,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4    
,cornyn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4   
,cotton1 & ,mr4 ,leahy7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to fur!r protect (fic]s & 
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,jaime ,zapata & ,victor   
,avila ,f$]al ,law ,en=cem5t ,protection
 ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 s9ce ! f\nd+ (
 ! ,nation1 (fic]s & employees ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t h dutifully &   
fai?fully s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ov]seas1 
includ+ 9 situations t place !m at s]i\s
 risk ( dea? or bodily h>m1 9 ord] to   
pres]ve1 protect1 & def5d ! int]e/s ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 secur+ ! safety (  
su* (fic]s & employees :ile s]v+ ov]seas
 is ( p>am\nt importance & is also 9    
fur!rance ( pres]v+1 protect+1 & def5d+ 

! int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7      
,f$]al c\rts1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,second ,circuit1 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,n9?
 ,circuit1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt (    
,appeals = ! ,elev5? ,circuit1 h        
correctly int]pret$ section #aaad (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to apply
 extrat]ritorially to protect (fic]s &  
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile !      
(fic]s & employees are s]v+ abroad2     
7#d7 rec5tly1 9 a case involv+ a viol5t 
attack aga9/ ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]s 
,jaime ,zapata & ,victor ,avila1 a panel
 ( a ,f$]al c\rt ( appeals held t       
section #aaad ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 does n apply extrat]ritorially1 
creat+ a split among ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
circuit c\rts ( appeals2 &  7#e7 9 light
 ( ! op9ion describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d71 x 
has become necess>y = ,congress to      
cl>ify ! orig9al int5t t section #aaad (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 applies
 extrat]ritorially4  #c4 ,protection (  
(fic]s & employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    

,section #aaad ( title #ah1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 
7a7 ,9 g5]al4-- be=e ,:oev]2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7b7            
,extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ,!re is   
extrat]ritorial jurisdiction ov] !      
conduct prohibit$ by ?is section4  4