,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the 
penalties for ambushing a law           
enforcement officer4  #a4 ,protecting   
law enforcement officers from ambush    
7a7 ,amendment ,chapter #g of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #abj4 
,crimes targeting law enforcement       
officers  7a7 ,offense ,whoever1 in any 
circumstance described in subsection    
7b71 knowingly causes bodily injury to  
any person1 or attempts to do so1       
because of the actual or perceived      
status of the person as a law           
enforcement officer1 by ambushing the   
person-- 7#a7 shall be imprisoned not   
more than #cj 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         
subsection 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 or  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 commerce4  7c7    
,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 detention1   
investigation1 or the incarceration of  
any person for any criminal violation of
 law2 and  7,b7 to apprehend or arrest a
 person for any criminal violation of   
law4  7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state      
includes the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 and any other territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections for chapter #g of title #ah1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #abj4 

,crimes targeting law enforcement       
officers4  4