,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dfcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ba1         
#bjbj,mrs4 ,loeffl] 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,cotton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to make !     
murd] ( a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local law   
en=cem5t (fic] a crime puni%able by life
 9 prison or dea?4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5d ,our       
,def5d]s ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,murd] ( law
 en=cem5t (fic]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]   
#ea ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3       
#aabc4 ,murd] ( law en=cem5t (fic]s  7a7
 ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]s ,9 ! case ( 
an individual :o commits an (f5se       
describ$ 9 section #aaaa & ! victim ( ! 
(f5se is a ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic] 7z 
def9$ 9 section #b ( ! ,law ,en=cem5t   
,congressional ,badge ( ,brav]y ,act (  
#bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ejcja77 act+ 9 !  
c\rse ( ! (ficial duties ( ! (fic]1 !   

individual %all be puni%$ by dea? or by 
imprisonm5t = life4  7b7 ,/ate & local  
law en=cem5t (fic]s ,9 ! case ( an      
individual :o travels 9 int]/ate or     
=eign comm]ce or uses any facility      
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 includ+ !    
mail1 telephone1 radio1 or television1 )
 ! int5t to commit an (f5se describ$ 9  
section #aaaa or :o uses a weapon or    
in/rum5t t has travel$ 9 int]/ate or    
=eign comm]ce to commit said (f5se1 & ! 
victim ( ! (f5se is a ,/ate or local law
 en=cem5t (fic] 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( 
! ,law ,en=cem5t ,congressional ,badge (
 ,brav]y ,act ( #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#ejcja77 act+ 9 ! c\rse ( ! (ficial     
duties ( ! (fic]1 ! individual %all be  
puni%$ by dea? or by imprisonm5t = life4
  7c7 ,aggravat+ factors ,9 det]m9+ :e!r
 a s5t5ce ( dea? is to be impos$ on a   
def5dant convict$ ( an (f5se describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 ! jury1 or if !re
 is no jury1 ! c\rt1 %all consid]1 9    
addition to ! factors describ$ 9 section
 #ceib7;c71 ea* ( ! foll[+ aggravat+    

factors = :i* notice has be5 giv5 &     
det]m9e :i*1 if any1 exi/3 7#a7 ,int5t  
to ambu% ,! def5dant committ$ ! (f5se by
 an act ( ambu%4  7#b7 ,prior /atem5ts  
advocat+ = or promot+ viol5ce aga9/ law 
en=cem5t (fic]s ,! def5dant has a prior 
hi/ory ( advocat+ = or promot+ acts (   
viol5ce1 includ+ murd] or assault1 aga9/
 a law en=cem5t (fic]4  7#c7            
,p>ticipation 9 or affiliation ) an>*i/ 
or o!r viol5ce promot+ organization ,!  
def5dant is a memb] ( or affiliat$ ) any
 organization t ! ,attorney ,g5]al or   
o!r high rank+ law en=cem5t (ficial has 
det]m9$ to be an an>*i/1 dome/ic        
t]rori/1 or any o!r organization or gr\p
 t actively promotes viol5ce or ! ov]?r[
 ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#d7 ,occurr5ce 
dur+ organiz$ anti-law en=cem5t (fic]   
activity ,! (f5se 0 committ$ dur+ a "t &
 9 a place :5 !re 0 active organiz$     
activity aga9/ or t>get+ law en=cem5t   
(fic]s4  7#e7 ,attempt to prev5t lawful 
execution ( law en=cem5t duties ,!      
def5dant committ$ ! (f5se 9 attempt to  

evade or o!rwise prev5t ! law en=cem5t  
(fic] f c>ry+ out a lawful arre/ or o!r 
lawful au?oriz$ law en=cem5t activity4  
7#f7 ,prior ?reats ,! def5dant has      
p]sonally made prior ?reats ( viol5ce   
aga9/ a law en=cem5t (fic]4  7d7 ,rule (
 con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ z-- 7#a7 indicat+ an int5t on !
 "p ( ,congress to prev5t any ,/ate1 any
 possession or ,commonweal? ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 or ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 f    
ex]cis+ jurisdiction ov] any (f5se ov]  
:i* ! ,/ate1 possession1 ,commonweal?1  
or ,di/rict ( ,columbia w\ld h          
jurisdiction 9 ! abs5ce ( ?is section2  
or  7#b7 depriv+ ,/ate & local law      
en=cem5t ag5cies ( responsibility =     
prosecut+ acts t may be violations ( ?is
 section & t are violations ( ,/ate or  
local law4  4  7b7 ,table ( sections ,! 
table ( sections = *apt] #ea ( title    
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#aabb ! foll[+3  #aabc4 ,murd] ( law    
en=cem5t (fic]s4  4