,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daad  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #cj1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,sanders 7for ,mr4 ,markey    
7for himself and ,mr4 ,sanders77        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to prohibit ,federal law enforcement   
officers from using riot control agents 
and kinetic impact projectiles1 and to  
incentivize ,states and local           
governments to prohibit ,state and local
 law enforcement officers from using    
riot control agents and kinetic impact  
projectiles4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,no ,tear ,gas 
or ,projectiles ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting 
use of riot control agents and kinetic  
impact projectiles by law enforcement   
officers  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term kinetic impact  
projectile means a rubber or plastic    
bullet1 bean bag round1 sponge round1   
pellet round1 wooden dowel1 or other    

projectile-delivered impact munition2   
7#b7 the term ,federal law enforcement  
officer has the meaning given the term  
in section #aae of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7#c7 the term riot  
control agent has the meaning given the 
term in the ,convention on the          
,prohibition of the ,development1       
,production1 ,stockpiling and ,use of   
,chemical ,weapons and on their         
,destruction1 done at ,geneva ,september
 #c1 #aiib1 and entered into force      
,april #bi1 #aiig 7commonly referred to 
as the ,chemical ,weapons ,convention74 
7b7 ,prohibition on use by ,federal law 
enforcement officers  7#a7 ,prohibition 
,a ,federal law enforcement officer may 
not use a riot control agent or kinetic 
impact projectile for any purpose while 
on duty4  7#b7 ,civil penalty  7,a7 ,in 
general ,a ,federal law enforcement     
officer who violates paragraph 7#a7     
shall be liable to the ,united ,states  
for a civil penalty in an amount not to 
exceed #aj1jjj for each violation4  7,b7

 ,determination ,in determining whether 
to impose a civil penalty under         
subparagraph 7,a7 and the amount of the 
civil penalty1 a court shall take into  
account-- 7i7 the nature1 circumstances1
 and extent of the violation2 and  7ii7 
such other matters as justice may       
require4  7#c7 ,civil action ,any person
 aggrieved by a violation of paragraph  
7#a7 by a ,federal law enforcement      
officer may bring a civil action against
 the ,federal law enforcement officer in
 any appropriate district court of the  
,united ,states to obtain such relief as
 may be appropriate4  7c7 ,incentivizing
 banning use by ,state and local law    
enforcement officers ,beginning in the  
first fiscal year beginning after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 a ,state
 or unit of local government may not    
receive funds under the ,edward ,byrne  
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program under 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 seq47 or the ,cops  
on the ,beat program under part ,q of   
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq47 for a fiscal  
year if1 on the day before the first day
 of the fiscal year1 the ,state or unit 
of local government does not have in    
effect a law that1 with respect to law  
enforcement officers in the ,state or   
unit of local government1 respectively--
 7#a7 prohibits a law enforcement       
officer from using a riot control agent 
or kinetic impact projectile for any    
purpose while on duty2 and  7#b7 imposes
 on a law enforcement officer who       
violates the law civil penalties and    
civil liability equivalent to the       
criminal penalties and civil liability  
imposed on ,federal law enforcement     
officers under subsection 7b7 of this   
section4