ( law & ord] :i* enables law    

en=cem5t (fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 &      
public safety (ficials to prop]ly d _!  
jobs4  #c4 ,protection ( public safety  
(fic]s  7a7 ,kill+ ( public safety      
(fic]s  7#a7 ,(f5se ,*apt] #ea ( title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #aabc4 ,kill+ (
 public safety (fic]s  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]ms ,f$]al law
 en=cem5t (fic] & ,unit$ ,/ates judge h 
! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #aae2   
7#b7 ! t]m f$]ally fund$ public safety  
(fic] means a public safety (fic] or    
judicial (fic] = a public ag5cy t--     
7,a7 receives ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance2
 &  7,b7 is an ag5cy ( an entity t is a 
,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 or any t]ritory or      
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 an ,indian
 tribe1 or a unit ( local gov]nm5t ( t  
entity2  7#c7 ! t]m firefight] includes 
an individual s]v+ z an (ficially       

recogniz$ or designat$ memb] ( a legally
 organiz$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t & an   
(ficially recogniz$ or designat$ public 
employee memb] ( a rescue squad or      
ambulance crew2  7#d7 ! t]m judicial    
(fic] means a judge or o!r (fic] or     
employee ( a c\rt1 includ+ prosecutors1 
c\rt security1 pretrial s]vices (fic]s1 
c\rt report]s1 & corrections1 probation1
 & p>ole (fic]s2  7#e7 ! t]m law        
en=cem5t (fic] means an individual1 )   
arre/ p[]s1 involv$ 9 crime or juv5ile  
del9qu5cy control or r$uction or        
en=cem5t ( ! laws2  7#f7 ! t]m public   
ag5cy includes a c\rt sy/em1 ! ,national
 ,gu>d ( a ,/ate to ! ext5t ! p]sonnel (
 t ,national ,gu>d are n 9 ,f$]al       
s]vice1 & ! def5se =ces ( a ,/ate       
au?oriz$ by section #aji ( title #cb2 & 
7#g7 ! t]m public safety (fic] means an 
individual s]v+ a public ag5cy 9 an     
(ficial capacity1 z a law en=cem5t      
(fic]1 z a firefight]1 z a *apla91 or z 
a memb] ( a rescue squad or ambulance   
crew4  7b7 ,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful = 

any p]son to-- 7#a7 kill1 or attempt or 
conspire to kill--  7,a7 a ,unit$ ,/ates
 judge2  7,b7 a ,f$]al law en=cem5t     
(fic]2 or  7,c7 a f$]ally fund$ public  
safety (fic] :ile t (fic] is engag$ 9   
(ficial duties1 or on acc\nt ( !        
p]=mance ( (ficial duties2 or  7#b7 kill
 a =m] ,unit$ ,/ates judge1 ,f$]al law  
en=cem5t (fic]1 or f$]ally fund$ public 
safety (fic] on acc\nt ( ! pa/ p]=mance 
( (ficial duties4  7c7 ,p5alty  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,any p]son t violates subsection  
7b7 %all be f9$ "u ?is title & imprison$
 = n less ?an #aj ye>s or = life1 or1 if
 dea? results1 %all be s5t5c$ to n less 
?an #cj ye>s & n m ?an life1 or may be  
puni%$ by dea?4  7#b7 ,enhanc$ p5alty   
,any p]son t1 9 ! commission ( a        
violation ( subsection 7b71 lures a     
public safety (fic] to a location = !   
purpose ( kill+1 or attempt+ to kill1 ! 
public safety (fic] %all1 9 addition to 
a p5alty "u p>agraph 7#a71 be f9$ "u ?is
 title & imprison$ = n less ?an #e ye>s4
  4  7#b7 ,table ( sections ,! table (  

sections = *apt] #ea ( title #ah1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #aabc4 ,kill+ ( public      
safety (fic]s4  4  7b7 ,assault ( public
 safety (fic]s  7#a7 ,(f5se ,*apt] #g ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abj4      
,assaults ( public safety (fic]s  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 f$]ally fund$ public safety (fic] means
 a public safety (fic] or judicial (fic]
 = a public ag5cy t-- 7,a7 receives     
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance2 &  7,b7 is an
 ag5cy ( an entity t is a ,/ate ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9  
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !       
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 or any t]ritory or possession ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 an ,indian tribe1 or a   
unit ( local gov]nm5t ( t entity2  7#b7 
! t]m firefight] includes an individual 
s]v+ z an (ficially recogniz$ or        
designat$ memb] ( a legally organiz$    
volunte] fire dep>tm5t & an (ficially   

recogniz$ or designat$ public employee  
memb] ( a rescue squad or ambulance     
crew2  7#c7 ! t]m judicial (fic] means a
 judge or o!r (fic] or employee ( a     
c\rt1 includ+ prosecutors1 c\rt         
security1 pretrial s]vices (fic]s1 c\rt 
report]s1 & corrections1 probation1 &   
p>ole (fic]s2  7#d7 ! t]m law en=cem5t  
(fic] means an individual1 ) arre/ p[]s1
 involv$ 9 crime or juv5ile del9qu5cy   
control or r$uction or en=cem5t ( !     
laws2  7#e7 ! t]m public ag5cy includes 
a c\rt sy/em1 ! ,national ,gu>d ( a     
,/ate to ! ext5t ! p]sonnel ( t         
,national ,gu>d are n 9 ,f$]al s]vice1 &
 ! def5se =ces ( a ,/ate au?oriz$ by    
section #aji ( title #cb2 &  7#f7 ! t]m 
public safety (fic] means an individual 
s]v+ a public ag5cy 9 an (ficial        
capacity1 z a law en=cem5t (fic]1 z a   
firefight]1 z a *apla91 or z a memb] ( a
 rescue squad or ambulance crew4  7b7   
,(f5se ,x %all be unlawful to assault1  
or attempt to assault1 a f$]ally fund$  
public safety (fic] :ile engag$ 9 or on 

acc\nt ( ! p]=mance ( (ficial duties1 or
 assaults any p]son :o =m]ly s]v$ z a   
f$]ally fund$ public safety (fic] on    
acc\nt ( ! p]=mance ( su* p]son's       
(ficial duties dur+ su* s]vice1 or      
because ( ! actual or p]ceiv$ /atus ( ! 
p]son z a f$]ally fund$ public safety   
(fic]4  7c7 ,p5alty  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any 
p]son t violates subsection 7b7 %all be 
subject to a f9e "u ?is title &--  7,a7 
if ! assault result$ 9 bodily injury 7z 
def9$ 9 section #acfe71 %all be         
imprison$ n less ?an #b ye>s & n m ?an  
#aj ye>s2  7,b7 if ! assault result$ 9  
sub/antial bodily injury 7z def9$ 9     
section #aac71 %all be imprison$ n less 
?an #e ye>s & n m ?an #bj ye>s2  7,c7 if
 ! assault result$ 9 s]i\s bodily injury
 7z def9$ 9 section #acfe71 %all be     
imprison$ = n less ?an #aj ye>s2  7,d7  
if a deadly or dang]\s weapon 0 us$ dur+
 & 9 relation to ! assault1 %all be     
imprison$ = n less ?an #bj ye>s2 &  7,e7
 %all be imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye> 9   
any o!r case4  7#b7 ,enhanc$ p5alty ,any

 p]son t1 9 ! commission ( a violation (
 subsection 7b71 lures a public safety  
(fic] to a location = ! purpose (       
assault+1 or attempt+ to assault1 !     
public safety (fic] %all1 9 addition to 
a p5alty "u p>agraph 7#a71 be f9$ "u ?is
 title & imprison$ = n less ?an #e ye>s4
  4  7#b7 ,table ( sections ,! table (  
sections = *apt] #g ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #abj4 ,assaults ( public     
safety (fic]s4  4