,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffler 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,cotton7 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 make the murder of a  
,federal1 ,state1 or local law          
enforcement officer a crime punishable  
by life in prison or death4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,defend ,our ,defenders ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,murder of law enforcement officers 
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ea of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#aabc4 ,murder of law enforcement       
officers  7a7 ,federal law enforcement  
officers ,in the case of an individual  
who commits an offense described in     
section #aaaa and the victim of the     
offense is a ,federal law enforcement   
officer 7as defined in section #b of the

 ,law ,enforcement ,congressional ,badge
 of ,bravery ,act of #bjjh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ejcja77 acting in the course 
of the official duties of the officer1  
the individual shall be punished by     
death or by imprisonment for life4  7b7 
,state and local law enforcement        
officers ,in the case of an individual  
who travels in interstate or foreign    
commerce or uses any facility interstate
 or foreign commerce1 including the     
mail1 telephone1 radio1 or television1  
with the intent to commit an offense    
described in section #aaaa or who uses a
 weapon or instrument that has traveled 
in interstate or foreign commerce to    
commit said offense1 and the victim of  
the offense is a ,state or local law    
enforcement officer 7as defined in      
section #b of the ,law ,enforcement     
,congressional ,badge of ,bravery ,act  
of #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ejcja77 acting 
in the course of the official duties of 
the officer1 the individual shall be    
punished by death or by imprisonment for

 life4  7c7 ,aggravating factors ,in    
determining whether a sentence of death 
is to be imposed on a defendant         
convicted of an offense described in    
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 the jury1 or if  
there is no jury1 the court1 shall      
consider1 in addition to the factors    
described in section #ceib7;c71 each of 
the following aggravating factors for   
which notice has been given and         
determine which1 if any1 exist3 7#a7    
,intent to ambush ,the defendant        
committed the offense by an act of      
ambush4  7#b7 ,prior statements         
advocating for or promoting violence    
against law enforcement officers ,the   
defendant has a prior history of        
advocating for or promoting acts of     
violence1 including murder or assault1  
against a law enforcement officer4  7#c7
 ,participation in or affiliation with  
anarchist or other violence promoting   
organization ,the defendant is a member 
of or affiliated with any organization  
that the ,attorney ,general or other    

high ranking law enforcement official   
has determined to be an anarchist1      
domestic terrorist1 or any other        
organization or group that actively     
promotes violence or the overthrow of   
the ,federal ,government4  7#d7         
,occurrence during organized anti-law   
enforcement officer activity ,the       
offense was committed during a time and 
in a place when there was active        
organized activity against or targeting 
law enforcement officers4  7#e7 ,attempt
 to prevent lawful execution of law     
enforcement duties ,the defendant       
committed the offense in attempt to     
evade or otherwise prevent the law      
enforcement officer from carrying out a 
lawful arrest or other lawful authorized
 law enforcement activity4  7#f7 ,prior 
threats ,the defendant has personally   
made prior threats of violence against a
 law enforcement officer4  7d7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed as-- 7#a7 indicating 
an intent on the part of ,congress to   

prevent any ,state1 any possession or   
,commonwealth of the ,united ,states1 or
 the ,district of ,columbia1 from       
exercising jurisdiction over any offense
 over which the ,state1 possession1     
,commonwealth1 or ,district of ,columbia
 would have jurisdiction in the absence 
of this section2 or  7#b7 depriving     
,state and local law enforcement        
agencies of responsibility for          
prosecuting acts that may be violations 
of this section and that are violations 
of ,state or local law4  4  7b7 ,table  
of sections ,the table of sections for  
chapter #ea of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section #aabb
 the following3  #aabc4 ,murder of law  
enforcement officers4  4