,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fa #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 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,mr4    
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4  
,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,may #bj1 
#bjba,reported by ,mr4 ,durbin1 with an 
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,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  

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,jaime ,zapata and ,victor      
,avila ,federal ,officers and ,employees
 ,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  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 extraterritorially2 and  
7#f7 it is further appropriate to       
clarify the original intent that        
sections #aaa and #aae of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code1 apply            

extraterritorially as well4  #c4        
,protection of officers and employees of
 the ,united ,states ,part ,i of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in section #aaa1 by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7                 
,extraterritorial jurisdiction ,there is
 extraterritorial jurisdiction over the 
conduct prohibited by this section4  2  
7#b7 in section #aae1 by adding at the  
end the following3  7e7 ,there is       
extraterritorial jurisdiction over the  
conduct prohibited by this section4  2  
and  7#c7 in section #aaad-- 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  ,may #bj1         
#bjba,reported with an amendment