,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1         
#bjba,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,coons1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,leahy1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4
 ,hawley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to further protect       
officers and employees of the ,united   
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,jaime ,zapata and ,victor ,avila   
,federal ,law ,enforcement ,protection  
,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 since
 the founding of the ,nation1 officers  
and employees of the ,united ,states    
,government have dutifully and          
faithfully served the ,united ,states   
overseas1 including in situations that  
place them at serious risk of death or  
bodily harm1 in order to preserve1      

protect1 and defend the interests of the
 ,united ,states2  7#b7 securing the    
safety of such officers and employees   
while serving overseas is of paramount  
importance and is also in furtherance of
 preserving1 protecting1 and defending  
the interests of the ,united ,states2   
7#c7 ,federal courts1 including the     
,united ,states ,court of ,appeals for  
the ,second ,circuit1 the ,united       
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,ninth ,circuit1 and the ,united ,states
 ,court of ,appeals for the ,eleventh   
,circuit1 have correctly interpreted    
section #aaad of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 to apply                 
extraterritorially to protect officers  
and employees of the ,united ,states    
while the officers and employees are    
serving abroad2  7#d7 in a case         
involving a violent attack against      
,federal law enforcement officers ,jaime
 ,zapata and ,victor ,avila1 a panel of 
a ,federal court of appeals held that   
section #aaad of title #ah1 ,united     

,states ,code1 does not apply           
extraterritorially1 creating a split    
among the ,united ,states circuit courts
 of appeals2 and  7#e7 in light of the  
opinion described in paragraph 7#d71 it 
has become necessary for ,congress to   
clarify the original intent that section
 #aaad of title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 applies extraterritorially4  #c4 
,protection of officers and employees of
 the ,united ,states ,section #aaad of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in     
general4-- before ,whoever2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7b7  
,extraterritorial jurisdiction ,there is
 extraterritorial jurisdiction over the 
conduct prohibited by this section4  4