,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #bch  #aagth       
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #cdeh    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,january #aj1 #bjbb ,mr4      
,toomey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4
 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1  
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4        
,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 
,thune1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,rubio1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rounds1  
and ,mr4 ,tuberville7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read the first
 time  ,january #ah1 #bjbb ,read the    
second time and placed on the calendar  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide enhanced      
penalties for convicted murderers who   
kill or target ,america's public safety 
officers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,thin ,blue ,line   
,act4  #b4 ,aggravating ,factors for    
,death ,penalty  7a7 ,in general        
,section #ceib7;c7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
after paragraph 7#af7 the following3    

7#ag7 ,killing or targeting of law      
enforcement officer  7,a7 ,the defendant
 killed or attempted to kill1 in the    
circumstance described in subparagraph  
7,b71 a person who is authorized by     
law-- 7i7 to engage in or supervise the 
prevention1 detention1 investigation1 or
 prosecution1 or the incarceration of   
any person for any criminal violation of
 law2  7ii7 to apprehend1 arrest1 or    
prosecute an individual for any criminal
 violation of law2 or  7iii7 to be a    
firefighter or other first responder4   
7,b7 ,the circumstance referred to in   
subparagraph 7,a7 is that the person was
 killed or targeted-- 7i7 while he or   
she was engaged in the performance of   
his or her official duties2  7ii7       
because of the performance of his or her
 official duties2 or  7iii7 because of  
his or her status as a public official  
or employee4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect on the date that is   
#cj days after the date of enactment of 

this ,act4  ,january #ah1 #bjbb ,read   
the second time and placed on the       
calendar