,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4   
,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,portman1    
,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 
,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 and ,ms4   
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to punish criminal       
offenses targeting law enforcement      
officers1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect and ,serve ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,crimes targeting law enforcement   
officers  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #abj4 ,crimes targeting law 
enforcement officers  7a7 ,in general   

,whoever1 in any circumstance described 
in subsection 7b71 knowingly assaults a 
law enforcement officer causing serious 
bodily injury1 or attempts to do so--   
7#a7 shall be imprisoned not more than  
#aj years1 fined in accordance with this
 title1 or both2 and  7#b7 shall be     
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life1 fined in accordance with this     
title1 or both1 if-- 7,a7 death results 
from the offense2 or  7,b7 the offense  
includes kidnapping or an attempt to    
kidnap1 or an attempt to kill4  7b7     
,circumstances described ,for purposes  
of subsection 7a71 the circumstances    
described in this subparagraph are      
that-- 7#a7 the conduct described in    
subsection 7a7 occurs during the course 
of1 or as the result of1 the travel of  
the defendant or the victim-- 7,a7      
across a ,state line or national border2
 or  7,b7 using a channel1 facility1 or 
instrumentality of interstate or foreign
 commerce2  7#b7 the defendant uses a   
channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of

 interstate or foreign commerce in      
connection with the conduct described in
 subsection 7a72  7#c7 in connection    
with the conduct described in subsection
 7a71 the defendant employs a firearm1  
dangerous weapon1 explosive or          
incendiary device1 or other weapon that 
has traveled in interstate or foreign   
commerce2  7#d7 the conduct described in
 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 interferes with  
commercial or other economic activity in
 which the victim is engaged at the time
 of the conduct2 or  7,b7 otherwise     
affects interstate or foreign commerce2 
or  7#e7 the victim is a ,federal law   
enforcement officer4  7c7 ,certification
 requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,no      
prosecution of any offense described in 
this section may be undertaken by the   
,united ,states1 except under the       
certification in writing of the         
,attorney ,general1 or a designee1      
that-- 7,a7 the ,state does not have    
jurisdiction2  7,b7 the ,state has      
requested that the ,federal ,government 

assume jurisdiction2  7,c7 the verdict  
or sentence obtained pursuant to ,state 
charges left demonstratively            
unvindicated the ,federal interest in   
protecting the public safety2 or  7,d7 a
 prosecution by the ,united ,states is  
in the public interest and necessary to 
secure substantial justice4  7#b7 ,rule 
of construction ,nothing in this        
subsection shall be construed to limit  
the authority of ,federal officers1 or a
 ,federal grand jury1 to investigate    
possible violations of this section4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,law enforcement officer ,the term law  
enforcement officer means an employee of
 a governmental or public agency who is 
authorized by law-- 7,a7 to engage in or
 supervise the prevention1 detection1 or
 the investigation of any criminal      
violation of law2 or  7,b7 to engage in 
or supervise the detention or the       
incarceration of any person for any     
criminal violation of law4  7#b7 ,state 
,the term ,state means a ,state of the  

,united ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 or any commonwealth1         
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item3  #abj4  
,crimes targeting law enforcement       
officers4  4