,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjba,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect ,federal1 ,state1   
and local public safety officers4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,our ,heroes ,act of #bjba4
  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the     
following3 7#a7 ,law enforcement        
officers1 first responders1 and public  
safety officials risk their lives every 
day to serve and protect our            
neighborhoods and communities4  7#b7    
,these men and women are true public    
servants who regularly sacrifice and    
encounter grave daily harm4  7#c7 ,the  
families of law enforcement officers1   
first responders1 and public safety     
officials also sacrifice and contribute 
to their roles as guardians of the      
public good4  7#d7 ,in recent times1 it 

has become apparent that these women and
 men are being targeted intentionally by
 criminals in our society4  7#e7        
,congress must do all it can to promote 
a system of law and order which enables 
law enforcement officers1 first         
responders1 and public safety officials 
to properly do their jobs4  #c4         
,protection of public safety officers   
7a7 ,killing of public safety officers  
7#a7 ,offense ,chapter #ea of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #aabc4
 ,killing of public safety officers  7a7
 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7   
the terms ,federal law enforcement      
officer and ,united ,states judge have  
the meanings given those terms in       
section #aae2  7#b7 the term federally  
funded public safety officer means a    
public safety officer or judicial       
officer for a public agency that-- 7,a7 
receives ,federal financial assistance2 
and  7,b7 is an agency of an entity that
 is a ,state of the ,united ,states1 the

 ,district of ,columbia1 the            
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the     
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 or any     
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states1 an ,indian tribe1 or a unit of 
local government of that entity2  7#c7  
the term firefighter includes an        
individual serving as an officially     
recognized or designated member of a    
legally organized volunteer fire        
department and an officially recognized 
or designated public employee member of 
a rescue squad or ambulance crew2  7#d7 
the term judicial officer means a judge 
or other officer or employee of a court1
 including prosecutors1 court security1 
pretrial services officers1 court       
reporters1 and corrections1 probation1  
and parole officers2  7#e7 the term law 
enforcement officer means an individual1
 with arrest powers1 involved in crime  
or juvenile delinquency control or      
reduction or enforcement of the laws2   

7#f7 the term public agency includes a  
court system1 the ,national ,guard of a 
,state to the extent the personnel of   
that ,national ,guard are not in        
,federal service1 and the defense forces
 of a ,state authorized by section #aji 
of title #cb2 and  7#g7 the term public 
safety officer means an individual      
serving a public agency in an official  
capacity1 as a law enforcement officer1 
as a firefighter1 as a chaplain1 or as a
 member of a rescue squad or ambulance  
crew4  7b7 ,offense  7#a7 ,in general   
,it shall be unlawful for any person to1
 in any circumstance described in       
paragraph 7#b71 kill1 or attempt or     
conspire to kill1 a current or former   
judicial officer or public safety       
officer1 while the officer is engaged in
 official duties1 or on account of past 
performance of official duties4  7#b7   
,circumstances described ,for purposes  
of paragraph 7#a71 a circumstance       
described in this paragraph is-- 7,a7   
the conduct described in paragraph 7#a7 

occurs during the course of1 or as the  
result of1 the travel of the defendant  
or the victim-- 7i7 across a ,state line
 or national border2 or  7ii7 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 paragraph 7#a72    
7,c7 in connection with the conduct     
described in paragraph 7#a71 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 paragraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 interferes with commercial or
 other economic activity in which the   
victim is engaged at the time of the    
conduct2 or  7ii7 otherwise affects     
interstate or foreign commerce2 or  7,e7
 the victim is-- 7i7 a ,federal law     
enforcement officer2  7ii7 a ,united    
,states judge2 or  7iii7 a federally    

funded public safety officer4  7c7      
,penalty  7#a7 ,in general ,any person  
that violates subsection 7b7 shall be   
fined under this title and imprisoned   
for not less than #aj years or for life1
 or1 if death results1 shall be         
sentenced to not less than #cj years and
 not more than life1 or may be punished 
by death4  7#b7 ,directive to           
,commission  7,a7 ,in general ,pursuant 
to section #iid of title #bh1 the       
,united ,states ,sentencing ,commission 
shall promulgate guidelines or amend    
existing guidelines to provide          
sentencing enhancements of not less than
 #e offense levels for offenses where   
the finder of fact at trial determines  
beyond a reasonable doubt that in the   
commission of a violation of subsection 
7b71 the defendant lures the victim to a
 location for the purpose of killing1 or
 attempting to kill1 the victim4  7,b7  
,requirement ,in carrying out this      
paragraph1 the ,united ,states          
,sentencing ,commission shall assure    

reasonable consistency with other       
guidelines1 avoid duplicative           
punishments for substantially the same  
offense1 and take into account any      
mitigating circumstances which might    
justify exceptions4  4  7#b7 ,table of  
sections ,the table of sections for     
chapter #ea of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #aabc4 ,killing 
of public safety officers4  4  7b7      
,assault of public safety officers  7#a7
 ,offense ,chapter #g of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #abj4 
,assaults of public safety officers  7a7
 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7   
the term federally funded public safety 
officer means a public safety officer or
 judicial officer for a public agency   
that-- 7,a7 receives ,federal financial 
assistance2 and  7,b7 is an agency of an
 entity that is a ,state of the ,united 
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the
 ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the    

,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 or any     
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states1 an ,indian tribe1 or a unit of 
local government of that entity2  7#b7  
the term firefighter includes an        
individual serving as an officially     
recognized or designated member of a    
legally organized volunteer fire        
department and an officially recognized 
or designated public employee member of 
a rescue squad or ambulance crew2  7#c7 
the term judicial officer means a judge 
or other officer or employee of a court1
 including prosecutors1 court security1 
pretrial services officers1 court       
reporters1 and corrections1 probation1  
and parole officers2  7#d7 the term law 
enforcement officer means an individual1
 with arrest powers1 involved in crime  
or juvenile delinquency control or      
reduction or enforcement of the laws2   
7#e7 the term public agency includes a  
court system1 the ,national ,guard of a 

,state to the extent the personnel of   
that ,national ,guard are not in        
,federal service1 and the defense forces
 of a ,state authorized by section #aji 
of title #cb2 and  7#f7 the term public 
safety officer means an individual      
serving a public agency in an official  
capacity1 as a law enforcement officer1 
as a firefighter1 as a chaplain1 or as a
 member of a rescue squad or ambulance  
crew4  7b7 ,offense  7#a7 ,in general   
,it shall be unlawful1 in any           
circumstance described in paragraph     
7#b71 to assault1 or attempt to assault1
 a current or former judicial officer or
 public safety officer1 while the       
officer is engaged in official duties1  
or on account of past performance of    
official duties4  7#b7 ,circumstances   
described ,for purposes of paragraph    
7#a71 a circumstance described in this  
paragraph is-- 7,a7 the conduct         
described in paragraph 7#a7 occurs      
during the course of1 or as the result  
of1 the travel of the defendant or the  

victim-- 7i7 across a ,state line or    
national border2 or  7ii7 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 paragraph 7#a72    
7,c7 in connection with the conduct     
described in paragraph 7#a71 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 paragraph      
7#a7-- 7i7 interferes with commercial or
 other economic activity in which the   
victim is engaged at the time of the    
conduct2 or  7ii7 otherwise affects     
interstate or foreign commerce2 or  7,e7
 the victim is-- 7i7 a ,federal law     
enforcement officer2  7ii7 a ,united    
,states judge2 or  7iii7 a federally    
funded public safety officer4  7c7      
,penalty  7#a7 ,in general ,any person  

that violates subsection 7b7 shall be   
subject to a fine under this title and--
 7,a7 if the assault resulted in bodily 
injury 7as defined in section #acfe71   
shall be imprisoned not less than #b    
years and not more than #aj years2  7,b7
 if the assault resulted in substantial 
bodily injury 7as defined in section    
#aac71 shall be imprisoned not less than
 #e years and not more than #bj years2  
7,c7 if the assault resulted in serious 
bodily injury 7as defined in section    
#acfe71 shall be imprisoned for not less
 than #aj years2  7,d7 if a deadly or   
dangerous weapon was used during and in 
relation to the assault1 shall be       
imprisoned for not less than #bj years2 
and  7,e7 shall be imprisoned for not   
more than #a year in any other case4    
7#b7 ,directive to ,commission  7,a7 ,in
 general ,pursuant to section #iid of   
title #bh1 the ,united ,states          
,sentencing ,commission shall promulgate
 guidelines or amend existing guidelines
 to provide sentencing enhancements of  

not less than #e offense levels for     
offenses where the finder of fact at    
trial determines beyond a reasonable    
doubt that in the commission of a       
violation of subsection 7b71 the        
defendant lures the victim to a location
 for the purpose of assaulting1 or      
attempting to assault1 the victim4  7,b7
 ,requirement ,in carrying out this     
paragraph1 the ,united ,states          
,sentencing ,commission shall assure    
reasonable consistency with other       
guidelines1 avoid duplicative           
punishments for substantially the same  
offense1 and take into account any      
mitigating circumstances which might    
justify exceptions4  4  7#b7 ,table of  
sections ,the table of sections for     
chapter #g of title #ah1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  #abj4 ,assaults of      
public safety officers4  4