,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,banks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,revis$ ,/atutes
 to codify ! def5se ( qualifi$ immunity 
9 ! case ( any action "u section #aigi1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,qualifi$ ,immunity
 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,qualifi$ immunity 
is int5d$ = all b ! pla9ly incompet5t or
 ^? :o kn[+ly violate ! law & is meant  
to give gov]nm5t (ficials brea?+ room to
 make reasonable mi/akes ( fact & law4  
7#b7 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt has obs]v$ t     
qualifi$ immunity balances two important
 int]e/s1 ! ne$ to hold law en=cem5t    
(fic]s acc\ntable :5 !y ex]cise p[]     
irresponsibly & ! ne$ to %ield (fic]s f 
h>assm5t1 di/raction1 & liability :5 !y 
p]=m _! duties reasonably4  #c4         
,codification ( qualifi$ immunity  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aigi ( ! ,revis$     

,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al--   
be=e ,e p]son2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7b7           
,applicability to law en=cem5t (fic]s   
7#a7 ,a law en=cem5t (fic] subject to an
 action "u ?is section 9 _! individual  
capacity %all n be f\nd liable if su*   
law en=cem5t (fic] e/abli%es t--  7,a7 !
 "r1 privilege1 or immunity secur$ by ! 
,con/itution or ,f$]al law 0 n cle>ly   
e/abli%$ at ! "t ( _! deprivation by !  
law en=cem5t (fic]1 or t at ?is "t1 !   
/ate ( ! law 0 n suffici5tly cle> t e   
reasonable law en=cem5t (fic] w\ld h    
und]/ood t ! conduct alleg$ con/itut$ a 
violation ( ! ,con/itution or ,f$]al    
law2 or  7,b7 a c\rt ( compet5t         
jurisdiction _h issu$ a f9al decision on
 ! m]its hold+1 )\t rev]sal1 vacatur1 or
 preemption1 t ! specific conduct alleg$
 to be unlawful 0 consi/5t ) !          
,con/itution & ,f$]al laws4  7#b7 ,a law
 en=cem5t ag5cy or unit ( local gov]nm5t
 :o employ$ a law en=cem5t (fic] subject

 to an action "u subsection 7a71 %all n 
be liable = su* action if ! law en=cem5t
 (fic] is f\nd n liable "u p>agraph 7#a7
 & 0 act+ )9 ! scope ( _! employm5t4    
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,law en=cem5t (fic] ,! t]m law en=cem5t 
(fic] means any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 
or local (ficial :o is au?oriz$ by law  
to engage 9 or sup]vise ! prev5tion1    
detection1 inve/igation1 or !           
inc>c]ation ( any p]son = any violation 
( law1 & has ! /atutory p[]s ( arre/ or 
appreh5sion1 includ+ police (fic]s & o!r
 ag5ts ( a law en=cem5t ag5cy4  7#b7    
,law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m law en=cem5t 
ag5cy means any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 
or local public ag5cy engag$ 9          
sup]vision1 prev5tion1 detection1       
inve/igation1 or ! inc>c]ation ( any    
p]son = any violation ( law1 & has !    
/atutory p[]s ( arre/ or appreh5sion4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made  
"u subsection 7a7 %all take effect on ! 
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4