,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bffc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ai1 #bjba,mr4 
,morelle 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 &  
,ms4 ,bass7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit law en=cem5t  
(fic]s f us+ *emical weapons on m9ors 9 
! c\rse ( polic+ activities1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,*ildr5 f        
,*emical ,weapons ,act4  #b4            
,prohibition on law en=cem5t (fic] use (
 *emical weapons  7a7 ,f$]al law        
en=cem5t (fic]s ,no ,f$]al law en=cem5t 
(fic] may use a *emical weapon on an    
individual t ! (fic] kn[s or has reason 
to believe is a m9or 9 ! c\rse ( polic+ 
activities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,/ate
 & local law en=cem5t (fic]s ,beg9n+ 9 !
 fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 9 ord] to be       
eligible to receive funds "u subp>t #a (
 "p ,e ( title #a ( ! ,omnibus ,crime   
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   

7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et seq47 & "p ,q (
 title ,i ( su* ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajcha et seq471 a ,/ate or unit ( local
 gov]nm5t %all h 9 place a law or       
policy1 & be 9 sub/antial compliance )  
su* law or policy1 prohibit+ law        
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 t jurisdiction f us+ a
 *emical weapon on an individual t !    
(fic] kn[s or has reason to believe is a
 m9or 9 ! c\rse ( polic+ activities4    
#c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m
 *emical weapon means ! foll[+1 toge!r  
or sep>ately3 7,a7 ,a toxic *emical &   
its precursors1 & includes oleores9     
capsicum spray4  7,b7 ,a munition or    
device1 specifically design$ to cause   
dea? or o!r h>m ?r\gh toxic prop]ties ( 
^? toxic *emicals specifi$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a71 :i* w\ld be releas$ z a result ( 
! employm5t ( su* munition or device4   
7,c7 ,any equipm5t specifically design$ 
= use directly 9 connection ) !         
employm5t ( munitions or devices        
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,! t]m  
law en=cem5t (fic] means any (fic] ( !  

,unit$ ,/ates1 a ,/ate1 or unit ( local 
gov]nm5t1 :o is emp[]$ by law to conduct
 inve/igations (1 or make arre/s because
 (1 (f5ses aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 a ,/ate1 or a     
political subdivision ( a ,/ate1 &      
includes a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces        
7includ+ any res]ve compon5t7 "u ord]s  
to act 9 a polic+ capacity 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#c7 ,! t]ms precursor & toxic 
*emical h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9      
section #bbi;,f ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,! t]ms ,/ate & unit
 ( local gov]nm5t h ! mean+s giv5 su*   
t]ms 9 section #ija ( ! ,omnibus ,crime 
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  7#e7 ,! t]m    
m9or means an individual :o is y\ng] ?an
 #ah ye>s ( age4